Shlomi Lavi /
Jan 11, 2023
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - HotSchedules or DaySmart Appointments?
DaySmart Appointments is more expensive to implement (TCO) than HotSchedules, and HotSchedules is rated higher (88/100) than DaySmart Appointments (77/100). HotSchedules offers users more features (16) than DaySmart Appointments (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:
HotSchedules Vs. AppointmentPlus
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...
AppointmentPlus: AppointmentPlus is the worldwide leader in online scheduling solutions for growing businesses, enterprises, higher education, government agencies and logistics. With over 15 million end-users and 100 million appointments booked since its inception in 2001, AppointmentPlus is one of the fastest growing cloud-based services in the world.
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Who is more expensive? HotSchedules or AppointmentPlus?
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 HotSchedules and AppointmentPlus.
HotSchedules price starts at $49 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 HotSchedules is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Booking and scheduling software. AppointmentPlus price starts at $49 per month , When comparing AppointmentPlus to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Booking and scheduling software cost.
Bottom line: HotSchedules cost is around the same cost of AppointmentPlus.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared HotSchedules Vs. DaySmart Appointments based on some of the most important and required Booking and scheduling features.
HotSchedules: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, HR Management, Timesheet, Automated Scheduling, Document Templates, Email Integration, Employee Database.
AppointmentPlus: We are still working to collect the list of features for AppointmentPlus.
Target customer size
The product is focused on the restaurant industry addressing both large franchises as well as single restaurants. and AppointmentPlus's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.