Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Employee Scheduling (2026)
The cheapest employee scheduling is 7shifts at $0/mo. 4 offer a free tier (7shifts, Connecteam, Homebase). This page compares 7 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
7 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: 7shifts at $0/mo (Comp).
- Typical paid price: from $1.70/mo, median $24/mo, up to $39.99/mo — across 7 with published pricing.
- Free tier: 7shifts, Connecteam, Homebase, Sling.
- Tracked: 7 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Employee Scheduling | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7shifts | $0/mo Comp | Yes | — | — | Restaurants and food service operators — the product is built exclusively for this vertical | getapp.com |
| 2 | Connecteam | $0/mo Small Business | Yes | — | Yes | Deskless and field-service teams (construction, cleaning, field services, transportation) | connecteam.com |
| 3 | Homebase | $0/mo Basic | Yes | — | Yes | Small single-location businesses (restaurants, retail, salons) wanting a free starting point | joinhomebase.com |
| 4 | Sling | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Small teams (up to 30) wanting free scheduling and messaging with no per-seat cost | getsling.com |
| 5 | When I Work | $2.5/mo Essentials | No | — | — | Shift-based businesses in food service, retail, healthcare, and hospitality | wheniwork.com |
| 6 | Deputy | $5/mo Lite | No | — | Yes | Regulated industries needing Fair Workweek and break-compliance automation | deputy.com |
| 7 | Schedulefly | $30/mo Up to 19 staff | No | — | — | Independent restaurants wanting a simple, no-integration scheduling-only tool | schedulefly.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest employee scheduling?
7shifts has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Comp), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does employee scheduling cost per month?
Across the 7 employee scheduling with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $24/mo, ranging from $1.70/mo to $39.99/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 4 also offer a free tier.
Which employee scheduling have a free plan?
7shifts, Connecteam, Homebase, Sling offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Pricing fetched directly from each vendor's official pricing page via WebFetch on 2026-06-14. 7shifts' official pricing page (7shifts.com/pricing) rendered JS-only with no extractable content; prices for 7shifts were taken from two independent aggregators: GetApp and SoftwareAdvice (both corroborating $39.99/$69.99/$149.99/mo flat and a free Comp tier). Homebase annual-discount rate: official site shows $30→$24 monthly (20% off), corroborated by GetApp stating '20% discount'. Sling annual-discount rate: official site states 15% savings. All monthlyUsd values reflect the lowest recurring per-billing-cycle amount (annualized monthly rate where annual billing is the basis). Per-seat products use billingModel=per_seat; per-location flat products use billingModel=flat; quote-only tiers use billingModel=custom with monthlyUsd=null. minutesIncluded, callsIncluded, overagePerMin, overagePerCall are null throughout (non-telephony vertical). hipaa/baa set to null unless explicitly stated on the vendor site. bilingual set to null throughout.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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