# Schedulefly review (2026): is it worth $30 a month?

> Restaurant staff scheduling priced by headcount, all features included

Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** Shift Scheduling
- **Made by:** Schedulefly
- **Website:** https://www.schedulefly.com
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you need a time clock, as the pages read do not list one.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026

## 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.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 30-day free trial, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Up to 19 staff | $30 per month for up to 19 staff | All features included, month to month with no contract. |
| 20-39 staff | $40 per month for up to 39 staff | Same features. The price rises with the number of staff. |
| 40-59 staff | $50 per month for up to 59 staff | Same features. The price rises with the number of staff. |
| 60-79 staff | $60 per month for up to 79 staff | Same features. Restaurants with 80 or more staff are asked to call for a quote. |

Read from https://www.schedulefly.com/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Schedulefly before buying.

## 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.

## Good for

- Independent restaurants that want simple scheduling without extra modules
- Small teams: the price steps start at 19 staff for $30 a month
- Managers who want phone support from the vendor

## 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. 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.

- **Value for money: C.** $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.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** A 30-day trial with no card, then paid. There is no free plan.
- **Features: C.** Schedule 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.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You build the schedule and invite staff first.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web plus iOS and Android apps, with one integration listed.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it stands among shift scheduling apps

- 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.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/shift-scheduling

## Keep it, 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.

- You could make: Time off and reports: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: A rota the whole staff sees on their phones, with swaps and alerts.
- You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Google Calendar

**Tags:** Shift scheduling, Time off, Reports

## Alternatives

- [7shifts](https://toolgpa.com/tools/7shifts): Restaurant scheduling, time clock, tips and payroll, per location. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/7shifts-vs-schedulefly)
- [Homebase](https://toolgpa.com/tools/homebase): Small-business scheduling, time clock and payroll, priced per location. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/homebase-vs-schedulefly)
- [When I Work](https://toolgpa.com/tools/when-i-work): Staff scheduling with auto-fill, shift trades and an add-on time clock. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/schedulefly-vs-when-i-work)
- [Sling by Toast](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sling): Free shift scheduling for up to 30 users, with paid time clock tiers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/schedulefly-vs-sling)
- [ZoomShift](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoomshift): Employee scheduling and time clock, free for up to 20 users. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/schedulefly-vs-zoomshift)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026:

- https://www.schedulefly.com/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/schedulefly
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