Lineup.ai

Lineup.ai is restaurant software that forecasts sales, labour and menu items with machine learning and can turn the forecast into a staff schedule. It pulls sales data from a restaurant's POS and adds signals such as weather, events and holidays. Lineup.ai is now part of the TimeForge labour management suite and is aimed at multi-location fast-casual and quick-service operators.

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Best for
Multi-location quick-service and fast-casual restaurants, Franchises and regional restaurant groups
Pricing
From $79 per location per month (currency not stated)
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Multi-location quick-service and fast-casual restaurants

    The vendor says most of its customers are fast casual or quick service with several locations.

  • Franchises and regional restaurant groups

    Locations share the same forecasting and scheduling process and can be compared against labour targets.

  • Cafes and coffee shops

    Listed by the vendor among the customers it serves.

What it does

  • Sales forecasting

    Hourly, daily and weekly sales forecasts, with a separate prediction model per location.

  • Item-level forecasting

    Forecasts menu item demand to guide prep and ordering.

  • Labour forecasting and allowance

    Turns forecasts into a labour allowance based on a target labour cost percentage.

  • Schedule builder

    Build a schedule from scratch, copy last week or use saved templates, with a progress bar toward the labour allowance.

  • Automated scheduling

    Generates schedules automatically from the forecast.

  • Real-time dashboard

    Shows predicted versus actual sales and labour for today plus a recap of yesterday.

  • Insights analytics

    Variance analytics, baseline comparison reports and labour target breakdowns.

  • Employee mobile app

    Staff submit availability, request time off, swap shifts and get schedule notifications.

  • Demand signals

    Uses data such as weather, events, traffic and holidays in forecasts.

Pricing

Starting price
From $79 per location per month (currency not stated)
Pricing model
Subscription per location
Minimum contract
Monthly or annual commitment
Free trial
Risk-free trial: the vendor says it will prove forecast accuracy or refund the trial period

Forecasts Only is $79 per location per month; Forecasts + Scheduling is $149 per location per month. Annual commitment gets a 10% discount. Unlimited users. No implementation fee, and free training if needed. The currency is inferred from the dollar sign.

Works with

Other
OloSnowflake
Point of sale
ToastBrink POSCloverHeartlandSquareUpserveOmnivore
Reservations
OpenTableTockTripleseat
Scheduling
7shiftsUKG

The vendor says it will look at other POS systems on request.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
United States
Platforms
Web
Apps
Lineup.ai employee app: Availability, shifts and schedule notifications for staff

The vendor lists franchises in the U.S. among its customers and gives a Texas address; no country list is published.

The company

Company
Orcus Technologies, Inc.
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Lubbock, United States
Customers named by the vendor
Carrot Express, Frankenmuth Brewery, Cabo Bob's

Security and support

Support
The team helps with onboarding, POS integration and employee data validation. Free training is offered and there is no implementation fee.

Listing details

Built for
Restaurants
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
lineup.ai
Also listed in
AI Assistants & Copilots for Food BusinessesBusiness Intelligence & AnalyticsEmployee Scheduling & RosteringLabour Forecasting & Optimisation

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    Names 15 integrations, against 14 for Lineup.ai.

  • ClearCOGS

    ClearCOGS is AI demand-forecasting software for restaurants that reads sales data from the POS and sends daily plans for food prep, ordering and labour.

    Names 4 integrations, against 14 for Lineup.ai.

  • PreciTaste

    PreciTaste is kitchen management software that forecasts demand per item and turns the forecast into prep lists, hourly production plans and supplier orders for the crew.

    Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for Lineup.ai.

  • Nory

    Nory is cloud software for restaurant operations that combines sales forecasting, staff scheduling, inventory, payroll and reporting in one system.

    Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for Lineup.ai.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Whether Lineup.ai is still sold to new customers or is being merged into TimeForge products
  • Contract renewal terms
  • Funding and team size
  • Mobile app platforms (iOS or Android)
  • Security certifications, languages and countries outside the US

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Homepagehttps://www.lineup.ai
  2. Pricing and FAQhttps://www.lineup.ai/pricing/
  3. FAQhttps://www.lineup.ai/faqs/
  4. Integrationshttps://www.lineup.ai/integrations/
  5. Who it serveshttps://www.lineup.ai/about-us/
  6. How it workshttps://www.lineup.ai/how-it-works/
  7. Customershttps://www.lineup.ai/customers/
  8. TimeForge announcement, founding yearhttps://timeforge.com/press-releases/timeforge-adds-lineup-ai-to-its-platform-of-ai-powered-forecasting-and-labor-solutions-for-restaurants/