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HotSchedules
What HotSchedules is
HotSchedules is a workforce-management platform for restaurant and hospitality businesses, covering hiring, payroll, scheduling, compliance, and team management. Managers can build schedules using sales and labor data, while employees access schedules and real-time updates on mobile. Predictive insights help match staffing to demand and reduce overtime and waste. Compliance tools include predictive scheduling, labor-law alerts, and built-in reporting.
The platform connects with point-of-sale systems to synchronize sales and labor data. Named integrations include PAR POS, Toast, Oracle Micros, and NCR Aloha; Fourth also lists a broader partner ecosystem including Digital Dining, Focus, HungerRush, Lightspeed U Series, POSitouch, Restaurant Manager, Squirrel, Xpient, Xenial IRIS, QU, Revel, and Simphony. Fourth’s hospitality pay solutions offer instant digital tip payouts and early access to earned wages. HotSchedules has web, iOS, and Android availability, with separate mobile applications listed at $2.99 in each app store. The HS Team application requires a valid account supplied through the employee’s employer. HotSchedules is paid, has a free trial, and lists pricing as available on request. The listed scheduling and team management plan directs buyers to contact sales.
Who it suits
HotSchedules is designed for restaurant and hospitality operators, including quick-service and full-service businesses, cafes, bars, pizzerias, pubs, bakeries, and catering operations. It suits teams managing schedules, labor compliance, and POS-linked sales and labor data.
What it does well
- Schedules can use real sales and labor data.
- Employees receive mobile access and real-time schedule updates.
- Predictive insights help align staffing with demand.
- Compliance tools include labor-law alerts and reporting.
- Integrates with a broad set of named POS partners.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- Pricing is available on request.
- The mobile apps cost $2.99 in each app store.
- HS Team requires an employer-supplied valid user account.
Limits
There is no free plan. The iOS and Android apps are listed at $2.99 each, and the HS Team application requires an account provided by the employee’s employer.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| HotSchedules Scheduling & Team Management | Contact sales · 1-year offer on us | On request |
As fourth.com lists them, read 1 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit https://www.fourth.com/product/hotschedules to learn about HotSchedules and contact sales.
- Ask about the HotSchedules Scheduling & Team Management plan and pricing.
- Use the free trial to explore the service.
- Install the iOS or Android app from the relevant app store if needed; each is listed at $2.99.
- Ask your employer for a valid HS Team user account to use the HS Team application.
Verdict
Choose HotSchedules if you operate a restaurant or hospitality business and need scheduling, team management, and labor compliance tools connected to POS data. A free trial is available, but ongoing pricing requires contacting sales, and the mobile apps have a separate listed cost.
Questions
How much does HotSchedules cost?
Pricing is on request. The HotSchedules Scheduling & Team Management plan directs buyers to contact sales.
Does HotSchedules have a free plan or trial?
It has no free plan, but a free trial is available.
Which platforms does HotSchedules support?
HotSchedules is available on web, Android, and iOS.
How much do the mobile apps cost?
The mobile app is listed at $2.99 in the Apple App Store and $2.99 in Google Play.
Does HotSchedules integrate with POS systems?
Yes. Named POS integrations include PAR POS, Toast, Oracle Micros, and NCR Aloha, among a broader partner list.
Who can use the HS Team application?
It requires a valid HS Team user account supplied through the employee’s employer.
Facts from HotSchedules's own pages
- Account requirement
- The HS Team application requires a valid HS Team user account supplied through the employee’s employer. · play.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- HotSchedules provides predictive scheduling, labor-law alerts and built-in reporting for compliance management. · fourth.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Compliance frameworks
- Fourth’s listed AWS hosting provider is ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 27008 and ISO 27017 certified and SOC 1, SOC 2 and SOC 3 audited. · au.fourth.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Customer support
- Fourth provides 24/7 self-service help articles and product guides through its Customer Success Portal; sales coverage is listed as weekdays 08:00–20:00 ET. · fourth.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Forecasting
- The platform uses predictive insights to match staffing to demand and reduce overtime and waste. · fourth.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1999 · fourth.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, United States · fourth.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integration ecosystem
- Fourth lists POS partners including Aloha, Digital Dining, Focus, HungerRush, Lightspeed U Series, PAR POS, POSitouch, Restaurant Manager, Squirrel, Toast, Xpient, Xenial IRIS, QU, Revel and Simphony. · fourth.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Mobile app fee
- The HotSchedules mobile app costs $2.99 in each of the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. · help.hotschedules.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Pay features
- Fourth offers instant digital tip payouts and early access to earned wages through its hospitality pay solutions. · fourth.com, 1 Oct 2026
- POS integrations
- HotSchedules integrates with POS systems including PAR POS, Toast, Oracle Micros and NCR Aloha to synchronize sales and labor data. · fourth.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- HotSchedules is a workforce-management platform for restaurants and hospitality businesses covering hiring, payroll, scheduling, compliance and team management. · fourth.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- Managers can build schedules using real sales and labor data, while employees receive mobile access and real-time updates. · fourth.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Security
- Fourth says it uses secured communication channels, password protection, limited-access systems and per-user least-privilege access controls. · uk.fourth.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Supported mobile platforms
- HotSchedules provides separate mobile applications for iOS and Android. · help.hotschedules.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Target market
- Fourth describes HotSchedules as purpose-built for restaurant and hospitality operators, including quick-service, full-service, cafes, bars, pizzerias, pubs, bakeries and catering operations. · fourth.com, 1 Oct 2026