MedAligna vs SimpleStaff

MedAligna schedules healthcare staff while applying rules for credentials, rest, staffing ratios, and duty hours. It is described for clinics, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home care agencies, and is available on the web, Android, and iOS. Nurses can select shifts during seniority-tiered windows with caps, with selections checked against rules as they are made. Shift swaps are screened for conflicts such as double-booking, inadequate rest, and expired credentials before approval. Credential checks cover the whole shift, and the system blocks an assignment if a required credential will expire before it ends. Managers enter census by unit and shift to compare required and actual staffing with acuity weighting. Calendar sync is listed for Google, Outlook, and Apple; payroll export is included in Pro and above. MedAligna exports hours but does not calculate net pay, withhold taxes, or transfer money. Plans are billed per location: Starter is $99 a month, Pro is $149 a month, and Enterprise is $249 a month. Each includes a 14-day trial without a card.

SimpleStaff is employee scheduling software and related services for businesses with shift teams. Managers create schedules on the web with drag-and-drop editing, reusable templates, role assignments, and shift publishing. Employees can use the iPhone and Android apps to request time off, update availability, swap shifts, and claim open shifts. Its time clock records clock-in and clock-out timestamps, tracks breaks, verifies location with GPS, and supports timesheet approval. Approved timesheets can be exported for ADP, UKG, Dayforce, or generic CSV; QuickBooks Online and Wagepoint are listed as coming soon. Published shifts can appear in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook through personal calendar feeds. The staff app is included with every plan, but schedules load live and require an internet connection. The free plan covers 15 team members and one team. Team costs C$19 a month and Pro costs C$29 a month; a 30-day trial is listed. The maker names restaurants, retail, clinics, hotels, gyms, and salons among the industries it serves.