The AI-powered workforce management platform for hospitality
Streamline workforce with AI
Nesto automates your processes with AI Workforce Management across all locations – scalable, measurable, efficient.
More than 1000 hospitality companies use Nesto for their workforce management
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Schedule your staff exactly when you need them.
Your shift plan—built in under a minute
Your shift planning runs on autopilot. Teams are optimally staffed based on real demand. You maintain full visibility across all locations. With Nesto, workforce planning transforms from your biggest time drain into your strongest competitive advantage.
Demand-oriented AI planning: Real demand with up to 90% + accuracy, 4 weeks ahead
End-to-end integrated: forecast, scheduling, time recording, payroll — everything seamlessly
Legally secure automation: compliance, breaks, working hours — zero errors
+10%
Cost savings
Eliminate thousands in annual staffing waste per location through AI-based demand forecasting.
≤ 90%
Forcast accuracy
up to 90% forecast accuracy gives you 4 weeks of planning certainty instead of daily firefighting.
+3.5%
Sales increase
Optimal staffing prevents lost sales from understaffing and margin erosion from overstaffing
My conclusion:
Modern & innovative with potential for the future! I was very impressed by Nesto: AI forecast with 92% accuracy rate, automatic planning with top computing power & time savings of 70-80%, interfaces for payroll and a great employee app that is well received.”
AI-powered. End-to-end integrated.
Technology meets Hospitality expertise
Nesto combines deep industry know-how with cutting-edge technology. We know the challenges of the industry and built solutions that work.
Planning security
Accurate forecasts
Over 85% accuracy in revenue and guest forecasts. Plan optimally up to 4 weeks in advance.
Automatically compliant with the law
Monitoring of all working time and break regulations without manual effort. Zero violations, zero fines.
From time recording to payroll — in seconds
Automatically generated, accurate hourly reports directly from time recording. No more manual entries, no more errors. Interfaces to DATEV, Addison, Agenda, Salary & Payroll, SK-Office and more
Measure performance
Make efficiency visible
Automatically measure how quickly and efficiently your team is working. Identify potential improvements immediately.
Real time control
An overview of your locations — anytime, anywhere
Who is on duty? Where do bottlenecks arise? How is the service going? Live insight into all important KPIs for quick decisions
Learn from your best locations
Compare all stores with uniform KPIs. Identify best practices and systematically roll out recipes for success.
One platform. Everything you need
Centralize your workforce management in one intelligent platform
From AI forecasts to automated schedules to error-free payroll preparation. Nesto connects every workforce process in one place.
AI-powered precision
Forecasts that work — with 90% accuracy
Nesto analyzes historical sales data, weather, events, and seasonal patterns with machine learning—predicting your demand with over 90% accuracy up to 4 weeks in advance. This is how you plan optimally instead of guessing.
90%+ accuracy in revenue and guest forecasts
Up to 4 weeks planning horizon for proactive staffing
Integrates historical data, weather patterns, and local events
Automated shift planning
Work schedules in seconds — instead of hours
Nesto automatically creates optimal rosters based on your AI forecast, employee qualifications and availability — in seconds instead of hours. Legally secure, fair and tailored to your requirements. You save up to 50% planning time.
Automatic creation based on forecast and qualifications
Legally compliant planning with automatic compliance check
80% less time spent on scheduling
Your command center
Identify problems before they arise
The shift manager dashboard shows you live what is happening at your locations: Who is on duty? What is the workload? Where do bottlenecks arise? Performance KPIs, service times and forecasts at a glance — for quick, fact-based decisions.
Live insight into staffing, utilization and performance of all locations
Automatic alerts in case of bottlenecks or discrepancies
KPIs such as service times, turnover and personnel cost ratio in real time
Transparency for your team
Enough with “Who can tomorrow?” in group chat
No more endless groups or phone calls for shift swaps. The employee app gives your team self-service: View work schedules, swap shifts, apply for vacation, record times all in one app. Push notifications keep everyone up to date. You save time, your team is happier.
> 90% app usage
Fewer inquiries, e.g. due to hours or lost payslips
More fairness in the team
Accurate time recording
Legally secure. Error-free. Automatically
Digital time recording with automatic compliance check: Working hours, breaks and overtime are recorded down to the minute and documented in a legally secure manner. No manual entries, no errors, no fines. Ready for payroll right away.
Minute recording with automatic compliance check
No manual entries
Error-free data for payroll and controlling
Error-free wage preparation
Payroll without headaches
Nesto automatically generates precise hourly reports directly from time recording, ready for your payslip. No manual transfers, no calculation errors, no subsequent corrections. Integration with Addison DATEV, Agenda and other payroll systems.
Automatically generated hourly reports from time recording
Integration with Addison DATEV, Agenda and more
Automatic exchange of master data, e.g. with salary & payroll, SK-Office, LohnAG & HGC
AI that thinks for you and supports you
Plan with , thanks to AI
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Nesto AI analyses your business in real time and provides you with precise forecasts and optimised schedule suggestions.
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Our AI algorithms analyze the characteristics of each location and suggest optimal work schedules. All adjusted to sales, traffic and local patterns.
Einmal einrichten, immer automatisieren
Accurate forecasts for revenue and guest traffic based on over 70 data points. From historical data, weather, events to seasonal trends.
Spezialisiert auf Gastronomie
Automatic notifications of forecast changes or traffic changes with specific optimization suggestions for your planning.
See AI-powered WFM in action
See live how Nesto makes your forecasts accurate and your WFM more efficient.
Success stories
How leading hospitality brands scale with Nesto
From QSR and Retail to your individual business. See what others are doing with Nesto.
QSR Industries
-9% staff costs. +22% Productivity How McDonald's optimized their businesses continuously with Nesto.
Three restaurants. Three different teams. A key challenge: mastering the balancing act between efficiency, transparency and employee satisfaction.
-9 %
All three restaurants reduced personnel costs through needs-based planning
+22 %
Sudden increase following introduction in September 2024
Down to the euro
AI-supported sales forecasts precisely meet actual values
Mc Donald's
QSR Industries
Bona'me digitizes HR with Nesto and saves up to 70% time
bona'me has been using Nesto as a comprehensive digital employee tool since November 2024. Find out how bona'me scales with Nesto.
70%
Saving time in HR processes
50%
Faster payslips
100%
Paperless personnel management
Bona'me
The cost of manual planning
Manual planningcosts you money, time and people
Rising labor costs. Tight margins. Staff shortages. The hospitality industry is under pressure. Manual planning drains hours you need for strategic work. The result: higher costs, slower service, and lost revenue opportunities.
Wrong staffing levels drain your margin daily
Overstaffed? Labor costs explode.Understaffed? Service suffers, guests leave unhappy. Without AI forecasting, you're planning blind and paying for it every shift.
Manual processes steal hours from what matters
Creating schedules, handling changes, coordinating departments, fixing errors—manual processes consume hours daily that you need for guests, team leadership, and strategy.
Without real-time data, problems hit before you see them
Who's working where right now? Where are the bottlenecks? Without live visibility across locations, you're always reacting.
See how to save thousands per location?
Live demo of Nesto's AI forecasting and automated scheduling. See your exact setup. Ask your specific questions. Get answers that apply to your operation.
Tailored for your role
Built for every role in your company
C-level needs strategic visibility. Operations needs execution speed. HR needs compliance certainty. Nesto delivers the right tools for each role, so everyone works faster and better.
C Levels
AI Forcasts & transparency — in real time
See instantly where labor costs can be optimized, which locations run most efficiently, and where action is needed. Nesto provides the data foundation for strategic decisions—from benchmark analyses to forecast accuracy.
Operations
All locations under control — without chaos
Real-time insight into the staffing, occupancy and performance of all locations. Automatic alerts when bottlenecks occur, immediate suggested adjustments when forecast changes, and benchmarking tools to identify best practices. Nesto makes multi-site management predictable.
HR
Fair transprente planning without ping-pong
Nesto automates work schedules based on preferences, qualifications, and compliance. Employees see their shifts in the app, can swap and you keep track of things. Fewer conflicts, higher satisfaction.
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From implementation to long-term success.
We're by your side.
Dedicated customer success manager. <24h first response time. Best practices from hundreds of implementations. Our customers say our support makes the difference.
FAQ
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For which companies is nesto the right solution?
Nesto is at home in hospitality and was specifically developed for restaurant and hotel chains, amusement parks, and travel catering. Ob Quick-Service, Fast Casual, Fine Dining or Gemeinschaftsverpflegung: If you need to manage complex workforce planning across multiple locations, Nesto is the right solution. From franchise systems to your own branches – Nesto scales with your business.
How does AI forecasting work?
Nesto analyzes historical sales data, guest numbers, weather, local events, and seasonal patterns using machine learning algorithms. Das Ergebnis: Sales and guest forecasts with over 90% accuracy, up to 4 weeks in advance. The AI continuously learns from your data and becomes more precise over time. Based on these forecasts, Nesto automatically creates optimal shift schedules. No more guesswork, but data-driven planning.
What distinguishes Nesto from other tools?
The only AI scheduling solution that understands how hospitality really works.Nesto doesn't just predict how many guests will come. Nesto automatically plans who works when and where. Based on real sales data, not gut feeling.Das Ergebnis: No more Excel spreadsheets. No last-minute calls. No overstaffing on Tuesday and understaffing on Friday.On average, we have 90%+ forecast accuracy.
How long does implementation take?
Implementation is modular and flexible: A basic setup with time tracking and scheduling is live in 4-6 weeks depending on size. Full integration of all modules (including KI-Prognosen, Payroll-Anbindung and Multi-Site-Steuerung) typically takes 8-12 weeks. Our Customer Success Team accompanies you step by step from data migration through training to go-live. You set the pace, we ensure a smooth rollout.
What does Nesto cost?
Nesto pays for itself faster than a temp worker. Through saved labor costs and higher efficiency. Most operations lose at least €100 daily through poor staffing. That's €36,500 per year per location. Nesto eliminates this through precise AI forecasts. Additionally, you save 80% admin time in creating schedules and increase productivity by 10-20%. We're happy to create at individual ROI calculation based on your data. Simply schedule a non-binding consultation.