“Everything is just a one-stop shop. Our management team and the team members have what they need. We’re able to just work off of one platform.”
Restaurant staff management app
Manage staff chaos-free across your restaurant
Forget constant schedule redos, missed tasks, and texts. Connecteam helps you stay in control, keep staff in sync, and service running smooth with one simple app.
Trusted by over 80,000 companies worldwide
Your day-to-day shouldn’t feel this scrambled
Run weeks with visibility and control
Scheduling made simple
From hours of manual work
to schedules that run themselves
- Schedule in seconds with auto-scheduling, templates, and recurring shifts
- Fill call-outs easily with open shifts and shift swaps
- Avoid conflicts with availability checks and shift confirmations
- Predict labor costs with cost tracking, tied to your POS data
Live time tracking
From messy timesheets and mistakes
to hours you can trust
- Track precise hours with one-tap NFC or POS clock-ins
- Catch issues on time with a live attendance overview and no-show alerts
- Stay in control with timesheet approvals and flagged overtime
- Simplify payday with direct timesheet-to-payroll integration
Standardized forms and checklists
From hoping tasks get done right
to repeatable routines you can see
- Swap paper checklists with digital ones staff complete on their phone
- Assign tasks by role or shift, from prep to closing
- Capture proof with photos, notes, and signatures
- See progress in real time, even when you’re off the floor
Know your message was received
From “I never saw that message”
to clear, confirmed communication
- Send messages in one place using 1:1 and group chats
- Know every update is seen with a smart feed and read confirmations
- Reach the right people instantly by shift or role
- Reduce noise by separating work and personal messaging
Productive from the start
From slow new hire ramp-ups
to job-ready from day one
- Assign role-based onboarding hires complete before their first shift
- Gather and track required employee documents in one place
- Let staff get instant answers to policy, menu, and how-to questions from your own resources via a chatbot
- Standardize routines with custom training AI creates in seconds
An all-in-one solution
From juggling multiple apps
to everything run in one place
- Cut the costs and mess of using disconnected tools
- Streamline workflows, from scheduling to payroll
- Reduce back-and-forth with one source of truth for how work gets done
- Keep work simple for your team with an app they’ll actually use
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FAQs
Yes. You can build shift templates and copy entire schedules forward in seconds.
This is ideal for restaurants with recurring weekly patterns. Make quick adjustments when needed without rebuilding schedules from scratch.
Yes. You can assign shifts based on employee availability, roles, and qualifications.
This helps you avoid scheduling conflicts and ensures the right staff are placed in the right positions every shift.
Connecteam offers flat pricing for up to 30 users, which works well for restaurants with fluctuating or seasonal staff.
You can switch between monthly and annual billing, and deactivate inactive employees so you’re only paying for active team members.
Lightspeed K-Series is supported, and additional integrations depend on your setup.
Even without a direct POS integration, you can track labor hours, compare scheduled vs. actual time, and export data to analyze labor costs alongside sales.
Yes. You can attach checklists to shifts, roles, or specific locations.
Staff can complete tasks in real time, upload photos, and submit confirmations. This helps you maintain consistent standards across every shift.
You have multiple options. Employees can clock in from their phones, a shared tablet using kiosk mode, or via NFC tags.
You can mix methods depending on the role or location, which works well for front-of-house and back-of-house teams.
Yes. You can set a geofence around each location so employees can only clock in when they’re on site.
You can also capture clock-in location data and set rules to prevent early punches or clock-ins from outside the premises.
Yes. Employees can request shift swaps or claim open shifts directly through the app.
You control approval settings and eligibility, so managers stay in control while reducing back-and-forth communication.
Yes. Connecteam integrates with QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP, and Xero.
You can also export timesheets in multiple formats. Hours, overtime, and time data are reviewed and approved before export to ensure accuracy.
Yes. You can manage all locations from a single account while keeping schedules, teams, and permissions organized per site.
Employees can work across locations, and reports can be viewed per location or across your entire operation.
Yes. You can upload training materials such as videos, documents, and procedures, and assign them by role.
This makes it easy to onboard new hires quickly and keep existing staff aligned on processes, menu updates, and compliance requirements.