Mays vs 7shifts — scheduling plus the rest of the shift

The short version

Both help restaurants and cafés run their teams. 7shifts centres on the people side of a restaurant: scheduling, time clocking, payroll, tips, hiring and training. Mays covers scheduling and the time clock too, and puts the rest of the shift in the same app: checklists checked by AI photo proof, inventory and recipe costing, a knowledge base, temperature sensors, catering and AI agents. Mays also connects to 7shifts, so you can use both or move over when you’re ready.

7shifts lists scheduling, time clocking, labor compliance, payroll (US), tip management, task lists, a manager log book, hiring, onboarding and AI-built training courses.^[1]
Mays has scheduling, the time clock, tip pooling, a manager logbook, training and team chat too — plus checklists with AI photo checks, inventory and ordering, a knowledge base, smart thermometers and AI agents, in one app.
Mays connects to 7shifts: it can keep reading your 7shifts team and schedule, or copy your schedule, punches and time off into Mays scheduling.

Feature by feature

7shifts column: from 7shifts’s own website as of October 3, 2026 (sources below). “Not listed publicly” means we couldn’t find it on their site — not that it doesn’t exist.

Feature	Mays	7shifts
Build and publish schedules; shift trades, availability, time off	✓Pro	✓“Build and publish schedules”, “offer up, trade, and claim open shifts”, availability and time-off requests^[1]
Labor budget from projected sales	✓Sales forecast and weekly labor budget	✓“Set labor targets on projected sales”^[1]
Time clock	✓Phone, shared kiosk or NFC tag	✓“tablets, computers, smartphones, and POS devices”^[1]
Labor law compliance tools	✓Labor law compliance module — ask us which plan	✓“state-based labor law compliance tools”^[1]
Team messaging	✓	✓Individual and group chat, announcements^[1]
Manager log book	✓	✓^[1]
Task lists	✓Checklists with photo proof checked by AI	✓“Share task lists with your team and track their progress”^[1]
Training courses	✓Training modules, quizzes and certificates	✓“Build courses from existing documents with AI”^[1]
Tips	✓Tip pool by hours, equally or by FTAR score; paid through the payroll export	✓“Calculate, distribute, and pay tips”^[1]
Payroll	Export onlyHours as a CSV or Gusto timesheet — Mays doesn’t run payroll	✓7shifts Payroll, “Available in the USA only”^[1]
Hiring and onboarding paperwork	—	✓Job postings, applicant tracking, digital onboarding packages^[1]
Inventory, recipe costing and purchase orders	✓Pro	Not listed publicly
Knowledge base with AI answers for staff	✓	Not listed publicly
Temperature sensors and alerts	✓Pro	Not listed publicly
AI agents and automated phone calls	✓Pro	Not listed publicly
Free plan	—30-day free pilot instead	✓“Comp” plan, free for single locations^[1]
Free trial	30 daysNo card needed	14 days“There is no credit card needed to start the trial”^[1]

When 7shifts might be the right fit

You mainly need scheduling, time clocking, tips and payroll for your team, and you’re happy with the tools you use for everything else.
You want payroll run inside your scheduling tool — 7shifts lists its own payroll, available in the US.^[1]
You hire often and want job postings, applicant tracking and onboarding paperwork in the same place.^[1]
You run a single location and want to start on a free plan.^[1]

Use both, or switch — Mays connects to 7shifts

An admin connects 7shifts under Integrations (in the Basic and Pro plans) with a 7shifts Company ID and access token.

Keep scheduling in 7shiftsYour active 7shifts team comes into Mays and stays in sync once a day. Mays reads who’s working from your 7shifts schedule every 30 minutes, so tasks reach the people on shift and late clock-in calls go to the right person.
Move your scheduling into MaysTurn on scheduling data sync and Mays copies your 7shifts positions, wages, shifts, punches, time off and availability into Mays scheduling — one way, every 30 minutes — and switches those locations to Mays scheduling.
Bring your task listsPick 7shifts task lists to turn into Mays checklist templates, then add photo proof and AI checks.

How to connect 7shifts →

How pricing works

Mays

Mays is priced per location, never per user, with unlimited team members — one app and one bill. Basic, Pro and Enterprise plans are on the pricing page; ask for a quote for your locations. Every new account starts with a 30-day free pilot, no card needed.

See plans and get a quote →

7shifts

7shifts publishes its plans and prices on its pricing page: a free “Comp” plan for single locations, paid plans billed per month per location (monthly or annually), and add-ons such as Payroll and Tip Management priced per location.^[1]

Questions

Can I use Mays and 7shifts together?

Yes. Connect 7shifts in Mays and keep building your schedule in 7shifts: Mays brings in your team and reads who’s on shift every 30 minutes, so checklists, tasks and late clock-in calls follow your 7shifts schedule.

Can I move my schedule from 7shifts to Mays?

Yes. Turn on scheduling data sync and Mays copies your positions, wages, shifts, punches, time off and availability from 7shifts, then switches those locations to Mays scheduling. The copy only goes one way.

Does Mays run payroll?

No. Mays exports each pay period’s hours as a standard CSV or a Gusto timesheet, with tip-pool shares included, for your payroll provider.

Is Mays priced per user?

No. Mays is priced per location with unlimited team members. See the pricing page and ask for a quote.

Sources

7shifts — Plans & Pricing (plans, features, add-ons, trial and FAQ) — https://www.7shifts.com/pricing, as of October 3, 2026

7shifts and Craftable are trademarks of their respective owners. Mays is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by either company. What we say about their products comes from their public websites as of October 3, 2026, linked on each page; their products and prices may have changed since.