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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 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

#6 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

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