Compared honestly

Weekwright vs 7shifts

7shifts owns restaurant scheduling — POS integrations, tip pooling, US restaurant labor law. Weekwright brings AI drafts and a vertical-agnostic compliance engine. Here's how they overlap and don't.

Honest assessment

Which tool fits your team?

No tool is best for everyone. Here's when 7shifts is the right call — and when Weekwright is.

Pick 7shifts when…

  • You're a restaurant. Period. The POS integrations (Toast, Square, Lightspeed, Revel) are the moat.
  • Tip pooling is part of your operations and you want it native, not bolted on.
  • Your team uses 7shifts' team chat and you'd lose adoption switching tools.

Pick Weekwright when…

  • You're not just a restaurant — multi-vertical operations (catering + events, hotel + restaurant, retail-with-bar). 7shifts is restaurant-only.
  • AI drafts that respect availability + skills + compliance, not auto-fill of static templates.
  • Per-seat pricing makes sense at your size: 7shifts Entrée at $35/location stacks fast across multi-location chains.
  • You need a configurable compliance engine for non-US jurisdictions (EU Working Time Directive, UK rest periods, etc.).

Feature by feature

Weekwright vs 7shifts — full breakdown.

✓ included · — partial / on a higher tier · ✗ not available

FeatureWeekwright7shifts
AI weekly drafts
Included
Partial
Conversational scheduling chat
Included
Not included
Per-shift assignment explanations
Included
Not included
Real-time multi-manager edits
Included
Not included
Time-off management
Included
Included
Shift swaps (employee-to-employee)
Included
Included
Open shifts / coverage requests
Included
Included
Compliance rules engine
Included
Partial
Multi-location dashboards
Included
Included
Schedule templates
Included
Included
Audit log with retention
Included
Included
SSO (Google Workspace)
Included
Included
POS integrations (Toast, Square, etc.)
Not included
Included
Time tracking + payroll built-in
Partial
Included
Mobile app for employees
Included
Included

Pricing

How the cheques line up.

7shifts pricing as of 2026-05. Public list price; promo discounts may apply.

7shifts

  • Comp free (1 location, up to 30 employees)
  • Entrée $34.99/mo per location
  • The Works $76.99/mo per location
  • Gourmet $135/mo per location

Weekwright

  • Starter — free up to 10 active employees, no card
  • Pro — $4.50 / seat / mo (or $3.50 annual)
  • AI — $7.50 / seat / mo (or $6 annual) — adds the agent
  • Business — $12 / seat / mo + $99 / mo platform fee

Weekwright pricing

Per seat. No per-location surprises.

Free up to 10 employees. Switch plans anytime via Stripe.

Common questions

Weekwright vs 7shifts FAQ.

Try Weekwright free for up to 10 employees.

No credit card required. Migration help included if you're switching.

Weekwright vs 7shifts — restaurant scheduling compared