Planday vs Time Point

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.

Time Point is cloud-based workforce management and HR software for businesses from SMEs to large multi-site organisations. Its Essentials package includes time and attendance, rostering, scheduling, labour cost analysis, holiday and absence management, payroll setup and links, reports, dashboards, training, a tablet clocking app, and a staff app. Employees can clock in through smart tablets, biometric facial or finger readers, cards or fobs, mobile phones, or desktops. The service supports availability management, shift swaps, multi-location scheduling, and a built-in time clock. HR capabilities across packages include onboarding, document management, digital signatures, an HR e-Diary, staff messaging, expenses, performance alerts, and an employee app. Premium adds document generation, GDPR management, training matrices, department and job tracking, lieu time banking, and multi-company payrolls. Time Point names Sage, Quantum, Collsoft, and BrightPay as payroll partners and says approved hours can be sent to payroll. Pricing is on request.