Shlomi Lavi /
May 26, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - CalendarSpots or HotSchedules?
CalendarSpots is more expensive to implement (TCO) than HotSchedules, and HotSchedules is rated higher (88/100) than CalendarSpots (59/100). HotSchedules offers users more features (16) than CalendarSpots (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:
CalendarSpots Vs. HotSchedules
CalendarSpots: CalendarSpots is an online scheduling software designed to help business owners, receptionists and staff manage schedules and appointments collaboratively online and on the go. Clients can also conveniently book appointments online in real-time. We look forward to connecting with clients and business partners through LinkedIn and will be sharing co...
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? CalendarSpots 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 CalendarSpots and HotSchedules.
CalendarSpots price starts at $9 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 CalendarSpots is rated 2, which is much 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: CalendarSpots cost is around the same cost of HotSchedules.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared CalendarSpots Vs. HotSchedules based on some of the most important and required Booking and scheduling features.
CalendarSpots: We are still working to collect the list of features for CalendarSpots.
HotSchedules: Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, HR Management, Timesheet, Automated Scheduling.
Target customer size
CalendarSpots's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, The product is focused on the restaurant industry addressing both large franchises as well as single restaurants.