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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HotSchedules

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AHotSchedules is a cloud-based scheduling, labor and communication management software solution serving the restaurant and hospitality industry. According to the vendor, key benefits include: Build & Communicate Schedules The scheduling and labor management software reduces the time it takes managers to create and communicate schedules. All scheduling and employee information is stored in one central location, so managers have access to time-off requests,…

    $2

    per month per employee

    IFS Cloud

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AIFS is a low-code / no-code approach to IFS solution suite, supporting various industries including aerospace & defense, construction, energy & utilities, and manufacturing with ERP, EAM and field service management functionality. IFS Cloud can be run as a service from IFS, or in a location of choice including on-premise as a containerized application.N/A
    Pricing
    HotSchedulesIFS Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $2
    per month per employee
    Plus
    $4
    per month per employee
    Quote-Based
    Quote-based pricing
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HotSchedulesIFS Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    HotSchedulesIFS Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    HotSchedules and Fourth
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    IFS
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    HotSchedulesIFS Cloud
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    7% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.5
    5 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.94 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    5 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    5 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings5.84 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings5.63 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of HotSchedules and IFS Cloud
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    4 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HotSchedulesIFS Cloud
    Small Businesses
    Jolt
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Jolt
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HotSchedulesIFS Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (167 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HotSchedulesIFS Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    For small to medium-sized companies HotSchedules works great when business is very static. If you are simply using HotSchedules for a schedule writing tool, it is phenomenal. However, it does miss the mark as a labor control software. Needs more controls to keep managers aware of spending versus historical sales data.
    Incentivized
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    IFS
    The IFS Cloud has well suited to keeping track from beginning to end and engages from the internal team to the external team very well. It takes everything with them and helps them to grow at a wide pace. It creates a systematic workflow process which helps in achieving the goal more fast and friendly environment
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    • Communication is so simple on HotSchedules. Whether it is communicating a new schedule release, or a quick note about tonight's shift we as managers are able to easily communicate and know that it will reach our team through text notifications, or email notifications.
    • The Meal Break planning tool is very useful in being able to help our floor leaders clearly understand and plan for what breaks are needed throughout the shift. This allows them to come up with a strategic game plan quickly and spend more time with our guests.
    • Shift Swaps and Releases are so seamless. This is our favorite tool as it makes helping our team cover shifts extremely easy and painless. On the flip side it also makes staff who want more hours be able to find what is available in real time.
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    IFS
    • Store data from different domains
    • Integrates efficiently with other systems
    • Easy to migrate data from different systems. Provides good API Documentation.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    • Clocking In and out can be a little slow. It takes longer to clock in then our previous method. Before we just had a card you swiped and it would clock you in. Took 2 seconds. Now with the Hotschdules method we use it take 30 seconds or so. Not a huge issue but it can add up if you have one computer and a line of employees waiting to clock in.
    • Time Cards. It does not allow you to view someones current time until the "punch" has ended. If the manager would like to check what time the employee clocked in/out from lunch they have to wait until the employee has clocked out for the day before the record is generated. As a shift lead you may send and employee to lunch but forget to note what time you sent them. Awhile passes and you feel like they should be back by now, so you want to go in and see what time they left for lunch but it does not show you that punch record because the employee is still "clocked in" they are just on their "Meal Break"
    • The ability to customize the restrictions for Clocking in and out. You can set it up so that employees can only clock in from a specific location, however if you have a manager who is allowed to work from home they would not be able to clock in without being at the same location as set in the software. It would be nice to see it able to be customized per user.
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    IFS
    • Rich look of user experience of the web-based interface
    • Some areas like HR and Payroll are not fully-suited within the solution
    • Error and issue handling/debugging is difficult
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    Ease of use, efficiently creating and posting staff schedules.
    Incentivized
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    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    6 Years of Experience provides me the insight on the upgrades and changes that HotSchedules has done to improve the experience of its users. There are so many features that we still have not started or used to the fullest, but we believe that we are currently getting a strong value out of the money that is paid for this product.
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    IFS
    The overall functionality, the feature set that the IFS Cloud offeres is really good (even though it has some flaws / cons), which reduces the time / administrative effort in managing multiple systems to achieve the same goal / to store the required data.
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    Support Rating
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    On rare occasions a phone call has been required to find the solution to a problem, the HotSchedules response staff have been helpful, courteous, and genuinely seem to care for their clients and take pride in what they do. The consistent development and fine tuning of the platform, interface, and mobile environment shows that this is not a program full of people who rest on their laurels.
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    IFS
    The overall support is perfect and efficient.
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    Alternatives Considered
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    I have not used any other Scheduling software for employees. As a campground manager in the summer season, we are using campground master for reservations. it is very similar in process to employee scheduling. the ability to the user of that program to set up their own parameters for time and reservations is something that would benefit the employee scheduling software.
    Incentivized
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    IFS
    IFS Cloud is an upgrade of IFS Applications. IFS Applications solution is under extended support and would eventually be replaced by cloud solution in coming years.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    • Saving time on scheduling means our managers can focus more on guest experience, managing the floor and other areas that contribute to the success of our business.
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    IFS
    • Reduced the time taken for the users to prepare and generate reports since most are automatic with IFS Cloud
    • Increased the reliability and visibility of the inventory of the products from procurement of raw materials through the manufacturing of final product to delivering to customer's place
    • Took a considerable time configuring the roles and access of the users while implementation
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    HotSchedules Screenshots

    Screenshot of Time-Off, Availability, Employee Hours, Sales Volume are all available in the scheduler.Screenshot of Employees are able to swap and pick-up shifts from the HotSchedules Mobile App. All shift changes or requests require a manager's approval.Screenshot of Managers and employees can communicate with each other from the mobile and web apps - from anywhere and at anytime.Screenshot of Employees can submit a time-off, request - paid, or unpaid - and can request to work or request off right from the mobile app.Screenshot of Managers can view sales and labor data from their phone.