Compare HotSchedules and Full Slate - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 26, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - HotSchedules or Full Slate?

Full Slate is more expensive to implement (TCO) than HotSchedules, and Full Slate is rated higher (89/100) than HotSchedules (88/100). HotSchedules offers users more features (16) than Full Slate (3).

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. Full Slate

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...

Full Slate: Full Slate offers comprehensive software-as-a-service (SaaS) scheduling. SMB’s do not need to download or maintain software and can access it from any Internet-connected computer, tablet, iPhone or Android phone. Businesses pay a monthly subscription starting at $29.95 for a single practitioner for unlimited clients and unlimited appointments. Key ...

Who is more expensive? HotSchedules or Full Slate?

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 Full Slate.

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. Full Slate price starts at $29.95 per user/month , When comparing Full Slate to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Booking and scheduling software cost.

Bottom line: Full Slate is more expensive than HotSchedules.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared HotSchedules Vs. Full Slate 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.

Full Slate: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

The product is focused on the restaurant industry addressing both large franchises as well as single restaurants. and Full Slate's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.



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.

Full Slate

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $29.95 per user/month

Full Slate is a cloud-based appointment scheduling software designed to help streamline and automate online appointment. Its core features include alerts & notifications, online scheduler, credit card payments,...

Categories: Employee Scheduling, Appointment Scheduling, Professional Services Automation.

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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

Full Slate: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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
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HotSchedules
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$49 per month
Functionality
26
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Full Sla...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
$29.95 per user/month
Functionality
6
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
BookedIN
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$24 per month
Functionality
16

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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.