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Jolt vs MakeShift: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 19th, 2025
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What's your intended use case?
Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 1,101 reviews from Employee Scheduling users.
% Fit
Missing features
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Feature ratings
Data Import/Export
4.0
Real-Time Notifications
NA
Access Controls/Permissions
NA
Task Management
4.5
API
4.3
% Fit
Missing features
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Feature ratings
Data Import/Export
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Real-Time Notifications
5.0
Access Controls/Permissions
5.0
Task Management
NA
API
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User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews297
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.7
4.5
User reviews115
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.5
Price starts from
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Free version
Free trial
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Jolt is built to help businesses who employ deskless workers. This includes businesses like restaurants, theme parks, hotels, zoos & aquariums, car washes, doctor's offices, retail stores, and more.

Healthcare, hospitality, recreation, retail or any other fast paced industry, MakeShift helps businesses effortlessly build employee schedules that fit the needs of their people.

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Shane M
Co-Founder & CEO
5.0

Shane: I'm Shane. I am a property manager in the real estate industry and would give Jolt a five out of five, hands down. Before using Jolt, we used binders and paper, and it looked into different task management solutions, such as Asana and various property management tools. Jolt had extremely well-designed digital checklists that we were able to use to help manage our properties and our portfolio, and to do cleaning checks and maintenance schedules and just handle the entire process of all the tasks that we needed to do as property managers. Implementing Jolt was super easy. It was fairly hands-off. The software was really intuitive. So we were able to just go in and create digital checklists and set the schedules that we needed to do those. And from there, the system just ran. It was really easy. You can't go wrong with Jolt. They do way more than just digital checklists. There's a million different things that you can leverage Jolt for, and the only thing that limits how you can use it really is your imagination and how you set it up. Jolt has phenomenal customer service as well. So if you ever have questions or needs, they have a world-class team that'll put their hands in and take good care of you, and that's the biggest thing that you won't get with other systems. You're going to go through headaches of implementation, dozens of hours trying to just set it up, and then in the end, you're going to try and get ahold of a person and not have any help or assistance. Jolt is the complete opposite.

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Do these products fit your needs?

Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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Access Controls/Permissions
207
Important
Activity Dashboard
388
Important

Jolt

30/44
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Approval Process Control
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Compliance Management
  • Labor Management
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Multi-Location
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Resource Allocation
  • Shift Management
  • Shift Scheduling
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Attendance Management
  • Availability Management
  • Biometric Recognition
  • Calendar Management
  • Communication Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Drag & Drop
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Forecasting
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Online Time Clock
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shift Swapping
  • Task Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Timesheet Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
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MakeShift

Top Features
31/44
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Jolt
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
MakeShift
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Jolt
  • By Jolt
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2012
MakeShift
  • By MakeShift
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 2012
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