Best for
Best for teams scheduled by one or a few managers that want a spreadsheet-like rota with a free time clock and a flat price per team.
Shift Scheduling Comparison
Findmyshift vs. ZoomShift
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for small businesses with hourly staff that want a free or low-cost schedule, time clock and team chat in one app.
- Small and mid-sized
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | Findmyshift | ZoomShift |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan; Starter from 27 US dollars / team / month Flat price per team, billed monthly, or 286 US dollars a year billed yearly. Business is 43 US dollars a month and Enterprise 85 US dollars a month per team; teams above 300 members are quoted on request. Text messages cost extra as credits. | Free plan; Starter from 2 US dollars / user / month Per active team member, counting managers and employees. Starter is 2 US dollars billed annually or 2.50 US dollars billed monthly; Premium is 4 US dollars billed annually or 5 US dollars billed monthly. The free Essentials plan covers up to 20 users at one location. |
| Free trial | 3-month free trial of all features for up to 300 employees, no credit card required; free plan for teams of up to 5 employees | 14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required; free Essentials plan for up to 20 users |
| Users | Not stated | Businesses with hourly employees; the vendor names retail, restaurants, food and beverage, hospitality, services and healthcare |
| API | Developer API with API key or OAuth 2.0 on the Enterprise plan | Not stated |
| Hosting | Cloud, in the browser, with Android and iOS apps | Cloud, in the browser, with free iPhone and Android apps |
| Made in | Not stated | United States |
| Shift planning and templates | Spreadsheet-style editor with drag and drop of shifts, employees, facilities and comments, multi-cell editing across up to 140 days, overnight shifts, and reusable templates of repeating shift patterns from the Starter plan; forward planning runs from 1 week on the free plan to 3 years on Enterprise | Drag-and-drop schedule with shift and scheduling templates, copying of weekly schedules, positions and locations, shift notes and private manager notes; the free plan schedules up to two weeks ahead at one location, Starter removes those limits |
| Shift swaps and open shifts | Employees request shifts, submit cancellations and swap shifts from their schedule, with notifications to managers for each request; self-scheduling, where employees add and edit their own shifts, is on Business and Enterprise | Shift cover requests and swaps from the Starter plan, with every qualified team member notified and an optional manager approval step; open shifts can be offered to the team |
| Availability and time off | Time off from the Starter plan, shown on the schedule with a warning when it overlaps a shift, with custom categories, recurring unavailability, allowances as days, hours or a percentage of hours worked, privacy controls and delegation to assistants; Enterprise imports time off from other systems through iCal feeds | Staff set availability preferences and request time off from the Starter plan, with a PTO tracker that tallies accrued and used balances |
| Time clock and attendance | Time clock on every plan through the app, mobile site, website or a shared time clock station with PIN, password and optional photo, with auto clock-out, IP whitelisting, alerts for early, late or missed clock-ins and timesheets approved by a manager; Enterprise adds geofencing and location reporting | Time clock on phone or computer and a kiosk mode with PIN, feeding timesheets with breaks tracked; Premium adds a geofenced time clock, blocking of early and late clock-ins, and a schedule versus timesheets report |
| Labour cost and forecasting | Real-time reporting from the Starter plan showing shifts, scheduled hours and estimated pay on the schedule, a reports dashboard with more than 40 charts, and a schedule versus timesheets report of expected and actual costs | Real-time labour costs including overtime and gross pay, a comparison of scheduled and actual hours and costs, and labour cost forecasting from schedules planned ahead |
| Breaks, overtime and labour rules | Break rules that deduct unpaid breaks automatically, overtime and holiday rates, and pay rate exceptions by day, time, facility or the employee's age; Enterprise adds data locks so historical reports cannot be changed | Paid or unpaid breaks calculated into timesheet totals, and on Premium overtime warnings, custom overtime per employee, blocking of overtime, and prevention of overlaps between shifts, availability and time off |
| Payroll export and integration | Payroll calculation on Business and Enterprise from hourly rates, rate exceptions, day rates and salaries, with payroll data exported; approved timesheets feed the reports, and an integration with Xero is listed | A customisable payroll report on the Starter plan, with timesheets exported as a CSV for use in other payroll software |
| Team messaging and notifications | Automatic shift reminders up to 30 days ahead, change notifications and group messages by email, push notification, Slack or paid SMS, and a team notice board from the Starter plan | Shift reminders and schedule changes by email, text and push notification, shift confirmation, and a team chat with group and direct messages, file sharing and read status |
| Platforms and mobile app | Website, mobile website, Android and iOS apps for employees and managers, a browser-based time clock station, and calendar integration for the roster | Web app, free iPhone and Android apps for managers and staff, a kiosk time clock, and calendar app sync on the Starter plan |
| Integrations and API | Developer API on the Enterprise plan with API key or OAuth 2.0 authentication and rate limiting, covering facilities, staff, teams, time clock, time off and reports such as hours, budget and schedule versus timesheets; integrations with Xero, Slack, Lightspeed, Vend, Square, BambooHR, CakeHR, Google Workspace, monday.com and People HR | Not stated |
| AI features | No | stated Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Chat, Phone | Not stated |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding, Live online demos and webinars |
| Company size | Not stated | Small and mid-sized |
| Integrations | Xero, Slack, Lightspeed, Vend, Square, BambooHR, CakeHR, Google Workspace, monday.com, People HR | Not stated |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Findmyshift Free plan; Starter from 27 US dollars / team / month ZoomShift Free plan; Starter from 2 US dollars / user / month
- Free trial Findmyshift 3-month free trial of all features for up to 300 employees, no credit card required; free plan for teams of up to 5 employees ZoomShift 14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required; free Essentials plan for up to 20 users
- Hosting Findmyshift Cloud, in the browser, with Android and iOS apps ZoomShift Cloud, in the browser, with free iPhone and Android apps
- AI features Findmyshift No ZoomShift Yes
- Shift planning and templates Findmyshift Spreadsheet-style editor with drag and drop of shifts, employees, facilities and comments, multi-cell editing across up to 140 days, overnight shifts, and reusable templates of repeating shift patterns from the Starter plan; forward planning runs from 1 week on the free plan to 3 years on Enterprise ZoomShift Drag-and-drop schedule with shift and scheduling templates, copying of weekly schedules, positions and locations, shift notes and private manager notes; the free plan schedules up to two weeks ahead at one location, Starter removes those limits
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Findmyshift
Strengths
- Free plan for teams of up to 5 employees
- Three-month free trial of every feature, no credit card required
- Flat price per team rather than per employee
- Time clock and timesheets included on every plan, the free one too
- 25% discount for charities and volunteer groups with turnover under 1 million US dollars
Limitations
- Starter and the free plan allow only one manager per team
- Geofencing, activity logs and the developer API are limited to Enterprise
- Payroll calculation starts on the Business plan
- Text message notifications are charged as credits on top of the plan
ZoomShift
Strengths
- Free plan for up to 20 users
- 14-day trial of all features with no credit card
- Subscriptions can be paused for months when the schedule is not needed
- No cancellation fee or minimum contract, by the vendor's FAQ
Limitations
- Timesheets, the time clock, shift swaps and time off need a paid plan
- Geofencing and overtime warnings are limited to the Premium plan
- No named payroll provider integration; hours leave as a CSV export
- The scheduling FAQ says there is no auto-scheduling, while the pricing page lists it on Premium
Plans
Pricing
Findmyshift
- Free 0 US dollars / team / month 5 team members, 1 manager, 1 week of historical data and 1 week of forward planning.
- Starter 27 US dollars / team / month Billed monthly, or 286 US dollars a year billed yearly. 20 team members, 1 manager, 1 year of history, 3 months of forward planning, templates, time off and real-time reporting.
- Business 43 US dollars / team / month Billed monthly, or 459 US dollars a year billed yearly. 100 team members and 100 managers, 5 years of history, 1 year of forward planning, self-scheduling and payroll calculation.
- Enterprise 85 US dollars / team / month Billed monthly, or 904 US dollars a year billed yearly. 300 team members and 300 managers, 10 years of history, 3 years of forward planning, geofencing, activity logs, developer API and telephone support.
ZoomShift
- Essentials 0 US dollars / user / month Free up to 20 users. Employee schedule, team communication, automatic reminders, shift notes and confirmation, unlimited positions, scheduling up to 2 weeks ahead, 1 location.
- Starter 2 US dollars / user / month Per active team member, billed annually, or 2.50 US dollars billed monthly. Unlimited users and locations, templates, availability and time off, shift swaps, timesheets and time clock, payroll report, calendar sync, PTO and break tracking.
- Premium 4 US dollars / user / month Per active team member, billed annually, or 5 US dollars billed monthly. Adds auto-scheduling, overtime warnings, geofenced time clock, schedule versus timesheets, change history, custom role permissions, priority support and personalised onboarding.
What users say
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Findmyshift
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ZoomShift
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Findmyshift https://www.findmyshift.com/ · checked against the official source on 2026-11-06
ZoomShift https://www.zoomshift.com/ · checked against the official source on 2026-11-06
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