Head to head

Celayix vs Legion

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Celayix

Sales-quoted

Enterprise shift scheduling and time for complex operations. Public pricing is a quote, with Small Team estimates of $400 to $800 per month.

Where Celayix fits

  • Mid-market and enterprise ops with rules-based shift scheduling, not a cafe rota
  • Multi-location employers that need time, attendance, and payroll inputs in one WFM
  • Security, events, and healthcare desks that already run complex qualifications
  • Buyers who can sit through a scoped quote instead of self-serve checkout

Legion

Sales-quoted

Legion is an AI workforce management platform for large multi-location employers of hourly workers, mainly in retail, restaurants and hospitality. Pricing is not published; the platform is sold by quote after a demo. It stands out for machine learning demand forecasting and automated scheduling, and fits enterprises with hundreds of locations better than single-site businesses.

Where Legion fits

  • Multi-location retailers and restaurant chains
  • Employers subject to Fair Workweek or predictive scheduling laws
  • Operators that want ML forecasting tied to scheduling
  • Companies offering earned wage access to hourly staff

At a glance

DetailCelayixLegion
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underTime & attendance, Workforce managementScheduling, Time & attendance, Workforce management
Capterra4.6 from 93 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Celayix

Stands out: The vendor pricing page prints size bands: Small Team up to 100 employees at $400 to $800/mo, Medium up to 1,000 at $1k to $8k/mo, Enterprise contact.

Watch out: Every band still goes through Get a Quote. A 25-employee minimum applies on an annual term, and implementation is scoped separately.

Not the right fit for

  • Restaurants that want a $5/user scheduler with a public rate card
  • Teams under the 25-employee annual minimum

Legion

Stands out: Legion builds a custom forecast model for each demand driver at each location and says its optimized schedules meet business and employee needs 96% of the time. A Forrester TEI study it commissioned modeled 13x ROI for a 15,000 employee, 700 location company.

Watch out: There is no public price, no free trial and no public API documentation, so integration scope has to be confirmed with Legion. Capterra has only a handful of reviews, so independent user feedback is thin.

Not the right fit for

  • Single-location or very small businesses
  • Buyers who want a self-serve scheduler with a published per-user price

Pros and cons

Celayix

  • Vendor prints planning ranges by headcount instead of a blank contact form
  • Rules-based scheduling plus time and payroll inputs for complex operations
  • Employee and manager apps sit in the same WFM, not a separate time clock
  • Still sales-quoted. Ranges are estimates, not a checkout price
  • 25-employee annual minimum cuts out very small teams
  • No public self-serve trial on the pricing page

Legion

  • Machine learning forecasting per location and demand driver
  • Built-in Fair Workweek and labor compliance tooling
  • Mobile app with shift swaps and earned wage access
  • No public pricing or free trial
  • No public developer documentation
  • Few independent reviews on Capterra

What each one costs

Celayix

Sales-quoted

Pricing is tailored and sold on a quote. The vendor prints planning ranges: Small Team (up to 100 employees) $400 to $800 per month, Medium Team (up to 1,000 employees) $1k to $8k per month, and Enterprise by conversation. A 25-employee minimum applies on an annual term. Implementation and some integrations are scoped separately. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Legion

Sales-quoted

Legion does not publish pricing or plans on its website. The platform is sold through a demo and quote process, with products for Labor Planning, Schedule Optimization, Time and Attendance Management, the Employee Engagement Suite and Platform Services. Legion InstantPay earned wage access is delivered with its partner Stream. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Celayix or Legion for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?