Findmyshift vs Planday

Findmyshift creates employee schedules, handles shift requests, tracks labor costs and supports communication with employees. Its online scheduler provides spreadsheet-style editing, drag-and-drop shifts, multi-cell editing and reusable templates. A time clock and timesheets record actual hours worked, and both are included at no extra cost on every account, including Free. Approved timesheets can feed reports comparing scheduled hours and costs with actual hours and costs. Managers can send messages and notifications by email, text or push notification; SMS has an additional cost. Findmyshift offers Android and iOS apps as well as browser access. The Free plan costs nothing and supports five team members and one manager, with one week of historical data and forward planning. Starter costs $27 a month and supports 20 team members. Business costs $43 a month; Enterprise costs $85 a month. A three-month trial includes full access for up to 300 employees and requires no credit card. Findmyshift was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Planday provides employee scheduling and workforce-management software for shift-working teams, on the web and on Android and iOS. Scheduling tools cover availability preferences, shift swaps, open and draft shifts, and reusable schedule templates. Workers can use Punch Clock to clock in and out from their devices, with location restrictions and rounding rules. Managers can compare scheduled and worked hours, approve shifts for payroll, and export timesheets through integrations. The mobile app also supports schedule viewing and updates, hour approvals and team communications. Planday connects with payroll, POS and HR systems, including Xero, Personio, Square, Lightspeed and ADP. Customers can configure working-time rules, contract hours and absence policies for automatic application to schedules, with real-time alerts for violations. The Starter plan includes Help Centre and live chat support; Pro includes dedicated phone support through a call-back service. Planday says it serves small, medium and enterprise businesses across industries such as hospitality, care homes, hotels, entertainment, retail, and fitness and wellness. There is no free plan; a 30-day trial is available. Starter costs £2.99 a month, billed per user/month, with a five-user minimum.