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Best-value shift scheduling apps

Going by our grades, When I Work and Sling by Toast give the most for the money among shift scheduling apps: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $5.65 a month across the 13 that charge, from $1.70 (Sling by Toast) to $39.99 (7shifts). 3 of the 13 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 3 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

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Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0$1$2$5$10$20$50More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessWhen I WorkSling by ToastHomebaseConnecteamFindmyshiftShiftbase

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • Nothing scores higher without costing more
  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
13 of the 13 shift scheduling apps in this directory. Scores are ToolGPA’s own grades; prices are each vendor’s own, read up to Oct 18, 2026. The lines cross at the middle starting price ($5.65) and the average score (2.8). The data as JSON · The chart as a picture
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The best at every price

Each step is the highest score shift scheduling apps reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.

  1. $1.70

    a month to start · scores 2.7 of 4

  2. $2.50

    a month to start · scores 3.3 of 4

    • When I Work$2.50 per user / month (Essentials, without time tracking)BAB

Paying more for less

The shift scheduling apps that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.

  1. FindmyshiftStarts at $24 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.6 of 12 score higher for lessCCB
  2. ShiftbaseStarts at about $30.26 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.5 of 12 score higher for lessBCB
  3. ShiftieStarts at about $3.64 a month for each person and scores 2.0 of 4.4 of 12 score higher for lessCCC
  4. RotaCloudStarts at about $13.22 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.3 of 12 score higher for lessBCB
  5. AttoStarts at $5.65 a month for each person and scores 2.7 of 4.3 of 12 score higher for lessCBB

A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.

The four quarters

Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.

More for less3

Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.

When I Work, Deputy, Planday

Costs more, scores more3

Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.

Homebase, Connecteam, 7shifts

Costs less, scores less4

Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.

Sling by Toast, Atto, ZoomShift, Shiftie

Costs more, scores less3

Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.

RotaCloud, Shiftbase, Findmyshift

All 13 on the chart

Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.

#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
1When I Work3.3BAB$2.50$2.50 per user / month (Essentials, without time tracking)None
2Deputy3.3BAB$5$5 per user / month, billed annually (Lite)None
3Homebase3.3BAB$24$24 per location / month, billed annually (Essentials)None
4Connecteam3.3BAB$29$29 per month for up to 30 users, billed annually (Operations Basic)None
57shifts3.3BAB$39.99$39.99 per location / month, billed annually (Essentials)None
6Planday3.0BBB$2.99$2.99 per user / month (Starter, minimum 5 users)1
7Sling by Toast2.7BCB$1.70$1.70 per user / month, billed annually (Premium)None
8Atto2.7CBB$5.65$5.65 per user / month, billed annually (Starter)3
9RotaCloud2.7BCB$13.22£10 per month for up to 5 employees, billed monthly (Standard)3
10Shiftbase2.7BCB$30.26€27 per month for up to 6 employees, billed yearly (Basic)5
11ZoomShift2.3CCB$2$2 per active user / month, billed annually (Starter)1
12Findmyshift2.3CCB$24$24 per team / month for up to 20 employees, billed yearly (Starter)6
13Shiftie2.0CCC$3.64£2.75 per employee / month4

How shift scheduling apps grade

Every bar is all the shift scheduling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.

  • Value for moneyaverage 2.2
  • Free plan and trialaverage 2.5
  • Featuresaverage 2.7
  • Ease of useaverage 2.9
  • Platforms and integrationsaverage 2.9

An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every shift scheduling grade in one table

Common questions

Which shift scheduling apps give the most for the money?

When I Work and Sling by Toast. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Sling by Toast scores 2.7 out of 4 and starts at $1.70 a month for each person; When I Work scores 3.3 out of 4 and starts at $2.50 a month for each person. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.

Which shift scheduling apps are best for under $5 a month?

When I Work and Deputy, with a score of 3.3 out of 4: the highest among the 6 that start at $5 a month or less. When I Work starts at $2.50 a month for each person; Deputy starts at $5 a month for each person.

Which shift scheduling apps cost the most for what they offer?

On this chart, Findmyshift (starts at $24 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 6 tools score higher for less), Shiftbase (starts at about $30.26 a month, scores 2.7 out of 4, and 5 tools score higher for less) and Shiftie (starts at about $3.64 a month for each person, scores 2.0 out of 4, and 4 tools score higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.

How much do shift scheduling apps cost?

The middle starting price is $5.65 a month: half of the 13 shift scheduling apps with a recurring price start below that and half above. 0 of the 13 in this directory have no paid plan, and 7 of those that charge also have a free plan.

How is the score on this chart worked out?

It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 13 of the 13 shift scheduling apps are on the chart.

How this chart is made

  • The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
  • The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
  • A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
  • The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade

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