Shlomi Lavi /
Dec 19, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Fieldaware or HotSchedules?
Fieldaware is more expensive to implement (TCO) than HotSchedules, and HotSchedules is rated higher (88/100) than Fieldaware (82/100). Fieldaware offers users more features (17) than HotSchedules (16).
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:
FieldLocate Vs. HotSchedules
FieldLocate : FieldLocate is an intuitive field service management solution that helps small to mid-sized businesses efficiently manage their field service operations, driving better business performance and reducing costs. FieldLocate automates manual, time-consuming scheduling, invoicing and recordkeeping processes so users gain real-time, end-to-end visibilit...
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? Fieldaware 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 Fieldaware and HotSchedules.
Fieldaware price starts at $70 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 FieldLocate is rated 6, which is similar to 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: Fieldaware is more expensive than HotSchedules.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Fieldaware Vs. HotSchedules based on some of the most important and required Booking and scheduling features.
Fieldaware: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Billing/Invoicing, Case Management, Customer Database, Customer Self Service Portal, Customer Service, Customer Support Tracking, Dashboards, Remote Access.
HotSchedules: Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, HR Management, Timesheet, Automated Scheduling.
Target customer size
Fieldaware is specifically designed for small and mid-sized companies to efficiently manage various field service operations. The product is focused on the restaurant industry addressing both large franchises as well as single restaurants.