Humanforce vs RotaCloud

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.

RotaCloud is workforce management software for growing businesses, with staff scheduling tools and a separate Time & Attendance add-on. Scheduling covers rota planning, labour cost control, holiday and absence management, availability tools, and reporting. Availability collection, time-off management, open-shift management, and shift swaps are supported. The add-on provides mobile or terminal clock-ins, automatically generated timesheets, GPS restrictions, and payroll reports and exports. Free iOS and Android apps let staff check shifts, clock in and out, manage annual leave, and arrange shift swaps. Listed integrations include Sage, PayCaptain, Staffology, Tevalis, Zapier, People, Breathe, Optix, Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, and Care Consort; developers can also use the API documentation or contact the company about integrating their own applications. Standard costs £10.00 per month, billed monthly, and Pro costs £15.00 per month, billed monthly, each for 1–5 employees. Yearly billing is also offered with 2 months free. Time & Attendance and SMS notifications are add-ons. A 30-day trial does not require payment information. Businesses with more than 500 employees are directed to request a custom quote.