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Should I use 7shifts?

Restaurant Scheduling, Payroll, and Retention tools in one app. Make team communication, tip management, and labor compliance easy. - 7shifts.com

Depends. Buy if you run a restaurant or small chain that lives on shift scheduling, tips, and labor compliance. Don't if you're outside hospitality, or a tiny crew that a shared spreadsheet and payroll provider already serve fine.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 40+ public sources across review sites, Reddit threads, official pages, and security scans.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in reviewed sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Premium

See pricing page (not published in sources)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Payroll add-on$39.99/month per location

Best for

  • Independent restaurants
  • Multi-location chains
  • Tip-heavy front-of-house teams
  • Owners replacing spreadsheets for shifts

Not for

  • Non-restaurant businesses — it's built restaurant-specific
  • Tiny crews fine with a shared spreadsheet
  • Buyers wanting one flat price — tiers and add-ons stack
  • Offices needing generic HR instead of shift scheduling

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Payroll adds $39.99/month per location on top of scheduling plans

medium

Four pricing tiers — map required features to a tier before committing

medium

Cost is a recurring Reddit theme among managers; audit usage yearly

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Purpose-built restaurant suite: scheduling, tips, compliance, payroll in one app
  • Trusted by 55,000+ restaurants
  • Integrates with ADP RUN for payroll workflows
  • Native mobile apps on iOS and Android
  • Well-funded, established vendor ($80M Series C)

Cons

  • Payroll is a separate $39.99/month per-location add-on
  • Four pricing tiers complicate picking a plan
  • Reddit managers publicly weigh dropping it to cut costs
  • User complaint threads appear even from new adopters

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/29/2026 - 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x6security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • See pricing page (not published in sources)

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Managers weigh cost-cutting; payroll and tiers stack
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Reviewers call scheduling its core strength
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Scheduling, payroll, tips, training, retention in one
  • Support quality. No support evidence in reviewed sources
  • Security posture: 4/5. MFA, AES-256, disclosure program; no public CVEs
  • 4+/5 G2 rating 129 reviews on G2
  • 55,000+ Restaurants served Per 7shifts' own login page
  • $39.99/mo Payroll add-on Per location
  • $80M Series C Funding Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

Pricing

Premium

See pricing page (not published in sources)

  • Employee training
  • Advanced scheduling
  • Tip management

Payroll add-on

$39.99/month per location

  • Restaurant payroll processing
  • Billed per location

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Users rate the scheduling core well across G2 and app-store reviews, but cost complaints surface repeatedly in restaurant-manager Reddit threads.

“My company uses 7shifts.”
Reddit, r/Restaurant_Managers

Companies that use it

  • Freddy's (HCI Hospitality, 43+ locations)11
  • Andolini's
  • Hugo's LA
  • Chulita LA
  • Pita Way
Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources across review sites, Reddit threads, official pages, and security scans.

Strong restaurant scheduling suite used by 55,000+ restaurants; tiers and payroll add-ons stack — non-restaurants should walk away.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources across review sites, Reddit threads, official pages, and security scans.

Sources

  1. 7shifts Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features — G2g2.com
    review
  2. Read Customer Service Reviews of www.7shifts.com — Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  3. Honest 7Shifts Review — Connecteamconnecteam.com
    review
  4. Honest Review: 7Shifts — Reddit r/TimeTrackingSoftwarereddit.com
    review
  5. Want opinion/input on 7shifts/scheduling cost cutting — Reddit r/Restaurant_Managersreddit.com
    review
  6. 7shifts Plans & Pricing7shifts.com
    official
  7. Restaurant Payroll Software — 7shifts7shifts.com
    official
  8. 7shifts Product Security Page7shifts.com
    security
  9. 7shifts iOS app CVE scan — Appaloosa Scoutscout.appaloosa.io
    security
  10. Softbank Vision Fund 2 leads 7shifts' $80M Series C7shifts.com
    news
  11. Scaling 43+ Freddy's Locations: HCI Hospitality Case Study7shifts.com
    official
  12. 7shifts Alternatives — Workforce.comworkforce.com
    review

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