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What Is 7shifts?

7shifts helps restaurants schedule more efficiently. Build next week's schedule in minutes with the intuitive drag-and-drop builder that automatically factors in availability, time-off, overtime & compliance. POS integrations ensure labor targets are hit, employees are auto-notified of new schedules, and managers can make schedule changes on the fly. With the free app, staff can submit availability requests, swap shifts & chat. Building schedules that work for everyone has never been easier!

Who Uses 7shifts?

7shifts is designed specifically for restaurants. With flexible features for evolving needs, 7shifts can accomodate everyone from mom-and-pop stores to those with 75+ locations.

7shifts Software - 7shifts - Manage schedules
7shifts Software - Make data-informed decisions to cut labor costs
7shifts Software - Take restaurant scheduling on-the-go
7shifts Software - Drag and drop scheduling
7shifts Software - Integrate with your most important tools

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Reviews of 7shifts

Average score

Overall
4.7
Ease of Use
4.7
Customer Service
4.7
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.6

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Brett
Brett
President in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Food & Beverages, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

7Shift Longtime User Review

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: Works reliably and allows remote scheduling.

Pros:

It works great and allows the team to know and change their schedule on their mobile devices.

Cons:

The price could be a little less costly for a smaller company.

7shifts Response

7 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with 7shifts! We greatly appreciate customer feedback. With any feedback you'd like to share further, feel free to pass it along to [email protected].

Ashley
Accountant in US
Restaurants, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

7shifts for the win!

5.0 last year

Pros:

Getting 7Shifts set up was super easy! The process to integrate with the other platforms that we use was also very simple. This is important because not all companies have an IT department that can blow through tech set up. 7Shifts can be used by anyone.

Cons:

The only complaint I have is the that you aren't able to use the tip management feature unless you use 7shifts' payroll processing as well.

7shifts Response

last year

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with 7shifts! We greatly appreciate customer feedback. With any concerns or feedback you'd like to share further, feel free to pass it along to [email protected].

TIna
Creative in Canada
Verified LinkedIn User
Arts & Crafts, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

7shift is just 7 shift

2.0 3 months ago

Comments: it is easy to use but really nothing really service from 7shift

Pros:

easy to see and easy to know what it is but really software is empty

Cons:

It was lot of spaces and not specific details about team members and time management. I really had hard time to scheduling from 7 shift. It is not specific about there working total time and total earning from restaurant

Julia
Director of Training in US
Food & Beverages, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Would be even better with a few improvements, overall still great!

4.0 3 months ago

Comments: Overall has been good, easier to use compared to similar platforms, the interface is very natural. It's very affordable, for its basic uses.

Pros:

Love that it integrates with TOAST POS. We use schedule enforcement and sales and labor forecasting on the budget tool. It's easy to use and the app for employees is straightforward. The functions are basic but important without any fluff...Nothing is hard to find.

Cons:

Customer service has really gone downhill in the last 5 years. Also they have only 2 management tiers (manager and assistant manager) and "managers" can't modify other mangers, so you have to have admins in each location and reach out to support to add and remove admins. I have suggested to them they should create a super admin position, but no avail.

Mario
Managing Partner in US
Restaurants, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Very Valuable Tool

5.0 10 months ago

Comments: Has been a great tool in the daily operation of our business.

Pros:

The ability to mange multiple schedules. Distribute it easily. Communicate with the team. View sales and sale comparisons. Save daily logs.

Cons:

Not fully integrated with POS so that we could pull individual employee sales or receipts or see PMIX reports.

7shifts Response

10 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with 7shifts! We greatly appreciate customer feedback. With any concerns or feedback you'd like to share further, feel free to pass it along to [email protected].

Matthew
Managing Partner in US
Music, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Matt C's review

4.0 10 months ago

Comments: Easy to use and track scheduling, great and fast customer service!

Pros:

Ease of scheduling and ability to change and trade shifts on mobile.

Cons:

It can be a bit hard to navigate on mobile sometimes.

7shifts Response

10 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with 7shifts! We love hearing about how 7shifts has positively impacted your restaurant. If there is ever anything we can help with, our team is here for you. Feel free to reach out to [email protected] for any extra feedback or questions.

Ryan
director of operations in US
Food & Beverages, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Amazing Company

5.0 10 months ago

Pros:

I love the fact that seven shifts sets my teams up for success

Cons:

I truly like everything about 7shifts. I have no issues with the product

7shifts Response

10 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with 7shifts! We greatly appreciate customer feedback. With any concerns or feedback you'd like to share further, feel free to pass it along to [email protected].

Tessa
Curator in US
Nonprofit Organization Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great customer service

4.0 10 months ago

Comments: Good. Works most of the time. Customer service is great.

Pros:

If I have an issue the customer service is great. They even take my suggestions and have made improvements!

Cons:

Sometimes it is slow to load so that is anoying

7shifts Response

10 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with 7shifts! We love hearing about how 7shifts has positively impacted your restaurant. If there is ever anything we can help with, our team is here for you. Feel free to reach out to [email protected] for any extra feedback or questions.

Chitrang
Chitrang
Software Engineer in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Telecommunications, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

A great tool for employee management

4.0 3 months ago

Comments: 7shifts is a useful tool for scheduling and payroll management. Both employees and employers can increase their efficiency using this. It helps in time tracking and project management as well.

Pros:

It has been a great tool for team management and scheduling of tasks. It helps to effectively communicate with the team. It comes with a user-friendly interface, making it very useful for both managers and employees. Pricing of the software is also quite competitive.

Cons:

Customer support can be improved a bit. Sometimes, there comes a lag while updating the task progress. Otherwise, it is a good tool

Sherri
Operations Coordinator in US
Hospitality, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Operations Coordinator

5.0 4 months ago

Comments: I really appreciate the way this software works. I like that other managers can look at shifts before they are published, and we can work together. My team is in constant communication using the app and I am able to assist whit what they need.

Pros:

7Shifts makes it easy to schedule my team and communicate with them. The app helps make sure they are plugged in and know their schedule. They are able to let me know their needs. The app is great for the team to stay in touch.

Cons:

I don't like that I cannot set the shift times and have them stay the same. 7Shifts can have lags that are inconvenient, but it does come through.

Joshua
General Manager in US
Hospitality, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

7shifts review for Restaurant

5.0 10 months ago

Comments: Good product for the money and they are continuing to inovate.

Pros:

One of the best parts of 7shifts is that you're not paying per user. We have inactive users away at college, and have access for our owners and accountants, but we're not paying more just to keep them on the schedule. 7shifts also allows us to categorize staff together based on position which is helpful.

Cons:

When you view one position at a time, compared to all positions, the organization of employees is jumbled.

7shifts Response

10 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with 7shifts! We greatly appreciate customer feedback. With any feedback you'd like to share further, feel free to pass it along to [email protected].

Katelynn
Marketing director, host manager, supervisor of restaurant in US
Food & Beverages, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Easy, accessible, quick,multifunctional toll done GREAT

5.0 last year

Pros:

Seeing the schedule, access to your pay stub and seeing how much you made after your shift with tax taken out ( depending on your state) Notifications when schedule changed. Notifications when your shift starts in an hour 🙌, access to pay stubs easily, you can see whos scheduled when and get their contact as needed . Also great for communication between the team!

Cons:

Not sure if its something on our end ( probably is) but we changed systems and now use spot on . And we no longer can connect timesheet or or see the paystubs.. cant verify vlock in. Its not connected. Weve been told it will take 2 weeks to transfer everything over and its been over 2 - 3months . Not sure if thr system we use doesnt want to connect or if its something on our admin office end .

7shifts Response

last year

Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with 7shifts! We love hearing about how 7shifts has positively impacted your restaurant. If there is ever anything we can help with, our team is here for you. Feel free to reach out to [email protected] for any extra feedback or questions.

Madison
Shift manager in US
Food & Beverages, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best Out There!

5.0 10 months ago

Comments: Overall, the easiest to use and understand of all scheduling systems any of my jobs have had.

Pros:

It’s extremely user-friendly. Very easy to navigate between sections and clear layouts.

Cons:

The chat feature doesn’t always load everyone’s responses properly.

7shifts Response

10 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with 7shifts! We greatly appreciate customer feedback. With any feedback you'd like to share further, feel free to pass it along to [email protected].

Madeline
Owner in US
Food & Beverages, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

7 Shifts is a great scheduling tool, easy to use!

5.0 10 months ago

Comments: I've really enjoyed using this app. Out of all the apps we use for running our restaurant it is the one I've never had an issue with. Easy to use and our staff really enjoy it as well. Also easy to navigate from desktop to app.

Pros:

7 shifts make scheduling super easy! As a small restaurant with a small team I enjoy the template function that they have for you to use when scheduling week to week. It allows you to use the same schedule from the week before (or any week) to use for that weeks schedule. We have set schedules so this works well for us and makes scheduling super easy! Additionally the announcements and direct messaging features of 7shifts allows us to get important information to our team quickly.

Cons:

Sometimes it feels like the interface is a little busy for my liking but other than that I haven't had any issues with the app.

7shifts Response

10 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with 7shifts! We greatly appreciate customer feedback. With any feedback you'd like to share further, feel free to pass it along to [email protected].

Rachael
Server in Canada
Food & Beverages, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Easy to use for even non-tech savvy employees with an added time clock as a bonus feature

5.0 7 months ago

Comments: Overall a very consistence experience with no glitches. Notifications of new schedules were received promptly, time clock feature integrated with main app to account for and track work hours. Happy with functionality and ease of use of 7shifts

Pros:

Ease of use and navigation for employees. Also really liked the integrated time clock feature.

Cons:

No cons noticed while using 7shifts. One challenge was having to use one workplace device for staff to clock-in, which at times would not be plugged in and the device would die. It would have been nice to integrate clock-in feature so employees could use time clock on their own devices. This may exist as a feature now though.

Kendrick
CEO in US
Food & Beverages, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

7shifts to manage your shifts.

5.0 7 months ago

Comments: As easy as it can get. Just give it a try.

Pros:

Easy to set up, add employees and wages.

Cons:

Nothing to dislike, this app has everything I need.

Nicole
Owner in US
Food & Beverages, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

An owners review

5.0 10 months ago

Comments: We've been very happy, would love to switch to payroll if we could get department breakout

Pros:

Ease of looking at current schedule, putting shifts up for grabs, and changes on the fly

Cons:

I can't do my schedule from my phone. That would be Soooo awesome.

7shifts Response

10 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with 7shifts! We greatly appreciate customer feedback. With any feedback you'd like to share further, feel free to pass it along to [email protected].

Rachel
Owner in US
Food & Beverages, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Simple and efficient

5.0 10 months ago

Pros:

Ease of use and effectiveness - real time messages/shift updates that can reach multiple users.

Cons:

Wish time clocking management was part of the free membership.

7shifts Response

10 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with 7shifts! We greatly appreciate customer feedback. With any concerns or feedback you'd like to share further, feel free to pass it along to [email protected].

Vaikhari
Manager in Canada
Food & Beverages, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Easy and Efficient

5.0 last year

Comments: I had a good experience with this app. I was able to deal with all the management duties through the mobile app even when I was not at the store.

Pros:

7 shift was easy to use. Especially scheduling and dealing with employee availability.

Cons:

Some of the important features were not included in the basic package

7shifts Response

11 months ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with 7shifts! We greatly appreciate customer feedback. With any concerns or feedback you'd like to share further, feel free to pass it along to [email protected].

Melissa
Front desk in Canada
Health, Wellness & Fitness, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Good app for scheduling shifts

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: It’s good for keeping my shifts organized and for picking up shifts.

Pros:

I like the convenience of messaging other staff.

Cons:

Notifications don’t work as well. I don’t get notified for my time off requests when they’re approved.

Jessica
Sales Associate in US
Retail, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Clock in and clock out simply

5.0 7 months ago

Comments: I love it. Its simple to use and highly recommended and very easy to use

Pros:

I like how it simple to use. Just type in your employee id and password and click the clock on, clock off button. You get paid for the work youve worked hard for

Cons:

I forgot my password when i first started working an my login was locked. So i had to write my times. But i got paid the same if i were to clock in on the computer

Michael
Chief Creative Officer in US
Food & Beverages, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

7 shifts a breath of fresh air

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Awesome a great time management tool

Pros:

Slows of writing an accurate schedule and the fact that it integrates with toast POS

Cons:

No negatives at this time, if I could see front of the house labor broken out from the back of the house labor so I can monitor the numbers individually would be most important

Adalberto
Customer service representative in Dominican Republic
Consumer Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

7shifts review

4.0 4 months ago

Pros:

I like the interface and the ease of use.

Cons:

Lack of options compared to other softwares, in my opinion.

Francois Pascal
Francois Pascal
Service provider in Cameroon
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

This is the best employee scheduling software I've used to date.

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Easy to use, thanks to drag-and-drop functionality. User-friendly experience.Customer service is attentive and quick to respond to complaints.

Cons:

No major problems with this application in the year I've been using it.

Nadia
Leasing Agent in US
Real Estate, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Download NOW! You will not regret.

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Used for my job and clocking in and time tracking and pay. Love it.

Pros:

Great features, great app, very easy for first time users.

Cons:

Easy, great to update and communicate, with your colleagues and or your employer.