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HotSchedules
Austin, Texas, United States
What it is
HotSchedules is a workforce-management platform built for restaurant and hospitality operators. It covers hiring, payroll, scheduling, compliance, and team management. Managers can create schedules from sales and labor data, while employees receive mobile access and real-time updates. Predictive insights help align staffing with demand and reduce overtime and waste. Compliance features include predictive scheduling, labor-law alerts, and reporting. The platform integrates with POS systems such as PAR POS, Toast, Oracle Micros, and NCR Aloha, with a broader partner list that includes Lightspeed U Series, Revel, and Simphony. Fourth also offers instant digital tip payouts and early access to earned wages through its hospitality pay solutions. HotSchedules runs on web, Android, and iOS; separate mobile apps are listed at $2.99 in each app store. The HS Team application requires an employer-provided user account. Pricing is on request, with a free trial and no free plan. Fourth provides 24/7 self-service help articles and product guides.
For and against
For
- Scheduling uses sales and labor data
- Predictive staffing insights
- Labor-law alerts and reporting
- POS integrations
- Android, iOS, and web access
Against
- No free plan
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- Mobile app costs $2.99
- HS Team requires employer account
The verdict
HotSchedules combines scheduling, workforce administration, compliance, and restaurant POS connections. Its mobile access supports employees, while operators should account for contact-based pricing and app fees.
Who it suits
It suits quick-service, full-service, cafe, bar, pizzeria, pub, bakery, and catering operations managing hourly teams. Employees need an HS Team account supplied by their employer.
Plans and prices
HotSchedules Scheduling & Team Management
1-year offer on us
Read 1 Oct 2026 · fourth.com
On the record
- Account requirement
- The HS Team application requires a valid HS Team user account supplied through the employee’s employer.play.google.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- HotSchedules provides predictive scheduling, labor-law alerts and built-in reporting for compliance management.fourth.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Compliance frameworks
- Fourth’s listed AWS hosting provider is ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 27008 and ISO 27017 certified and SOC 1, SOC 2 and SOC 3 audited.au.fourth.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Customer support
- Fourth provides 24/7 self-service help articles and product guides through its Customer Success Portal; sales coverage is listed as weekdays 08:00–20:00 ET.fourth.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Forecasting
- The platform uses predictive insights to match staffing to demand and reduce overtime and waste.fourth.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Integration ecosystem
- Fourth lists POS partners including Aloha, Digital Dining, Focus, HungerRush, Lightspeed U Series, PAR POS, POSitouch, Restaurant Manager, Squirrel, Toast, Xpient, Xenial IRIS, QU, Revel and Simphony.fourth.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Mobile app fee
- The HotSchedules mobile app costs $2.99 in each of the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.help.hotschedules.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Pay features
- Fourth offers instant digital tip payouts and early access to earned wages through its hospitality pay solutions.fourth.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- POS integrations
- HotSchedules integrates with POS systems including PAR POS, Toast, Oracle Micros and NCR Aloha to synchronize sales and labor data.fourth.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- HotSchedules is a workforce-management platform for restaurants and hospitality businesses covering hiring, payroll, scheduling, compliance and team management.fourth.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- Managers can build schedules using real sales and labor data, while employees receive mobile access and real-time updates.fourth.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Security
- Fourth says it uses secured communication channels, password protection, limited-access systems and per-user least-privilege access controls.uk.fourth.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Supported mobile platforms
- HotSchedules provides separate mobile applications for iOS and Android.help.hotschedules.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Target market
- Fourth describes HotSchedules as purpose-built for restaurant and hospitality operators, including quick-service, full-service, cafes, bars, pizzerias, pubs, bakeries and catering operations.fourth.com · read 1 Oct 2026
