EventRota vs Serve.Love

EventRota is rota and volunteer management software for coordinating staff and volunteers at events. Organisers can assign people to positions and shifts in a rota grid, using auto-fill, shuffle, drag-and-drop changes, and rotation sequences. Volunteers can set availability by shift, and the service can send reminder emails. Organisers can share documents, announcements, key contacts, venue maps, and position maps; volunteers can view their rota, respond to invitations, and check maps and updates through a mobile browser or app. The service runs on Android, iOS, and the web. The free plan costs nothing and includes up to 10 people and 200 emails. Paid plans are billed per event: Small is $30, paid once, Medium is $50, paid once, and Large is $100, paid once. Email support is included on every plan, with replies within one working day. EventRota is designed for one-off event workflows, not recurring schedules or timesheets. If an event reaches its included email limit, sending pauses until an email top-up is added.

Serve.Love helps people find volunteer opportunities and gives organizations tools to organize events, shifts, and volunteer participation. Volunteers can browse and sign up for events without creating an account or installing an app. Organizers can create events, distribute links or QR codes, and choose public, private, or unlisted visibility. Scheduling includes AI event creation and shift building, recurring events, and changes applied across a series. Check-in can use geofencing, QR codes, or a kiosk, and organizers can track volunteer hours. Email, SMS, and push notifications support reminders and re-engagement. Forms can collect custom fields and digital signatures, and Stripe can process tickets, items, or donations. Reporting offers live graphs, maps, and charts, with PDF, Excel, or print export. Serve.Love runs on Android, iOS, and web. A free plan is available; Professional is listed at $63 a month, billed annually, and there is no free trial.