Compare
Stratum Shifts and other staff scheduling apps
How each one charges, what its free plan covers and what it does that Stratum Shifts does not.
Prices checked 29 October 2026 on each company’s own pages.
| App | How it charges | Free plan | Lowest paid price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratum Shifts | One flat price for the account, not per user or per location. | One workplace with up to 10 active staff: auto-fill, every check, cover lists, pay estimates, the team link and time-off requests. | US$12 a month for the whole team. |
| Homebase | Per location, per month. Paid plans cover unlimited employees at each location. | Basic: one location and up to 10 employees, with basic scheduling, time tracking and messaging. | Essentials: US$30 a location a month, or US$24 billed annually. |
| Sling | Per user per month, counting every profile: admins, managers and employees. No base fee. | Up to 30 users (no cap on free accounts created through Toast): scheduling, time-off requests, available shifts and shift offers, news and private messages. | Premium: US$2 a user a month, or US$1.70 billed annually. |
| 7shifts | Per location, per month. Comp, Essentials and Pro cap employees at 15, 30 and 60 per location; Premium has no cap. Prices are shown in dollars with no currency code. | Comp: one location and up to 15 employees, with basic scheduling, availability and time-off requests; no time clock or team chat. | Essentials: $44.99 a location a month, or $39.99 billed annually, for up to 30 employees (no currency code shown). |
| When I Work | Per user per month, counting everyone with a login, managers included, in bundles of 5 or 10 seats. | None. A 14-day free trial. | US$2.50 per user per month for one location, as shown on its pricing page; no free plan. |
| Connecteam | By hub and plan: a flat price for the first 30 users, then a price per extra user. | Up to 10 users, archived ones included, with all hubs, one schedule and one time clock. | Operations Basic: US$35 a month, or US$29 billed yearly, for the first 30 users. |
Each comparison
- Stratum Shifts vs Homebase
Homebase charges per location (Essentials US$30 a month, US$24 billed annually) and is free for one location with up to 10 employees; it adds a time clock, messaging, hiring and a paid US payroll add-on.
- Stratum Shifts vs Sling
Sling (owned by Toast) charges per user (Premium US$2 a user a month, US$1.70 billed annually) and is free for up to 30 users with messaging; paid plans add time clocks and shift swaps.
- Stratum Shifts vs 7shifts
7shifts is built for restaurants and charges per location (Essentials $44.99 a month, $39.99 billed annually, for up to 30 employees); its free Comp plan covers one location and up to 15 employees.
- Stratum Shifts vs When I Work
When I Work charges per user, managers included (US$2.50 per user per month for one location and US$5 for several, as shown on its pricing page) and has no free plan; every plan has a time clock, messaging and shift swaps.
- Stratum Shifts vs Connecteam
Connecteam sells hubs at a flat price for the first 30 users (Operations Basic US$35 a month, US$29 billed yearly) and is free for up to 10 users; it adds a time clock, chat, forms, training and HR.