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SOC Rotate vs 7shifts

Restaurant scheduling: templates auto-filled from availability, sales-forecast staffing, labour compliance alerts and a time clock.

7shifts is scheduling software for restaurants. It fills shifts from templates and availability, forecasts staffing from point-of-sale data, flags overtime, breaks and predictive-scheduling penalties, and includes a time clock and PTO balances. It is priced per location and organised around roles and a manager log book. For a SOC it does not state seniority tiers, rest checks on swaps, a fairness record, on-call, a handover to the incoming shift or client SLA reporting. SOC Rotate has those, but no time clock or sales forecasting.

At a glance · 21 rows
  • SOC Rotate has17/21
  • 7shifts has4/21
  • Not stated by 7shifts7/21
Where 7shifts is ahead
  • Time clock and attendance
  • Demand forecasting from historical volume
Every row, with notes
SOC Rotate
7shifts
Fit
Built for, or marketed to, security operations centres
YesEvery feature came from a SOC floor; tiers, coverage and handover assume one.
NoRestaurants.
Building the rotation
Rotation generated from a repeating pattern
YesWatch bands, staggered across the crew, extended nightly.
PartlyReusable templates auto-filled from past schedules and availability.
Rules-based solver (demand + rules, solved per window)
YesRule mode: demand by tier, role or qualification; rest, pairing, shaping, balance.
PartlyAuto-fill from templates and availability.
Working-time law presets (UK, EU, US, Australia)
YesPer office, the floor under every roster; override is a recorded decision.
PartlyOvertime, breaks and predictive-scheduling alerts.
Rest check on every leave approval and swap
YesSwaps arrive with the rest check done; cover is ranked with rest risk shown.
Not statedNot stated
Coverage
Minimum staffing per shift
Yes
PartlyLabour budgets and sales-forecast staffing; a per-shift minimum not stated.
Seniority tiers (T1 / T2 / T3) inside the coverage rule
Yes"Two T2 and one T1 on nights", enforced.
Not statedNot stated
Skills or qualifications inside the coverage rule
YesNamed qualifications with expiry, used in rule-mode demand.
PartlyTemplates per role.
Client SLA target and a coverage report the client can open
YesPer client; a report link with no login.
No
Follow-the-sun chain across offices, with hand-off gaps shown
YesGaps before you save; nightly sweep alerts both ends.
PartlyMulti-location, priced per location; no chain or hand-off.
People
Fairness ledger for nights, weekends and holidays
YesWeighted, per analyst, rolling 30 to 365 days, every total comes apart.
Not statedNot stated
Leave with the shifts it empties and who could cover
YesPlus an allowance per type per year, granted or accrued monthly, counted in calendar or working days, with carry-over and a balance on every request.
PartlyTime-off requests; PTO balances on Pro.
Shift swaps and an open board
YesTo a colleague or an open board; manager approval; rest checked.
YesShift pool: offers, bids and direct trades.
Structured handover with acknowledgement
YesBuilt-in fields or your own form; only the shift taking over can mark it read.
PartlyManager log book; not a handover to the incoming shift.
On-call schedules checked against the shift rotation
YesRoles and rotations — weekly, daily, hourly, monthly, repeating patterns — checked against leave, nights and rest; gaps reported; cover and swaps approved.
Not statedNot stated
Platform
Audit trail of every schedule, leave, swap and settings change
YesSearchable and exportable.
Not statedNot stated
Time clock and attendance
No
Yes
Demand forecasting from historical volume
No
YesFrom point-of-sale sales.
Microsoft Teams and Outlook integration
NoNotifications in-app, by email or Slack webhook. No Teams app.
Not statedNot stated
Single sign-on
NoNot yet. Email and password today.
Not statedNot stated
Published pricing
YesPer seat per month, one plan, 10-seat minimum. See pricing.
YesFree for one location up to 15 staff; $39.99 to $134.99 per location per month.

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The case for them

Choose 7shifts when

  • You run restaurants, and staffing follows sales from your point-of-sale system.
  • Per-location pricing suits you better than per-seat.
  • You need predictive-scheduling penalty tracking for local fair workweek laws.
For a SOC

Where 7shifts stops

  • Roles by station, but no stated seniority tier mix on a shift.
  • The log book is for managers' notes, not a handover the incoming shift reads and acknowledges.
  • No stated fairness record, on-call layer, client SLA reporting or chain across offices.
FAQ

SOC Rotate vs 7shifts: common questions.

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Is 7shifts built for 24/7 security operations?
It is built for restaurants: priced per location, with point-of-sale integrations and sales-based forecasting. A SOC's tiered 24/7 rotation, client SLAs and handover are not what its pages describe.
Does 7shifts have shift handover?
It has a manager log book for notes between managers. A handover the incoming shift reads and acknowledges is not stated. SOC Rotate has one.
Which one tracks PTO balances?
Both. 7shifts on its Pro plan; SOC Rotate per leave type, granted up front or accrued monthly, counted in calendar or working days.
How do they price?
7shifts is priced per location per month and is free for one location with up to 15 staff. SOC Rotate is priced per seat per month.
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  • RotationA month of 24/7 coverage in one action.
  • CoverageEvery gap flagged before it reaches a client.
  • ComplianceEvery change logged, every override on record.