7shifts is scheduling and team management built for restaurants. Its time clock, 7punches, adds photo clock-in, geofencing and break alerts, which matter in a kitchen with strict break rules.
7shifts is built around the restaurant shift: front of house, back of house, servers and line cooks with different roles and wages. Its time clock app, 7punches, lets staff clock in from a mobile device, with optional photo clock-in to stop buddy punching and optional geofencing to keep clock-ins on site.
The feature most restaurant owners care about is the alerting. 7shifts says managers get alerted for breaks and overtime, which helps in states with meal and rest break premiums. Timesheets can sync to your current payroll provider, or you can pay staff with 7shifts Payroll.
7shifts speaks the language of a restaurant floor. Roles, stations and front- and back-of-house teams are the default, not a custom setup, and its time clock is tuned to the moments that cause wage claims in restaurants: missed breaks and creeping overtime, both of which trigger alerts.
It also gives owners a choice on payroll. Hours can sync to the provider you already use, or you can move pay into 7shifts Payroll and keep scheduling, punches and paychecks in one place.
| Plan | Listed price | What the plan adds |
|---|---|---|
| Plans and prices | Not shown in the pricing page text when we checked | Ask 7shifts for current tiers and per-location pricing |
| 7punches time clock | Described by 7shifts as its free time clocking app | Mobile clock-in, optional photo clock-in and geofencing |
| 7shifts Payroll | Not stated | Pay the team inside 7shifts instead of a separate provider |
If you see plan prices on the 7shifts site, note the date and whether they are per location or per user.
| Platform | What its site says |
|---|---|
| iOS and Android | App Store and Google Play |
| Web | Not confirmed on the pages we read |
| Time clock | 7punches app |
| Support | Help center and contact form; partner API documentation |
| Integrations listed | POS systems including TouchBistro, Square, Lightspeed, Clover, Toast and Revel |
Without published prices, compare on the same inputs. Collect these before you call 7shifts.
| Line | How it adds up | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Locations | Count each restaurant | Ask |
| Active staff | Include part-time and seasonal | Ask |
| Payroll | Your provider or 7shifts Payroll | Ask |
Ask whether the price is per location, per user, or both.
A 40-seat bistro schedules six servers and four cooks for Friday. A cook clocks in on the 7punches app with a photo; at the five-hour mark the manager gets a break alert; a server going into overtime triggers a second alert before the shift ends. On Monday the hours sync to payroll.
A retail or warehouse business gets little from the restaurant-specific design.
| Feature | 7shifts | EZTime |
|---|---|---|
| Industry focus | Restaurants | Many industries, including restaurants |
| Published prices | Not in the page text when checked | $2, $4, $6 per employee |
| Time clock | 7punches app | GPS app, web, kiosk, NFC tags |
| Photo at clock-in | Optional | Not offered |
| Geofencing | Optional | Approved locations from Advanced |
| Break alerts | Yes | Missed-break alerts |
| Payroll | Sync or 7shifts Payroll | Payroll-ready reports |
| Tips | Not covered on the pages we read | EzTip tip pooling |
EZTime publishes its prices, from $2 per employee per month, and includes break tracking with missed-break alerts and EzTip tip pooling. It is not restaurant-only, which helps groups that also run catering or retail.
Plan names and prices were not shown in the text of the 7shifts pricing page when we checked on November 9, 2026. Ask 7shifts for a quote.
7punches is the 7shifts time clock app. 7shifts calls it free; it supports optional photo clock-in and geofencing.
Yes. You can sync timesheets to your payroll provider or pay staff with 7shifts Payroll.
Yes, its time clock page says managers are alerted for breaks and overtime.
Yes, with no credit card required.
Optional photo clock-in in the 7punches app is designed for that, alongside optional geofencing.
No, its time clock page says no credit card is required.
It is built for restaurants and its pages are written for them; other businesses can use it but will not benefit from the restaurant-specific design.
Its integrations page shows TouchBistro, Square, Lightspeed, Clover, Toast and Revel among others.
Try EZTime next to 7shifts for 14 days, no credit card. See plans on the pricing page.