OnPay vs 7shifts Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Payroll Essentials
Popular- Full-service payroll
- Hiring and onboarding
- Team basics
- Integrations and insights
- Benefits admin
- Expert support
HR
- PTO dashboard and management
- Onboarding workflows and eSignatures
- Employee directory and org charts
- Documents and records management
- Equipment and software provisioning
- HR insights and engagement
Comp
- Basic scheduling
- One-way announcements
- Availability and time off requests
Essentials
- Advanced scheduling
- Team messaging and communication tools
- Basic time clocking
- Customizable permission settings
Pro
Popular- Track accruals and balances for PTO
- Labor compliance and labor cost tools
- Advanced time clocking tools
- Manager Log Book
Premium
- 7shifts Payroll
- Tip Management
- Task Management
- Permission templates for faster profile creation
- Advanced hourly labor forecast
- Advanced labor recommendations
- Advanced operational insights and reporting
- Employee Training
OnPay vs 7shifts FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- OnPay starts lower at $15/mo, compared to $44/mo for 7shifts.
- Can I use either one for free?
- 7shifts has a free plan. OnPay doesn't — you'll need to pay from day one.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. OnPay uses hybrid pricing, while 7shifts goes with flat-rate. That changes the math depending on your team size and usage.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. OnPay: At $49 base, OnPay lands mid-market — cheaper than Gusto and Rippling's higher tiers but not competing on rock-bottom price like some payroll-only tools. The a la carte HR add-ons suggest they're chasing small businesses that want to pay only for what they use rather than getting locked into a bundled all-in-one HR suite. 7shifts: They're mid-market — not the cheapest (free tools like basic Square scheduling exist) but well below enterprise workforce platforms. At $44.99–$149.99/location, they're squarely targeting independent restaurants and small chains who've outgrown pen-and-paper but can't justify an HCM suite.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for OnPay and 7shifts and let you know when something moves.