Findmyshift vs RotaCloud
We give Findmyshift and RotaCloud the same GPA: 2.4 out of 4.0. Findmyshift grades higher on value for money. RotaCloud grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Findmyshift
Drag-and-drop staff scheduler priced per team, free up to 5 employees
RotaCloud
UK rota planning with leave tracking and an add-on clocking-in app
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFindmyshiftFair | 2.4GPARotaCloudFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $24 a team a month billed yearly ($286 a year) for up to 20 employees, so 15 staff pay $24. For a team that size that's in the cheapest quarter of this category. The catch is one manager per team. | CStandard is £40 a month at 11 to 20 employees, or £400 a year paid yearly, so 15 staff cost about £33 a month. Prices are in pounds only. That's near the middle of this category, and clocking in costs £18 a month more at that size. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree forever for one team of up to 5 employees and 1 manager, with 1 week of forward planning, which most shift teams will outgrow. A 3-month trial of everything needs no card. | CNo free plan, but a 30-day trial with no payment details needed. Long enough to run a month of real rotas before you pay. |
| Features | CDrag-and-drop rotas with templates, a free time clock, timesheets, pay worked out from rates, cost totals as you build, reminders and time off. Equipment and vehicles schedule too. But nothing on record lets staff swap or pick up shifts. | BRota templates, labor costs as you plan, holiday, TOIL and absence tracking, shift swaps and reports on Standard. Pro adds labor forecasting against sales and budget caps. Clocking in, timesheets and payroll exports are a paid add-on. |
| Ease of use | CWe have no App Store rating on record for it. The rota itself is point and click, but staff, rates and templates need setting up first. | CNo App Store rating to go on, as its app has too few ratings on record. Rotas are built by drag and drop from templates, but teams, roles and leave rules need setting up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Xero, Slack, Square, Lightspeed, BambooHR, Google Workspace and monday.com. No desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android. It connects to Sage, PayCaptain, Staffology, Breathe, People HR, Tevalis, Google Calendar and Zapier, and has an API. Mostly UK payroll and HR tools. |
| Best for | flat-priced rotas run by one manager | UK care, hospitality and retail rotas |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Findmyshift and RotaCloud. How we grade
Price against what you get
Findmyshift starts at $24 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. RotaCloud starts at about $13.22 a month and scores 2.7.
RotaCloud scores higher and starts $10.78 a month lower. Of the other shift scheduling apps on the chart, 6 score higher than Findmyshift for less, and 3 score higher than RotaCloud for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Findmyshift starts at $24 per team / month for up to 20 employees, billed yearly (Starter). RotaCloud starts at £10 per month for up to 5 employees, billed monthly (Standard).
- Findmyshift has a free plan. RotaCloud does not, though it has a free trial.
- RotaCloud also covers employee records.
At a glance
| Findmyshift | RotaCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $24 per team / month for up to 20 employees, billed yearly (Starter) | £10 per month for up to 5 employees, billed monthly (Standard) |
| Free plan | Free forever for one team of up to 5 employees and 1 manager, with 1 week of forward planning and history. The web-based time clock is free on every plan. | None |
| Free trial | 3-month free trial of every feature for up to 300 employees, no credit card | 30-day free trial, no payment details required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Findmyshift B.V. | RotaCloud |
| Price read from | findmyshift.com | rotacloud.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Findmyshift
- Teams of up to 5 that want a free online rota
- Large teams under one scheduling manager, since the price is per team
- Businesses that also need to book equipment or vehicles alongside staff
RotaCloud
- UK care homes, vets and dental practices planning staff rotas
- Employers tracking holiday, TOIL and sickness beside the rota
- Small teams that want to add clocking in only if they need it
Worth knowing
Findmyshift
- The price is per team: managers who schedule their own staff separately need separate teams, each on its own plan.
- Starter allows only one manager per team; sharing scheduling between managers needs Business or higher.
- Email, push and Slack notifications are free, but text messages are bought as credits, one per 160 characters.
- Teams of more than 300 employees need to contact Findmyshift for a price.
RotaCloud
- Prices are shown in pounds sterling only; the site gives no dollar price.
- Clocking in and timesheets are a Time & Attendance add-on, priced by the same headcount bands: £4.50 a month for up to 5 employees, £18 at 11 to 20 and £45 at 41 to 50.
- Text message notifications are a further add-on: £2 a month for up to 5 employees, £8 at 11 to 20 and £20 at 41 to 50; email and push are included.
- There is no free plan, and businesses with more than 500 employees need a custom quote.
Key features
Findmyshift
- Drag-and-drop rota
- Shifts are placed by point and click, drag and drop, or cut, copy and paste, with templates for repeating patterns. Machines, vehicles and other facilities can be scheduled too.
- Free time clock station
- A web-based time clock records when staff are on site, with location reporting and geofencing to check where people clock in.
- Timesheets and payroll
- Staff submit the hours they actually worked for approval, and payroll is worked out from hourly rates, rate exceptions, day rates and salaries, then exported.
- Real-time cost reports
- Hours, shifts and pay for each employee are totalled as the schedule is built, without leaving the rota.
- Reminders and notice board
- Automatic shift reminders and change notices go out by email, push, Slack or text, and a notice board holds team conversations.
- Time off and allowances
- Employees request time off online, managers track allowances, and vacations and sick leave can be imported from other systems through iCal feeds.
RotaCloud
- Drag-and-drop rotas
- Rotas are built by drag and drop with templates and copying tools across unlimited sites and departments, and shared by email and push notifications.
- Availability and shift swaps
- Staff set recurring availability patterns, swap shifts and check the rota in the free iOS and Android apps.
- Labor cost control
- Daily, weekly and monthly labor costs show while the rota is planned; Pro adds labor forecasting as a share of sales and budget caps.
- Holiday and absence
- Holiday requests, time off in lieu and sickness are tracked beside the rota, and Pro lets managers set rules for when leave can be requested.
- Clocking in and timesheets
- With the Time & Attendance add-on, staff clock in on their phones within a geofence or at a fixed terminal, and timesheets, lateness flags and payroll exports follow.
- Payroll, HR and care integrations
- Connects to Sage, PayCaptain and Staffology payroll, Breathe and People HR, calendar apps, Zapier and care management systems.
Plans
Findmyshift
Free$0
One team of up to 5 employees and 1 manager, 1 week of forward planning and history, 10MB of document storage.
Starter$24
per team / month for up to 20 employees, billed yearly ($27 monthly)
1 manager, 3 months of forward planning, 1 year of history and 100MB of documents. $286 a year.
Business$38
per team / month for up to 100 employees, billed yearly ($43 monthly)
Up to 100 managers, 1 year of forward planning, 5 years of history and 500MB of documents. $459 a year.
Enterprise$75
per team / month for up to 300 employees, billed yearly ($85 monthly)
Up to 300 managers, 3 years of forward planning, 10 years of history, 2GB of documents and phone support. $904 a year.
RotaCloud
Standard£10
per month for up to 5 employees, billed monthly
Rotas, templates, labor costs, holiday, TOIL and absence tracking, shift swaps and reports. By headcount band: £20 at 6 to 10 employees, £40 at 11 to 20, £100 at 41 to 50.
Pro£15
per month for up to 5 employees, billed monthly
Adds bulk edits, labor forecasting against sales, budget caps, documents, leave rules, a logbook and enforced 2FA. £30 at 6 to 10 employees, £60 at 11 to 20, £150 at 41 to 50.
Ways to pay less
Findmyshift
- Annual discount
Save 10% with yearly billing
Yearly billing costs $286, $459 and $904 for Starter, Business and Enterprise, against $27, $43 and $85 a month paid monthly.
- Nonprofit
25% off for small charities and volunteer groups
Charities and volunteer organizations with annual turnover under $1 million get an extra 25% discount after contacting Findmyshift.
RotaCloud
- Annual discount
2 months free with yearly billing
Paying yearly costs ten times the monthly price, for example £100 a year for Standard at up to 5 employees instead of £120.
