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Compare Crew Software and HotSchedules 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (47.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Crew
Star Rating
(54)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CrewHotSchedules
Star Rating
(104)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about HotSchedulesCrew vs HotSchedules
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Crew is easier to set up and administer.reviewers also preferred doing business with Crew overall.
- Reviewers felt that HotSchedules meets the needs of their business better than Crew.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Crew and HotSchedules provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Crew over HotSchedules.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Crew
No pricing availableHotSchedules
No pricing availableFree Trial
Crew
No trial information availableHotSchedules
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
41
9.0
88
Ease of Use
8.7
41
8.7
88
Ease of Setup
8.4
20
7.7
13
Ease of Admin
8.4
19
7.6
14
Quality of Support
8.1
36
8.1
69
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
17
7.5
12
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
38
8.5
84
Features by Category
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Agentic AI - Restaurant Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.6
7
Not enough data
8.0
10
9.7
5
8.0
10
9.3
5
Platform Content
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.6
7
Not enough data
8.5
9
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Frontline Worker Communication PlatformsHide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative Tasks - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication Features - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Agentic AI - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Workforce Management Platform Features
7.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Crew and HotSchedules are categorized as Employee Scheduling and Workforce Management
Unique Categories
Crew is categorized as Employee Engagement and Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
HotSchedules is categorized as Time & Attendance and Restaurant Scheduling
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Crew
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
HotSchedules
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Food & Beverages
16.7%
Restaurants
13.0%
Retail
11.1%
Education Management
5.6%
Hospitality
3.7%
Other
50.0%
Restaurants
33.7%
Food & Beverages
27.7%
Hospitality
8.9%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.0%
Entertainment
4.0%
Other
21.8%
Discussions
Is crew a good app?
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