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Compare Crunchtime and HotSchedules 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (47.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Crunchtime
Star Rating
(52)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CrunchtimeHotSchedules
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 HotSchedulesCrunchtime vs HotSchedules
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found HotSchedules easier to use and set up. However, Crunchtime is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Crunchtime overall.
- Reviewers felt that HotSchedules meets the needs of their business better than Crunchtime.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that HotSchedules is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of HotSchedules over Crunchtime.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Crunchtime
No pricing availableHotSchedules
No pricing availableFree Trial
Crunchtime
No trial information availableHotSchedules
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.0
41
9.0
88
Ease of Use
8.0
43
8.7
88
Ease of Setup
7.4
31
7.7
13
Ease of Admin
8.0
30
7.6
14
Quality of Support
7.8
38
8.1
69
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
30
7.5
12
Product Direction (% positive)
7.2
46
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
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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
Administration
8.0
30
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
Finances
8.7
29
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
Inventory Management
8.4
26
Not enough data
8.6
28
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
20
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Analytics
7.6
22
Not enough data
7.4
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
Platform Data
7.2
15
Not enough data
6.2
14
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
6.4
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
6.2
14
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Restaurant Scheduling
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.3
19
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
Back Office
8.1
18
Not enough data
6.6
21
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
Front of Office
6.9
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Data
7.3
22
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Restaurant Management
Not enough data
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Generative AI
6.2
13
Not enough data
6.0
13
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Crunchtime and HotSchedules are categorized as Restaurant Scheduling
Unique Categories
Crunchtime is categorized as Restaurant Management, Restaurant Business Intelligence & Analytics, and Restaurant Inventory Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Crunchtime
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
Restaurants
46.0%
Food & Beverages
24.0%
Hospitality
12.0%
Accounting
4.0%
Retail
2.0%
Other
12.0%
Restaurants
33.7%
Food & Beverages
27.7%
Hospitality
8.9%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.0%
Entertainment
4.0%
Other
21.8%
Discussions
Is it possible to have CrunchTime create a predictive order
1 Comment
Official Response from Crunchtime
Hi Stacy! CrunchTime offers auto-ordering that creates suggested orders based on your historical usage. These quantities can also be easily modified as needed.Read more
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