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Employee scheduling solution

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MakeShift - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

MakeShift overview

Based on 119 verified user reviews

What is MakeShift?

MakeShift is an employee scheduling solution with key features that include mobile access, employee scheduling, and more.

Who uses MakeShift?

By industry, MakeShift reviewers are most commonly professionals in hospital & health care (24%). The most frequent use case for MakeShift cited by reviewers is employee scheduling (66% of reviewers).

What are the most popular integrations for MakeShift?

The MakeShift integration most frequently cited by reviewers is ADP Workforce Now, a payroll product rated 4.4 out of 5 for its integration with MakeShift.

Starting price

3.75per user /
per month

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Pros & Cons

Shift Management

View Schedule

Worker Communication

Clock In/Out

Bugs and Issues

MakeShift’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

MakeShift pros, cons and reviews insights

To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 

Overall rating

Reviews sentiment

 
 
 
1-2(2)
3-4(41)
5(76)

What do users say about MakeShift?

MakeShift is an employee scheduling solution with key features that include mobile access, employee scheduling, and more.

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Who uses MakeShift?

Based on 119 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Food & Beverages
Child Day Care Services
Information Technology and Services
Accounting
Others

Use cases

Employee Scheduling
Time Tracking
Scheduling
Team Communication
Time Clock

MakeShift's key features

GetApp's analysis of 35 verified user reviews collected between August 2021 and September 2022 identifies MakeShift's most critical features and summarizes user sentiment about those features.

Mobile access

Reviewers appreciate MakeShift's Mobile Access feature. They report that it allows staff to access their shifts, request shifts, and receive instant notifications on their phones. Users find it extremely convenient to check schedules and available shifts from anywhere, whether they use iPhone or Android devices. They say it is easy to use on any device and helps them stay updated away from work. Reviewers feel it is important for reaching employees quickly and making life easier for on-the-go professionals like nurses. Of the 17 MakeShift users who gave detailed accounts of their use of Mobile Access, 100% rated this feature as important or highly important.

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“Add a shift in the cell phone admin is harder than the desktop.”
TL

Tony L.

Multi Unit Manager

“The mobile app”
TR

Tamara R.

Residential Coordinator

“I can keep track of hours and make sure over time is accounted for.”
MB

Melissa B.

Manager

“Easy and functional use, extremely easy access!”
NF

Naomi F.

Call Center Agent


Employee scheduling

Reviewers highlight MakeShift's Employee Scheduling feature. They indicate it allows everyone to see who is working, view available shifts, and ensure all shifts are covered. Users report it provides accurate, time-saving scheduling and works well with the myADP app. They find the templates helpful for standard shift scheduling and appreciate the ease of updating schedules. However, some reviewers mention difficulties with controlling employee availability approval and find the scheduling capability not user-friendly in certain cases. Of the 14 MakeShift users who gave detailed accounts of their use of Employee Scheduling, 93% rated this feature as important or highly important.

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“I get my upcoming shifts, notifications and available shifts directly on Dashboard.”
CC

Chitranzan C.

Youth Support Worker

“Easy to schedule staff, love that you can copy schedules to other weeks, payroll download is clear and easy to understand, on site clock in and out feature as we have various work sites, can have different sites, jobs, shift templates.”
CS

Christy S.

Community Recreation Coordinator

“We use MakeShift mostly for our contractual employees and contractors, I use this to create and distribute schedule from weeks, months, x number of days and it is very user friendly to use.”
DK

Denese K.

Executive Assistant

“One of the features I would like to see changed is when an employee puts in their availability it shows up on their schedule but if a shift is requested on this day it does not reflect their availability and hours outside of the availability are still scheduled in.”
SL

Susan L.

Clerk IV


All MakeShift features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
Activity dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
API
Appointment scheduling
Approval process control
Attendance management
Attendance tracking
Automated scheduling
Availability management
Billable & non-billable hours
Budgeting/Forecasting
Calendar management
Calendar sync
Clock in/out
Collaboration tools
Communication management
Compliance management
Contractor database
Data import/export
Drag & drop
Employee database
Employee management
Employee portal
Employee time tracking
Facility scheduling
Faculty/Staff management
File sharing
Forecasting
Labor cost calculator
Labor forecasting
Labor management
Leave tracking
Messaging/Shift dispatching
Mobile alerts
Mobile app
Multi-Location
Multiple projects
Online scheduling
Online time clock
Online time tracking
Overtime calculation
Payroll management
Physician management
Project time tracking
Real-Time chat
Real-Time data
Real-Time notifications
Real-Time reporting
Real-time scheduling
Real-Time updates
Reporting/Analytics
Resource allocation
Schedule distribution
Scheduling
Self service portal
Shift management
Shift scheduling
Shift swapping
Single sign on
Skills tracking
Task scheduling
Third-Party integrations
Time & attendance
Time Clock
Time off management
Time off requests
Timesheet management
Time tracking
Vacation/Leave tracking

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MakeShift pricing

Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Core

3.75

/user

Per month

Features included:

  • Basic Scheduling
  • Availability Management
  • Basic Labor Budgeting
  • Rules Engine
  • Team Communication
  • Employee Self Service
  • Shift Swapping
  • Standard reports & dashboard

Advanced

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No pricing info

Features included:

  • Advanced Scheduling
  • Self Scheduling
  • Critical Call Outs
  • Advanced Permissions
  • SmartSupport AI

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Features included:

  • API Access
  • Scalability
  • Customization

User opinions about MakeShift price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of MakeShift's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“I like the MakeShift app because I can view my schedule, request time off, and set my availability from my phone.”
BM

Brazola M.

Server

“I get my upcoming shifts, notifications and available shifts directly on Dashboard.”
CC

Chitranzan C.

Youth Support Worker

MakeShift integrations (6)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 119 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as MakeShift integrations and how users feel about them.

Integration rating: 4.4 (24)

Integration rating: 4.5 (5)

Easy to use system, I do my payroll in under 5 minutes.

AB

Angela B.

Office Manager

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BambooHR

Integration rating: 3.5 (5)

It automates PTO requests and syncs statuses, reducing HR admin work and context switching.

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Ahamed S.

IT Executive

Integration rating: 4.0 (4)

Currently we enter time thru QB time for job costing.

Bh

Bill h.

Controller

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MakeShift support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support

Training options

Videos
Live Online
Webinars
In Person
Documentation

MakeShift FAQs

Q. What is MakeShift used for?

MakeShift is the go-to web and mobile employee scheduling solution for people-first businesses. It lets managers build schedules, track time and attendance accurately and communicate with employees in real-time. Operators can create effective employee schedules using projected or demand-based budgets, employee availability, and an optimal schedule template. MakeShift’s intuitive drag-and-drop interface makes the process fast and fun. The GPS enabled clock-in and clock-out functionality ensures that administrators have the right people, at the right place, at the right time. It also automatically generates accurate timesheets that are synced back to your payroll solution. Teams can integrate the system with various payroll and HR apps, such as ADP, Alliance HCM, Intuit Quickbooks, and BambooHR. MakeShift Live app that gives supervisors real-time visibility into who is working, who is available to work, and alerts you of any last-minute changes to your planned schedule. Stakeholders can use instant notifications to communicate shifts to available staff so that the team is never short-staffed.

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