Paul - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Paul is a workforce scheduling and time-tracking application for companies whose staff work across multiple sites: cleaning, security, reception, maintenance, events and hospitality.

SCHEDULING

Managers build the roster site by site with drag and drop: create a shift, duplicate it, or copy the previous week in one action. Estimated labour cost updates in real time, using a default hourly rate per employee with per-site overrides. Publishing the schedule notifies the staff concerned; uncovered shifts can be opened so employees volunteer, and replacement requests are checked against weekly hours, 11-hour rest, 48-hour limits, overlaps and existing leave.

TIME & ATTENDANCE

Employees clock in and out from their phone, automatically or manually, with an optional geofence radius. Managers get alerts for missed clock-ins and clock-outs, and can close an open entry or clock out on behalf of an employee.

TIMESHEETS & PAYROLL

Clock-ins feed monthly timesheets showing variance against the schedule, night hours and public holidays computed on the clocked span, meal allowances and paid-leave days. Managers review, approve, then send a per-employee PDF summary to the payroll provider in one click.

LEAVE & ABSENCE

Employees request leave with supporting documents; managers approve, and Paul detects conflicts with planned shifts and offers to open or transfer them.

COMMUNICATION & DOCUMENTS

Team messaging keeps working offline: messages, clock-ins, leave requests and forms are queued and replayed automatically when the network returns. An internal feed carries announcements, polls and a document library. Documents and forms can be signed electronically and filed to the employee record.

SPECS & SECURITY

Progressive Web App, installable on Android and iOS, works offline, push notifications, private iCal feed to sync shifts with Apple, Google or Outlook calendars. Role-based access control limits each employee to their own scope. Two-factor authentication, configurable password rotation, full company data export and account deletion. Data is hosted in France (OVH, Strasbourg). Interface in French.