7shifts
Restaurant shift scheduling plus time tracking.
From $39.99/location/mo Free tier 14-day free trial
Bottom line
Restaurant shift scheduling with a free Comp plan. Paid Essentials starts at $39.99/location/mo.
Stands out for: A kitchen-and-FOH scheduler with POS hooks and a genuine free Comp tier, then location-priced paid plans rather than per-user WFM seats.
Watch out for: Time tracking, payroll ($39.99/location/mo plus $6/employee paid), tip management, tasks, and onboarding are add-ons or higher plans. AI course-building is on Pro and Premium only.
Overview
7shifts is workforce management built for restaurants: schedule the floor and the kitchen, compare labor to sales, and connect a POS. Comp is free. Essentials, Pro, and Premium are priced per location. Time tracking, 7shifts Payroll, tip management, task management, and employee onboarding are add-ons or bundled into higher tiers.
Essentials is $39.99 per location per month billed annually ($44.99 monthly), Pro $79.99 ($89.99 monthly), and Premium $134.99 ($149.99 monthly). A 14-day trial sits on top of the free Comp plan. Payroll is $39.99 per location plus $6 per employee paid (included with Premium). Named connectors include Gusto and Toast.
Who it's for
Best for
- Restaurants and bars running FOH and BOH shifts
- Multi-location groups on Toast or similar POS
- Operators who want labor cost against sales
- Teams that will start on the free Comp plan
Not ideal for
- Non-restaurant hourly work (use Deputy or When I Work)
- Enterprises that need a full HRIS
- Buyers who thought the free plan included time clocks and payroll
Key features
Restaurant scheduling. Shift planner built for kitchens and front of house.
Time tracking. Paid add-on clocks against those shifts.
Labor cost view. Compares scheduled hours to sales.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Comp | Free | 1 location, up to 15 employees |
| Essentials | $39.99/location/mo | Billed annually, or $44.99 monthly |
| Pro | $79.99/location/mo | Billed annually, or $89.99 monthly |
| Premium | $134.99/location/mo | Billed annually, or $149.99 monthly |
The Comp plan is free for a single location with up to 15 employees and covers basic scheduling. Paid plans are per location per month: Essentials $39.99 billed annually or $44.99 monthly (up to 30 employees), Pro $79.99 annually or $89.99 monthly (up to 60 employees, adds time clocking and labor compliance), and Premium $134.99 annually or $149.99 monthly (unlimited employees, includes payroll, tip and task management). 7shifts Payroll adds $6 per employee paid per month. Every new account gets a 14-day free trial of Pro. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 4 Nov 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is 7shifts expensive?
7shifts starts at $39.99/location/mo. We list 54 time & attendance tools in total. 11 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $8 a month.
- 20 quote-based
- 11 free tier
- 29 public price
Worked out automatically from every time & attendance listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Real free Comp plan
- Restaurant-specific labor versus sales
- Public location pricing from $39.99/month
Cons
- Time clocks and payroll are not in Comp
- Per-location pricing gets expensive across many sites
- Wrong product outside food service
Integrations
Gusto Toast
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How 7shifts compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ✓ | $39.99/location/mo | – | – | |
| | – | $5/user/mo | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $2.50/user/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | ✓ | $30/mo | – | – | Compare |
$5/user/mo
Cross-industry hourly WFM if you are not a restaurant.
Sales-quoted API
Hospitality ATS plus scheduling when hiring is the bigger pain.
$2.50/user/mo API
Cheaper per-user scheduling for a single non-restaurant location.
$30/mo Free tier
SMB hourly ops and hiring for small US food and retail shops.
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