A UK-native 7shifts alternative for restaurants

7shifts is capable restaurant scheduling, but it’s priced per location and built US-first. WagePilot is UK-native, flat per site and never per head, and folds in geofenced clock-in, a live labour-cost board and UK holiday accrual.

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The bill, side by side

Here's what a clocking-in team of ten typically pays. WagePilot is flat per site with staff never charged per head. Hiring never moves the bill, so the price only changes if you open another venue.

WagePilot

Flat

£29 /site, per month

Unlimited staff · clock-in and payroll export included.

Hiring never moves it

7shifts

~£25+/mo

Per location, paid tiers (US-first) · team of 10.

Priced per their model above

Indicative entry-level figures for a clocking-in team of ten, as of June 2026. Tiers change. Always check current pricing. We compare on pricing model, not a "cheapest" claim.

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WagePilot vs 7shifts, line by line

The honest head-to-head: where WagePilot is the better fit, and where it isn't.

Feature	WagePilot	7shifts
Pricing model	Flat per site, never per head	Per location, paid tiers
Cost for a team of 10	£29 (1 site)	~£25+/mo
Geofenced clock-in	Included	Tier-dependent
UK holiday accrual (12.07%)	Built in	US-first
GBP-native, UK support	Yes	US-first
Runs payroll	No, exports to yours	No, US payroll-focused
Best for	UK restaurants & cafés	US hospitality groups

Prices and features as of June 2026. Tiers change, so always check current figures. We compare on pricing model, not a "cheapest" claim.

Why teams pick WagePilot

Flat £29/month per site instead of per-location paid tiers
UK-native holiday accrual (12.07%), NMW records and GBP billing
A genuinely live labour-cost board for tight kitchen margins

When 7shifts might suit you better

7shifts has deep restaurant-specific features (POS integrations, tipping driven straight from the till, US labour compliance) that larger US hospitality groups value. If you need those, it’s a strong tool. WagePilot pools and shares tips itself from Core upwards, and is built for UK restaurants that want flat per-site pricing, UK holiday law and a live cost board.

Worked cost example: a café that grows

The same business over a year: 10 staff on one site, then 25, then a second site and 40 staff. What WagePilot costs at each step, and how 7shifts’s bill moves.

Month 1: 10 staff, 1 site: WagePilot £29 a month
Month 6: 25 staff, 1 site: WagePilot £29 a month
Month 12: 40 staff, 2 sites: WagePilot £58 a month
7shifts over the same year: Per location on paid tiers, so the second site adds a location charge
Clock-in (GPS, QR, kiosk) on WagePilot: Included on every plan

WagePilot figures are its published October 2026 prices. The rival line describes its pricing model only, not a quote: tiers and add-ons change, so check their current pricing for your team. WagePilot estimates pay for your payroll; it does not run payroll.

The cost as you grow

Per-seat pricing means every hire nudges the bill up. With WagePilot it stays flat. Here's the gap as the team grows.

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What you'd pay as your team grows: a typical per-seat tool vs WagePilot's flat price
Your team	Typical per-seat tool	WagePilot
3 staff	~£12/mo	Free · 1 site
25 staff	~£100/mo	£29 · 1 site
50 staff	~£200/mo	£29 · 1 site
80 staff	~£320/mo	£58 · 2 sites
150 staff	~£600/mo	£87 · 3 sites
200 staff	~£800/mo	£145 · 5 sites

Per-seat figures assume a typical ~£4/user/month all-in rate (many tools sit £3–£6/user). Indicative, for illustration.

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WagePilot vs 7shifts: your questions

Is WagePilot a good 7shifts alternative for a UK restaurant?

Yes. 7shifts is US-first and priced per location, with holiday and payroll built around US rules. WagePilot is UK-native (12.07% holiday accrual, NMW record-keeping, GBP billing) and flat per site and never per head, plus geofenced clock-in and a live labour-cost board.

Does WagePilot integrate with POS like 7shifts?

WagePilot focuses on rota, clock-in, holiday, live labour cost and CSV payroll export rather than deep POS integrations. Tips and tronc are built in from Core (£29 a site): pool a shift, a day or a week and split it by hours worked or evenly, to the penny. What it will not do is read tips out of your till, so if tipping driven straight from POS data is essential, 7shifts may suit you better; if flat UK pricing and a live cost board matter more, WagePilot is the simpler fit.

How does pricing compare for a single restaurant?

A single UK restaurant is a flat £29/month on WagePilot, with unlimited staff at that price (and one small site is free), versus per-location paid tiers on 7shifts that commonly start around £25+/month. Figures are indicative as of June 2026.

Can I run WagePilot alongside 7shifts while I switch?

Yes. Start on the Free plan with no card, add your team and rates, and run a week in parallel with 7shifts to compare hours. Staff join with a code on their own phone; there is nothing to install. Cancel the old tool once the numbers match.

Does WagePilot run payroll, tax or payslips?

No. WagePilot is pre-payroll: it records hours, holiday and breaks and produces estimated gross pay with minimum wage checks, then exports approved hours as a CSV for Xero, Sage, BrightPay, QuickBooks or your accountant. Tax, NI and payslips stay in your payroll software.

Does WagePilot handle UK holiday for restaurant staff on irregular hours?

Yes. For leave years starting after 31 March 2024, irregular-hours workers accrue 12.07% of the hours they work, per GOV.UK. WagePilot accrues that from clocked hours and shows it in hours.

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