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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

    Procore

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AProcore is a project management software designed specifically for the construction industry. Procore is cloud-based and allows unlimited users per instance, so that construction team members and stakeholders can all access project information and documents.N/A
    Pricing
    HotSchedulesProcore
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $2
    per month per employee
    Plus
    $4
    per month per employee
    Quote-Based
    Quote-based pricing
    Custom Bundle
    Custom Quote
    annually
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HotSchedulesProcore
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Procore charges an upfront annual fee by product and based upon Annual Construction Volume (ACV) - the aggregate dollar value of the construction work across the customer's projects. Procore contracts include access for unlimited users, customer support, unlimited data storage, and product enhancements, at no additional cost. Multi-year pools: Contract volume is set for the entire multi-year term and can be consumed at any time during that period to help smooth out variability in consumption. Volume opt-in: Up-front contractual pricing is put in place for additional volume that might need to be added mid-term, to increase predictability of costs. Renewal rate protection: Up-front setting of rates is locked now, so businesses can budget accordingly for future renewals and improve cost predictability in future years.
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    Community Pulse
    HotSchedulesProcore
    Considered Both Products
    HotSchedules and Fourth
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    Procore Technologies
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    168 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    130 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    172 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    107 Answers
    Features
    HotSchedulesProcore
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of HotSchedules and Procore
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    Procore
    7.1
    65 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.166 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of HotSchedules and Procore
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    Procore
    5.9
    58 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings5.959 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of HotSchedules and Procore
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    Procore
    7.8
    209 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.7192 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.0200 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.6196 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings7.9190 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of HotSchedules and Procore
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    Procore
    8.3
    775 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings8.9746 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings7.6719 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists00 Ratings8.8698 Ratings
    Photo documentation00 Ratings8.7747 Ratings
    Jobsite reports00 Ratings8.2707 Ratings
    Document sharing00 Ratings8.7767 Ratings
    RFI tools00 Ratings8.8728 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings8.3705 Ratings
    As-built drawings00 Ratings8.3119 Ratings
    Mobile app00 Ratings7.3715 Ratings
    Submittal design and management00 Ratings8.5227 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes00 Ratings7.7216 Ratings
    Specifications00 Ratings8.6225 Ratings
    Change orders00 Ratings7.8189 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of HotSchedules and Procore
    Feature
    HotSchedules
    -
    Ratings
    Procore
    8.3
    122 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Takeoff tools00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Job costing00 Ratings7.0108 Ratings
    Cost databases00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Cost calculator00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Bid creation00 Ratings7.3116 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HotSchedulesProcore
    Small Businesses
    Jolt
    Score9.7 out of 10
    CMiC Construction Platform
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Jolt
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Autodesk Build
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Revit
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HotSchedulesProcore
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (167 ratings)
    8.4
    (883 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.6
    (70 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (57 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    9.7
    (69 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (13 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (114 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (15 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (310 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (15 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (13 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (14 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HotSchedulesProcore
    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.
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    Procore Technologies
    It works great for project management and putting all job-specific documents in one place. We are able to share drawings, submittals, and forms with our customers and subcontractors in a safe and reliable platform. However, getting reporting data is somewhat lacking, so if your business needs advanced options, you might try and find a better product.
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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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    Procore Technologies
    • Does well Emailing me (If i am subscribed to a project) to let me know when revisions have been updated.
    • Easy to navigate
    • Great at Allowing me as a project Engineer to Upload my drawings to Procore. Not a lot of steps, and very easy to do.
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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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    Procore Technologies
    • Downloading drawing sets sometimes involves an extra step that holds up the process
    • The dashboard is simplistic to the point that I don't feel like I am getting enough information about a specific project from the get-go
    • Granting access to a project on Procore is not very straightforward as a consultant- restrictions sometimes cause hold-ups
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    Ease of use, efficiently creating and posting staff schedules.
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    Procore Technologies
    We will undoubtedly renew Procore as it has proven itself to be a means to better track and improve upon our efficiency and communications between job sites and their project managers as well as all other departments. Procore has made an incredible impact on how we, as a company, do our job on all levels; it is one of our most powerful and effective resources.
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    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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    Procore Technologies
    90% of Procore is very intuitive and any user can pick it up and go. There are a few elements, more so on the Financials side that need some prior knowledge of systems in order to understand how and why it functions as it does. Once this is understood, it flows effortlessly
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    Reliability and Availability
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    No answers on this topic
    Procore Technologies
    If you are working in an area with little to no signal, Procore will still allow you to get in the system and use it fully and will then update once you are at a place with a strong enough signal. Whether it be with wifi or LTE cell phone reception.
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    Performance
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    No answers on this topic
    Procore Technologies
    For the most part Procore is very responsive. However there are times when it's a little slow but it's minimal.
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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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    Procore Technologies
    General Support for Project Management and Financials is consistent. The ERP support is never consistent and I do end up at times in a black hole. I have to continually reach out to get the issue resolved or get an update. The ERP support needs more of Procore's attention
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    In-Person Training
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    No answers on this topic
    Procore Technologies
    Procore's Implementation Team does a great job of ensuring users are confident in using the system. They run through a process of training sessions based on the tools you have purchased, and lay ou ta plan to help the power users configure the tool to suit the company's needs. They provide useful resources for certifications, support and ongoing training as well.
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    Online Training
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    No answers on this topic
    Procore Technologies
    Procore's certification program and focused how-to training videos allowed for easy training that did not feel overwhelming. The way the certification programs were broken up into small parts made it seem much less daunting to complete. The training feels focused and does not overload users with too much information all at once.
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    Implementation Rating
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    No answers on this topic
    Procore Technologies
    Iron out your cost code list in your accounting software before you link with Procore. Once the link is established that list is more or less permanent. Review the permission matrix carefully. It controls so much. You want to ensure the information provided to your users adequate but you also want to protect your sensitive data. Procore Financials are organized in a total contract value style. Any markup or Profit will need to be sent somewhere on your budget. This may be significantly different than the Cost budgeting that many contractors do
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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.
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    Procore Technologies
    Procore has a clearer user interface and a wider variety of tools than any program I've used. Procore also lives up to their name in terms of helpful and fast customer service. There is always a Procore rep. that is available to contact, making any problems just a mini hurdle.
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    Scalability
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    No answers on this topic
    Procore Technologies
    once in awhile Procore is down for a period of time, its frustrating when it happens but doesn't tend to last long.
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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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    Procore Technologies
    • The Procore service impacts on construction projects are effective and reliable on production acceleration.
    • The collaboration is stable and easy files access and uploading of engineering drawings and plans is excellent.
    • New project planning and project financial data management on Procore functions are excellent.
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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.