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Free Workforce management software

Workforce management software plans who works when. It builds shift schedules, forecasts how much labor each day or location needs, and matches staffing to expected demand. Employees swap shifts and set availability from a phone, and managers see labor cost before a schedule is published. Clocking in and leave tracking sit in the time and attendance category, and interview scheduling has its own category. This page lists only permanent free tiers, not timed trials.

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7shifts

Time & attendance · Workforce management

Restaurant shift scheduling plus time tracking.

Free plan, paid from $39.99/location/mo

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Free plan The Comp plan is free for a single location with up to 15 employees and covers basic scheduling.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

ActivTrak

People analytics · Workforce management

Workforce analytics that tracks app and web activity to measure productivity, capacity and AI use.

From $10/worker/mo

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Free plan ActivTrak has a Free plan for up to 3 workers with 30 days of data history.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Connecteam

Engagement · HRIS and Internal communications, Time & attendance, Workforce management

Deskless workforce app.

From $29/mo

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Free plan Extra users cost from $0.80 each per month on Basic.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Homebase

ATS · HRIS and Texting, Time & attendance, Workforce management

Hourly hiring plus team comms.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

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Free plan Basic is free for 1 location and up to 10 employees.

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details

Hourtick

Time & attendance · Workforce management

Time tracking, timesheets, tasks and team chat free for unlimited people, with an MCP server so AI agents log their own time.

Free plan, paid from $29/mo

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Free plan Free for unlimited people with every feature and 500 MB of usage a month, with no time limit and no card.

No card neededChecked Oct 15, 2026Pricing details

SimpleVMS

VMS / MSP · Time & attendance and Workforce management

A vendor funded VMS that manages staffing, timekeeping and invoicing at no cost to the client.

Free for clients (vendor funded)

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Checked Oct 22, 2026Pricing details

Sling

Workforce management

SMB shift scheduling and team messaging.

Free plan, paid from $1.70/user/moUpdate Oct 21

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Free plan Free covers up to 30 users (shift scheduling, time-off, messaging).

Checked Nov 4, 2026Pricing details