Shiftwork Toolkit

Scheduling tools for small shift teams, compared honestly.

Shiftwork Toolkit publishes comparison guides and practical tutorials on scheduling and team-management tools for small shift-based businesses, such as cafes, clinics, cleaning crews and retail shops. Our readers are owners and managers of teams of around 10 people.

We compare tools by what a small team actually pays and how the schedule is run day to day, and we link to tools only when they fit that reader.

Free tool

Scheduling Cost Calculator — enter your team size and locations, and see what Connecteam, Deputy and Homebase would actually cost you each month, including where the free plans stop being free.

Coming soon

Best scheduling tools for small shift teams: Connecteam vs Deputy vs Homebase
What a 10-person team actually pays for scheduling software
Free plans compared: where the limits really are

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