Infor WFM handles time and attendance, demand-based scheduling and absence for large manufacturing, healthcare and retail employers.
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Best Workforce Management Software for Hourly Teams
Shift scheduling and time tracking for hourly staff, compared on per-user versus per-location pricing, free tiers and break compliance.
What this audience should prioritize
For hourly teams, the pricing model changes the bill more than the plan level. Per-user tools charge for every worker, per-location tools charge for each site. Break compliance and overtime alerts also matter in states with strict meal and rest rules.
Per-user options include Sling, with a free plan and paid tiers at $2 and $4 per user, and When I Work at $2.50 per user for scheduling. Deputy costs $5 to $9 per user billed annually and includes labor law compliance tools, which When I Work lacks. Per-location pricing comes from Homebase, free for one location with up to 10 employees and $30 per location on Essentials ($24 billed annually), and 7shifts, from $39.99 per location billed annually for restaurants.
A restaurant with 40 staff at one site usually pays less per location; a small shop with five workers usually pays less per user. 7shifts adds tip pooling that Sling does not have. Paychex and Paylocity bundle time tracking with payroll for employers that want one vendor.
Shortlist candidates for Hourly Teams
EmpMonitor is commercial employee monitoring software that records screenshots, keystrokes, URLs, app use and idle time on Windows, macOS and Ubuntu computers.
Per user per monthCloudFree trial
Open Time Clock is a proprietary hosted time clock, in business since 1997, with PIN kiosk, face, QR, RFID and GPS-geofenced clock-ins, WiFi-restricted punching, PTO accruals and 80+ reports.
Freemium, flat rate per companyCloud
Dayforce is a single-database HCM suite covering payroll, HR, workforce management and talent for mid-market and enterprise employers.
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UKG, Ultimate Kronos Group, is the workforce management and HCM platform formed from the 2020 merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos.
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Deputy is shift scheduling and time tracking software for hourly workforces, with auto-scheduling, demand forecasting and break planning.
Per-user pricingCloudFree trial
Connecteam is the all-in-one employee management platform built specifically for deskless and frontline workers, the teams that spend their shifts away from desks, computers, and office environments.
Tiered pricingCloudFree trial
When I Work is the scheduling and time tracking platform designed for small businesses with hourly workers.
Per-user pricingCloudFree trial
Homebase gives small hourly-staff businesses free scheduling and time clocks for one location, with paid per-location tiers and a payroll add-on.
Tiered pricingCloudFree trial
Sling is the scheduling and time tracking platform built by Toast specifically for restaurants, hospitality, and shift-based businesses.
Tiered pricingCloudFree trial
7shifts is the workforce management platform built exclusively for restaurants.
Tiered pricingCloudFree trial
Rippling is the HR platform that refused to stay in its lane.
Modular pricingCloud
ADP Workforce Now is the mid-market HR and payroll platform from ADP, the company that has been processing paychecks since 1949 and now serves over 920,000 clients worldwide.
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Legion WFM is the AI-native workforce management platform built for enterprise organizations with large hourly workforces.
Custom quoteCloud
Paychex is a long-established US payroll and HR provider whose Flex platform includes 401(k) administration and a PEO option.
Tiered pricingCloud
Paylocity is payroll and HR software for US companies with roughly 100 to 1,000 employees, including benefits and expense tools.
Custom quoteCloud
eHour is hosted timesheet software for agencies, consultancies and software teams that bill by the hour, run by TE-CON B.V.
Per user per monthCloudFree trial
Frequently asked questions
Is per-user or per-location pricing cheaper for scheduling software?
Per-location pricing favors sites with many employees, while per-user pricing favors small crews. Multiply your headcount by the per-user rate and compare it with the location fee.