An honest comparison — including where 7shifts wins.

7shifts is the restaurant-first scheduler many operators default to. We built PeopleBridge after using it. Here's where each one actually wins.

Feature	PeopleBridge	7shifts	Notes
Free tier (1 location)	✅ First month free, up to 10 employees	✅ Up to 30 employees	7shifts free is ongoing; ours is a 1-month free period
Pricing for 3 locations	$1/employee/mo + $30 (3 locations), all features	$70+/mo per location ($210+ total)	7shifts charges per location; ours is one simple plan
Restaurant-first design	✅	✅	Both built for restaurants
Toast POS integration depth	✅ Sales + tips + tax + tip pool + applied discounts	✅ Sales + tips + labor sync	Comparable, slight edge to 7shifts on labor sync
Weekly tip pool calculator	✅ Pro-rata by hours, Lock & Pay snapshot	✅ Tip pooling with multiple distribution methods	7shifts has more distribution variants; we have audit-grade locking
GPS-verified time clock	✅ Included for everyone	⚠️ Pro plan ($96+/mo/loc)	7shifts gates GPS behind a higher tier
Drag-and-drop scheduling	✅	✅
Onboarding (W-4, I-9, DD)	✅ Included	⚠️ HR add-on ($25+/mo)	7shifts charges separately for HR module
Operational AI features	✅ All AI included	⚠️ Some auto-scheduling	We have demand forecasting, OT predictor, doc extraction, etc.
CPA-ready monthly tax export	✅ With Toast integration	❌ Not native	Critical for restaurants
Native iOS / Android app	❌ PWA only	✅ Native apps	Honest call-out
Shift trades + open shifts	✅	✅	Comparable
Kiosk mode (shared tablet)	✅ Included for everyone	✅ All paid plans
Team messaging + announcements	✅ Per-location targeting	✅
Multi-brand operator support	✅ Built-in	✅ Multi-location plans	Both handle this
Bulk CSV employee import	✅ Included	✅
Nonprofit discount	✅ 10% off	❌ Not advertised

The honest takeaway

Pick PeopleBridge if…

You run 2+ locations and 7shifts pricing per location stings
You want every AI feature included, not paid as add-ons
You're comfortable with a PWA (no App Store needed)
You need CPA-ready monthly sales tax reports
You want nonprofit pricing on the same product

Pick 7shifts if…

You're a single-location restaurant with 11–30 employees on free tier
Native iOS / Android app distribution is non-negotiable
You've invested in 7shifts integrations (Restaurant365, MarketMan, etc.) we don't have
You need their specific tip distribution variants we haven't built

Common questions

Is 7shifts really $70+/mo per location?

7shifts Entrée plan is $30/mo per location, but most restaurants end up on The Works ($70+/mo per location) for GPS, tip pooling, and integrations. At 3 locations that's $210/mo minimum. PeopleBridge is one simple plan — $1 per active employee/mo + $10 per location/mo with every feature included — so 3 locations at 30 employees is $60/mo total.

What does 7shifts do better today?

Two real things: (1) Native iOS and Android apps in the App Store, which we don't have — we're a PWA. (2) More tip distribution variants (percentage-of-sales, points-based, etc.) where we currently support pro-rata by hours only. If those matter more than the price gap, 7shifts is the right call.

How hard is it to migrate from 7shifts?

Export your team from 7shifts as CSV. Upload to PeopleBridge via Settings → People → Import. Names, emails, phones, pay rates, and location assignments come over. Schedules themselves are usually rebuilt — most teams find that's a fresh-start opportunity anyway.

Does PeopleBridge integrate with Restaurant365 or MarketMan?

Not today. 7shifts has a deeper integration partner ecosystem in restaurant-specific tools. If your stack already depends on R365 or MarketMan integrations with 7shifts, factor that into the switching cost.

Can I trial both side-by-side?

Yes. Run a week of schedules in each. PeopleBridge is free for your first month (up to 10 employees and 1 location, no card), which is enough to evaluate the UX.

Trial both. See for yourself.

Free for your first month, no credit card. If 7shifts is the right fit for your team, we'll be the first to say so.

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