Compare SnapAppointments and HotSchedules - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 17, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SnapAppointments or HotSchedules?

SnapAppointments is more expensive to implement (TCO) than HotSchedules, and HotSchedules is rated higher (88/100) than SnapAppointments (85/100). HotSchedules offers users more features (16) than SnapAppointments (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is HotSchedules!

Looking for the right Booking and scheduling solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

SnapAppointments Vs. HotSchedules

SnapAppointments: SnapAppointments provides service based businesses appointment management solutions. More specifically, SnapAppointments provides online appointment software and application programming interfaces (APIs) that modernize service-based business operations. The company also operates SnapAppointments.com, a service booking Website that enables clients t...

HotSchedules: Our Co-Founders, Ray Pawlikowski and David Cantu came up with the idea for HotSchedules while working at PF Chang’s together. Ray was the bartender and David was the manager. When a college project had Ray building a web site, he decided to use it to address one of the restaurant’s primary pain points – communicating the employee schedule. Manager...

Who is more expensive? SnapAppointments or HotSchedules?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Booking and scheduling software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for SnapAppointments and HotSchedules.

SnapAppointments price starts at $14.99 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 SnapAppointments is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Booking and scheduling software. HotSchedules price starts at $49 per month , When comparing HotSchedules to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Booking and scheduling software cost.

Bottom line: SnapAppointments is more expensive than HotSchedules.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared SnapAppointments Vs. HotSchedules based on some of the most important and required Booking and scheduling features.

SnapAppointments: We are still working to collect the list of features for SnapAppointments.

HotSchedules: Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, HR Management, Timesheet, Automated Scheduling.

Target customer size

SnapAppointments's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, The product is focused on the restaurant industry addressing both large franchises as well as single restaurants.

SnapAppointments

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $14.99 per user/month

SnapAppointments is a booking and scheduling software that helps businesses and organizations to book and manage appointments, schedules, clients and even staff.

Categories: Payment Processing, Booking and scheduling, Appointment Scheduling, Calendar.

HotSchedules

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $49 per month

HotSchedules offers an employee scheduling solution. The software includes web based scheduling, an employee communications platform, as well as integration with POS systems for advanced sales forecasting. H...

Categories: FS Inventory Management, Employee Scheduling, HR Analytics, HR Department, Workforce Management.

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SnapAppointments: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

HotSchedules: 16 Features

Benefits Administration
Employee Self-Service
HR Management
Timesheet
Automated Scheduling
Document Templates
Email Integration
Employee Database
Group Scheduling
Helper Applications
Instant Messaging
Multi-Location Support
Remote Access
Sales Reporting
Travel Management
User Access Controls
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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SnapAppointments
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
$14.99 per user/month
Functionality
6
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HotSchedules
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$49 per month
Functionality
26
MINDBODY
ITQlick rating
3.9/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
$159 per month
Functionality
11
SERVICE ...
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$795 per license
Functionality
7
Full Sla...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
$29.95 per user/month
Functionality
6

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.