Shlomi Lavi /
May 26, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - HotSchedules or Tradify?
Tradify is more expensive to implement (TCO) than HotSchedules, and HotSchedules is rated higher (88/100) than Tradify (76/100). HotSchedules offers users more features (16) than Tradify (9). 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. Tradify Limited
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...
Tradify Limited: At Tradify we have a team of amazing people who all work towards one goal – Taking the pain out of admin for tradespeople.
Most tradespeople are really good at what they do. But like most of the rest of us, many hate the admin part of the job – keeping track of costs, time, invoices, etc. Every hour spent doing admin is an hour not doing something...
Who is more expensive? HotSchedules or Tradify?
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 Tradify.
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. Tradify price starts at $29 per user/month , When comparing Tradify to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Booking and scheduling software cost.
Bottom line: Tradify is more expensive than HotSchedules.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared HotSchedules Vs. Tradify 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.
Tradify: Mobile Access, Data Analysis Tools, Billing & Invoicing, Change Orders, Contract Management.
Target customer size
The product is focused on the restaurant industry addressing both large franchises as well as single restaurants. The usual customers of Tradify are the small, medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises engaging in the industry of service and trade like HVAC, plumbing, service technicians, contracting and electrical, using the service of IT, mainly with job management.