RosterLab vs SimpleStaff

RosterLab generates and optimises staff rosters for complex teams, including healthcare and 24/7 operations. Its AI accounts for staffing requirements, employee preferences, fatigue, union rules, skill coverage and fairness. Managers can re-roster part of a schedule while leaving the rest unchanged. Employees can use the mobile app to view shifts, submit leave requests and preferences, claim open shifts, and request swaps; they can also sync schedules with Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar and more. The free Digital Rostering plan supports manual scheduling, simple rule checks, dynamic statistics, shift colour coding and the employee app. AI Optimised Rostering is listed at $20 a month, billed per person per month; the pricing note says paid plans start at $15/user/mo. Enterprise pricing is custom, with SSO, API access, integrations, customised rules and priority support listed. RosterLab says AI pricing counts staff included in the roster, not administrators or managers outside it. The pricing FAQ recommends contacting the company for teams with at least 30 people.

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.