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Grateful focuses on tips and tronc for hospitality businesses. It automates allocation rules across shifts, teams and sites, gives employees a breakdown of their tronc earnings, and supports payroll through API integrations including Xero, Sage and Fourth. Customers can tip workers directly, while STASH can divide tips and tronc payments between spending and savings. Android and web access cover its platforms, and a free plan is available; tronc and compliance pricing depends on the service, while direct tipping has a customer-paid transaction fee.

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    7shifts

    by 7shifts
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Restaurant teams managing hiring, scheduling and retention — 7shifts centers on restaurant HR and scheduling, while Grateful focuses on tipping, tronc compliance and allocation.

    7.7 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    TabPref

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Hospitality teams combining workforce tools and networking — TabPref adds networking, labor management, chat and event tools to tip pooling, whereas Grateful centers on tipping and tronc.

    7.0 Free plan Visit site
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    Rocket Tronc

    Free plan Web

    UK and Ireland venues needing tronc controls and reports — Rocket Tronc offers preview, audit and approval workflows, employee statements and TRONC policy generation alongside distribution.

    6.7 Free plan · paid from £0.50/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Troncbox

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Hospitality businesses automating tip and service-charge processing — Troncbox combines tip calculation, reconciliation and distribution with historical analytics and payroll processing options.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Ferry

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Restaurants automating shift-end tip calculations and payouts — Ferry connects POS and workforce systems for shift-end tip calculations and can send payouts to a card or bank account.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Homebase

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Small hourly businesses seeking scheduling and payroll — Homebase combines scheduling, time tracking, payroll, hiring and HR, while Grateful specializes in tips and tronc.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $30/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Actual

    Paid Web

    Canadian hospitality operators managing tips and payroll — Actual addresses Canadian direct and controlled tip requirements and also offers payroll, scheduling and operational workflows.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    GratShare

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
    7.2 From $49/mo Visit site
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    Toast

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    6.9 Visit site
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    Agendrix

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    6.5 From 3.25 CAD/user/mo · 21-day trial Visit site
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    Divvy

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    6.3 From $39/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    DishOut

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    6.0 Visit site
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    TipHaus

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    5.9 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
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    eTip

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb
    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Tippo

    Free trial AndroidiPhone
    5.6 From 14.95/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Atlas Direct Tips

    Paid Web
    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    JustTip

    Paid Web
    5.2 From £8.99/user/mo Visit site
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    Kickfin

    Paid Web
    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
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    TipJar

    Paid Web
    5.0 From $20/mo Visit site
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    Tiplo

    Paid Web
    5.0 From 89/mo Visit site
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    Tip-Pooling

    Paid Web
    4.9 From $49/mo Visit site
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    Fourth Tip Management

    Paid Web
    4.3 Pricing on request Visit site

Alternatives may suit teams seeking broader workforce tools, different tip allocation and reporting options, or a platform aimed at another region. Grateful’s stated limit is that team members cannot see Peer to Peer earnings. Compare each product’s approach to tipping, payroll, scheduling and employee visibility, along with its platforms and price. A dedicated tronc service may be a closer fit than a general workforce platform, while products with wider HR or payroll functions may reduce the need for separate tools.

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