HotSchedules vs. Jolt

HotSchedules

233 Reviews and Ratings

Jolt

89 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
HotSchedules	Score8 out of 10	N/A	HotSchedules is a cloud-based scheduling, labor and communication management software solution serving the restaurant and hospitality industry. According to the vendor, key benefits include: Build & Communicate Schedules The scheduling and labor management software reduces the time it takes managers to create and communicate schedules. All scheduling and employee information is stored in one central location, so managers have access to time-off requests,…	$2 per month per employee
Jolt	Score9.7 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	Jolt is a task and workforce management, with time & attendance, remote (selfie) login, scheduling, and simple tasking tools, from the company of the same name in Provo, Utah; useful for small teams that could leverage frequent communication.	N/A

Pricing

HotSchedules

Jolt

Essentials: $2
per month per employee
Plus: $4
per month per employee
Quote-Based: Quote-based pricing

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Pricing Offerings
HotSchedules	Jolt
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	HotSchedules	Jolt
Considered Both Products	HotSchedules and Fourth Verified User Chose HotSchedules Jolt has features I wish HotSchedules had, specifically labor management. Currently with HotSchedules, leaders have to use a separate spreadsheet to track labor for the week so that they can plan around that. However, other than this, HotSchedules seems easier for the employees … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose HotSchedules I have only used the scheduling tool provided by Chick-fil-A. I chose HotSchedules because at the time, I knew I needed something with more functionality than what the Chick-fil-A tool provided. My best guess at that was that Chick-fil-A was going to go with HotSchedules, and … Incentivized Helpful?	Jolt Steven DaPolito Owner in Corporate at Johnco Restaurants (Restaurants, 51-200 employees) Chose Jolt Jolt has way more features Incentivized Helpful? Gary Girton Owner at Naps Pizza (Restaurants, 11-50 employees) Chose Jolt Jolt is superior to both. More cost effective and easier to use. Incentivized Helpful? Jacob Jackson General Manager at Altitude Trampoline Park Cityview (Entertainment, 11-50 employees) Chose Jolt These are all schedulers I've used in the past, and while none of them have too many flaws, they simply don't have all of the other functions of Jolt. Jolt bundles in so much more than the competitors. Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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User Ratings
	HotSchedules	Jolt
Likelihood to Recommend	1.0 (167 ratings)	9.7 (63 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.1 (2 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Usability	8.9 (12 ratings)	9.0 (21 ratings)
Support Rating	8.9 (4 ratings)	9.1 (28 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (1 ratings)