7shifts alternative

Hours and HR for a team that doesn't run on shifts.

7shifts is made for restaurants. Alori gives a software company or an agency a time clock, timesheets, time off, hiring and Team chat, next to its CRM, deals and invoices, with unlimited users on every plan.

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7shifts and Alori, side by side.

7shiftsAlori

Main ideaScheduling, labor and tips for restaurantsAn all-in-one app with a time clock, HR and a CRM

PriceFree Comp plan, then $39.99 to $134.99 a location a month billed yearlyFree to start, Solo from $99 a month

HeadcountCapped per plan: 15, 30 or 60 employees, unlimited on PremiumUnlimited users on every plan

Shift schedules, open shifts and tradesYes, its coreNo

Tips and POS salesTip management and POS integrationsNo

Clock-inTablets, phones, computers and POSFrom My space on a computer or phone

Timesheets and payroll hoursYesApprove the week, Export to CSV with overtime

HiringYes, with job boardsCareer page and a bot that texts applicants

CRM, deals and invoicesNoBuilt in

From a clock-in to payroll.

Watch a teammate clock in, the week get approved, a time off request get answered and the hours go out for payroll.

1Clock in from My space
2Approve the week
3Answer time off, with who else is off
4Export the hours for payroll

Clock in from My space

What changes on Monday.

01
BeforeA restaurant scheduler for a team that ships software
With AloriA clock, an approved week and time off
02
BeforeA headcount cap per location
With AloriUnlimited users on every plan
03
BeforeThe team in 7shifts, the clients in a CRM
With AloriThe team and the clients in the same app

The bot meets every applicant first.

Post an opening and it shows on your career page. When someone applies with a phone number, the bot texts them your questions, one at a time, then gives you a fit from 1 to 5.

Keep the usual questions or write up to 5 of your own.
Click Hire and their employee file and first-day list start on their own.
Contracts are signed in the app with a finger.

Team chat, with your bot in it.

Channels, direct messages, threads and voice rooms you drop into. Write @Sam in any channel and he answers there: who is off, whose week waits for approval, which client is waiting.

Voice rooms are always open: click one and you're talking.
Invite a client or a contractor to one channel as a guest.
Unlimited users on every plan, so everyone is in.

Change it by asking.

Your app isn’t frozen on day one. Write what you need, the way you’d text it. Alori makes the change and shows you before anything goes live.

Who is off next week?
Approve everyone's hours for last week
How much overtime did Theo do this month?
Post an opening for a part-time support rep

The full guide

Everything above, in detail: how it works, what it replaces and what it does not.

Short answer: 7shifts is built for restaurants. Alori is a 7shifts alternative for small software companies and agencies that need a time clock, timesheets, time off and hiring, without a restaurant scheduler. Alori keeps those next to your CRM, deals and invoices, adds Team chat, and has unlimited users on every plan. If you run a restaurant, stay on 7shifts: Alori has no shift scheduling, tip pooling or POS link. Switching is adding your team and inviting them by email.

Why teams leave 7shifts

7shifts is an excellent scheduling and labor app for restaurants. Teams that aren't restaurants leave it for these reasons:

Sales forecasts from the POS, tips, stations and break attestations are made for a restaurant floor and don't fit a software company or an agency.
7shifts is priced per location, and each plan allows up to a set number of employees per location, so growing past the cap means a bigger plan.
Hours and team messages are in 7shifts, while clients, deals and invoices are in other tools.

What you pay

7shifts, as listed on its pricing page in November 2026:

Team of 5, one location	7shifts	Alori
Free plan	Comp: 1 location, up to 15 employees, basic scheduling	Free plan, no card needed
Paid plans	Essentials $39.99, Pro $79.99, Premium $134.99 a location a month billed yearly ($44.99, $89.99 and $149.99 monthly)	Solo from $99 a month, Business from $249
Headcount	Up to 30 employees on Essentials, 60 on Pro	Unlimited users on every plan
CRM, deals and invoices	Not included	Included

For a restaurant's schedule, 7shifts costs less and does far more. Alori pays off for a team that needs a clock, HR, team chat and a CRM in one app. See pricing.

What Alori replaces

A time clock: people clock in and out from My space, on a computer or a phone, or tell Ask Sam "clock me in".
Timesheets: approve each person's week under Timesheets, fix a day, or add hours someone forgot.
Hours for payroll: export to CSV: regular hours, overtime past 40 hours, hours on a statutory holiday and the total, per person per week, for your payroll provider.
Time off: people ask from their phone, you answer under To answer, and each file shows what is left. A team calendar shows who is off, birthdays and start dates.
Hiring: openings on your career page. The bot texts each applicant your questions and gives a fit from 1 to 5. Click Hire and their file and first-day list start.
Documents and certifications: contracts signed in the app with a finger, and cards and permits with expiry reminders.
Team chat: channels, direct messages, threads and voice rooms, with Sam, your team bot. See the Slack alternative.
The client work around it: customers, deals, tasks and invoices.

What Alori doesn't do yet

Everything that makes 7shifts a restaurant tool: shift schedules, open shifts and trades, labor targets from POS sales, tip pooling and payouts, break and meal attestations, state labor compliance alerts, employee training courses and the manager log book. Alori also does not run payroll. If you run a restaurant, stay on 7shifts.

How to switch

Start free. Describe your business. Alori builds your app with Employees and Team chat.
Add your team. Click Add an employee for each person, or paste your 7shifts employee list into Ask Sam: "Add these employees". Pick Hourly for anyone who keeps a timesheet, and invite each person by email so they get My space.
Add time off already approved. Tell Ask Sam "add vacation for Noah from December 22 to January 2".
Run your first week. Your team clocks in from My space. Approve the weeks under Timesheets and click Export to CSV for payroll. Past schedules and timesheets stay in 7shifts.

Questions

Another question? Ask it when you start.

Yes if you aren't a restaurant and need a time clock, timesheets, time off and hiring next to your clients and invoices. For a restaurant, 7shifts fits far better.

Alori has a free plan with no card needed, and unlimited users on every plan. For a single restaurant's schedule, 7shifts' free Comp plan costs less.

Your team: paste the list into Ask Sam or add each person. Schedules, tips and past timesheets stay in 7shifts.

No. Alori has no tip pooling or tip payouts.

Small software companies and agencies, usually under 50 people. See how Alori handles team management.

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