Choose TimeHub if…
- you're not a restaurant, or you run several kinds of locations
- you have several locations and don't want to pay for each one
- you want PTO rules, labor budgets and documents in the same plan
TimeHub vs 7shifts
7shifts is a strong tool built specifically for restaurants. TimeHub works for any industry and charges one price per business, however many locations you have.
| TimeHub | 7shifts | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Any business with hourly teams | Restaurants: cafés, bars, QSR, full service, franchises |
| How it's priced | Per business, by team size. Locations are unlimited. | Per location, per month |
| Free option | Up to 5 people, every feature, any number of locations | One location, up to 15 employees, basic scheduling |
| Paid plans | $59–$399 / month for the whole business | Up to about $135 per location per month as of July 2026 |
| Every feature on every plan | Yes | Features vary by tier |
| Automatic schedule drafts | Every plan | Check current tiers |
| PTO policies | Accruals, seniority steps, carryover, exceptions | Time-off requests on every tier |
| State break and overtime alerts | 20 states plus federal | Labor compliance tools |
| Tip management and built-in payroll | Not included; exports to Gusto and QuickBooks | Tip management and 7shifts Payroll |
| Company documents and sign-off | Up to 10 PDFs with read confirmation | Check current tiers |
7shifts may suit you if…
- you run restaurants and need tip pooling built in
- you want payroll run inside your scheduling tool
- you have one small location and need only basic scheduling
7shifts details from 7shifts.com/pricing and CostBench's free plan and pricing history pages, checked October 2026. 7shifts renamed and repriced its plans in 2026; check their site for the latest.