Shiftbase vs Tamigo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Shiftbase grades higher than Tamigo: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Shiftbase grades higher on the free plan and features. Tamigo grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Shiftbase
Dutch shift scheduling, time clock and absence app, free to 15 staff
Tamigo
Scheduling, time and attendance for retail and hospitality chains
Which one is for you
Pick Shiftbase if
- Fits if you pay surcharges for nights, Sundays and public holidays and run payroll through Nmbrs, AFAS or DATEV
- Works for teams of up to 15 who want a free rota instead of a spreadsheet
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you pay in dollars, as prices are in euros or pounds only
- Tight if you stay free and need clock-ins, as the free plan only takes typed hours and has 1 department
- Pricey if you need several integrations, since App Center+ is €20 a month on top outside Enterprise
- Watch out: each staff member past the plan's count adds €3.60 to €5.40 a month, and labor targets need Premium
- Skip it if you might cancel early, as yearly plans are paid up front with no refund and monthly plans need a month's notice
Pick Tamigo if
- Fits if you run one or a few shops or hotels in Europe and want per-location pricing
- Works for chains that need labor-law and collective-agreement rules built in
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Advanced or Premium features, as neither price is published
- Tight if you want shift bids or enhanced balances, which are not on Essential
- Watch out: prices are in euros and are 'from' prices per location
- Watch out: the trial has no stated length or card policy
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAShiftbaseGood | 2.2GPATamigoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is €27 a month billed yearly for 6 employees, plus €3.60 for each extra, so 15 staff pay €59.40. Prices are in euros or pounds only. That's in the dearer quarter of this category, and most payroll links need App Center+ on top. | BEUR 15 a month per location on Essential and EUR 30 on Standard. Per head for a five-person single site that lands inside the cheaper quarter of the category. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree for up to 15 employees, 1 department and 5 teams, with drag-and-drop scheduling and staff profiles. There's no clock-in, only hours typed in by hand, but a small team can run its rota on it. | DA free trial is offered on Essential and Standard, but the page gives no length and no word on whether a card is needed. |
| Features | BDrag-and-drop schedules, swaps and open shifts, clock-in on phone, desktop or kiosk, leave with balances and surcharges, and payroll exports. Premium adds labor cost targets and skill-based scheduling. That's the whole job. | CSchedules, timesheets, absence and payroll exports are there. But shift bids, enhanced balances and custom payroll integration all sit on higher packages. |
| Ease of use | CWe have no App Store rating on record for it. Schedules need departments, teams and surcharge rules set up before they pay off. | CNo store rating on record. Labor rules and collective agreements are set up by package, so it's not a start-in-five-minutes tool. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Nmbrs, AFAS, DATEV, Personio and Lightspeed, though most need the App Center+ add-on at €17.50 a month billed yearly. No desktop app. | BWeb with a mobile app for schedules and swaps, plus Visma, DATEV, SAP, Opera and Zucchetti. The listing shows no desktop app. |
| Best for | European shift teams with surcharges | retail and hotel chains in Europe |
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: Shiftbase and Tamigo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Shiftbase starts at about $30.16 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Tamigo starts at about $16.76 a month and scores 2.3.
Shiftbase scores higher, and starts $13.40 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other shift scheduling apps on the chart, 5 score higher than Shiftbase for less, and 7 score higher than Tamigo 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
- Shiftbase also covers employee records.
- Tamigo also covers payroll.
At a glance
| Shiftbase | Tamigo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | €27 per month for up to 6 employees, billed yearly (Basic) | €15 per location / month |
| Free plan | Free plan for up to 15 employees, 1 department and 5 teams: drag-and-drop scheduling, hours entered by hand and approved by managers, employee profiles and news messages. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the paid plans, no card details needed | Free trial offered on the Essential and Standard packages |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Shiftbase B.V. | tamigo |
| Price read from | shiftbase.com | tamigo.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Shiftbase
- Prices are shown in euros or pounds only; there is no dollar price.
- Each paid plan includes a set number of employees; every extra one costs €3.60 to €5.40 a month billed yearly (€4 to €6 monthly).
- Most payroll, POS and HR integrations and API tokens need the App Center+ add-on at €20 a month (€17.50 yearly), except on Enterprise. Basic includes three free integrations.
- The Free plan has no clock-in, only hours typed in by hand. Yearly plans are paid up front and not refunded; monthly plans have one month's notice.
Tamigo
- Only the Essential and Standard packages show a price, and both are 'from' prices per location.
- Advanced and Premium are quoted through a demo; no figure is published.
- Prices are shown in euros and the pages are aimed at retail and hospitality, mainly in Europe.
- Several features, such as shift bids, enhanced absence balances and custom payroll integration, sit on higher packages.
Key features
Shiftbase
- Drag-and-drop scheduling
- Shifts are dragged onto employees, staff share availability, swap shifts and claim open ones, and Premium adds skill-based scheduling, required shifts and a flexpool.
- Clock-in and kiosks
- From Basic, staff clock in on mobile, desktop or a shared tablet kiosk; Premium allows unlimited kiosks and limits clock-ins to a GPS radius.
- Absence and leave
- Leave requests, approvals, sickness and balances are handled in the app, with surcharges for Sundays, public holidays and, on Premium, night rates.
- Labor cost targets
- Premium sets labor cost or hours budgets per team and day, shows whether the schedule stays inside them, and has a KPI dashboard and AI revenue forecasts.
- Payroll export
- Contract versus worked hours, surcharges and leave payouts export as Excel or CSV, or go to payroll systems such as Nmbrs, AFAS and DATEV through the App Center.
- Employee records and news
- One profile per person with contact and emergency details, plus news messages to the whole team; the HR Pro add-on generates and e-signs contracts.
Tamigo
- Shift scheduling
- Schedule templates, per-day editing, shift bids and shift exchanges, with warnings when a schedule breaks work-time rules.
- Time and attendance
- Daily and weekly timesheets, a time clock in the mobile app, flex accounts, a time bank, and shift and break rules.
- Absence management
- Staff request time off, managers see an absence calendar, and balances are tracked, with enhanced balances on higher packages.
- Payroll exports
- Calculates overtime and bank holiday hours and exports to payroll. Labor law and collective agreement rules are configured on higher packages.
- Staff communication
- Company news can go to everyone or to selected departments, alongside a mobile app for checking schedules and swapping shifts.
Plans
Shiftbase
Free€0
Up to 15 employees, 1 department and 5 teams: scheduling, manual time entry, employee profiles and team news.
Basic€27
per month for up to 6 employees, billed yearly (€30 billed monthly)
Adds availability, swaps and open shifts, clock-in on phone, desktop or one kiosk, absence management and payroll export. Extra staff €3.60 each (€4 monthly).
Premium€64.80
per month for up to 12 employees, billed yearly (€72 billed monthly)
Adds labor cost targets and budgets, skill-based scheduling, geofenced clock-in and unlimited kiosks. Extra staff €4.50 each (€5 monthly).
Enterprise€302.40
per month for up to 48 employees, billed yearly (€336 billed monthly)
Adds App Center+, API access, custom integrations and a success manager. Sold through a demo. Extra staff €5.40 each (€6 monthly).
Tamigo
Essential€15
per location / month
For small single-location businesses: basic scheduling, timesheets, absence requests and a basic payroll export.
Standard€30
per location / month
For small and mid-sized businesses; the page lists it as starting at €30 per location.
AdvancedCustom
For national businesses: staff process optimization and benchmarking across locations. Booked through a demo.
PremiumCustom
For international businesses: custom KPIs and global payroll compliance. Booked through a demo.
Ways to pay less
Shiftbase
- Annual discount
Save 10% with yearly billing
Yearly billing takes 10% off every paid plan and extra employee, for example Basic at €27 instead of €30 a month.
- Nonprofit
Discount for charities and non-profits
Charities and non-profits get a discount that depends on team size and plan, through a proposal from the sales team.
Tamigo
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Shiftbase or Tamigo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Tamigo is cheaper to start with: about $16.76 a month, against about $30.16 a month for Shiftbase. Shiftbase starts at €27 per month for up to 6 employees, billed yearly (Basic), and Tamigo starts at €15 per location / month.
Which has a free plan, Shiftbase or Tamigo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Shiftbase has a free plan. Tamigo does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Shiftbase and Tamigo run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Shiftbase lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.