Best for
Best for Canadian small and mid-sized businesses that schedule shift staff and send hours to a Canadian payroll system.
- Small and mid-sized
Shift Scheduling Comparison
Agendrix vs. Shiftbase
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for shift-based businesses in the Netherlands and Germany that want scheduling, clocking in and a payroll-ready export in one tool.
- Small and mid-sized
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Agendrix | Shiftbase |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From 3.50 dollars / user / month Essential plan billed monthly, or 3.15 dollars a month billed yearly. The pricing page shows the amounts with a dollar sign and does not name the currency. Time and Attendance is an add-on at 2.35 dollars per user per month. | Free up to 15 employees; Basic from €30 / month Basic, billed monthly, includes 6 employees and charges €4 a month for each additional one; Premium is €75 a month for 12 employees plus €5.25 each. Yearly billing saves 10% and lowers the extra-employee rate to €3.60 (Basic) and €4.73 (Premium). Enterprise includes 48 employees and is priced on request. Prices are also shown in GBP; App Center+ is a €20 monthly add-on. |
| Free trial | Up to 21 days of free trial, no credit card required | 14-day free trial of the paid plans, 30 days on Enterprise; free plan for up to 15 employees |
| Users | Small and mid-sized businesses with shift staff; the vendor names retail, restaurants, clinics and health, pharmacies, retirement homes, hospitality and leisure | Shift-based businesses; the vendor names restaurants and bars, hotels, retail, care, recreation and transport |
| API | Yes, a documented API with OAuth access through a developer portal | API tokens through the App Center+ add-on, included on Enterprise |
| Hosting | Cloud on AWS in the ca-central-1 region, with iOS and Android apps | Cloud, in the browser, with mobile apps for iOS and Android |
| Made in | Canada | Netherlands |
| Shift planning and templates | Drag-and-drop schedule editing, copying from the latest schedule, mass editing, rotating shifts, reusable shift and work week templates, day, week and month views, multilocation management, training shifts, tasks within shifts, and automatic shift assignment that accounts for availability and leave | Drag-and-drop scheduling on every plan, with one department and five teams on Free, five departments and unlimited teams on Basic, and unlimited departments on Premium. Premium adds auto-scheduling that fills the required shifts for several departments and locations up to a month ahead as a draft to review, required-shift targets per team and day, and skill-based scheduling. |
| Shift swaps and open shifts | Shift transfers and swaps as employee requests, and open shifts that qualified employees can offer to take, assigned by the manager or first come first served, with an option to offer open shifts by seniority | On Basic, shift swaps and open shifts that staff can claim; Premium adds a flexpool of people who can be pulled into any location when gaps appear |
| Availability and time off | Availability and preferred work hours, absence, vacation and paid or unpaid leave requests, and vacation and overtime banks per employee | On Basic, staff availability and absence management with requests, approvals and balances |
| Time clock and attendance | Time and Attendance add-on: clocking in and out on a computer, a tablet with or without photo verification, a phone with GPS, an RFID card or a barcode, automated timesheets checked against the schedule with discrepancies highlighted, and rounding and approval rules | Manual time tracking with manager approval on Free; Basic adds clocking in and out on mobile, desktop or one shared kiosk device with a personal PIN, and Premium adds clock locations with geofencing and unlimited kiosks |
| Labour cost and forecasting | A labour cost calculator that works out labour costs and scheduled hours automatically, plus a daily weather forecast on the schedule | On Basic, performance insights on turnover, productivity, average wage and labour cost per department and team. Premium adds a labour cost target checked while the schedule is built, budget management with a labour cost or hours target per team and day, a KPI dashboard with trends and period comparison, and an AI forecast of next week's busyness from the business's own turnover data, which can come back from the POS. |
| Breaks, overtime and labour rules | Paid and unpaid break management, an overtime tracker, automatic conflict detection when shifts overlap, availability is not respected or approved leave is forgotten, and in the add-on automatic overtime and break calculations | On Basic, surcharges for a whole day such as Sundays or public holidays and tracking of German minijob hour thresholds; Premium adds surcharges for part of a day such as night or evening rates. Compliance+, which checks every shift against the working-hours rules of the employee's contract type, is announced as coming soon as an add-on at €0.50 per employee a month, with custom rulesets on Enterprise. |
| Payroll export and integration | Timesheets exported to payroll through integrations with EmployerD, Nethris, Sage 50, Acomba, QuickBooks, Ceridian Powerpay, ADP Workforce Now, Payworks and Easypay; approved expenses can be exported with hours and premiums | On Basic, a payroll export of contract versus worked hours, surcharges and leave payouts as Excel or CSV; payroll integrations such as Nmbrs, Loket, AFAS, Exact Online and DATEV through the App Center+ add-on |
| Team messaging and notifications | One-on-one and group chat, an internal news feed for announcements and documents with read receipts, push notifications when a schedule is published or changed, and a confirmation that an employee has seen an assigned shift | News messages for announcements to the whole team on every plan; a Chat add-on with one-to-one chats and group chats per location, per department or custom is listed with its price still to be determined |
| Platforms and mobile app | Web app, mobile apps for iOS and Android, and kiosk apps for iOS and Android that turn a tablet or PC into a punch clock | Web app, mobile apps for iOS and Android, and a kiosk mode on a tablet, laptop or phone for clocking in |
| Integrations and API | API access with developer support listed in the plan comparison, OAuth access managed in the developer portal, and integrations with Lightspeed, BeLocum, Hopem and Azur besides the payroll systems | Basic includes three integrations (Datafox, Mplus and Connexie); the App Center+ add-on at €20 a month opens every App Center integration across payroll, HR such as Personio and POS such as Lightspeed, plus API tokens. Enterprise includes App Center+, API access and custom integrations against the Shiftbase API. |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS) | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | more entries Chat, Phone, Email helpdesk | Chat, Email helpdesk |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized | Small and mid-sized |
| Integrations | more entries EmployerD, Nethris, Sage 50, Acomba, QuickBooks, Ceridian Powerpay, ADP Workforce Now, Payworks, Easypay, Lightspeed, BeLocum, Hopem, Azur | Nmbrs, Loket, AFAS Software, Exact Online, DATEV, Personio, Lightspeed, Datafox, Mplus, Connexie |
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Key Differences
- Starting price Agendrix From 3.50 dollars / user / month Shiftbase Free up to 15 employees; Basic from €30 / month
- Free trial Agendrix Up to 21 days of free trial, no credit card required Shiftbase 14-day free trial of the paid plans, 30 days on Enterprise; free plan for up to 15 employees
- Deployment Agendrix Cloud (SaaS) Shiftbase Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
- Hosting Agendrix Cloud on AWS in the ca-central-1 region, with iOS and Android apps Shiftbase Cloud, in the browser, with mobile apps for iOS and Android
- Support Agendrix Chat, Phone, Email helpdesk Shiftbase Chat, Email helpdesk
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Agendrix
Strengths
- Up to 21 days of free trial with no credit card required
- Payroll integrations with Canadian systems such as Nethris, EmployerD, Payworks and Ceridian Powerpay
- Open shifts can be offered by seniority, one employee at a time
- Kiosk apps turn an existing iPad, Android tablet or PC into a punch clock
- The vendor cites ISO/IEC 27001 compliance and AWS hosting in the Canadian ca-central-1 region
Limitations
- The pricing page does not name the currency of its amounts
- Time clock and timesheets need the paid Time and Attendance add-on
- HR records, surveys and permission customisation need the Plus plan or above
- Enterprise pricing for businesses with 250+ employees is on request
Shiftbase
Strengths
- Free plan for up to 15 employees with drag-and-drop scheduling and the mobile app
- Payroll export separates contract and worked hours, surcharges and leave payouts
- Hours go to Dutch and German payroll such as Nmbrs, AFAS and DATEV through App Center+
- Monthly billing, or 10% off for yearly billing
Limitations
- Most integrations and API access need the App Center+ add-on at €20 a month
- Clocking in needs the Basic plan; on Free, hours are logged manually
- Automatic checks against working-hours rules are announced as coming soon
- Shiftbase Academy courses are available in Dutch and German only
Plans
Pricing
Agendrix
- Essential 3.50 dollars / user / month Billed monthly, or 3.15 dollars billed yearly; 5.85 dollars monthly or 5.27 dollars yearly with the Time and Attendance add-on. Currency not named on the page. Employee scheduling, communication, request management and reporting.
- Plus 5.60 dollars / user / month Billed monthly, or 5.04 dollars billed yearly; 7.95 dollars monthly or 7.16 dollars yearly with the Time and Attendance add-on. Currency not named on the page. Adds HR management, surveys and permission customisation.
- Enterprise Not stated For businesses with 250+ employees, with enhanced day-to-day support; price on request.
Shiftbase
- Free €0 / month Up to 15 employees, one department and five teams. Drag-and-drop scheduling, manual time tracking, employee profiles, news messages and the mobile app.
- Basic €30 / month Billed monthly, includes 6 employees, €4 a month for each additional one (€3.60 billed yearly). Adds availability, shift swaps and open shifts, clocking in, absence management, basic performance insights, payroll export, day surcharges, minijob contracts, three integrations and one kiosk.
- Premium €75 / month Billed monthly, includes 12 employees, €5.25 a month for each additional one (€4.73 billed yearly). Adds auto-scheduling, labour cost insights, KPI dashboard, part-day surcharges, budget management, AI forecast, skill-based scheduling, required shifts, flexpool, geofencing, custom fields and unlimited kiosks.
- Enterprise Not stated On request, includes 48 employees. Adds App Center+, API access, custom integrations, a dedicated success manager and personalised onboarding; Compliance+ and custom compliance rulesets are announced as coming soon.
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Where this comes from
Agendrix https://www.agendrix.com/ · checked against the official source on 2026-11-07
Shiftbase https://www.shiftbase.com/ · checked against the official source on 2026-11-06
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