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#1 Homebase 4.5 Restaurants, cafes, bars and hospitality venues Retail shops and boutiques Health, beauty and wellness businesses Single-location small businesses wanting a free scheduling plan Hourly teams that want scheduling, time clock and payroll in one app Compare

#2 When I Work 4.4 Restaurants, cafes, bars Retail shops and franchises Healthcare providers and clinics Multi-location service businesses Any hourly, shift-based team of 5 to 500 Compare

#3 Deputy 4.4 Hospitality businesses - restaurants, cafes, pubs, hotels Retail stores and multi-location chains Healthcare and aged-care providers with rotating rosters Growing hourly workforces that need compliance and labor-cost controls Managers who want AI-assisted scheduling and demand forecasting Compare

#4 7shifts 4.4 Independent restaurants and small hospitality groups Multi-location restaurant operators needing labor compliance and forecasting Operators wanting scheduling, tips and payroll in one system Restaurants already on Toast, Square, Clover or Lightspeed POS Compare

#5 Planday 4.4 Restaurants, hotels, care homes and retail teams of 10+ staff who live by the weekly rota Businesses already running Xero accounting or payroll Managers who need punch-clock time tracking tied to payroll reporting Multi-site operators wanting revenue-versus-wage forecasting Compare

#6 Connecteam 4.3 Deskless and frontline teams - construction, cleaning, security, field services Restaurants, retail and hospitality businesses Small businesses under 10 employees wanting a full-featured free plan Managers who want scheduling, communication and HR in one app Multi-site teams needing GPS time clock and geofencing Compare

#7 Sling 4.3 Restaurants, cafes and hospitality venues, especially Toast customers Small hourly businesses wanting a free scheduling plan for up to 30 users Teams that need scheduling plus built-in team messaging Budget-conscious operators comparing per-user costs Compare

#8 ZoomShift 4.3 Small businesses that need free scheduling for up to 20 employees Restaurants and retail shops wanting simple scheduling plus time clock Seasonal businesses that pause subscriptions in off months Budget-conscious teams comparing per-user costs Compare

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