Quinyx vs. Zoho Shifts

At a glance

Best for

Best for retail, hospitality, logistics and healthcare chains that schedule large frontline teams across many sites and labour agreements.

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

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Full Comparison

Criterion	Quinyx	Zoho Shifts
Starting price	Price on request The pricing page publishes no amounts; the vendor tailors a plan to the business and contacts you after a request.	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	Not stated	30-day free trial, no credit card required; free plan for up to 25 users
Users	Frontline organisations in retail, warehousing and logistics, hospitality and quick-service restaurants, facility management and healthcare	Businesses that staff shifts; the vendor names restaurants, retail, healthcare, professional services, assisted living and universities and schools
API	Yes, APIs documented on a developer portal at developer.quinyx.com, plus prebuilt connectors	Yes, a REST API with OAuth 2.0 authentication, from the Basic plan
Hosting	Cloud, built on AWS, with web, mobile app and on-site clocking devices	Cloud, in the browser, with mobile apps for iOS and Android
Made in	Sweden	Not stated
Shift planning and templates	Schedules built manually, semi-automatically or fully automatically, from long-range plans down to individual shifts, across teams, departments and units; Auto-Schedule balances cost, coverage, skills and preferences, and recurring tasks can be planned alongside shifts	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	Shift swapping in the staff portal and mobile app, with shifts assigned by skills and availability and Auto-Assign matching skills and certifications to open demand	On Basic, open shifts employees can pick up, and shift swap, offer and drop between relevant and qualified co-workers
Availability and time off	Employee unavailability flagged while the schedule is built, and leave and absence requests submitted, approved and tracked in the staff portal and app, with their effect on coverage shown	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	Clocking in and out through the mobile app, the web, tablets or on-site devices, with options for geo-tagging, RFID and photo capture, worked hours validated against rules, and dashboards of scheduled against actual hours	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	Labour costs calculated as the schedule is built with alerts for budget overruns, and AI forecasting of demand from sales, transactions, foot traffic, promotions, events and seasonality up to six months ahead, at organisation, region, site or department level	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	A rule engine configurable by region, contract, collective agreement, age, role or skill, with real-time warnings during scheduling, alerts as break, overtime and labour-law thresholds approach, support for predictive scheduling, rest rules and fair-work-week legislation, and an audit history of schedules	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	Approved timesheets and wage files exported directly to payroll systems, with prebuilt connectors and APIs to HR and payroll software	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	Messenger in the Quinyx app for direct messages, group chats and targeted updates by role, location or team, with moderation tools; Employee Hub adds news and stories, push notifications, task assignment and digital forms	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 staff portal and manager interface, the Quinyx mobile app, and tablets or on-site devices for clocking	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	APIs documented on developer.quinyx.com and prebuilt connectors to HR, payroll, ERP, CRM, HCM and point-of-sale systems, with single sign-on	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	Not stated	Chat, Email helpdesk
Onboarding	Documentation and knowledge base	Not stated
Company size	Enterprise	more entries Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations	Not stated	Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Apple Calendar

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The short version

Key Differences

Starting price Quinyx Price on request Zoho Shifts Free up to 25 users; Basic from $1 / user / month
Company size Quinyx Enterprise Zoho Shifts Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Hosting Quinyx Cloud, built on AWS, with web, mobile app and on-site clocking devices Zoho Shifts Cloud, in the browser, with mobile apps for iOS and Android
AI features Quinyx Yes Zoho Shifts No
Users Quinyx Frontline organisations in retail, warehousing and logistics, hospitality and quick-service restaurants, facility management and healthcare 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

Quinyx

Strengths

Labour rules configurable by region, contract, collective agreement, age, role and skill
Demand forecasts built from sales, transactions, foot traffic, promotions and events, up to six months ahead
Messaging, tasks, news and digital forms in the same app as the schedule
Clocking by mobile app, web, tablet or on-site device, with geo-tagging, RFID and photo options
The vendor states SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certification

Limitations

No prices published; every plan is quoted after contacting sales
No self-serve sign-up or free trial on the pricing page; the route in is a demo 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

Quinyx

Price on Request

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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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What users say

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Where this comes from

Quinyx https://www.quinyx.com · checked against the official source on 2026-11-05

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

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.