Fourth Tip Payout vs TipLedger

Fourth Tip Payout is the digital tip distribution part of Fourth's HotSchedules workforce platform. TipLedger is web software that calculates how restaurant tips are split among staff. Both are listed under Cash Management & Tipping Payments. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price and audience.

Key differences

  • price

    TipLedger publishes a starting price of USD 19 per location per month. Fourth Tip Payout does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Fourth Tip Payout: Multi-location restaurant operators paying tips in cash; TipLedger: Independent single-location restaurants, bars and cafes.

Side by side

Fourth Tip Payout vs TipLedger: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldFourth Tip PayoutTipLedger
What it isFourth Tip Payout is the digital tip distribution part of Fourth's HotSchedules workforce platform.TipLedger is web software that calculates how restaurant tips are split among staff.
Best forMulti-location restaurant operators paying tips in cash; Existing HotSchedules customers; Operators with complex tip rulesIndependent single-location restaurants, bars and cafes; Managers replacing tip spreadsheets
Pricing modelFree to employer, employee transfer feesSubscription per location
Starting priceNot publishedUSD 19 per location per month
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNone (cancel anytime)
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesNot publishedUnited States
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations16Not published
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedCard payments handled by Stripe, No employee SSN, bank or address data collected
FoundedNot published2023
HeadquartersNot publishedJersey City, United States
OwnerBacked by Marlin Equity PartnersNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Fourth Tip Payout

  • Digital Dining
  • Focus
  • HungerRush
  • Lightspeed U Series
  • Micros 3700
  • Aloha
  • PAR POS
  • POSitouch
  • QU
  • Restaurant Manager
  • Revel
  • Simphony
and 4 more
  • Squirrel
  • Toast
  • Xenial IRIS
  • Xpient

Named only by TipLedger

TipLedger does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Which to choose

Fourth Tip Payout

Choose Fourth Tip Payout if you are in one of these groups: Multi-location restaurant operators paying tips in cash; Existing HotSchedules customers; Operators with complex tip rules.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Operators that do not use HotSchedules for scheduling; the vendor's related Fuego page says companies must use HotSchedules.

TipLedger

Choose TipLedger if you are in one of these groups: Independent single-location restaurants, bars and cafes; Managers replacing tip spreadsheets.

Less suited to: Multi-location groups: each plan covers one location and each location is a separate account. A Multi-Location plan is listed as coming soon and cannot be bought.

What we could not confirm

Fourth Tip Payout

  • Countries where Tip Payout is available
  • Which POS systems are supported for tip data (30+ claimed, not listed)
  • Contract term and renewal
  • Headquarters city and employee count
  • Security certifications
  • App Store and Google Play listings for the Fuego app

TipLedger

  • Customer names
  • Number of customers
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages beyond an EN switch
  • Payroll bookkeeping service price (not set)

Go further

Fourth Tip Payout profileTipLedger profile

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Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

TipLedger, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: features, pricing, companyhttps://tipledgerapp.com/
  2. Founder, scope, exclusionshttps://tipledgerapp.com/about
  3. Plan priceshttps://tipledgerapp.com/pricing
  4. Legal entity, billing termshttps://tipledgerapp.com/terms
  5. Feature detailhttps://tipledgerapp.com/tip-pooling-software