TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    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

    MYOB

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AMYOB now has a suite of subscription-based products and a browser-based accounting product that was released in August 2010. On 24 October 2012, MYOB released AccountRight Live - the cloud-enabled version of its flagship product. MYOB competes with Xero and QuickBooks.

    $11

    per month

    Pricing
    HotSchedulesMYOB
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $2
    per month per employee
    Plus
    $4
    per month per employee
    Quote-Based
    Quote-based pricing
    Solo
    $11
    per month
    Lite
    $34
    per month
    Pro
    $63
    per month
    Premier
    $88.50
    per month
    Account Right Plus
    $150
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HotSchedulesMYOB
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    HotSchedulesMYOB
    Considered Both Products
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    No answer on this topic
    MYOB
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    50%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    50%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    71%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    50%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    64%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    HotSchedulesMYOB
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of HotSchedules and MYOB
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    MYOB
    10.0
    12 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of HotSchedules and MYOB
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    MYOB
    10.0
    7 Ratings
    28% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of HotSchedules and MYOB
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    MYOB
    10.0
    12 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of HotSchedules and MYOB
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    MYOB
    10.0
    12 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of HotSchedules and MYOB
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    MYOB
    9.1
    16 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings6.37 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings2.84 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of HotSchedules and MYOB
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    MYOB
    10.0
    9 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of HotSchedules and MYOB
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    MYOB
    10.0
    7 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HotSchedulesMYOB
    Small Businesses
    Jolt
    Score9.7 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Jolt
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Accounting Seed
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    HotSchedulesMYOB
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (167 ratings)
    9.0
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    1.2
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HotSchedulesMYOB
    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
    Read full review
    MYOB
    MYOB is suitable for any business. I have two different businesses and both use MYOB effectively. I use MYOB to pay wages every fortnight for both businesses. This enables me to track exactly what is happening with everyone's different sick leave and holiday entitlements easily. I'm also able to keep track of expenditure and balance and reconcile the accounts against bank statements.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    MYOB
    • MYOB is very easy to navigate and find the correct information.
    • The Help section was very straight forward and very easy to learn.
    • MYOB was a great accounting tool for our business as it provided the accountant, sales, etc all of the information they need all in one place.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    MYOB
    • [In my opinion,] horrible interface to import data
    • [In my opinion,] user interface stuck in 1995
    • Needs improvement to usability
    • Contestant price increases
    • [In my opinion,] new in-app advertising is annoying
    • Countless different windows to do simple tasks like onboard an employee
    • [In my experience,] too slow
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    Ease of use, efficiently creating and posting staff schedules.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    MYOB
    Our clients seems hesitant to change softwares so I don't see why we wouldn't be renewing with MYOB
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    MYOB
    Still 10 for me, I have no problem at all using this toll even it hangs sometimes, I need to log in again to refresh it and it always ask to update the MYOB app. i Also like the security of this platform, iT always asks for the code (before logging in.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    MYOB
    MYOB accounting software basically works but looks and functions like 1998. Unfortunately their Antipiracy licensing system is absolutely TERRIBLE and verging on nearly criminal, scam! You must CONFIRM each and every data file and when it doesnt work you have to PAY THEM to fix their own file protection issues. If you dont pay them, they hold your data hostage as your company accounting information file becomes READ ONLY. Permantly, unless you pay them. This is a total extortion SCAM. I cannot believe a company can operate this way. With a lot of better product available... i dont imagine MYOB is going to survive much longer.
    Read full review
    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
    Read full review
    MYOB
    Not even close. Though I will say MYOB had a budget module where Zoho Books doesn't which is one thing severely lacking in Zoho Books. On the other hand, Zoho Books allows for payment processing integration without trying to get a cut from the process whereas MYOB allowed for payment processing but you had to go through their service only and it wasn't cheap.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    MYOB
    • Made a life a lot easier by removing a lot of separate entries in multiple excel sheets
    • With all of the relevant information in one place, it is easier to process payments.
    • Most of the business only have one person doing the payroll compared to the team effort.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.