# HotSchedules: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/hotschedules

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Workforce scheduling](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/workforce-scheduling/index.md) | 0% | 101 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "employees are forced to pay for the app (no way around it), poor color-coding/visual design, and account deletion can happen "immediately and without warning"" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Workforce scheduling)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named HotSchedules, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- crewhr.com: 3
- softwareadvice.com: 3
- capterra.com: 2
- clickup.com: 2
- getapp.com: 2
- soon.works: 2
- techradar.com: 2
- agiled.app: 1
- blog.callmydoc.com: 1
- blog.hubspot.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://clickup.com/blog/project-scheduling-software: 2
- https://crewhr.com/resources/employee-scheduling-rosters/scheduling-software-comparison-framework: 2
- https://getapp.com/operations-management-software/scheduling/org/large-enterprises: 2
- https://softwareadvice.com/hr/employee-scheduling-comparison: 2
- https://soon.works/blog/the-hall-of-scheduling-pain-why-enterprise-wfm-tools-are-a-nightmare-and-what-you-should-use-instead: 2
- https://techradar.com/best/best-employee-scheduling-software: 2
- https://agiled.app/blog/best-scheduling-software-for-small-businesses: 1
- https://blog.callmydoc.com/new-blog-1/the-importance-and-benefits-of-hipaa-compliant-patient-self-scheduling-software: 1

## In its own words

What HotSchedules's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: HotSchedules. For the people who make the shift work. Smarter scheduling. Fewer surprises. One system that keeps your team covered and you in control. (https://fourth.com/)
- For: restaurants (https://fourth.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Get HotSchedules free; Get 1 year of HotSchedules – on us! (https://fourth.com/)
- Customers named: Pluckers Wing Bar, KFC, Early Girl Eatery, Smokey Bones, Ford's Garage, 23 Restaurant Services, Lou Malnati’s, Noodles & Company

## What it publishes

Every page fourth.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1090 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 253 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-01
- case study: 133 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-19
- webinar or virtual event: 91 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-01
- conference or event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-08-22
- report or ebook: 64 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-27
- comparison: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-09-01
- podcast or video: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-29
- news or press: 132 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-12
- Recent: 2026-06-01 blog: Ai in restaurants https://www.fourth.com/article/ai-in-restaurants
- Recent: 2026-06-01 webinar or virtual event: The operators evolution from running stores to scaling a brand https://www.fourth.com/webinar/the-operators-evolution-from-running-stores-to-scaling-a-brand
- Recent: 2026-05-31 blog: How much food restaurants waste https://www.fourth.com/article/how-much-food-restaurants-waste
- Recent: 2026-05-29 blog: Human resource management in restaurants https://www.fourth.com/article/human-resource-management-in-restaurants
- Recent: 2026-05-25 blog: Ai for restaurants https://www.fourth.com/article/ai-for-restaurants
- Recent: 2026-05-23 blog: Restaurant procurement https://www.fourth.com/article/restaurant-procurement

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.