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Features
67 features across 14 categories
Administration(4)
Add custom field support for employees, time-tracking, and schedule
Create custom permission groups and link them to employees, varied by location or department
Manage locations and departments through settings
Organize and manage teams within the system
Analytics(4)
Align employee costs with expected turnover and view labor cost percentages
See hours and costs in real time while scheduling and make smarter staffing decisions instantly
Register turnover per team per day and view labor cost percentages
View weather updates for the upcoming 14 days in the schedule per department
Communication(6)
Keep a record of work environment activity for later reference
Post news items per location or department to keep employees informed
Allow employees to place reactions on news messages
Link files to news messages
Receive notifications for birthdays and anniversaries
Add notes for teams to see in the schedule
Compliance(3)
Ensure full compliance with working hours legislation and automatically detect scheduling violations
Automatically builds in labor laws, surcharges, breaks, and compliance rules
Keep hour thresholds clear and maintain audit-ready compliance for German minijob regulations
Financial(1)
Set budgets based on time or salary and monitor labor cost control
HR(10)
Handle time off requests and leave management through the app
Register and track employee absence
Register and manage contract details for employees
Add or edit custom absence types
Tailor time-off categories to match business requirements
Link files to employee profiles
Add notes to employee profiles
Build up vacation hours for employees manually or automatically
Cut admin, reduce staff turnover, and streamline contract processes and onboarding for shift-based teams
Prevent leave liability by managing time-off balance expirations
Integrations(3)
Access API with App Center Plus for custom integrations
Make use of free integrations such as MplusKASSA, Datafox, and Connexie
Seamlessly connect Shiftbase to payroll, HR, and POS systems with unlimited integrations
Localization(1)
Available in Dutch, English, German, Spanish, French, Swedish, Polish, and Romanian
Mobile(1)
Real-time access to scheduling, time tracking, and shift management from mobile devices
Payroll(4)
Add surcharges to specific worked hours for accurate payroll and compliance
Add surcharges to worked hours
Register hourly wages per employee
Send accurate hours directly to payroll systems without manual corrections
Reporting(1)
All the reports needed to make payroll happen
Scheduling(15)
Harness AI to forecast demand and auto-assign shifts to minimize planning effort and ensure optimal coverage
Employees can share availability and preferences for better schedule alignment
Send reminders automatically when employees have not specified their availability
Streamline scheduling approvals and reduce manual errors
Place calendar items in the schedule
Build accurate rotas faster with drag-and-drop scheduling and automated conflict detection
Optimize cross-department staffing flexibility
Post open shifts and automatically notify available employees to fill gaps
Support complex scheduling requirements with advanced options
Ensure key positions are always covered by setting required shift requirements
Publish schedules automatically or manually for upcoming periods
Show scheduled shifts in personal calendar
Automatically display conflicts like double shifts during scheduling
Allow employees to exchange shifts directly within the app
Match qualified staff to appropriate positions based on employee skills
Security(2)
Place restrictions on clocking shifts based on GPS and IP address
Require confirmation when logging in for enhanced security
Time Tracking(12)
Automatically copy schedule to timesheet
Automatically calculate break times based on configured rules
Let employees clock hours on their phone or web app
Close days in time registration to prevent employees from adding or editing worked hours
Tablet-based punch clock solution for teams without personal devices
Add worked hours manually via mobile app or desktop
Register the amount of consumed meals during a shift
Automatically calculate plus/minus hours based on registered vs contract hours
Automatically round clocked times based on schedule or interval
Automatically log worked hours with clock-in/clock-out functionality
Display conflicts like double worked hours in timesheet
Deploy multiple tablet-based punch clocks across locations
Pricing
Free
- ✓Max. 15 users
- ✓Max. 15 employees
- ✓Smart scheduling with drag-and-drop
- ✓Time tracking
- ✓iPhone & Android App
- ✓Basic reports
- ✓Departments management (Max. 1)
- ✓Team management (Max. 5)
- ✓Shift management
- ✓Mobile app
- ✓Multilanguage support
- ✓App Center integrations
- ✓News & updates
- ✓Calendar events
- ✓Scheduling conflicts detection
- ✓Availability management
- ✓Schedule sync
- ✓Schedule send
- ✓Team notes
- ✓Weather forecast
- ✓Manual time entry
- ✓Automatic timesheet
- ✓Clock in and out
- ✓Break rules
- ✓Punch time rounding
- ✓Basic surcharges
- ✓Timesheet conflicts
- ✓Turnover registration
- ✓Diary
- ✓Employee files
- ✓Employee notes
- ✓Absence tracking
- ✓Plus/minus hours
- ✓Holiday hours
- ✓Contract management
- ✓Hourly wage management
- ✓Absence types management
- ✓Notifications
Basic
- ✓Includes 6 employees
- ✓Add unlimited employees
- ✓Basic scheduling
- ✓Time tracking & registration
- ✓Staff availability management
- ✓Shift exchanges
- ✓Open shifts
- ✓Minijob Contracts (Germany)
- ✓Kiosk punch clock
- ✓iPhone & Android App
- ✓Streamlined approvals
- ✓Reduce employee overtime costs
- ✓Better schedule alignment
- ✓Team schedule flexibility
- ✓Fill last-minute shifts
- ✓Departments management (Max. 5)
- ✓Unlimited team management
- ✓All Free tier features
Premium
Popular- ✓Includes 12 employees
- ✓Add unlimited employees
- ✓Everything in Basic plus:
- ✓Premium scheduling
- ✓Complex scheduling support
- ✓Required shifts
- ✓Skill-based scheduling
- ✓Budget management
- ✓Forecast
- ✓Flexpool
- ✓Advanced surcharges
- ✓Custom absence types
- ✓Time-off balance expirations
- ✓Unlimited kiosk punch clocks
- ✓Departments management (Unlimited)
- ✓API access with App Center Plus
- ✓Custom fields
- ✓Close day functionality
- ✓Meal registration
- ✓Clock locations (GPS/IP)
- ✓All Basic tier features
Compliance Add-on
- ✓Full compliance with working hours legislation
- ✓Automatically detect scheduling violations
- ✓Prevent violations before they occur
App Center+
- ✓Unlimited integrations
- ✓Seamlessly connect to payroll systems
- ✓Connect to HR systems
- ✓Connect to POS systems
- ✓API access
Insights+
- ✓Real-time hours visibility
- ✓Real-time costs visibility
- ✓Make smarter staffing decisions instantly
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Integrations
6 known integrations