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# 7shifts vs MarginEdge Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**7shifts** [

4.5/5(129)

](https://www.g2.com/products/7shifts/reviews#reviews)

**MarginEdge** [

4.6/5(31)

](https://www.g2.com/products/marginedge/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**7shifts**
Free Trial

**Free** Per Month · Comp

**MarginEdge**
 **Starting at $300.00** Per Month · Everything included for one flat price

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**7shifts**
1 monthFaster

Based on 27 responses

**MarginEdge**
2 months

Based on 5 responses

Return on Investment

**7shifts**
11 months2 months sooner

Based on 24 responses

**MarginEdge**
13 months

Based on 5 responses

Perceived Cost

**7shifts**
$$$$$

**MarginEdge**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**7shifts**
7%

**MarginEdge**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**7shifts**
[
Scheduling Ease (11)
](https://www.g2.com/products/7shifts/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1568399&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (10)
](https://www.g2.com/products/7shifts/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1568488&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Features (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/7shifts/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2073593&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/7shifts/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2073632&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**MarginEdge**
[
Cost Savings (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/marginedge/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2065305&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/marginedge/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2460912&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/marginedge/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2065299&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Difficulty (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/marginedge/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2065325&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**7shifts**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_6c0b69a4cbd4386c9d156a20bbfa5843/gusto.png "Product Avatar Image")

Gusto

](https://www.g2.com/products/gusto/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_6f4e331d8fa9c4b076d87c506c4513ad/toast.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Toast

](https://www.g2.com/products/toast/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_cef7c79a4dcd3d32a93c0da2ad238e33/ukg-pro.png "Product Avatar Image")

UKG Pro

](https://www.g2.com/products/ukg-pro/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/7shifts/integrations)

**MarginEdge**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_bd35168858a5693ac47d68eaf646dc72/7shifts.png "Product Avatar Image")

7shifts

](https://www.g2.com/products/7shifts/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_2168cef4de8ef03918e789d058b42a9c/linga-ros.png "Product Avatar Image")

Linga rOS

](https://www.g2.com/products/linga-ros/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_50b93b0f332ffa4a17f0c4c1f6c6464b/quickbooks-online.png "Product Avatar Image")

QuickBooks Online

](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-online/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_6f4e331d8fa9c4b076d87c506c4513ad/toast.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Toast

](https://www.g2.com/products/toast/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/marginedge/integrations)

Screenshots

**7shifts**
 ![7shifts screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/86566/G2-Scheduling-V2.png)

**MarginEdge**
 ![MarginEdge screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1311928/G2---1---invoice-processing.jpg)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**7shifts**

9.1

9.1103

**MarginEdge**

8.8

8.827

Ease of Use

**7shifts**

9.2

9.2105

**MarginEdge**

9.1

9.127

Ease of Setup

**7shifts**

9.1

9.173

**MarginEdge**

8.5

8.522

Ease of Admin

**7shifts**

9.2

9.271

**MarginEdge**

8.5

8.518

Quality of Support

**7shifts**

9.2

9.292

**MarginEdge**

8.7

8.725

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**7shifts**

9.3

9.368

**MarginEdge**

8.8

8.815

Product Direction (% positive)

**7shifts**

8.6

8.697

**MarginEdge**

9.1

9.126

Features

Restaurant Management[Hide 65 FeaturesShow 65 Features](javascript:void(0);)

6.1

7

9.0

8

Platform Basics

Reporting

9.0

7

9.2(won by 0.2)

6

Interoperability

9.0(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Labor Cost Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Back Office

Built-in Accounting

6.7

5

8.7(won by 2.0)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Real-Time Analytics

8.6

6

9.3(won by 0.7)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Stock Management

3.7

5

9.0(won by 5.3)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Employee Management

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Front of Office

Point of Sale (POS)

4.5(won by default)

7

Feature Not Available

Table Management

3.9(won by default)

6

Feature Not Available

Kitchen Ticketing

3.3(won by default)

5

Feature Not Available

Reservations

3.3(won by default)

5

Feature Not Available

Purchase Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Gift Card Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Promotions Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Discount Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Wait List Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reservations Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Kitchen/Menu Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform Data

Dashboard

6.7

7

8.9(won by 2.2)

6

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Restaurant Management

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Summarization

5.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

AI Text-to-Speech

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Inventory Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time Clock

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Entry

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credit Card Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Promotion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Loyalty Program

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Billing & Invoicing

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Online Ordering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Delivery Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Restaurant Inventory Management[Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.9

21

Administration

Analytics

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

14

Order Tracking

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

12

Finances

Food Costing

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

20

Invoice Tracking

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

19

Recipe Costing

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

19

Accounting

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

12

Inventory Management 

Waste Tracking

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

10

Recipe Creation

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

19

Inventory Control

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

21

Online Ordering

Not enough data

6.9(won by default)

6

Additional Functionality

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Nutrition & Allergen Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Point of Sale (POS)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recipe Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Kitchen/Menu Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Demand Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Restaurant Business Intelligence & Analytics[Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.1

19

Administration

Accounting

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

16

Marketing Tools

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Employee Management

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Guest Profiles

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Analytics

Reports & Analytics

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

19

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Feedback Management

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Market Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Restaurant Scheduling[Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.9

39

Not enough data

Platform Basics

Interoperability

8.5(won by default)

35

Not enough data

Performance

8.8(won by default)

37

Not enough data

Reporting

8.5(won by default)

34

Not enough data

Platform Data

Activity Dashboard

9.0(won by default)

37

Not enough data

Alerts and Notifications

8.8(won by default)

39

Not enough data

Platform Additional Functionality

Cloud

9.1(won by default)

27

Not enough data

Mobility

9.2(won by default)

37

Not enough data

Messaging

9.5(won by default)

37

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Restaurant Scheduling

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Scheduling[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.0

48

Not enough data

Platform Basics

Reporting

7.9(won by default)

43

Not enough data

Dashboard

8.5(won by default)

47

Not enough data

Performance

8.6(won by default)

42

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Labor Cost Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform Content

Automation

8.2(won by default)

43

Not enough data

File Sharing

7.2(won by default)

35

Not enough data

Content Library

7.2(won by default)

35

Not enough data

Platform Additional Functionality

Integrations

7.8(won by default)

40

Not enough data

Mobility

8.7(won by default)

42

Not enough data

Forecasting

8.0(won by default)

38

Not enough data

Task Management

8.1(won by default)

34

Not enough data

Portal

7.9(won by default)

39

Not enough data

Self Service Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Labor Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Attendance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Shift Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payroll Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communication Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Availability Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Timesheet Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Sick Leave Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Online Time Clock

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Overtime Calculation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Schedule Distribution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Shift Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Labor Cost Calculator

Not enough data

Not enough data

Shift Swapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Messaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vacation/Leave Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Biometric Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Allocation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 2 feature categories with incomplete data

Payroll[Hide 90 FeaturesShow 90 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Self Service

Web Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Benefits Manager

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile

Not enough data

Not enough data

Self Service Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

Payroll Entry

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time Off Accrual

Not enough data

Not enough data

Direct Deposit

Not enough data

Not enough data

Expense Reimbursement

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pre-tax Deductions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Wage Garnishment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approvals

Not enough data

Not enough data

Check/W-2 Printing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Check/W-2 Delivery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Split Deposits

Not enough data

Not enough data

Taxes

Tax Calculation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tax Filing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Tax Payment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integration

API / Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time Tracking Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Core HR Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

401(k) Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Expense Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vacation/Leave Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Payroll Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

User, Role, and Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance and Reliability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scalability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payroll Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compensation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Timesheet Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Benefits Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payroll Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Flow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Team Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Attendance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deduction Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reimbursement Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Receipt Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time Off Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Expense Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Profiles

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

W-2 Preparation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Country

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Self Service

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-State

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tax Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web-based Deployment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payroll Outsourcing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Expense Claims

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Currency

Not enough data

Not enough data

Corporate/Business

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chatbot

Not enough data

Not enough data

1099 Preparation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Auto Update

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time & Attendance

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Onboarding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Batch Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Accountants

Not enough data

Not enough data

For CPA Firms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Small Businesses

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tip Distribution[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Management

Shift Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Profiles

Not enough data

Not enough data

Employee Segmenting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tip Management

Tipout Rules

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payment Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

PCI Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Payout

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

POS Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![7shifts](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0d0504c5028af31c2efcd788a51742cc/7shifts.svg "7shifts")](https://www.g2.com/products/7shifts/reviews)

7shifts

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

57.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

41.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

0.8%

[![MarginEdge](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/7e20b50b3f5f3654c4387885388d6959/marginedge.svg "MarginEdge")](https://www.g2.com/products/marginedge/reviews)

MarginEdge

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

34.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

65.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

57.6%

34.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

41.6%

65.5%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

0.8%

0%

Reviewers' Industry

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7shifts

Restaurants

50.8%

Food & Beverages

18.0%

Hospitality

14.8%

Entertainment

3.3%

Retail

1.6%

Other

11.5%

[![MarginEdge](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/7e20b50b3f5f3654c4387885388d6959/marginedge.svg "MarginEdge")](https://www.g2.com/products/marginedge/reviews)
MarginEdge

Restaurants

69.0%

Hospitality

13.8%

Food & Beverages

10.3%

Food Production

3.4%

Accounting

3.4%

Other

0.0%

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## 7shifts vs MarginEdge

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found 7shifts easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with 7shifts overall.

- Reviewers felt that 7shifts meets the needs of their business better than MarginEdge.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that 7shifts is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of MarginEdge over 7shifts.