# 7shifts vs Paddl Canonical: https://paddl-ai.co/compare/7shifts Last reviewed: 2026-09-22 by the Paddl team 7shifts is a restaurant-focused scheduling and workforce management platform popular in North America, offering tip pooling, labour compliance, and POS integrations for food service businesses. ## In one sentence Paddl is food safety, compliance and operations software for UK hospitality: digital SFBB, HACCP plans, allergens and Natasha's Law labels, temperature, cleaning and training records, and an EHO-ready audit pack. £69 per location per month with every feature included, a 30-day free trial and no contract. 7shifts: Free plan for one location; paid from US$39.99 a location a month. ## 7shifts pricing 7shifts: Capterra lists from US$39.99 a month per location; a free plan for a single location is advertised. USD, North America first. Tip pooling and US labour compliance are the focus. Checked 2026-09-11 against https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/123038/7shifts-restaurant-scheduling. Paddl: £69 per location per month, every feature included, 30-day free trial. No tiers and no volume discount. 5 owner and manager users per location included, £2.99 a month for each extra; staff do not take a seat. ## 7shifts reviews 4.7 out of 5 from 1212 reviews on Capterra (https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/123038/7shifts-restaurant-scheduling), read 2026-09-11. ## Where 7shifts and Paddl differ 44 features compared; 32 are in Paddl and not in 7shifts, checked against 7shifts's published feature list on 2026-09-11. **Food Safety & Compliance** Paddl has, 7shifts does not: Digital SFBB Packs, HACCP Plans, AI HACCP Generation, Allergen Management, Risk Assessments, EHO Report Generation, One-Click Audit Packs, Fire Safety - Drills, Certificates & Expiry Alerts, COSHH Management. **Operations & Equipment** Paddl has, 7shifts does not: Equipment Tracking, AI Equipment Anomaly Detection, Temperature Monitoring, Maintenance Swimlanes, Supplier Management, Delivery Checks. **Team & Training** Paddl has, 7shifts does not: Staff Inductions, Shift Handovers / EOD Reports. 7shifts covers in part: Training Tracking, GPS Check-in. **Documents & Knowledge** Paddl has, 7shifts does not: Document Management, Knowledge Hub, Digital Signatures, Licence Management, Insurance Gap Detection, Lease & Property Management. **Reporting & Incidents** Paddl has, 7shifts does not: Complaint Monitoring, Incident & Accident Reporting, EHO Visit Dashboard, AI Legal Guidance & Evidence Packs. **Platform & AI** Paddl has, 7shifts does not: Offline Mode, AI Assistant, AI That Carries Out Tasks, AI Document Extraction, Compliance Dashboard. Where 7shifts is stronger: Purpose-built for restaurants with tip pooling and labour compliance; Free tier available for small single-location restaurants; Team chat and announcements built into the scheduling app; POS integrations for labour-to-sales insights. ## Choose 7shifts if - You are a North American restaurant needing scheduling - Tip management and labour compliance are priorities - You want a free tier for a small single-location team ## Choose Paddl if - You operate in the UK and need SFBB/HACCP compliance - You want team chat that carries open shifts, jobs and acknowledged broadcasts - Food safety documentation and EHO preparation are essential - You want AI-powered HACCP generation and allergen management - Equipment tracking, maintenance, and insurance monitoring matter ## What matters most **North American restaurant scheduling** 7shifts is built for US and Canadian restaurants: tip pooling, US labour law compliance, POS integrations with Toast and Square. Paddl is built for UK venues: the rota follows UK working time and young-worker rules and reads Square takings for the demand band. **Per location** Both price per location. 7shifts has a free tier for one site; Paddl is £69 a location with every feature and a 30-day trial. **Scope** 7shifts is scheduling and team communication. Paddl adds the compliance records, routines, equipment, licences and insurance. **Both have team chat** 7shifts has chat and announcements next to the schedule. Paddl has channels built from the rota, broadcasts that ask each person to acknowledge with a report of who has not, open shifts claimed from the thread, a photo turned into a maintenance job, and translation into twelve languages. Neither is a bolt-on; the difference is what the chat can reach. ## Switching from 7shifts to Paddl - A UK rota that follows UK working time rules - Per-location pricing with the compliance records included - Hours from GPS check-ins and payroll export - HACCP, SFBB, allergens and the EHO pack An afternoon. ### How the switch works 1. Export staff and shifts 2. Import staff and set roles 3. Publish next week's rota 4. Point payroll at the hours export 5. Turn on routines and upload the menu What you keep: Rota, swaps, availability What you give up: Tip pooling; Toast-specific labour reporting; Toast and other North American POS integrations ## Alternatives to 7shifts for UK hospitality | Product | Category | Pricing | | --- | --- | --- | | Paddl | Food safety, compliance and operations | £69 per location per month, every feature included, 30-day free trial. No tiers and no volume discount. | | Deputy (https://paddl-ai.co/compare/deputy) | Rota and scheduling | £3.25 to £6.50 per user per month, £20 minimum; a 40-person team on Core is £170 a month for the rota alone | | RotaCloud (https://paddl-ai.co/compare/rotacloud) | Rota and scheduling | From £10 a month for up to five employees, scaling by headcount; Capterra lists £5 per user; no contract | | Planday (Xero) (https://paddl-ai.co/compare/planday) | Rota and scheduling | Per user per month from around £2.99, five-user minimum; Pro on quote | ## Questions **How much does 7shifts cost?** 7shifts advertises a free plan for a single location and paid plans that Capterra lists from US$39.99 a location a month. Paddl is £69 a location a month with every feature. **What do 7shifts reviews say?** 7shifts has 4.7 from 1,212 reviews on Capterra UK, almost all from North American restaurants, praising the scheduling and team chat. **Is 7shifts available in the UK?** It can be used in the UK, but its labour compliance, tip pooling and integrations are built for North America, and it has no UK food safety content. **What is the best alternative to 7shifts in the UK?** Paddl for a UK rota inside a compliance platform; RotaCloud, Deputy or Planday for UK scheduling-only tools. **Can I move from 7shifts to Paddl?** Yes. Export staff and shifts, import, publish next week's rota.