A 7shifts alternative for businesses with 2–5 locations
A good 7shifts alternative for 2–5 locations depends on what you use 7shifts for: if you rely on its restaurant POS integration and SMS reminders, stay; if you need a time clock and shift trading priced in US dollars, ZoomShift Starter costs $75/month and Connecteam Operations Advanced $59/month for 30 staff. 7shifts Essentials at 3 locations costs CAD 134.97/month on monthly billing, and 7shifts' own site shows no USD price.
Cost at 3 locations and 30 staff
Example: 7shifts prices per location. Essentials (up to 30 employees) at 3 locations is 3 × CAD 44.99 = CAD 134.97/month on monthly billing, or 3 × CAD 39.99 = CAD 119.97/month billed annually. Pro, which adds payroll integration and clock-in limits by location, is 3 × CAD 89.99 = CAD 269.97/month. The free Comp plan is for single locations only. Prices were shown in CAD; the /en-us/pricing/ page returned a 404, so no USD figure is given here. For comparison in USD, ZoomShift Starter is 30 × $2.50 = $75/month and Connecteam Operations Advanced is $59/month for the first 30 users (cost of 10 scheduling apps at 3 stores and 30 staff).
Verdict
Choose 7shifts if you run restaurants and use its POS integration (all plans) and automatic SMS reminders (Essentials and up) (per 7shifts' plan comparison table, category-level checkmarks), and shift trading, which is on every plan including the free Comp plan for one location and up to 15 employees.
Choose Assistlify if you want cash-drawer counts and stock counts per location in the same app as the schedule, time clock and time-off requests, one flat monthly price per business instead of CAD 44.99 or more per location, and setup done for you: we load your current schedule and staff. It has no shift swaps, payroll, POS integrations, GPS or SMS. Assistlify's price is not yet published, so we cannot say whether it costs less. It is in early access; you can try it in the preview workspace.
Side by side
| Item | 7shifts | Assistlify |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per location per month, with employee caps per plan (Essentials up to 30 employees); annual billing saves 10% | One flat monthly price per business, not per location or per user |
| Cost at 3 locations / 30 staff | Essentials: 3 × CAD 44.99 = CAD 134.97/month (monthly billing); 3 × CAD 39.99 = CAD 119.97/month billed annually. No USD price on 7shifts' site | One flat monthly price per business; Assistlify's price is not yet published, so we cannot say whether it costs less. |
| Free plan | Comp: free, for single locations, up to 15 employees | Not published; in early access, with an open preview workspace to try |
| Scheduling | Yes, all plans including Comp | Yes: weekly schedules built by hand or generated from staff availability and approved time off, then published to the team; staff can be assigned to one or more locations |
| Time clock | Yes, on Essentials, Pro and Premium (not Comp) | Yes: clock in/out with breaks; attendance CSV export |
| Shift swaps / open shifts | Yes: offer up, trade and claim open shifts, all plans | No |
| Time off | Yes, all plans; PTO accruals and balances on Pro and up | Yes: requests from the phone; approval flags overlapping shifts |
| Payroll | Payroll integration on Pro and Premium; 7shifts Payroll price not found on 7shifts' site | No (attendance CSV export only) |
| POS integrations | Yes, POS integration on all plans (per 7shifts' plan comparison table, category-level checkmarks); schedule enforcement on POS on Pro and Premium | No |
| GPS / geofence | Blocks clock-in outside the restaurant on Pro and Premium; method (GPS or geofence) not stated | No |
| SMS | Yes, automatic SMS reminders on Essentials, Pro and Premium (per 7shifts' plan comparison table, category-level checkmarks) | No |
| Cash-drawer counts | Not found on 7shifts's site | Yes, per location |
| Stock counts | Not found on 7shifts's site | Yes, per location |
| Setup and trial | 14-day trial of the Pro plan, no credit card | We set it up for you: we load your current schedule and staff. Staff join by link or QR code and use it in the browser on iPhone, Android or desktop |
Vendor cells come from 7shifts's own pages, checked November 12, 2026. "Not found" means we did not find it on those pages, not that it does not exist.
Related: cost of 10 scheduling apps at 3 stores and 30 staff, Homebase alternative for 2–5 locations, cash drawer count calculator.
Questions
How much does 7shifts cost for 3 locations?
Essentials is CAD 44.99 per location per month on monthly billing, so 3 locations cost CAD 134.97/month (CAD 119.97 billed annually). 7shifts' pricing page showed no USD price when checked on November 12, 2026.
Is 7shifts free for multiple locations?
No. The free Comp plan is for single locations with up to 15 employees.
Does the free 7shifts plan include a time clock?
No. Basic time clocking is checked on Essentials, Pro and Premium, not on Comp.
Sources
- 7shifts pricing (checked 2026-11-12)
- 7shifts US pricing URL (returned 404) (checked 2026-11-12)
- ZoomShift pricing (checked 2026-11-12)
- Connecteam pricing (checked 2026-11-12)