Shlomi Lavi /
May 26, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - HotSchedules or Field Squared?
Field Squared is more expensive to implement (TCO) than HotSchedules, and HotSchedules is rated higher (88/100) than Field Squared (75/100). HotSchedules offers users more features (16) than Field Squared (8). 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. Field Squared Inc.
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...
Field Squared Inc.: Mr. Christopher J. Camut has been the President & CEO of Field Squared since August of 2016. Prior to Field Squared, Christopher was President of Integra Business at Integra Telecom, Inc. (recently sold to Zayo). At Integra, he was responsible for leading and managing 300 employees over $250 million in annual revenues. Prior to Integra, Christopher...
Who is more expensive? HotSchedules or Field Squared?
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 Field Squared.
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. Field Squared accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 HotSchedules is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Booking and scheduling software.
Bottom line: Field Squared is more expensive than HotSchedules.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared HotSchedules Vs. Field Squared 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.
Field Squared: Document Management, Task Management, Billing & Invoicing, Barcoding, Scheduling.
Target customer size
The product is focused on the restaurant industry addressing both large franchises as well as single restaurants. The typical clients of Field Squared are the entrepreneurs owing small and/or medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with up to one thousand employees relying on the IT industry, mainly with field operations management and mobile apps.