Planday vs Shifton

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.

Shifton is a workforce management platform for employee scheduling, time tracking, attendance, and payroll. Its scheduling tools can create shifts using templates and constraints based on labor rules and availability, with real-time schedule updates. Employees can clock in and out, submit time-off requests, and use location-based attendance features including GPS monitoring, geo-fenced zones, and location history. Approved leave appears in schedules. A forecasting module generates shift patterns from staffing demand entered manually or uploaded. The free Basic functions plan supports up to 10 team members and includes scheduling, a time clock, attendance, mobile apps for iOS and Android, unlimited schedules and locations, and reporting. Paid access starts at $1/mo, and activating a module can provide up to 60 days of free access; work location control has a 10-day trial. Integrations include accounting, calendar, HR, messaging, and workflow services, alongside REST API access and webhooks. Shifton says its services and data are hosted in the EU, with encryption in transit, HTTPS endpoints, bcrypt password hashing, role-based access, and OpenID-based SSO for Microsoft Entra ID and Google Workspace. It offers 24/7 support and serves shift-based industries including retail, healthcare, hospitality, and logistics.