Schedulefly review (2026): is it worth $30 a month?
Restaurant staff scheduling priced by headcount, all features included
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Schedulefly report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for restaurant staff scheduling
Schedulefly makes restaurant schedules, handles shift trades and time off and previews labour cost, with team messaging. The price steps up with staff count, there is no time clock on the pages read, and it is built for restaurants.
Who Schedulefly is for
- Fits if you run a restaurant and want a rota, shift trades and a manager logbook
- Works for a single venue, as the price is set by staff count
Who Schedulefly is not for
- Skip it if you need a time clock, as the pages read do not list one
- Not for you if you work outside restaurants and hospitality, as the site does not address them
- Watch out: the price steps up by staff count, from $30 to $60, and larger teams get a quote
- Watch out: the vendor's pricing page could not be read, so the prices come from its home page
Why Schedulefly gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$30 a month for up to 19 staff, so about $6 a head for a team of five, against a middle of $5.65. It rises to $60 at 60 to 79 staff.
- CFree plan and trialA 30-day trial with no card, then paid. There is no free plan.
- CFeaturesSchedule builder, trades and time off, labour cost preview, messaging and a manager logbook. The pages read do not list a time clock, which is a gap.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You build the schedule and invite staff first.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus iOS and Android apps, with one integration listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Schedulefly's own pages on 12 November 2026. Its home page was blocked when we checked, so this rests on the listing. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Schedulefly's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 6 of the 23 other shift scheduling apps we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 2 of 23) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $30 a month, against a middle price of $5.33 for the category: 14 of the 17 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 24 shift scheduling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Schedulefly’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 2 of 23, level with 15
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 23, level with 12
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 23, level with 14
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 23, level with 16
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 23, level with 21
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 18 shift scheduling apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Schedulefly, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Schedulefly you could make: time off and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 13 of the 23 other shift scheduling apps grade higher. It costs $360 a year.
What you could make
- Time off and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A rota the whole staff sees on their phones, with swaps and alerts.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. Schedulefly’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Schedulefly?
Schedulefly is employee scheduling software aimed at independent restaurants. Managers build and publish schedules, approve shift trades and time-off requests, message staff by text and email, and see projected labor cost before publishing. Every feature is included at each price step, which follows the number of staff.
Worth knowing
- The price follows staff count in steps of 20, from $30 up to $60 at 60 to 79 staff; larger teams get a quote.
- The pages read describe scheduling, messaging and labor cost, and do not list a time clock.
- It is built for restaurants and hospitality; the site does not address other industries.
- The site pricing page could not be read, so the prices come from the pricing section and FAQ on the home page.
Key features
- Schedule builder
- Schedules are created, copied and published quickly, and staff get schedules and changes by text and email.
- Shift trades and time off
- Employees can give up, pick up and trade shifts with manager approval, and managers see availability and time-off requests while building the schedule.
- Labor cost preview
- Entering forecast sales shows scheduled labor dollars and projected labor cost as a percentage of sales before publishing.
- Team messaging
- Announcements, reminders and schedule updates go out by text and email instead of group chats.
- Manager logbook and crib sheet
- Fly Notes is a shared manager logbook, and the Daily Crib Sheet summarizes who is working, manager notes, reminders and staff birthdays.
- Multi-location dashboard
- One login moves between every restaurant in a group, with communication across locations.
Schedulefly pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Schedulefly is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $30 per month for up to 19 staff.
- Starts at
- $30 per month for up to 19 staff
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 19 staff | $30per month for up to 19 staff | All features included, month to month with no contract. |
| 20-39 staff | $40per month for up to 39 staff | Same features. The price rises with the number of staff. |
| 40-59 staff | $50per month for up to 59 staff | Same features. The price rises with the number of staff. |
| 60-79 staff | $60per month for up to 79 staff | Same features. Restaurants with 80 or more staff are asked to call for a quote. |
Read from schedulefly.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Schedulefly before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Schedulefly have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Schedulefly is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Schedulefly have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Schedulefly is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Schedulefly open source?
Schedulefly is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.