ShiftOne vs TimeForge

ShiftOne is a mobile app for hourly restaurant staff that combines shift scheduling and swaps, team chat, recognition and game-style leaderboards. TimeForge is labor management software for multi-unit restaurant, grocery and retail operators. Both are listed under Employee Scheduling & Rostering. They differ in audience and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: ShiftOne: Multi-unit restaurant chains with large hourly workforces; TimeForge: Multi-unit restaurant operators.

  • company background

    By headquarters, ShiftOne (Arlington, United States) and TimeForge (Lubbock, United States).

Side by side

ShiftOne vs TimeForge: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldShiftOneTimeForge
What it isShiftOne is a mobile app for hourly restaurant staff that combines shift scheduling and swaps, team chat, recognition and game-style leaderboards.TimeForge is labor management software for multi-unit restaurant, grocery and retail operators.
Best forMulti-unit restaurant chains with large hourly workforces; Operators focused on staff retention and recognitionMulti-unit restaurant operators; Restaurant franchises; Independent and small restaurant groups
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNo
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNo contract required (unless you want one)
PlatformsNot publishedWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesUnited StatesUnited States
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrationsNot published29
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot published2004
HeadquartersArlington, United StatesLubbock, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by ShiftOne

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

Named only by TimeForge

  • 7shifts
  • ADP Payroll
  • Axonify
  • CompuPay
  • ECRS
  • EdgeServ
  • Employee Navigator
  • Epicor
  • E-Verify
  • FMS Payroll
  • Future POS
  • Harbortouch POS
and 17 more
  • KORONA POS
  • Oracle Micros Res 3700 POS
  • NCR ACS-IR
  • NCR Encor POS
  • PAR Brink POS
  • Paycor
  • Paylocity
  • Payworks
  • PAR PixelPoint
  • POSitouch POS
  • Restaurant Manager
  • Shift4
  • Shopify
  • Square
  • Toast
  • Toshiba ACE POS
  • UKG

Which to choose

ShiftOne

Choose ShiftOne if you are in one of these groups: Multi-unit restaurant chains with large hourly workforces; Operators focused on staff retention and recognition.

TimeForge

Choose TimeForge if you fit its listed audience: Multi-unit restaurant operators; Restaurant franchises; Independent and small restaurant groups.

Less suited to: Single-location businesses. The vendor says it is built for multi-unit operators, and free account setup is offered to businesses with more than one location.

What we could not confirm

ShiftOne

  • Any price or trial
  • Which POS, KDS or review systems it connects to
  • Which platforms the mobile app runs on and its store listings
  • Founding year, funding and team size
  • Whether the product and site are still actively maintained (footer copyright is 2019)
  • Security certifications

TimeForge

  • Any price or plan tiers
  • Legal entity name and registration
  • Team size and funding
  • Security certifications
  • Interface languages
  • Countries outside the U.S.

Go further

ShiftOne profileTimeForge 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.

ShiftOne, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: product, case studies, customershttps://shiftone.com/
  2. Team pagehttps://shiftone.com/team/
  3. Address and contacthttps://shiftone.com/contact-us/