Restaurant Scheduling Software
Compliant, on-budget restaurant schedules in minutes.
Track overtime, availability, and compliance as you add shifts, and share the schedule instantly with your team.
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90,000+ food & beverage businesses rely on Homebase.
Employee scheduling software for restaurants
Conflict-free schedules for your team.
Availability to compliance, all factored in automatically for perfect schedules every week.
Start from templates and adapt to real-time needs.
Publish schedules and mid-week changes instantly to your team’s phones.
Keep your shifts covered without chaos.
Post open shifts for eligible employees to claim and let your team self-manage shift swaps—you just approve.
Fine-tune your schedule based on demand.
Pull sales data from your POS to predict staffing levels, and see labor costs update as you add shifts.
Predictable restaurant scheduling starts here.
Restaurant Staff Scheduling Software
Make your specials from scratch, not your schedules.
- Start with a template or copy last week’s schedule.
- Catch overtime, compliance, and availability conflicts with alerts as you add shifts.
- Publish your schedule instantly to everyone’s phones, even when you make updates later.
Restaurant Scheduling App
Stop scrambling to cover last minute call-outs.
- Post open shifts for employees to claim and find coverage quickly.
- Employees can self-manage shift swaps and covers from eligible coworkers.
- Shift requests and manager approvals happen in the app, no more missed texts.
- Collect your team’s availability, shift preferences, and time off and see it all in your scheduler.
Restaurant labor scheduling software
No more labor cost surprises on payday.
- Wage totals and labor costs update in real-time with every shift you add or remove.
- Get alerts if a shift pushes an employee into overtime before you share the schedule.
- Connect your POS to compare scheduled hours vs. sales and labor targets to staff up or down.
Perfect your restaurant's scheduling in four easy steps.
Track your labor costs and team’s availability in one place for conflict-free and compliant schedules every week.
1. Add your team.
Add employees and assign roles and wages.
2. Build the schedule.
Drag-and-drop shifts, use a template, or copy previous weeks.
3. Share it instantly.
Publish the schedule and notify everyone in the app.
4. Update on-the-fly.
Respond to swaps, covers, and PTO requests and adjust staffing based on demand
A real impact on real teams.
The restaurant staff scheduling app that makes work easier.
Saved weekly
Our customers cut their scheduling time in half, saving an average of 1 hour a week that is better spent in the kitchen, not the back office.
Rated very easy to use
85% of customers rated Homebase as extremely easy to use, helping teams stay organized with less manual admin.
Would recommend
4 in 5 of our customers would recommend Homebase to another small business owner to manage their teams.
Keep your restaurant schedule on budget, DONE
Calvin Su
Butter Baker, Owner
“They clock in, clock out, and then the managers use that data to run reports and build the next schedules. It makes everyone’s life much easier.”
Roxana Rodriguez
Owner
“Even when I’m not in the store, I can track my employees’ hours. If someone forgets to clock in or out, I can fix it from my phone or computer, wherever I am.”
Edward Wang
Owner
“From clock-in to timesheets to payroll, everything runs seamlessly.”
Adding time clocks gave us the structure we were missing. It set clear boundaries without changing our culture.
Bridgette Matthews
Owner
Jeremy Peaches
Owner
“Homebase is great! If we didn't have it, we would still be doing it the old-school way with paper notes.”
Jasmine Bunn
Coach
“We always need covers. So that's like my favorite part about Homebase: if I need a sub or anything, it's super, super easy.”
I used to spend 6 hours a month fixing schedules. Now? I spend 6 minutes checking them.
Owner
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Eduardo Rodriguez
Owner
“Anything can be done with the right tool, and Homebase has definitely been a tool that has helped our business grow. It's super versatile.”
Restaurant scheduling FAQ
Questions?
We’ve got time.
Connect with one of our restaurant experts to see how it all works.
What is restaurant scheduling software?
What’s the best way to manage scheduling for multiple restaurants?
Why should I choose Homebase for restaurant scheduling?
Is Homebase's restaurant scheduling software free?
How do I build a restaurant employee schedule with Homebase?
Does Homebase allow me to include split shifts in my restaurant’s schedule?
Can staff swap shifts and request time off from their phones with Homebase?
How does Homebase help me control my restaurant’s labor costs?
Does Homebase scheduling integrate with my POS (Toast, Square, Clover)?
How user-friendly is the Homebase restaurant scheduling app?
How does Homebase help me stay compliant with my state’s labor laws?
How does Homebase help me stay compliant with labor laws related to minors?
How does Homebase help me fill open shifts?
Everything you need to run your restaurant team, in one app.
Time Clock
Let your team clock hours on their phones and stay compliant with automatic break and overtime alerts.
Restaurant Payroll
Reduce payroll mistakes and save time by automatically turning clocked hours into wages and taxes.
Team Messaging
Give your team an easy app they’ll actually use to stay connected and check schedules.
We play well with others.
Sync your POS with Homebase to optimize your schedule based on your sales.
