Shlomi Lavi /
Dec 12, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - HotSchedules or SERVICE MANAGER?
SERVICE MANAGER is more expensive to implement (TCO) than HotSchedules, and SERVICE MANAGER is rated higher (90/100) than HotSchedules (88/100). HotSchedules offers users more features (16) than SERVICE MANAGER (0).
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. Bluelight Software
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...
Bluelight Software: Bluelight Software provides Total Service and Inspection Solutions. With our software technology, we help organizations improve both service and inspection efficiency.
The recognized leader of service and inspection solutions since 1986, Bluelight Software serves the Fire & Life Safety, Utilities, Electrical, Insurance, and Service industries....
Who is more expensive? HotSchedules or SERVICE MANAGER?
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 SERVICE MANAGER.
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. SERVICE MANAGER price starts at $795 per license , When comparing SERVICE MANAGER to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Booking and scheduling software cost.
Bottom line: SERVICE MANAGER is more expensive than HotSchedules.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared HotSchedules Vs. SERVICE MANAGER 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.
SERVICE MANAGER: We are still working to collect the list of features for SERVICE MANAGER.
Target customer size
The product is focused on the restaurant industry addressing both large franchises as well as single restaurants. The software is a useful solution for businesses of all sizes hailing from a diverse range of types.