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Compare HotSchedules and Planday 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
£1.99 1 User Per Month
HotSchedules
Star Rating
(104)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(88)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
£1.99 1 User Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansHotSchedules vs Planday
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Planday easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Planday overall.
- Reviewers felt that HotSchedules meets the needs of their business better than Planday.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Planday is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of HotSchedules over Planday.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
HotSchedules
No pricing availablePlanday
Starter
£1.99
1 User Per Month
Scheduling and communication for small businesses.
- Easy-to-use Punch Clock
- Simple and efficient scheduling
- Working time rules
Free Trial
HotSchedules
Free Trial is available
Planday
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
88
8.9
68
Ease of Use
8.7
88
9.0
69
Ease of Setup
7.7
13
8.4
55
Ease of Admin
7.6
14
8.7
55
Quality of Support
8.1
69
8.8
66
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.5
12
9.0
54
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
84
8.4
65
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.8
23
9.7
5
9.3
25
9.3
5
9.3
26
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
8.3
15
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
20
9.3
5
9.2
24
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.6
19
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.5
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.2
27
Administration
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
7.6
20
Not enough data
8.0
24
Platform
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
7.2
18
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
8.4
27
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
8.1
27
Not enough data
7.8
19
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
7.9
24
Not enough data
8.3
27
Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
9.3
24
Not enough data
9.5
21
Not enough data
9.3
22
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
9.1
21
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
HotSchedules and Planday are categorized as Employee Scheduling and Workforce Management
Unique Categories
HotSchedules is categorized as Time & Attendance and Restaurant Scheduling
Planday is categorized as Time Tracking
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
HotSchedules
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Planday
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
33.7%
Food & Beverages
27.7%
Hospitality
8.9%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.0%
Entertainment
4.0%
Other
21.8%
Hospitality
17.2%
Restaurants
12.6%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
6.9%
Hospital & Health Care
5.7%
Sports
4.6%
Other
52.9%
Discussions
HotSchedules has no discussions with answers
Planday has no discussions with answers
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