Employee Scheduling Software Attributes - Chart

Our Top Choice for Employee Scheduling Software: ShiftPlanning

	Google Calendar	ShiftPlanning	NimbleSchedule	When I Work
Monthly Pricing	Free Works best with a very small group of employees	Monthly Billing $37.5/2-14 employees $75/15-29 employees $109/30-59 employees Annual Billing $33/2-14 employees $66/15-29 employees $95/30-59 employees	Monthly Billing $35/0-15 employees $75/up to 40 employees $125/up to 75 employees Annual Billing is 10% off of monthly pricing	Scheduling Only: $29/20 employees $39/30 employees $49/40 employees Scheduling + Time/Attendance $49.30/20 employees $66.30/30 employees $83.30/40 employees Annual Pricing $324/20 employees $432/30 employees $540/40 employees
Ease of Use	Easy	Easy with Longer Set Up Set up/learning time required for advanced features Covers Scheduling, Time Clock, Payroll and Human Resources Categories	Easy Some learning time is required for advanced features Very easy to use visual dashboard	Easiest Very intuitive, easy to set up & start scheduling
Free Trial	N/A	Yes 30 day free trial	Yes 14 day free trial	Yes 30 day free trial
Customer Support	Community Forum with comments from Google staff	24/7 live support (live chat or phone) Scheduled 1:1 training available Personalized set up: support contact has a photo, a phone number and guides you through the process. Email Knowledge Base with videos/tutorials Community Forums	Live chat Phone M-F 9AM-5PM Email support Knowledge Base Email course for set up You can also submit a request or send email at support@nimbleschedule.com Community Forums	Some live chat Email Knowledge Base Email course for set up Submit ticket Free live training Mobile app videos Community Forums
Mobile App	Yes Syncs with iOS & Android devices	Yes All major devices iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry & Android	Yes All major devices iPhone, iPad Blackberry & Android	Yes Most major devices iPhone & Android Some BlackBerry devices (see here)
Employee Input on Schedule	Yes If calendar is shared and editing duties granted	Yes Employees can state availability, trade shifts and drop shifts Time off requests	Yes You can allow employees to pick up, drop, or trade shifts Time off requests	Yes (You can control) Availability Swap, drop & pick up shifts Option for manager approval Time off requests (you can add in # days of notice required)
Manager Control	Yes Managers can share or make calendar public and offer editing duties to others	Yes Managers can approve or turn down staff requests and control how much input staff has	Yes Managers can approve or turn down staff requests and control how much input staff has	Yes Managers can approve or turn down staff requests and control how much input staff has
Tracking Hours worked vs. Scheduled	Yes With template	Yes GPS tracking Log in from field Snapshot photo at clock in/clock out Reports on hours scheduled/hours worked	Yes GPS tracking Clock in/out on the web, by text messages, mobile app or phone (You can authorize only certain computers/locations to access online tracking) Reports on hours scheduled/hours worked	Yes Review/edit time sheets by pay period, position & employee *With added Time & Attendance option at extra cost Timesheets can show position, time, location of clock in and out GPS tracking, track late punches
Integration Payroll + Other Services	Yes Can work with QuickBooks through apps like Zapier	Yes QuickBooks desktop version Export & enter into 3rd party payroll software Synced with 3rd party applications such as Google Calendar, iCal, Outlook	Yes ZenPayroll PaySimple Export & enter into 3rd party payroll software ***Website states integration with Intuit QuickBooks and other 3rd party software is in development Also syncs with Facebook, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook	Yes ZenPayroll Export & enter into 3rd party payroll software
Schedule by Skill Sets	N/A	Yes Schedule by position, location and skills	Yes Schedule by position, location and skills	Yes Schedule by position, location and skills
Overtime Alert	Yes Template can calculate overtime	Yes Overtime shows up red	Yes Set permissions around overtime	Yes Set permissions around overtime (overtime appears in red with number of overtime hours)
Employee Schedule Alerts email/SMS	Yes Email alerts and SMS	Yes Email alerts and SMS	Yes Email alerts and SMS	Yes Email alerts, SMS, Web, mobile apps & social media
Multiple locations/ job site scheduling	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reporting Best workers; Repeat offenders	N/A	Yes Compare employees by lateness, overtime and absences with an overall Karma score out of 100%	Yes Monitor lateness, absences, shifts, changes in shifts (dropped, picked up, traded) and overall cost for a period	Yes Some reporting *Detailed reporting comes with additional Time & Attendance Option (additional cost)
Learn More	GoogleCalendar and apps that support GoogleCalendar	ShiftPlanning Scheduling	NimbleSchedule	WhenIWork

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