Scheduling cost calculator

The headline price is only part of what a scheduling app costs. Some charge per user, some per location and some a flat price for a block of users, so the cheapest app for eight people isn't always the cheapest for thirty. This calculator estimates the total for a team like yours, using the prices each vendor publishes for month-to-month billing.

Enter how many locations you have and how many people need an account. Count the managers and the owner when the vendor charges for them; some vendors don't charge for admins, and that's in each plan's notes. The calculator takes, for each app, the cheapest plan that includes both scheduling and a time clock, and adds up:

• the plan's fee per user, per location or per block of users;
• base fees and other monthly fees every restaurant pays on that plan;
• one-time setup fees, and what leaving costs if you pick a month to leave.

It doesn't include wages, your POS or hardware you already own: it's what the scheduling software costs. Optional add-ons, like payroll or tip management, are listed on each pricing page but not added. Yearly prices are cheaper but you pay or commit for the whole year, so they're shown in the plan notes and not used here. Promotions, like free months, are never subtracted.

When a vendor doesn't publish its price, or the scheduling module comes inside a POS plan we can't price for you, you'll see an "incomplete" label instead of an exact number. This is an estimate, not a quote. Use it to compare apps and to ask better questions before you sign.