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Comparison

Planday vs Shiftboard

On the evidence we track, Planday leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Planday full profile →Shiftboard full profile →
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★Planday58
Shiftboard22
Score
Vioscale score
Planday58 / 100low · 42%updating
Shiftboard22 / 100low · 30%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Planday✗
Shiftboard✗
Model
Plandaycommercial
Shiftboardcommercial
Price level
Plandayunknown
Shiftboardunknown
Transparent
Planday✓
Shiftboard✗
Integrations
Count
Planday2
Shiftboard8
Security
Gdpr
Planday✓
Shiftboard✓
Iso27001
Planday✓
Shiftboard–
Soc2
Planday✓
Shiftboard✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for employee scheduling. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Algorithmic auto scheduling
Planday✓
Shiftboard-
Mobile app shift swapping
Planday✓
Shiftboard-
Open shift bidding marketplace
Planday-
Shiftboard-
Labor law overtime compliance alerts
Planday✓
Shiftboard-
Gps geofenced mobile clock in
Planday✗
Shiftboard-
Kiosk facial recognition clock in
Planday-
Shiftboard-
Sales labor forecasting
Planday✓
Shiftboard-
Point of sale POS integration
Planday-
Shiftboard-
Payroll adp gusto integration
Planday-
Shiftboard-
SOC2 type ii
Planday✓
Shiftboard-
ISO 27001
Planday✓
Shiftboard-
Pricing model
PlandayPer employee monthly
Shiftboard-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Planday

Leader

Planday is a cloud-based workforce management system that centralizes shift scheduling, time tracking, payroll processing, and team communication. It includes mobile applications for employees and automated features to ensure schedules comply with labor regulations.

Independently observed

Shiftboard

An automated workforce scheduling platform that helps manufacturing, energy, and corrections industries create compliant employee schedules while managing labor regulations and union agreement requirements.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Planday

Leader
Subscription30-day trial

From £2.99/user/mo (Starter). 30-day free trial. Monthly, quarterly, or annual billing.

  • StarterFrom £2.99/user/mo
    • Intuitive scheduling
    • Simple time tracking
    • Working time rules and compliance warnings
    • Basic payroll reporting
    • Team communication
    • +1 more
  • Plus-
    • Advanced scheduling
    • Leave and absence management
    • Payroll reporting with integrations
    • Revenue integration and reporting
    • Access to integrations and API
    • +1 more
  • ProContact sales
    • Custom planning metrics
    • Auto-scheduling
    • Configurable organisational structure
    • Custom permissions and user roles
    • Dedicated phone support
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Shiftboard

Subscription
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Planday✓
Shiftboard✓
iOS
Planday✓
Shiftboard✓
Android
Planday✓
Shiftboard✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Planday✓
Shiftboard✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Planday

Leader
2 total
  • Xero
  • Tenzo
Independently observed

Shiftboard

8 total
  • UKG Workforce Central
  • UKG Pro Workforce
  • Okta
  • Google
  • Shibboleth
  • ADFS
  • OneLogin
  • Ping Identity
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.