Best for
Best for organisations with frontline shift workers that need schedules checked against labour rules, from a single site to many locations.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Shift Scheduling Comparison
Humanity Schedule vs. Tanda
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for Australian employers with hourly staff under Modern Awards who want rosters, time and attendance, award-interpreted pay and payroll in one system.
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Humanity Schedule | Tanda |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $2.75 / employee / month Essentials plan for up to 250 employees, billed annually. Professional starts at $3.75 per employee a month billed annually, with volume discounts; Enterprise is quoted on request. The vendor states annual billing saves 20% against monthly billing. Managers and administrators with a login count as employees, and employees added mid-term are prorated. | From 12.80 dollars + GST / user / month Price for the bundle of HR, Payroll and Workforce Management. The pricing page shows a dollar sign plus GST and does not name the currency. Prices for the individual modules are given on request. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of the Professional plan, no contract or credit card required | Free trial set up by the vendor on request |
| Users | Organisations scheduling frontline staff in shifts; TCP names healthcare, manufacturing, business services, hospitality, retail, construction, education, public safety and government | Australian employers with hourly staff; the vendor names hospitality, retail, healthcare, professional services, early learning, pharmacy, clubs, franchises, quick service restaurants, restaurants and grocery |
| API | Open API, available as an add-on on the Professional and Enterprise plans | Yes, a REST API with OAuth authorisation and webhooks |
| Hosting | Cloud, in the browser, with mobile apps for iOS and Android | Cloud, in the browser, with a mobile app and a tablet time clock app |
| Made in | Not stated | Australia |
| Shift planning and templates | Drag-and-drop schedules in daily, weekly, bi-weekly and monthly views, filtered by department, location, date and position, with schedule templates, one-click publishing and unlimited schedules and locations on every plan. Professional adds auto-fill of empty shifts by availability, skills and labour rules, re-assignment of vacant shifts by seniority or weekly hours, and Demand Scheduler, which builds a schedule from a forecast; shift tasks are an add-on on Professional and included on Enterprise. | Rosters built from templates for a typical week or specific events, or generated from staff's regular hours; shifts are copied, pasted or dragged and named by title or team, a heads-up view shows who works, for how long and at what cost, and rosters can be planned weeks ahead. Published rosters go to staff in the app, where they accept shifts or flag a problem |
| Shift swaps and open shifts | Employees swap, pick up, release and drop shifts with automatic or manual manager approval, request coverage from colleagues and pick up full or partial open shifts in the app or by text. A released shift or a last-minute callout can start AI-assisted backfill, which ranks replacements by availability, pay, location and workload and sends SMS offers in phases until someone accepts. | Staff request replacements or offer to cover shifts in the app with manager approval, and vacant shifts are offered to staff by push notification. Suggested replacements are filtered by availability, by qualifications such as an RSA or blue card and by a minimum number of hours between shifts, with award-interpreted cost differences shown for each candidate |
| Availability and time off | Employees set ad-hoc or recurring availability and request time off from the mobile app; managers see upcoming time off, leave balances and pending approvals, with custom leave types on every plan | Staff apply for leave and unavailability in the app and see their leave balances; managers approve requests on the go in a leave planner calendar, split requests above the balance into paid and unpaid leave, add custom events to discourage or block leave in peak periods, and manage time off in lieu |
| Time clock and attendance | Clock-in and clock-out for shifts and breaks on the mobile app, timesheets for every employee, and geofencing with GPS location tracking on every plan; the app also offers webcam capture and passwords for clock-in security, and a dashboard shows who is clocked in, late or on leave | Time Clock app that turns an Android or Apple tablet into a time clock for shift starts, finishes and breaks, plus GPS clock-ins from the mobile app that flag clock-ins away from an approved location. Timesheets are built from clock-ins, and shifts that match the roster can be auto-approved |
| Labour cost and forecasting | On Professional, a budget view compares the daily and weekly hours and cost of scheduled shifts with a budget, Demand Scheduler forecasts demand from uploaded historical data, a staffing checker compares coverage with demand by hour and position, and an HPPD scheduler compares scheduled nursing hours with targets. Labor Optimizer, an add-on on Professional and included on Enterprise, combines clocked hours with upcoming shifts to project weekly hours and cost and flag potential overtime, with optional daily email or SMS alerts. | Roster costs shown while the roster is built, and Live Insights with sales, wage cost and wages as a percentage of revenue through the day against expected numbers, by location. Staffing levels can be planned from historical sales, foot traffic and weather data, with sales streamed from over a dozen supported point-of-sale integrations |
| Breaks, overtime and labour rules | On Professional, a rules engine with built-in or custom policies, paid and unpaid meal and rest breaks, minor rules synced with school calendars, Fair Workweek guardrails for advance notice and right-to-rest, overtime thresholds based on FLSA, state or industry rules, skills and certifications, a conflict checker before and after assignment, and event logs of every schedule edit and request | Over 30 vendor-maintained Modern Award templates and custom rules for enterprise agreements, breaks added to rosters and timesheets according to the award, minimum break durations enforced at clock-in, and roster validations that warn about overtime, qualification risks, maximum hours and days, staff rostered on leave or shifts in different locations; the vendor states that pay rates are updated after Fair Work wage rulings |
| Payroll export and integration | Payroll export of timesheets on every plan; HRIS and HCM integration that syncs scheduling data, employee details and leave balances is an add-on on Professional and included on Enterprise, with ADP, Oracle, Workday and BambooHR named | Tanda Payroll runs pay inside the same system, including STP filing and superannuation contributions; award-interpreted timesheets and leave also export to ADP, Xero, Ascender, Attache, iPayroll, iChris, Ready Pay, WageEasy, Aurion and TriniTEQ |
| Team messaging and notifications | SMS, email and in-app notifications for published schedules, changes and shift assignments, shift reminders 1 or 24 hours before a shift, a message wall for announcements and events, and messages to employees; Professional adds employee communications | Push notifications for shifts that need filling and for pending requests, shift reminders with multiple alerts, announcements with acknowledgement requests and attached documents, and manager notifications when staff are late, work past their finish time, go into unexpected overtime or miss a required break |
| Platforms and mobile app | Web app plus mobile apps for iOS and Android, also compatible with Apple Watch | Web app at my.tanda.co, the Tanda mobile app for staff and managers, and a separate Time Clock app for Android and Apple tablets from Google Play and the App Store |
| Integrations and API | Open API as an add-on on Professional and Enterprise for custom solutions; payroll export on every plan and HRIS/HCM integration from Professional, with ADP, Oracle, Workday and BambooHR named | REST API (v2) with OAuth authorisation code or personal access tokens, covering rosters, schedules, shifts, timesheets, leave, availability, clock-ins, payroll and users, with webhooks and code samples on GitHub; integrations with payroll, point-of-sale and HR systems such as ADP, Xero, Square, Lightspeed, SwiftPOS, Redcat and ELMO |
| AI features | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Phone | Not stated |
| Onboarding | Not stated | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Not stated |
| Integrations | ADP, Oracle, Workday, BambooHR | more entries ADP, Xero, Ascender, Attache, iPayroll, iChris, Ready Pay, WageEasy, Aurion, TriniTEQ, Beam, Square, Lightspeed, Vend, SwiftPOS, Redcat, Impos, Doshii, Tenzo, Peiso, Tip Sheet, vSure, WorkJam, ELMO, ROLLER, Kidsoft, Allara Global, etrainu, Paytime |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Humanity Schedule From $2.75 / employee / month Tanda From 12.80 dollars + GST / user / month
- Free trial Humanity Schedule 30-day free trial of the Professional plan, no contract or credit card required Tanda Free trial set up by the vendor on request
- Hosting Humanity Schedule Cloud, in the browser, with mobile apps for iOS and Android Tanda Cloud, in the browser, with a mobile app and a tablet time clock app
- AI features Humanity Schedule Yes Tanda No
- Users Humanity Schedule Organisations scheduling frontline staff in shifts; TCP names healthcare, manufacturing, business services, hospitality, retail, construction, education, public safety and government Tanda Australian employers with hourly staff; the vendor names hospitality, retail, healthcare, professional services, early learning, pharmacy, clubs, franchises, quick service restaurants, restaurants and grocery
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Humanity Schedule
Strengths
- 30-day free trial of the Professional plan, with no contract or credit card required
- Essentials includes clocking in with geofencing and payroll export
- AI-assisted backfill sends SMS shift offers to ranked replacements until one accepts
- Rules for breaks, minors, Fair Workweek notice and FLSA overtime thresholds on Professional
Limitations
- Auto-fill, demand forecasting, labour budgeting and compliance rules need the Professional plan
- Open API access is an add-on, and HRIS/HCM integration is an add-on below Enterprise
- Essentials is limited to 250 employees
- Enterprise pricing is quoted on request
Tanda
Strengths
- Rostering, timesheets, payroll and HR bundled from 12.80 dollars plus GST per user per month
- Over 30 Modern Award templates maintained by the vendor's compliance team
- Replacement suggestions filtered by availability, qualifications and rest time between shifts, with cost differences shown
- Documented REST API with OAuth and webhooks
Limitations
- Prices for the individual modules are only given on request
- The pricing page does not name the currency of its dollar price
- No self-serve trial; a free trial is arranged through the vendor
- Award templates and payroll are built around Australian Fair Work rules
Plans
Pricing
Humanity Schedule
- Essentials $2.75 / employee / month Billed annually, for up to 250 employees. Drag-and-drop scheduling, shift swaps, availability and time off, multiple locations, notifications, clock-in with geofencing, basic reporting, payroll export, mobile apps and 24/7/365 customer support.
- Professional $3.75 / employee / month Starting price, billed annually; volume discounts may apply. Adds auto-fill and demand-based scheduling, employee communications, compliance rules, labour cost and budgeting, skills and certifications, advanced reporting and SSO/SAML. Shift Tasks, Labor Optimizer and Open API access are add-ons.
- Enterprise Not stated Custom quote. Adds Shift Tasks, Labor Optimizer and HCM integrations; Open API access is an add-on.
Tanda
- HR + Payroll + Workforce Management 12.80 dollars + GST / user / month All three modules in one discounted subscription.
- Workforce Management Not stated Rosters, time and attendance and leave. Price on request.
- Payroll Not stated Pay runs from timesheets, entitlements and STP filing. Price on request.
- HR Not stated Hiring, onboarding and staff records. Price on request.
What users say
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Humanity Schedule https://tcpsoftware.com/products/humanity/ · checked against the official source on 2026-11-06
Tanda https://www.tanda.co · checked against the official source on 2026-11-07
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