Compared honestly

Weekwright vs Shiftboard

Shiftboard is aimed squarely at continuous operations: DuPont and Panama rotations, credential enforcement, mandatory-overtime rules. Weekwright covers those patterns too, without the 100-employee floor or the demo gate. Here is the honest comparison.

Honest assessment

Which tool fits your team?

No tool is best for everyone. Here's when Shiftboard is the right call — and when Weekwright is.

Pick Shiftboard when…

  • You run a true continuous operation at scale — several hundred operators across four crews on a fixed rotation.
  • Credential and certification enforcement is a safety-critical, audited requirement, not a nice-to-have.
  • You need mandatory-overtime and union-agreement rules encoded to the letter, with the escalation order they specify.

Pick Weekwright when…

  • You are under a hundred employees. Shiftboard's own plan minimums put it out of reach; a 30-person clinic or plant simply cannot buy it.
  • You want the rotation as a starting point, not a configuration project. Our shift-pattern templates cover DuPont, Panama 2-2-3, 4-on-4-off, and continental three-shift, downloadable and importable today.
  • Skills and certifications matter but do not need a safety-audit trail: Weekwright tracks member skills, position requirements, and expiring qualifications.
  • You want a published price and a free tier rather than a procurement cycle.

Feature by feature

Weekwright vs Shiftboard — full breakdown.

✓ included · — partial / on a higher tier · ✗ not available

FeatureWeekwrightShiftboard
AI weekly drafts
Included
Partial
Conversational scheduling chat
Included
Not included
Per-shift assignment explanations
Included
Not included
Real-time multi-manager edits
Included
Partial
Time-off management
Included
Included
Shift swaps (employee-to-employee)
Included
Included
Open shifts / coverage requests
Included
Included
Compliance rules engine
Included
Included
Multi-location dashboards
Included
Included
Schedule templates
Included
Included
Audit log with retention
Included
Included
SSO (Google Workspace)
Included
Included
POS integrations (Toast, Square, etc.)
Not included
Not included
Time tracking + payroll built-in
Partial
Partial
Mobile app for employees
Included
Included

Pricing

How the cheques line up.

Shiftboard pricing as of 2026-07. Public list price; promo discounts may apply.

Shiftboard

  • No public per-tier pricing — custom quote
  • Aggregators put it around $3/user/mo, falling with volume
  • Plans effectively require roughly 100+ employees
  • SchedulePro is a separate manufacturing-oriented product

Weekwright

  • Starter — free, no card
  • Core — $39/mo per location (or $32 annual)
  • Pro — $79/mo per location (or $65 annual)
  • Business — $99/mo per location (or $82 annual), $99/mo platform fee

Employees are unlimited on every paid plan — you are billed per location, not per head.

Weekwright pricing

Per seat. No per-location surprises.

Free up to 10 employees. Switch plans anytime via Stripe.

Common questions

Weekwright vs Shiftboard FAQ.

Try Weekwright free for up to 10 employees.

No credit card required. Migration help included if you're switching.

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