Humanity Schedule vs. Zoho Shifts

At a glance

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

Zoho Shifts

Best for

Best for small and mid-sized businesses that want shift scheduling and a mobile time clock at a low per-user price, starting on a free plan.

Small and mid-sized
Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion	Humanity Schedule	Zoho Shifts
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.	lower value Free up to 25 users; Basic from $1 / user / month Basic and Standard require a minimum of 10 users, so Basic starts at $10 a month and Standard at $2 per user, $20 a month. Billed yearly, Basic is $10 and Standard $20 per user per year, two months off. Prices are also shown in INR, EUR and GBP; pay as you go, with no contract.
Free trial	30-day free trial of the Professional plan, no contract or credit card required	30-day free trial, no credit card required; free plan for up to 25 users
Users	Organisations scheduling frontline staff in shifts; TCP names healthcare, manufacturing, business services, hospitality, retail, construction, education, public safety and government	Businesses that staff shifts; the vendor names restaurants, retail, healthcare, professional services, assisted living and universities and schools
API	Open API, available as an add-on on the Professional and Enterprise plans	Yes, a REST API with OAuth 2.0 authentication, from the Basic plan
Hosting	Cloud, in the browser, with mobile apps for iOS and Android	Cloud, in the browser, with mobile apps for iOS and Android
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.	Drag-and-drop scheduling with shift templates, copying schedules from earlier weeks, multiple locations, teams and departments as separate schedules, and break scheduling on every plan; Basic adds advanced scheduling, schedule templates, recurring shifts, job sites, skills management and custom access levels
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.	On Basic, open shifts employees can pick up, and shift swap, offer and drop between relevant and qualified co-workers
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	Time off requests on every plan; Basic adds availability preferences and time off management, and Standard adds time off accrual based on hours worked
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	On Standard, clock-in from the mobile app or a shared device running the Shifts Kiosk app, timesheet management that staff can edit, break tracking, time clock rules and reports, GPS tagging and geofencing; attendance shows in real time who is working, on a break or late, with notifications for missed clock-ins and clock-outs
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.	The vendor describes monitoring staffing expenses while schedules are created; Standard adds shift premiums and custom overtime rules, and reports cover logged hours, time off and availability
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	Break scheduling on every plan; Standard adds break tracking, time clock rules and custom overtime rules, and the vendor states that wages and overtime pay are calculated according to the region's labour laws
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	On Standard, timesheets and the pay rates assigned to each employee or designation are reviewed and exported to payroll software, with pay periods set weekly, bi-weekly or monthly
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	Built-in messenger with direct messages, group chats and announcement channels, email and push notifications on every plan, and shift reminders on Basic
Platforms and mobile app	Web app plus mobile apps for iOS and Android, also compatible with Apple Watch	Web app, mobile apps for iOS and Android, and the Shifts Kiosk app that turns a tablet or mobile device into a shared time clock
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 from the Basic plan, authenticated with OAuth 2.0 and scoped per resource, covering employees, shifts, timesheets, time off requests, availability, schedules, positions and job sites; schedules sync with Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar
AI features	stated Yes	No
Deployment	Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based	Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support	Email helpdesk, Phone	Chat, Email helpdesk
Company size	Small and mid-sized, Enterprise	Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations	more entries ADP, Oracle, Workday, BambooHR	Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Apple Calendar

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The short version

Key Differences

Starting price Humanity Schedule From $2.75 / employee / month Zoho Shifts Free up to 25 users; Basic from $1 / user / month
Free trial Humanity Schedule 30-day free trial of the Professional plan, no contract or credit card required Zoho Shifts 30-day free trial, no credit card required; free plan for up to 25 users
Support Humanity Schedule Email helpdesk, Phone Zoho Shifts Chat, Email helpdesk
AI features Humanity Schedule Yes Zoho Shifts No
Users Humanity Schedule Organisations scheduling frontline staff in shifts; TCP names healthcare, manufacturing, business services, hospitality, retail, construction, education, public safety and government Zoho Shifts Businesses that staff shifts; the vendor names restaurants, retail, healthcare, professional services, assisted living and universities and schools

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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

Zoho Shifts

Strengths

Free plan for up to 25 users with scheduling, team messaging and the mobile apps
30-day free trial with no credit card required
Pay-as-you-go subscription with no contract
REST API included from the Basic plan

Limitations

Paid plans require a minimum of 10 users
Clocking in, timesheets and payroll export need the Standard plan
The pricing page names a payroll export but no specific payroll integration

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.

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Zoho Shifts

Free $0 Up to 25 users. Basic scheduling, multiple locations, team messaging, break scheduling, time off requests, schedule reports, shift templates, iOS and Android apps, email and push notifications, chat and email support.
Basic $1 / user / month Minimum 10 users, so from $10 a month; $10 per user per year billed yearly. Adds unlimited users, open shifts, job sites, schedule templates, recurring shifts, shift reminders, shift swap, offer and drop, availability preferences, custom access levels, skills management, time off management and REST API access.
Standard $2 / user / month Minimum 10 users, so from $20 a month; $20 per user per year billed yearly. Adds time tracking, mobile and kiosk clock-in, timesheets, time clock rules and reports, break tracking, custom overtime rules, shift premiums, GPS tagging, geofencing, payroll export and time off accrual.

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Where this comes from

Humanity Schedule https://tcpsoftware.com/products/humanity/ · checked against the official source on 2026-11-06

Zoho Shifts https://www.zoho.com/shifts/ · checked against the official source on 2026-11-06

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