Rating
4.4
461 reviews
Categories
8
Founded
1999
Employees
880
Funding
26.8M
Merger / Acquisition
HotSchedules is the #1-rated workforce management platform built for restaurants. With HotSchedules, you hire, schedule, and pay your team…al l from one integrated platform. Restaurant operators are up against high turnover, complex labor laws, manager overload, and disconnected systems — all while trying to protect profits. HotSchedules solves this by bringing together everything from hiring and onboarding to scheduling and payroll into one simple platform built for restaurants. You can hire faster, schedule smarter, pay accurately, stay compliant, and improve sales — all while giving staff, managers, and guests a better experience.
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$7K
10 paid keywords
Paid visits / mo
468
Organic keywords
7,720
Organic visits / mo
42,951
Authority
46
3,198 ref domains
Creatives run
25
as Fourth Enterprises, LLC
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last 14 days
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Dec 2023
2+ yrs running
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I miss working with it and I usually don’t say that about software but it really made scheduling so much easier. We have another schedule app now and if someone didn’t download they all they won’t get told their schedule. Hot schedules will email and text to anyone
Pros: Hot schedules will adjust your labor as you schedule people, so if employee a is close to overtime and you schedule them you will know instantly if they hit it and by how much time.
Cons: Nothing, my current job doesn’t use hot schedules and I miss it so much. Now I am stuck doing an excel sheet schedule and the forwarding it to an admin to enter it into two systems.
Mallory T. · Executive chef · Food & Beverages · March 12, 2026
Pros: The best part about HotSchedules is the ability to block out certain dates from being requested off by employees. Most scheduling software does not have this feature.
Cons: The inventory feature of HotSchedules can be finicky on devices outside of a computer, meaning you have a hard time entering data unless you record it and take it back to a computer.
Leahya W. · Assistant Manager · Food & Beverages · January 9, 2026
| Category | Page | Rank | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant Management | 1 | 13 | - |
| PEO | 1 | 14 |
Domain confidence 90%
| Keyword they bid on | CPC | Pos | % budget | Landing page |
|---|
| workforce scheduling software | $24.51 | 1 | 48.1% | www.fourth.com/feature/hotschedules |
| staff scheduling software | $23.22 | 2 | 28.5% | www.fourth.com/solution/workforce-management-software/scheduling |
| scheduling app | $7.63 | 2 | 11.6% | www.fourth.com/feature/hotschedules |
| keka | $4.69 | 2 | 5.7% | www.fourth.com/feature/restaurant-payroll-software |
| make schedule for employees | $10.31 | 1 | 0.6% | www.fourth.com/feature/hotschedules |
| payroll process steps | $8.40 | 1 | 0.5% | www.fourth.com/solution/human-capital-management/restaurant-peo |
| ppaycor | $3.50 | 1 | 0.2% | www.fourth.com/feature/restaurant-payroll-software |
| app to make schedule | $5.10 | 1 | 0.2% | www.fourth.com/solution/workforce-management-software/scheduling |
| shift planning tool | $7.14 | 2 | 0.1% | www.fourth.com/feature/hotschedules |
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All in all, I can say how schedule is very efficient fast and reliable when it came to my schedule and my time off request and a lot of other things
Pros: High schedule works across multiple companies, so those multiple companies tie in together when it comes to the website so it makes things super efficient
Cons: The only downside to hot schedules is that once employment is ceased. The immediate deconstruction of your account is kind of scary.
Nathaniel W. · Chef · Food & Beverages · January 2, 2026
Overall we've had a great experience with HS. It helps our management team control labor and communicate with all staff members.
Pros: Easy to use system that is widely used in the industry so most managers have experience with it. Onboarding is a quick process.
Cons: The integration with Point of Sales system is tricky and time consuming. The forecasting models are static.
Anonymous User · VP of Finance · Hospitality · December 19, 2025
pretty good. like i mentioned before very user friendly and easy for managers to release and fill the open slots.
Pros: very user friendly for staff . as a manager easy to navigate to each employee. easy to release shifts and fill shifts.
Cons: employees have to pay for the app - there is no way around it, wish i could color coordinate that would help
Andrea H. · Front office manager · Medical Practice · July 1, 2025
HotSchedules has been a total game changer for me I don't know how I ever lived without it. Its saved me so much stress and hassle and I love how easy it is to use. If youre looking for a reliable scheduling app look no further I'd def recommend it
Pros: its so easy to use I mean I'm not exactly the most tech savvy person but even I can figure it out most of the time. I can access my schedule from anywhere which is a total lifesaver no more worrying about losing my schedule or forgetting when I'm supposed to work. the app is super intuitive and I love how easy it is to swap shifts with my coworkers its saved me so much stress
Cons: Okay so sometimes the app can be a little slow but like what app isn't right its not a huge deal or anything I wish there was a way to set reminders for upcoming shifts but thats really my only complaint occasionally I'll get a glitch and have to restart the app but its not the end of the world
Kaitlyn C. · Director · Food & Beverages · May 2, 2025
Solid product, very useful and much better than basic spreadsheet style scheduling/projecting tools. Projecting and scheduling becomes very intuitive and visually apparent.
Pros: Ability to do % based adjustments and the visual representation of a weekly schedule. Ease of adding and removing shifts.
Cons: The community/communication aspects were never effectively "sold" to me and seemed unnecessary. Mobile function was lacking, and the cost of the app was prohibitive for general employee use.
Justin R. · Operations Manager · Restaurants · March 19, 2025
Absolutely great at doin what the software was meant to do.
Pros: It such an easy and effective software for scheduling.
Cons: Its a little hard to intergrate with other workforce management software.
Eric J. · Welding lead · Oil & Energy · December 25, 2024
After using many scheduling tools this one is the best, allows interaction for other apps and platforms as well
Pros: This is the best for employment scheduling I’ve used, simple design makes it easy to see exactly what shifts, date and times
Cons: No cons what so ever only one it the price could be a little lower
Daniel P. · Human Resources · Hospitality · November 26, 2024
Awful. Not tech-foward. Support responds quickly, but rarely with helpful information. Immensely overpriced. Don't waste your money on this.
Pros: It's scheduling capabilities meet the industry standards of required features.
Cons: Terribly overpriced (especially for Canadian customers) if you are using it unintegrated; lack of new features being added; an employee app that costs money; a cancellation policy that makes it hard to stop using service unless you time it smartly.
Tory M. · CTO · Restaurants · September 4, 2024
Been with them for 16 yrs in two companies and has progressed with updates every yr
Pros: Very easy to use as well as navigating through reports
Cons: Not much to say here besides better alerts
Eric R. · General Manager · Restaurants · August 23, 2024
Pros: Easier to share schedule, get new availability from my employees in real time, plan days off, approve or deny swaps, shift release. It's an amazing tool that facilitate the work.
Cons: It take some time to have a new user on, and sometimes my employees have problems that shows their account it's blocked (but works if they go on the browser incognito), or keep asking them to change password every day once they login.
Gabriel M. · Assistant Manager · Restaurants · August 15, 2024
Pros: I do not recall the scheduling system my previous emplyer used however Fourth is 10 times better. I can easily see my schedule (although I alternate between two shift patterns anyway). My favrouite part of Fourth, as an employee, is how easy it is to request holiday and check my allowance/ usage. I personally would not, now, want to use any other shceduling system.
Cons: If you have booked holiday for the following allowance year (for example April 2024 however it is March 2024) you cannot see your remaining holiday allowance until that holiday year has begun. You can simply work it out as you can see the dates you have booked/ requested off so it's not the end of the world.
kaytie w. · Conference and Event Business Executive · Hospitality · March 30, 2024
Pros: The customizable job titles and departments make it flexible and easy to schedule all areas of the business.
Cons: It can be slow to load. This can be problematic in a fast paced business.
Sean T. · RMD · Restaurants · December 20, 2023
Pros: Pour une commercialisation crédible, ce logiciel est conçu pour les hôtels, les restaurants, et les dirigeants de commerce de détail pour réduire le temps d'administration. Il est conçu dans une intention d'améliorer la rentabilité et permettre aux employés de réglementer les horaires d'une planification et de bien préciser la démande d'outils de communication. Grâce à ce logiciel les employés communiquent facilement
Cons: Pas d'inconvénients trouvés à ce logiciel.
Felix T. · Agronomie · Food Production · November 26, 2023
HotSchedule has changed my life, from picking up shifts, switching around schedules, automatically picking up more hours during the weeks I needed it... It has made getting in contact with co-workers, management etc so easy as well. I really am grateful for a product such as this.
Pros: I loved being able to easily pull up my schedule from anywhere possible via mobile access. Having my work schedule accessible from anywhere while I am on the go makes my life very convenient not only that but being able to easily reschedule or move my schedule around with others makes this product top tier.
Cons: There wasn't anything I disliked about HotSchedule, there is just one feature I didn't really use was time clock. Only reason being was my company used an alternative method of clocking in.
Katelyn D. · Phone Counselor · Hospital & Health Care · October 13, 2023
Management side is great, user experience is fine, just maybe pass on the cost of the app to the employers.
Pros: As far as the management side, HotSchedules is pretty slick. Easy to use and navigate.
Cons: The main issue I have with HotSchedules is requiring staff to pay to purchase the app on their individual phones. It makes it seem like the company is penny pinching.
Hunter P. · Owner · Restaurants · August 25, 2023
Having used several digital time keeping applications I can say that HotSchedules is at the forefront of modern employer/employee workplace record keeping, communicating and problem solving. I have nothing to report aside from the intuitive and positive experience of using HotSchedules.
Pros: The PC design and Cellular App function perfectly together with real time updates and changes made to one instantly reflects on the other. Understanding and navigating HotSchedules easy on the eyes layout and page designs couldn't be better, though I'm sure they will continue to improve even the smallest details to a more perfect version. Reviewing current, real time updated scheduling information may be the core of this program, but the ability to send and receive messages detailing important changes, requests, responses between workplace colleagues is fantastic.
Cons: In my personal and professional experience with HotSchedules I have little to report as negative. Being employed in the mountains at a ski resort the only drawbacks were not directly related to the HotSchedules program itself. From time to time our frail internet connection could be compromised or overloaded by guest's access and use resulting in lat notification of implementation of system updates. Once again, in my experience, this was a result more so of an overworked or disconnected internet, not the HotSchedules program itself.
Sanford G. · F&B Personnel, Rental & Repair Technician · Recreational Facilities and Services · August 18, 2023
I have used this for years and really enjoy it! thank you.
Pros: Ease of use. have used in previous roles and have always had a great experience. would recommend to anyone looking for a scheduling platform.
Cons: Integration with our payroll system. this would be a fantastic feature to consider for future. thank you!
Sally W. · Director of Catering · Food & Beverages · August 3, 2023
Overall it was a great way to keep track of schedules while working in a restaurant!
Pros: Love that you can log in, pick up or release a shift from your phone. You can keep track your schedule, request to work, request off with ease!
Cons: If you want the mobile app, it costs $2.99 to download. It's not the end of the world, but if my employer is already paying for the system, I don't like that I had to pay for the app.
Anonymous User · Salesforce Application Administrator · Banking · July 14, 2023
Pros: It is very easy to navigate for both users and administrators, Not only you can access schedules but also you can swap, request time off and also sent personal messages between users.
Cons: none. Completely love app and nave nothing negative to say
Anonymous User · Operations Managers · Restaurants · May 25, 2023
Pros: I like that I can see who’s working that day and that it can sync to my calendar
Cons: It runs super slow on my iPhone it’s takes forever for it to load
Dawn H. · Mechanic · Automotive · May 17, 2023
Pros: Facilidad de uso desde el primer momento en el que integras el programa. Funciona de manera automatizada, de manera que si los empleados cambian el turno, no tienes que preocuparte de hacer ningun cambio manual.
Cons: El único inconveniente es que los trabajadores tienen que pagar por agregar el programa al teléfono.
Beatriz R. · Sem Especialist · Marketing and Advertising · January 16, 2023
overall hot schedules has been extremely effective in my experience with it and i highly recommend it
Pros: hot schedules is used by all restaurant jobs i have had and is extremely easy to use and navigate. switching shifts or putting in for time off is very easy, and messages can be sent to management directly from the app which is extremely helpful!
Cons: while the messaging is extremely helpful it sometimes will not send notifications when one is received, however you can find alternate contact info within the app so they can still be contacted outside of the app if necessary!
ZoeMae H. · Level 2 Customer Care Assoicate · Furniture · January 10, 2023
Good product but my company did switch to 7shifts
Pros: I like that i can copy and paste schedules from week to week
Cons: I did not like how difficult it was to take old employees off the store roster
Jessie M. · Manager · Restaurants · December 27, 2022
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| Employee Scheduling | 2 | 21 | - |
| Calendar | 2 | 22 | Shortlist |
| Human Resources | 2 | 26 | - |
| Scheduling | 3 | 2 | - |
| Time Tracking | 3 | 14 | - |