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Planday

Overview

Track time and attendance on any device, using location capture and biometric facial recognition features to ensure the right employees are in the right place.

Planday is the best way for shift-based businesses to manage employee scheduling, communication, time clocking and payroll all in one online system.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

1.5

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

2.49

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

774

5

4

3

2

1

561

156

36

5

16

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
80%
would recommend this app

4.3

58

5

4

3

2

1

35

12

7

1

3

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
73%
would recommend this app

Pros

“The platform provides a comprehensive and efficient solution for managing schedules, tracking employee hours, and maintaining clear communication within a team.”
YM

Yasmin M.

Administrative Assistant

“Its user-friendly design reduces the learning curve and allows both managers and employees to navigate the system with ease. Despite some minor technical limitations, Deputy consistently delivers on its core functionalities and contributes to a more organized and productive workflow.”
YM

Yasmin M.

Administrative Assistant

“However, improving accuracy in time tracking and making payroll calculations clearer would significantly enhance trust and reliability in the sytem.”
MD

Max D.

Night Audit

Pros

“Overall, PlanDay has been a useful and reliable tool for workforce planning. Once the team is familiar with the system, it supports efficient scheduling, clear communication, and better control over staffing and payroll processes.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Mark A.

Owner

“In our induction it takes minutes to show new members of staff the clocking in and out process and where to see their shifts, or if there are any available shifts they can pick up.”
SK

Sam K.

Project Manager

“It also allows you to see things such as your retention rate and monitor time in lieu.”
SK

Sam K.

Project Manager

Cons

“At times, the app could feel a bit complex for simple tasks, and some features required extra steps.”
RS

Radha S.

Legal Assistant

“This can be frustrating when, for example, an employee returns early from a doctor's appointment, thinks they have punched in, but their supervisor finds out when approving timesheets that the punch was not logged.”
AE

Amy E.

Vice President

“For Australian Users - this product is NOT COMPLIANT to pay in accordance with the awards.”
ND

Nicole D.

Manager

Cons

“PlanDay ties you in from the moment you are in discussions with them and it's a minimum 12 month contract, which they do not let you out of, even if you have told them you don't want to go ahead 6 weeks before it even begins. ”
JB

Jodie B.

Business Manager

“We cancelled 6 weeks before the contract was due to start but they charged us for 12 months anyway. ”
JB

Jodie B.

Business Manager

“There's no better functionality on the market but the loading times are horrible.”
IG

Ivar G.

Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review17 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review9 months ago

Key features

  • Total features136
  • API
  • Absence Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assignment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Availability Management
  • Biometric Recognition
  • Break Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Candidate Profiles
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Candidate Tracking
  • Clock In/Out
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Cost Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Deadline Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Directory
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Self Service
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • FMLA Administration
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Feedback Management
  • File Sharing
  • Forecasting
  • Geofencing
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Group Scheduling
  • HR Management
  • Job Posting
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Labor Management
  • Leave Policy Management
  • Leave Tracking
  • Live Chat
  • Location Tracking
  • Messaging
  • Messaging/Shift Dispatching
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Location
  • Offboarding
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • On Call Scheduling
  • Onboarding
  • Online Booking
  • Online Scheduling
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Order Management
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Integration
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Physician Management
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Projections
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Scheduling
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Allocation
  • Resource Management
  • Resource Scheduling
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SMS Messaging
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shift Management
  • Shift Scheduling
  • Shift Swapping
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Skills Tracking
  • Status Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Task Editing
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • Task Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Clock
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • To-Do List
  • Training Management
  • User Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Variable Workforce
  • Visualization
  • Waitstaff Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Workforce Management
  • Total features72
  • API
  • Absence Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assignment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Availability Management
  • Biometric Recognition
  • Break Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Candidate Profiles
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Candidate Tracking
  • Clock In/Out
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Cost Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Deadline Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Directory
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Self Service
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • FMLA Administration
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Feedback Management
  • File Sharing
  • Forecasting
  • Geofencing
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Group Scheduling
  • HR Management
  • Job Posting
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Labor Management
  • Leave Policy Management
  • Leave Tracking
  • Live Chat
  • Location Tracking
  • Messaging
  • Messaging/Shift Dispatching
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Location
  • Offboarding
  • Offline Time Tracking
  • On Call Scheduling
  • Onboarding
  • Online Booking
  • Online Scheduling
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Order Management
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Integration
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Physician Management
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Projections
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Scheduling
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Allocation
  • Resource Management
  • Resource Scheduling
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SMS Messaging
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shift Management
  • Shift Scheduling
  • Shift Swapping
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Skills Tracking
  • Status Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Task Editing
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • Task Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Clock
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • To-Do List
  • Training Management
  • User Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Variable Workforce
  • Visualization
  • Waitstaff Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Workforce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations47
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • BambooHR
  • Box
  • Clover
  • Dropbox
  • Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • Epos Now
  • Flow
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Workspace
  • Gusto
  • HiBob
  • IDEXX Neo
  • Ideagen Procedure Management
  • JobAdder
  • LastPass
  • Lavu
  • Lightspeed Retail
  • MYOB Business
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • NetSuite
  • Okta
  • OnPay
  • Oracle Financial Crime and Compliance Management Cloud Service
  • Paychex
  • Paycom
  • Paycor
  • Paylocity
  • Proliant
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Revel Systems
  • Rippling
  • SC Training
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Salesforce Work.com
  • Sapling
  • ServiceM8
  • Shopify
  • SimplePay
  • Square Point of Sale
  • TriNet HR Plus
  • TriNet PEO
  • VMware Workspace ONE UEM
  • Visma Severa
  • Wagepoint
  • WennSoft
  • WhosOnLocation
  • WorkflowMax
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • talech
  • Total integrations12
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • BambooHR
  • Box
  • Clover
  • Dropbox
  • Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • Epos Now
  • Flow
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Workspace
  • Gusto
  • HiBob
  • IDEXX Neo
  • Ideagen Procedure Management
  • JobAdder
  • LastPass
  • Lavu
  • Lightspeed Retail
  • MYOB Business
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • NetSuite
  • Okta
  • OnPay
  • Oracle Financial Crime and Compliance Management Cloud Service
  • Paychex
  • Paycom
  • Paycor
  • Paylocity
  • Proliant
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Revel Systems
  • Rippling
  • SC Training
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Salesforce Work.com
  • Sapling
  • ServiceM8
  • Shopify
  • SimplePay
  • Square Point of Sale
  • TriNet HR Plus
  • TriNet PEO
  • VMware Workspace ONE UEM
  • Visma Severa
  • Wagepoint
  • WennSoft
  • WhosOnLocation
  • WorkflowMax
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • talech

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