Shiftbase alternative for hospitality
Looking for an alternative to Shiftbase?
Tiemdo does your rota and your time tracking just like Shiftbase, in one simple plan at a transparent price.
£1 per active member of staff a month
With clocking in and time tracking £2.
- 500+ hospitality businesses
- 15,000+ staff in hospitality
- 1,000,000+ shifts rostered
Businesses that plan their rotas with Tiemdo include New York Pizza, Bagels & Beans, Kwalitaria and De Broodbode.
Tiemdo or Shiftbase: When should you choose Tiemdo, and when Shiftbase?
Want your rota and your hours under control without add-on packages? Then Tiemdo is the right choice. From availability and shift swaps to clocking in, surcharges and a budget for your wage costs: it is all in one plan, for at most £2 per member of staff a month.
Built by and for hospitality owners, so it fits your business
Want your rota connected to lots of other software? Then Shiftbase often fits better: with App Center+, for £20 a month, it connects to more systems, Personio and Lightspeed among them. Tiemdo hands the approved hours to your payroll as an Excel or CSV file.
Savings: Work out what you save with Tiemdo
We put Tiemdo's dearest plan, £2 per active member of staff, next to Shiftbase Premium, because Shiftbase's cheaper plans offer less than Tiemdo.
| Shiftbase Premium £63 a month for the first 12 staff, then £4.50 per member of staff | £99 |
|---|---|
| £20 |
- Shiftbase
- £119 a month
- Tiemdo
- £40 a month
With Tiemdo you save up to £948 a year compared with Shiftbase That is £79 a month less. Tiemdo charges £2 per active member of staff, everything included, excluding VAT.
Shiftbase prices in pounds, billed monthly and without the introductory discount, checked on 2 November 2026. App Center+ is left out, because Tiemdo does not have the integrations it pays for. Sources: Shiftbase's pricing page and Tiemdo's.
Features: Where is the difference?
For your rota, your hours and your figures they do the same. Shiftbase connects to more systems, at an extra charge.
| Feature | Tiemdo | Shiftbase |
|---|---|---|
| Rostering In both Tiemdo plans | ||
| Making the rota | Yes | Yes |
| Staff availability | Yes | Yes |
| Swapping shifts | Yes | Yes |
| Open shifts | Yes | Yes |
| App for your staff | Yes | Yes |
| Chatting with your team | No | Add-on, still in early access |
| Several departments | Yes | Yes |
| Rostering by skills | Yes | In Premium |
| Seeing wage costs | Yes | Yes |
| Hours In Tiemdo's plan with time tracking | ||
| Clocking in | Yes | Yes |
| Recording hours worked | Yes | Yes |
| Plus and minus hours | Yes | Yes |
| Surcharges | Yes | Yes |
| Figures and forecasts In Tiemdo wage costs against revenue in both plans, the rest with time tracking | ||
| Forecasts Estimating ahead how much revenue you will take and how many people you need for it. | Expected next to actual revenue | In Premium |
| Budget management A limit for your wage costs as a share of revenue, with a warning as soon as your rota goes over it. | Yes | In Premium |
| Key figures The figures you manage by, such as wage costs as a share of revenue. | Yes | In Premium |
| Integrations and HR In Tiemdo's plan with time tracking | ||
| Integrations With your payroll, HR system or till. | Excel or CSV export | More choice, with App Center+ |
| Signing contracts digitally | Yes | With HR Pro |
Switching service: We do the switch for you
We move your staff, contracts and surcharges across and set Tiemdo up for you completely, at no extra cost. And you get a special offer for switching.
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