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Josh P.
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Updated February 5, 2026
HotSchedules vs When I Work: Which is best for you?
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$2.50
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Top Rated
Features
Features
Shift Swapping
4.91
Online Time Clock
4.88
Availability Management
4.86
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Time Off Management
4.82
Online Time Tracking
4.73
Time & Attendance
4.64
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Integrations
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Pros / Cons
- It helps our management team control labor and communicate with all staff members.
- The only downside to hot schedules is that once employment is ceased.
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- We love that you can see if your employees have seen their schedule as well as verification of communication between team members in group chats.
- There were some frustrating technical issues when the application tried to capture my location using celular data, neglecting the main purpose of the application to manage my job.
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Ease-of-Use
4.3/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.5/ 5in the comparison
Value for Money
4.1/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.4/ 5in the comparison
Customer Support
4.2/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.4/ 5in the comparison
Functionality
4.3/ 5
4.3/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
FrontRunners
FrontRunners 2024
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Recommendations
Recommendations
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N/A
Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
