Independent · sourced · Updated November 2026
Best Workforce Management (2026)
10 workforce management 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 workforce management is 7shifts at $0/mo. 4 offer a free tier. All 10 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 workforce management is 7shifts at $0/mo; across 9 with published pricing the median is $5.99/mo ($2–$44.99/mo), 4 with a free tier, every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-11-01. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/workforce-management/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $2/mo, median $5.99/mo, up to $44.99/mo — across 9 with published pricing.
- Free tier: 7shifts, Connecteam, Homebase, Sling.
- States HIPAA support: Connecteam.
- Tracked: 10 vendors, data current through 2026-11-01. STALE · 2026-09-03
Comparison
| # | Workforce Management | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7shifts STALE · 2026-09-29 | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Restaurant and food-service teams needing scheduling and payroll | 7shifts.com | Visit → |
| 2 | Connecteam STALE · 2026-09-03 | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | — | Small businesses managing deskless/frontline teams | connecteam.com | Visit → |
| 3 | Homebase | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Small businesses with hourly teams | joinhomebase.com | Visit → |
| 4 | Sling | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Shift-based hourly teams (restaurants, retail, hospitality) needing scheduling plus time tracking | getsling.com | Visit → |
| 5 | Pebb | $2.5/user/mo Basic | No | — | No | Frontline teams wanting communications and scheduling in one app | pebb.io | Visit → |
| 6 | When I Work STALE · 2026-09-03 | $2.5/user/mo Essentials | No | — | — | Single-location teams wanting to cut time spent building schedules and improve team communication | wheniwork.com | Visit → |
| 7 | Deputy | $5.5/user/mo Lite | No | — | — | Hourly, shift-based workforces needing scheduling and time tracking | deputy.com | Visit → |
| 8 | Buddy Punch | $5.99/user/mo Starter | No | — | — | Small teams and businesses needing simple employee time tracking, scheduling and payroll | buddypunch.com | Visit → |
| 9 | QuickBooks Time STALE · 2026-09-03 | $20/user/mo Time Premium | No | — | — | Small businesses already on QuickBooks that need employee time tracking synced to payroll and invoicing | quickbooks.intuit.com | Visit → |
| 10 | Rippling | quote-only | No | — | — | Growing SMBs (under ~2,000 employees) unifying HR, IT, and Finance on one platform | rippling.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 workforce management?
7shifts has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-11-01.
How much does workforce management cost per month?
Across the 9 workforce management with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $5.99/mo, ranging from $2/mo to $44.99/mo, as of 2026-11-01. 4 also offer a free tier. 1 are quote-only.
Which workforce management have a free plan?
7shifts, Connecteam, Homebase, Sling offer a free tier.
Which workforce management support HIPAA?
Connecteam state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.
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