RosterElf vs Tanda (2026): which should you pick?

Pick RosterElf if

• Fits if you run an Australian team and need award rules on a low per-user price
• Works for businesses that already run payroll in Xero or MYOB

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want annual billing for a small team, as it needs at least 10 seats
• Not for you if you want payroll run inside the app, since it exports to Xero or MYOB
• Watch out: admins and managers are billed as active users
• Watch out: billing is in Australian dollars plus GST, and the Flex plan for volunteers is not in the plan table

Pick Tanda if

• Fits if you run an Australian hourly business that wants rosters and payroll together
• Works for hospitality and retail teams under Australian awards

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you're outside Australia, because awards and STP are built around Australian rules
• Not for you if you want to try it free first, as the page lists no trial
• Watch out: single modules have no published price
• Watch out: the page doesn't name the currency

RosterElf

• Billed in Australian dollars plus GST, per active employee, including admins and managers.
• Annual billing needs at least 10 seats; monthly billing needs at least 3 active staff. Enterprise pricing starts above 250 employees.
• Payroll is exported to Xero or MYOB rather than run inside RosterElf.
• A Flex plan at $10.60 per rostered staff member a month, for volunteer and event teams, is not in the plan table.

Tanda

• The pricing page shows one bundle price and asks you to request prices for each module separately.
• Prices are shown in dollars plus GST on the Australian site; the page does not name the currency.
• Award interpretation and STP filing are built around Australian rules, so the payroll side is not aimed at other countries.
• No free plan or free trial is stated on the pricing page.

RosterElf

Rostering

Roster templates, staff availability, open shifts, shift swaps, break planning and labour cost forecasting, with roster warnings.

Time and attendance

Clock in with GPS and photo proof, or on a tablet time clock, with timesheet approvals and live attendance.

Award interpretation

Applies award rates to each shift and exports payroll-ready hours to Xero or MYOB.

HR Hub

Employee profiles, digital onboarding and contracts, policies, certificates and a document store, on the HR and Full Suite plans.

Team communication

Team messaging, staff notifications, shift notes, tasks and a newsfeed inside the staff app.

Analytics

Reports across rosters, wages, attendance and leave.

Tanda

Rostering

Build rosters from templates, typical hours or drag and drop, and see who is working, for how long and at what cost. Validations flag overtime and qualification risks.

Award interpretation

An award interpreter works out pay and entitlements from the hours staff actually work, and break rules can be set to match an award's requirements.

Employee app and clock-ins

Staff receive rosters, accept or swap shifts, apply for leave and clock in with GPS from their phones. Managers get alerts for late arrivals and missed breaks.

Payroll from timesheets

Pay runs are created from timesheets, and the payroll page says STP filing can be done from within the account.

Leave management

Staff request leave and unavailability in the app; managers review requests in a calendar next to public holidays and other time off.

HR and hiring

Onboarding, contracts, policies and an applicant tracking feature (Tanda Hire) are part of the same system.

RosterElf

• HRA$3

  per user / month + GST, billed annually (A$4 billed monthly)

  HR tools only: employee profiles, digital onboarding, contracts, policies, certificates and leave.

• CoreA$6

  per user / month + GST, billed annually (A$8 billed monthly)

  Rostering, time and attendance, award interpretation, Xero and MYOB exports, team chat, shift swaps and leave.

• Full SuiteA$7

  per user / month + GST, billed annually (A$10 billed monthly)

  Everything in Core plus the HR Hub, digital onboarding and contracts and the Workwise AI compliance assistant.

Tanda

• All in One$12.80

  per user / month, plus GST

  Workforce management, payroll and HR bundled. Each module can also be priced on its own on request.

• Single modulesCustom

  Workforce Management, Payroll or HR sold separately; the page gives no price and asks you to request one.

RosterElf

• Annual discount

  Up to 30% off with annual billing

  Annual billing saves up to 30%: Full Suite drops from A$10 to A$7, and Core and HR by 25%. Annual plans need at least 10 seats.

Tanda

No public discounts listed.