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Best Restaurant Scheduling Software in 2026

Building a restaurant schedule calls for balancing staff availability with the shifts and labor coverage you need. Compared on auto-scheduling, availability management, shift swaps, and labor coverage tracking, these entries give you several ways to assess scheduling workflows. Employee and location limits may matter as your operation grows, while mobile apps, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing help frame practical fit. 7shifts, Sling, and PAR Ordering are among the named options, as are Tanda and Restaurant365 Workforce Management. Consider whether you need to automate schedule creation, let staff manage availability or swap shifts, and track coverage across your locations.

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    7shifts

    by 7shifts
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3
    7.7 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Homebase

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose Homebase if you run an hourly, shift-based business and want scheduling and time tracking alongside payroll and team tools.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from $30/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Sling

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Sling combines scheduling, team communication, and workforce-management features across free and paid plans. Check plan differences and mobile app requirements against your team's needs.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $2/user/mo · 15-day trial Visit site
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    Deputy

    by Deputy
    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Deputy combines staff scheduling and time tracking with AI features included across its plans.

    6.3 From $5/user/mo · 31-day trial Visit site
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    FlowRota

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    FlowRota covers scheduling, staff availability, shift coverage, attendance, leave, and reporting across web and mobile apps.

    6.3 From £1/user/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    HotSchedules

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose HotSchedules if you operate a restaurant or hospitality business and need scheduling, team management, and labor compliance tools connected to POS data.

    6.2 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Planday

    by Planday
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Planday combines shift scheduling, clock-ins, hour approvals, and integrations for workforce management. The Starter plan has a five-user minimum, and there is no free plan.

    6.2 From £2.99/user/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Push Operations

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose Push if you run a restaurant and need payroll, scheduling, time tracking, and HR functions in one platform, with mobile apps and listed POS integrations.

    6.2 From $6/user/mo Visit site
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    ClockRota

    Free trial Web

    ClockRota brings scheduling, clock-in and payroll export together in a browser workflow for hospitality teams.

    6.1 From £9/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    MySchedule

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    MySchedule combines scheduling, availability, shift requests, and team communications across web and mobile platforms.

    6.1 From $2.99/user/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Crunchtime Labor & Scheduling

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose Crunchtime Labor & Scheduling if your restaurant operation needs forecast-based shift planning, configurable labor rules and employee scheduling through Teamworx.

    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    RotaCloud

    by RotaCloud
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    RotaCloud brings rota planning and staff availability together with attendance tools and mobile apps. Check whether the 1–5 employee plan range and paid add-ons fit your needs before choosing a plan.

    6.0 From £10/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Bizimply

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Bizimply if your shift-based business wants scheduling, attendance, HR, and employee communications in one workforce management product.

    5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Rotahr

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Rotahr if your hospitality venue wants scheduling, HACCP records, reservations, and business administration together, with mobile apps for staff.

    5.9 From €49/mo Visit site
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    When I Work

    by When I Work
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    When I Work brings core shift-management tasks into one service, with plans adding scheduling controls, reporting, integrations, and identity features.

    5.9 From $2.50/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Harri Applicant Tracking

    by Harri Applicant Tracking
    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Harri if you hire for restaurants, hotels, or retail and want sourcing, screening, scheduling, and onboarding together.

    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Schedulefly

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Schedulefly if your restaurant or hospitality team needs scheduling, shift swaps, messaging, and labor forecasting in one service.

    5.8 From $30/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Workforce.com

    by Workforce.com
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Workforce.com brings scheduling, HR and payroll together, with mobile apps and listed integrations for other business services.

    5.8 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Workrota

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Workrota combines automated scheduling, shift trading, labor oversight and team communication for hospitality operations.

    5.7 30-day trial Visit site
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    Rosterem

    Free trial Web

    Rosterem combines scheduling, timesheets, swaps, labour tracking, communication, tasking, and reports for hospitality teams.

    5.6 Visit site
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    Legion Workforce Management

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Legion focuses on shift scheduling and related availability and leave workflows, with web and mobile apps. Buyers will need to request pricing before evaluating its cost.

    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Push Scheduling

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Push Scheduling if your restaurant needs scheduling, employee request management, and labor monitoring in one service.

    5.5 From $200/mo Visit site
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    Tanda

    by Tanda
    Paid WebiPhoneAndroid
    5.2 Visit site
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    PAR OPS Workforce

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb
    4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Restaurant365 Workforce Management

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Restaurant365 Workforce Management focuses on restaurant staffing coordination, combining availability, shift swaps, coverage tracking, and auto-scheduling.

    4.6 Pricing on request Visit site

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