NurseGrid Manager vs Synchro

Nursegrid Manager is a scheduling and coordination service for care teams. Managers can create, manage, and share schedules, then review and respond to shift changes in real time. Staff use the Nursegrid mobile app to choose shifts, coordinate with colleagues, and receive updates; visible gaps can be picked up as open shifts. The product is intended for teams of 2 to 250, including critical access hospitals, hospital departments, surgery centers, and clinics. It supports full-time, part-time, PRN, and contract staff. Integration with the Nursegrid mobile app supports schedule notifications, self-scheduling, and selection of open shifts. Nursegrid Manager is available on Android, iOS, and the web. The listed plan costs $5 a month, billed monthly per staff member, and a free 30-day trial is offered. Sign-up and login use hStream ID. Nursegrid says its services are provided by HealthStream, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates. The product page offers live chat and a contact form for questions and sales inquiries.

Synchro creates on-call schedules for hospital departments and medical teams, including family medicine groups and clinics arranging physician coverage. Its automatic scheduler assigns shifts according to team rules, weighting and physician constraints. Teams can give nights, evenings and weekends different weights and review weighted totals. Physicians can enter unavailability and preferences in plain language for conversion into scheduling constraints. A released shift can be posted to an internal board for an eligible colleague to claim, updating the schedule and fairness counters. Synchro supports one-way Google Calendar sync and Apple Calendar or iCloud access through an iCal URL, as well as CSV exports. Its mobile-optimized web interface works on iPhone and Android; no native app is available. Hospital departments get every feature at no cost during the beta, with no cap on users. FMG annual billing is C$10 a year, billed at $10 CAD per user per month once a year; monthly billing is C$15 a month, with no commitment. Both plans include the first month free. Pricing includes onboarding, training and support. Synchro is headquartered in the Montréal region, Québec, Canada, and was founded in 2025.