Shlomi Lavi /
Oct 03, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - HotSchedules or Visual Planning?
Visual Planning is more expensive to implement (TCO) than HotSchedules, and HotSchedules is rated higher (88/100) than Visual Planning (80/100). HotSchedules offers users more features (16) than Visual Planning (10). 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. Stilog I.S.T
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...
Stilog I.S.T: Stilog I.S.T is the software publisher of Visual Planning - a widely used management tool. Stilog I.S.T is reponsible for all the development, enhancements and maintenance of Visual Planning software across the globe.
Stilog I.S.T has been existence for the past 20 years and has its operations in Paris and Le Ciotat- France Stilog India Technolo...
Who is more expensive? HotSchedules or Visual Planning?
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 Visual Planning.
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. Visual Planning price starts at $15 per user/month , When comparing Visual Planning to its competitors, the software is rated 8 - higher than the average Booking and scheduling software cost.
Bottom line: Visual Planning is more expensive than HotSchedules.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared HotSchedules Vs. Visual Planning 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.
Visual Planning: Dashboard, Agile Project Management, Document Management, Scheduling, Task Management.
Target customer size
The product is focused on the restaurant industry addressing both large franchises as well as single restaurants. Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a variety of types.