Legion vs OnShift (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Legion and OnShift share a 1.8 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about platforms, where Legion grades higher, or features, where OnShift does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick Legion if
- Fits if you run a large hourly workforce across many sites
- Works for a business that will go through a demo and a sales process
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you run one small site, as the site is built for large hourly workforces
- Not for you if you want a price list, as none is published
- Watch out: on-demand pay runs through a partner, Stream
- Too light for anyone who needs to know the phone platforms, as iOS and Android are not named
Pick OnShift if
- Fits if you run a nursing home or senior living community
- Works for care operators who want hiring and scheduling from one vendor
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're not in long-term post-acute care or senior living
- Not for you if you need a price before a sales call
- Watch out: payroll and HRIS are offered through partners, not as standalone OnShift products
How we grade them
| 1.8GPALegionWeak | 1.8GPAOnShiftWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price or plan is published, so there is nothing to set against the $5.65 middle of the category. | CNo price on the site: every route goes to a demo request. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial. The site sends you to a demo. | FNothing free is listed: no free plan and no trial on the pages we read. |
| Features | CLabour planning, schedule optimisation, time and attendance, an employee app and AI tools. It is built for large hourly workforces, so a small single-site business is a poor match. | BTemplates, open shift and call-off filling, cost visibility, an employee app and hiring and reporting. Payroll and HRIS come through partners, which is a scope choice, not a gap in scheduling. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. An enterprise rollout needs set-up and integrations. | CNo store rating on record. It's an enterprise rollout, so expect a managed setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with eight integrations and partners listed. The site mentions a mobile app but not which phones. | CWeb, with an employee app on the listing, and no integrations named in the listing. No desktop app. |
| Best for | workforce management for large hourly teams | senior care homes and living communities |
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: Legion and OnShift. How we grade
Where they differ
- Legion also covers time clock and time off.
- OnShift also covers applicant tracking.
In commonWebReportsShift scheduling
At a glance
| Legion | OnShift | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Legion Technologies, Inc. | OnShift, Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Legion
- No prices or plans are published; the site sends visitors to schedule a demo.
- It is described as built for enterprise teams managing large hourly workforces, not small single-site businesses.
- The site mentions a mobile app and a desktop browser but does not name iOS or Android, so only the web version is listed.
- On-demand pay (Legion InstantPay) runs through a partner, Stream.
OnShift
- No prices are published; the site routes visitors to a demo request.
- It is built only for long-term post-acute care and senior living, not retail or restaurants.
- Payroll and HRIS are offered through partner integrations rather than as standalone OnShift products.
Key features
Legion
- Labor planning
- Forecast demand and plan, allocate and model labor against budgets, adjusting when conditions change.
- Schedule optimization
- Automatically balances demand, budgets, workforce rules, availability and employee preferences so managers review a schedule rather than build one.
- Time and attendance
- Connects schedules and timekeeping from punch to payroll and surfaces exceptions. Partner time clocks from Accu-Time Systems, GT Clocks and Synel integrate.
- Employee app
- One app for schedules, availability, time off, shift pickup, swaps, messaging and Legion InstantPay on-demand pay.
- Agentic AI
- AI agents take approved actions within rules and guardrails that the customer sets, such as managed scheduling and assistants for managers.
- Control Center
- Staffing rules, operating requirements and policies can be updated by the customer without an IT ticket or a consultant project.
OnShift
- Template-based scheduling
- Schedules are created from configurable templates, with employees notified of new schedules and open shifts in one click.
- Open shift and call-off filling
- Suggests replacement employees based on work history, availability and cost, and can auto-approve shift requests for those not in overtime.
- Staffing and cost visibility
- Flags understaffing and overstaffing, and supports internal staffing pools shared across communities.
- Employee mobile app
- One app combines messaging, scheduling, performance tracking, rewards and earned wage access.
- Hiring and reporting
- Talent acquisition covers applicant tracking, background screening and onboarding; reporting covers overtime and Payroll-Based Journal.
Plans
Legion
Pricing could not be confirmed. See legion.co.
OnShift
Pricing could not be confirmed. See onshift.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Legion or OnShift?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Legion has no price we could confirm, and OnShift has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Legion or OnShift?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Legion nor OnShift has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.