🍽️ Restaurants comparison
Combo manages your HR scheduling.
Orkelia manages the brain that decides what to schedule.
Combo and Skello are structural tools (schedule entry, payroll, compliance). Orkelia is the AI layer on top: auto-generation, WhatsApp shift replacements, 24/7 Insta bookings, server briefing. Keep Combo, we integrate on top of it.
Comparison table
Capability by capability.
| Capability | Combo / Skello | Orkelia Restaurants | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual schedule entry | ✓ | ✓ + AI auto-generation | Orkelia |
| Payroll / overtime compliance | ✓ | — (we integrate Combo) | Combo |
| Fixed-term/permanent contract management | ✓ | — | Combo |
| 30-second WhatsApp replacement | ✗ | ✓ availability ping + confirmation | Orkelia |
| Insta/WhatsApp booking 24/7 | ✗ | ✓ | Orkelia |
| Anti no-show booking | ✗ | ✓ D-1 + automatic waitlist | Orkelia |
| Daily team briefing | ✗ | ✓ WhatsApp 30 sec | Orkelia |
| Payroll cost reporting | ✓ | ✓ via integrated Combo | Tie |
| Pricing | ~€89/month/location | €297/month (Essential) or €697/month (Multi) | Different layer |
Verdict
In 1 paragraph.
Combo is the structural HR tool. Orkelia is the AI that drives what Combo records. You keep Combo, we integrate on top. Not competition, complementarity. The net gain: ~6h/week recovered on non-entry flows (bookings, no-shows, urgent replacements, team briefing).