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7shifts vs. Cloxbi

7shifts is built for restaurants and priced per location. Cloxbi works for every team — flat price, every feature included, no per-location math.

Pricing model Cloxbi ✓
Flat feature access Cloxbi ✓
Photo import Cloxbi ✓
Restaurant focus 7shifts ✓
Multi-location Cloxbi ✓
Hosted MCP (Claude / ChatGPT) Cloxbi ✓

The short version

7shifts is great if you run a restaurant and want restaurant-specific tools. Everyone else ends up paying for features they don't need — per location.

Cloxbi

Flat pricing. Every feature. Done.

From $29/mo for up to 30 users

One price covers your whole team — not per location, not per user. Snap a photo of your existing schedule and we build it. Clone a week. Approve PTO. Ask Cloxbi™ to fill a gap in plain English.

  • Every feature on every plan — no tiers
  • AI scheduling assistant included
  • First-party hosted MCP for Claude & ChatGPT
  • Photo-to-schedule import included
  • Unlimited locations at same plan price
  • PTO management on all plans
  • Free forever up to 10 users
7shifts

Built for restaurants. Priced per location.

From $44.99/location/mo (Essentials) to $149.99/location/mo (Premium)

7shifts is purpose-built for restaurants, so it has tools like tip pooling and POS integrations. But pricing scales per location, and the useful features like PTO and drag-and-drop scheduling live on higher tiers.

  • Free plan for 1 location (limited features)
  • Restaurant-specific tools (tip pooling, POS)
  • Manager logbook and food safety tools
  • PTO unlocked at $89.99/location/mo (Pro)
  • AI scheduling on Premium only
  • Every location billed separately

Pricing, side by side

One charges by team size. One charges by location — per month.

Cloxbi

By team size. Not doors.

Free forever $0 — up to 10 users
Starter $29/mo — up to 30 users
Growth $49/mo — up to 75 users
Scale $69/mo — up to 200 users
3 locations (30 staff) $29/mo — same price
Annual discount Save 20%
7shifts

Per location. Every time.

Free (1 location) $0 — limited features
Essentials (per location) $44.99/location/mo
Pro (PTO unlocked) $89.99/location/mo
Premium (AI scheduling) $149.99/location/mo
3 locations (Pro) $269.97/mo
Annual discount Save 10%

Feature by feature

Every Cloxbi feature is on every plan. 7shifts gates the good stuff behind Pro and Premium tiers.

FeatureCloxbi7shifts
Shift scheduling✓ All plansDrag & drop on Pro+
Mobile apps (iOS & Android)
Team messaging✓ All plans✓ All plans
PTO / time-off management✓ All plansPro+ only ($89.99/location/mo)
AI scheduling assistant✓ All plans — Ask Cloxbi™Premium only ($149.99/location/mo)
First-party hosted MCP✓ All plans — app.cloxbi.com/mcp✗ Not advertised
Claude Coworker / Claude Desktop✓ HTTP MCP — all plans✗ Not advertised
ChatGPT MCP connector✓ Custom connector — all plans✗ Not advertised
Photo / snap-to-schedule import✓ All plans✗ Not available
Clone previous week✓ All plansPro+
Employee preferences & availability✓ All plansPaid tiers
Time clock / time tracking◐ Focus on scheduling✓ All paid plans
Multi-location support✓ Same plan price✓ Paid per location
PayrollIntegrations
Restaurant-specific tools◐ General scheduling✓ Tip pooling, POS, logbook
Free plan✓ Up to 10 users, unlimited locations1 location, limited features
14-day free trial✓ No credit card

AI / MCP note: 7shifts does not advertise a hosted MCP endpoint or Claude/ChatGPT connectors. Cloxbi publishes a first-party hosted MCP on all plans.

✓ Included  ·  ◐ Partial or add-on  ·  ✗ Not available


Being honest about it

We're not the right fit for everyone. Here's when each makes sense.

Choose Cloxbi if you…
  • Have more than one location and don't want a bill for each
  • Want PTO, clone-week, and AI scheduling without upgrading
  • Still photograph the bulletin board or rebuild from a spreadsheet every week
  • Have a team of 10–200 and want a flat monthly price
  • Don't need restaurant-specific tools
Choose 7shifts if you…
  • Run a restaurant and need tip pooling and POS integrations
  • Want a manager logbook and food safety tools built in
  • Have one or two locations and don't mind per-location billing
  • Need time tracking with a dedicated mobile time clock
  • Prefer a platform built specifically for food service

Tired of paying per location for features you already need?

14-day free trial. No credit card. Every feature unlocked from day one — snap a photo of your bulletin board and you're live in minutes.

Free forever for teams up to 10. Paid plans from $29/mo.

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