Independent · sourced · Updated November 2026
Best Employee Scheduling (2026)
8 employee scheduling options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it; where a vendor publishes no monthly price we name the kind of pricing it uses, never a guess.
The cheapest employee scheduling is 7shifts at $0/mo. 4 offer a free tier. All 8 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated November 2026.
As of Nov 1, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
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Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest employee scheduling is 7shifts at $0/mo; across 8 with published pricing the median is $17.75/mo ($2–$44.99/mo), 4 with a free tier, every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-11-01. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/employee-scheduling/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $2/mo, median $17.75/mo, up to $44.99/mo — across 8 with published pricing.
- Free tier: 7shifts, Connecteam, Homebase, Sling.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-11-01. STALE · 2026-09-02
Comparison
| # | Employee Scheduling | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7shifts | $0/mo Comp | Yes | — | — | Restaurants and food service operators — the product is built exclusively for this vertical | 7shifts.com | Visit → |
| 2 | Connecteam | $0/mo Small Business | Yes | — | Yes | Deskless and field-service teams (construction, cleaning, field services, transportation) | connecteam.com | Visit → |
| 3 | Homebase | $0/mo Basic | Yes | — | Yes | Small single-location businesses (restaurants, retail, salons) wanting a free starting point | joinhomebase.com | Visit → |
| 4 | Sling | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Small teams (up to 30) wanting free scheduling and messaging with no per-seat cost | getsling.com | Visit → |
| 5 | Pebb | $2.5/user/mo Basic | No | — | No | Frontline and office teams that want chat, scheduling and clock-in in one employee app | pebb.io | Visit → |
| 6 | When I Work STALE · 2026-09-02 | $2.5/user/mo Essentials | No | — | — | Shift-based businesses in food service, retail, healthcare, and hospitality | wheniwork.com | Visit → |
| 7 | Deputy | $5.5/user/mo Lite | No | — | Yes | Regulated industries needing Fair Workweek and break-compliance automation | deputy.com | Visit → |
| 8 | Schedulefly STALE · 2026-09-27 | $30/mo Up to 19 staff | No | — | — | Independent restaurants wanting a simple, no-integration scheduling-only tool | schedulefly.com | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve rate, with the period it is charged on, 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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What is the cheapest employee scheduling?
7shifts has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Comp), as of 2026-11-01.
How much does employee scheduling cost per month?
Across the 8 employee scheduling with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $17.75/mo, ranging from $2/mo to $44.99/mo, as of 2026-11-01. 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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