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What it is

Push Operations is a restaurant platform for payroll, HR, scheduling and workforce management, designed for restaurant owners and managers in the United States and Canada. It automates hourly pay, holiday pay and tax calculations, and advertises one-click payroll processing in under 10 minutes. Scheduling tools include generated schedules, shift swaps and releases, and time-off requests. Staff time can be tracked with mobile or tablet photo capture and facial recognition to help prevent buddy punching. The Signature package lists digital onboarding, applicant tracking, turnover reporting, and license and visa expiration tracking. Push offers Manager, Employee and Time apps for Apple and Android devices, alongside web access and an API. Listed POS integrations include Micros Systems, Squirrel Systems, PosiTouch, PixelPoint, Silverware, Aloha, Clover, Lightspeed and Square. The Starter plan is $6 a month, billed monthly, with a five-employee minimum. Essentials is $200 a month, billed monthly per location, for 15 employees and under. Customers with more than 50 employees can request an exact-price quote.

Spec sheet

What it does
Push is a cloud workforce-management platform combining restaurant payroll, HR, scheduling, time tracking and reporting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Product
Push is an all-in-one restaurant platform for payroll, HR, scheduling, and workforce management.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Audience
Push says it was designed for restaurant owners and managers and serves restaurants in the United States and Canada.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
API
Push publishes a REST API covering clocks, companies, departments, employees, labor, sales, schedules, payroll, revenue centers and job postings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developers.pushoperations.com
Integrations
The partner directory lists integrations including Aloha Cloud, Auphan, Clearview, Clover, Cluster POS, Deliverect, Employee Navigator, Givex and Globe POS.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Mobile apps
Push offers Manager, Employee, and Time mobile apps for Apple and Android devices.Read 11 Oct 2026 · support.pushoperations.com
Security
The terms say Push maintains administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect client data.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Support
Phone support is available weekdays from 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST, and the Astra virtual assistant is available 24/7.Read 11 Oct 2026 · support.pushoperations.com
Headquarters
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaRead 28 Sep 2026 · pushoperations.com
Founded
Push says it was founded in 2012.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
API authentication
API calls require HTTPS bearer tokens, and tokens are issued only to approved partners.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developers.pushoperations.com
API limits
The API documents pagination up to 100 records, a 50-requests-per-minute limit and a 600-requests-per-hour limit.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developers.pushoperations.com
Capterra rating
Push Operations scores 4.6 out of 5 from 48 reviews on Capterra.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Company founded
Push says it was founded in 2012 after a chartered accountant sought to simplify payroll and tax complexity for hospitality businesses.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Company ownership and size
LinkedIn lists Push Operations as privately held, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with 51–200 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Documentation access
The help center requires a logged-in Push account for help documents.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
G2 rating
Push Operations scores 4.4 out of 5 from 158 reviews on G2.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
GetApp rating
Push Operations scores 4.6 out of 5 from 48 reviews on GetApp.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Hiring and HR
The Signature package lists digital onboarding, applicant tracking, turnover reporting, and license and visa expiration tracking.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Hiring and onboarding
Push provides applicant tracking, digital hiring and paperless onboarding workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Hosting
Terms state that the service is hosted in the United States for worldwide users and in Canada for Canadian users.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
HR compliance
Higher plans include license and visa expiry tracking, HR experts, state-specific handbooks, harassment training and compliance alerts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Legal entity
The privacy policy identifies the operating entity as Push Technologies, also referred to as Push Operations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Licence
Push terms describe the service as confidential and proprietary software for the client's internal business use.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Limit: accounting depth
A G2 financial-controller review says accounting controls and reporting are less robust than accountants may expect in large multi-location operations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: mobile administration
A Capterra reviewer requested more complete and advanced mobile-app capabilities for administrators.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Limit: performance and reporting
G2 reviewers mention slow loading, difficult printing or reporting, confusing terminology and occasional support delays.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: scheduling and updates
GetApp reviewers report that scheduling could be more user-friendly and that some product updates arrive slowly.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Limits
The pricing page says customers with more than 50 employees can request a quote for an exact price.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Outage transparency
Push maintains a public status page with incident history, uptime information and subscription feeds.Read 15 Oct 2026 · status.pushoperations.com
Payroll
The platform advertises one-click payroll that can process runs in about ten minutes and automate hourly, holiday and tax calculations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Praise: ease of use
G2's review summary says users repeatedly praise the intuitive interface and easier payroll and scheduling workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Praise: integrated workflows
GetApp reviewers repeatedly praise the connection between timekeeping, scheduling and payroll for reducing administrative work.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Privacy safeguards
Its privacy policy says it uses organizational, technical and physical safeguards appropriate to information sensitivity, while warning that no system guarantees complete security.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Rating on Apple App Store
The Push Employee iPhone/iPad app is rated 2.9 out of 5 from 41 ratings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on Google Play
The Push Employee Android app is rated 4.0 out of 5 from 892 reviews and has 100K+ downloads.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Recent product change
In August 2026 Push changed the default administrator auto-logout period from 30 minutes to 90 minutes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.pushoperations.com
Reporting
Reporting covers workforce costing, sales-versus-labor analysis, employee statistics and centralized multi-location dashboards.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Scheduling
Scheduling includes team schedules, shift swaps, labor forecasting, compliance alerts and, on higher tiers, auto-scheduling.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
SDKs and self-hosting
The public developer documentation describes HTTP endpoints and examples but does not list SDKs or a self-hosted deployment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developers.pushoperations.com
Security controls
Push says it maintains an information-security program with administrative, technical and physical safeguards and a business-continuity and disaster-recovery plan.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Software Advice rating
Push Operations scores 4.6 out of 5 from 48 reviews on Software Advice, with customer support rated 4.8 and functionality 4.3.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
Support channels
Support offers weekday live chat, weekday phone support and the Astra virtual assistant 24 hours a day, seven days a week.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.pushoperations.com
Time tracking
Time tracking supports photo capture to deter buddy punching, e-signatures, reporting and, on Supreme, facial-recognition tracking.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com

Plans and prices

Starter $6 a month monthly per employee; $30 monthly minimum for 5 employees unlimited employees · unlimited administrators · unlimited locations · single-state payroll Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Signature Priced on request unlimited employees · unlimited administrators · unlimited locations · multi-state and multi-location payroll · scheduling · ATS · onboarding Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Supreme Priced on request unlimited employees · unlimited administrators · unlimited locations · auto-scheduling · advanced forecasting · facial-recognition time tracking · enterprise dashboard Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Enterprise Priced on request unlimited employees · unlimited administrators · unlimited locations · BI Insights · employee engagement · portable retirement plans Read 15 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com
Essentials $200 a month Starting price; billed monthly per location 15 employees and under · single-location recommended Read 11 Oct 2026 · pushoperations.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Automates hourly, holiday and tax calculations
  • Scheduling includes swaps, releases and time-off requests
  • Photo capture and facial recognition support time tracking
  • Manager, Employee and Time mobile apps
  • Lists integrations with major POS systems

Limits

  • No free plan
  • Starter has a five-employee minimum
  • Exact pricing for larger customers requires a quote
  • API tokens are issued only to approved partners

Who it suits

Push suits restaurant owners and managers coordinating payroll, HR and shift scheduling. The Essentials plan is recommended for single locations with 15 employees or fewer.

Verdict

Push combines restaurant payroll, HR and scheduling, with mobile time tracking and a broad list of POS integrations. Buyers should account for the five-employee minimum and request a quote if they have more than 50 employees.

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