Shlomi Lavi /
Sep 30, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - HotSchedules or Timely?
Timely is more expensive to implement (TCO) than HotSchedules, and HotSchedules is rated higher (88/100) than Timely (86/100). HotSchedules offers users more features (16) than Timely (3). 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. Timely AS
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...
Timely AS: We're obsessed about time here at Timely. We all have the same twenty four hours starting point, every single day. Doesn't matter if you're rich or poor. Now whoever utilises their time the best are the ones who progress faster. We call this the 25th hour. And we're on a mission to unlock it.
Creating a time tracking app is our first step in that ...
Who is more expensive? HotSchedules or Timely?
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 Timely.
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. Timely price starts at $20 per user/month , When comparing Timely to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Booking and scheduling software cost.
Bottom line: Timely is more expensive than HotSchedules.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared HotSchedules Vs. Timely 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.
Timely: Employee Management, Inventory Management, Point of sale.
Target customer size
The product is focused on the restaurant industry addressing both large franchises as well as single restaurants. Small, Medium and Large businesses across multiple organizations and industries.