Humanforce vs Planday

Humanforce is a workforce platform for frontline, flexible and shift-based organisations, combining workforce management, HR, payroll, talent, benefits and AI analytics. Its scheduling tools account for employee skills, availability, compliance requirements and business demand. Time can be recorded through GPS, biometrics or the employee app, and Humanforce says it interprets more than 120 Modern Awards. The HF Work App gives employees self-service access to rosters, clocking, shift swaps and leave. The platform also supports availability collection, time-off management and open shifts. Humanforce says employee data moves between HR, workforce management and payroll to reduce duplicate entry, and lists more than 100 pre-built connectors. Core includes award interpretation and compliance, templated access levels with SSO and MFA, dashboards, native reporting and a REST API. Pro adds work rules for EB and CBA, custom access levels, audit logs, permissions, AI insights, a full API and third-party integrations. Humanforce was founded in 2002 and says it provides 24/7 support. Pricing is custom for both tiers; no free plan is listed.

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.