HotSchedules - Top Competitors (May 2022)

Shlomi Lavi / updated: May 26, 2022

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HotSchedules vs. Alternatives in 2023

HotSchedules competes with other Booking and Scheduling systems like Homebase, TCP Humanity Scheduling, Paylocity, and When I Work. We will compare these Booking and Scheduling systems in some specific aspects below.

• Functionality: HotSchedules offers essential booking and scheduling features like Attendance Management, Calendar Management, Employee Scheduling, etc. In comparison to its competitors, HotSchedules and all of its mentioned competitors provide Attendance Management and Automated Scheduling, which are not accessible in Homebase. HotSchedules, When I Work, and Homebase all offer Attendance Tracking and Calendar Management, which Paylocity does not. Except for TCP Humanity Scheduling, HotSchedules and its alternatives include Compliance Management. HotSchedules, Homebase, and TCP Humanity Scheduling offer Document Management, while Paylocity and When I Work do not. HotSchedules and all of its alternatives provide an Employee Database. Except for HotSchedules, all of the alternatives mentioned support Employee Onboarding. Paylocity and When I Work provide billing and invoicing, while the other alternatives do not.
• Customers/Industries: The HotSchedules software suite is geared for enterprises ranging from five employees to multi-store, enterprise-level, and franchise organizations. Homebase, unlike HotSchedules, is ideal for hourly teams in restaurants, retail, healthcare, beauty, home and repair, and professional services. Customers of Homebase include Valhalla Smokehouse and The Blind Goat & Xin Chao. TCP Humanity Scheduling is designed for usage between the public and private sectors and between small and large corporations. TCP Humanity Scheduling has customers like Safeway, Dollywood, West Atlantic Group, etc. Paylocity targets banking, healthcare, manufacturing, non-profit & education, restaurants & hospitality, etc. Paylocity has customers like FNB Bank and VStyles. Brookdale, Blue Plate Catering, Elephants Delicatessen, and other businesses have used When I Work.
• Cost: The license cost information for HotSchedules, TCP Humanity Scheduling, and Paylocity is unavailable. When I Work starts at $4.00 per user per month with a free trial. Homebase starts at $14 per month per location billed annually, and $19.95 per month per location with a free version and trial.
• Cloud-based/On-premise: HotSchedules and all its alternatives are cloud-based.
• Popularity: Homebase is privately held with 100K+ businesses. When I Work is also privately held, with over 200,000 workplaces worldwide.
• Scalability: HotSchedules and all its alternatives can accommodate organizations of all sizes.
• Support: HotSchedules, Homebase, and TCP Humanity Scheduling offer support channels like Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live Rep), and Chat. Paylocity offers an Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, and Chat. When I Work offers an Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, and Chat.