Head-to-head · Availability Management

Planday vs Booked Scheduler

Updated Nov 2026
Both researched from official sources
3 checks side by side

Higher score Planday #4 in Availability Management 8.2/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Planday

Booked Scheduler #6 in Availability Management 6.8/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Try Booked Scheduler

Planday leads on 0 checks, Booked Scheduler on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

Highest scorePlanday · 8.2/10
Free trialonly Planday
Most featuresBooked Scheduler · 2 of 2

Planday scores higher on our rubric for availability management: 8.2 against 6.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #6.

Planday is the better fit for teams needing rota and shift management. Booked Scheduler is the better fit for organizations booking shared rooms and resources.

Planday fits best
Teams needing rota and shift management
Booked Scheduler fits best
Organizations booking shared rooms and resources

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Side by side

Show only differences

Feature	Planday 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Booked Scheduler 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	6.8
Ranking	#4 in Availability Management	#6 in Availability Management
Best for	Teams needing rota and shift management	Organizations booking shared rooms and resources
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	£2.99/user/mo	$15/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Integrations	8 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Planday 0/2 · Booked Scheduler 2/2
Booking page	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Availability rules	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Resource types	Not checked yet	Mixed
Calendar sync	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Native integrations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Employees can share availability, request open shifts and swap shifts. Reusable schedule templates, time tracking and leave management cover core rota work. Starter starts at £2.99 per user monthly; a 30-day trial is available.	Availability is visible in schedule, calendar, search, and map views. Configurable rules, quotas, approvals, buffers, and no-show auto-release. Cloud and on-premises options, with calendar and payment integrations.
Cons	There is no free plan. Plus pricing is not shown, and Pro is custom-priced. Auto-scheduling is limited to the Pro plan.	There is no general free plan; cloud service starts at $15/month billed annually. On-premises licensing requires an upfront or annual payment. On-premises deployment means running the software on your own infrastructure.
Our verdict	For businesses with hourly and shift-based employees, Planday brings rota creation, time tracking, leave management and staff communication into one workforce-management product. Managers can build schedules from reusable templates, while… Read the review →	Booked Scheduler helps organizations reserve and track shared rooms, equipment, and other resources. People can check availability through schedule, calendar, search, or map views before booking; administrators can define schedules,… Read the review →

PlandayAvailability Management 8.230-day trial
Booked SchedulerAvailability Management 6.8Paid

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Strengths and trade-offs

Planday — where it wins
- Employees can share availability, request open shifts and swap shifts.
- Reusable schedule templates, time tracking and leave management cover core rota work.
- Starter starts at £2.99 per user monthly; a 30-day trial is available.
Where it doesn't
- There is no free plan.
- Plus pricing is not shown, and Pro is custom-priced.
- Auto-scheduling is limited to the Pro plan.
Booked Scheduler — where it wins
- Availability is visible in schedule, calendar, search, and map views.
- Configurable rules, quotas, approvals, buffers, and no-show auto-release.
- Cloud and on-premises options, with calendar and payment integrations.
Where it doesn't
- There is no general free plan; cloud service starts at $15/month billed annually.
- On-premises licensing requires an upfront or annual payment.
- On-premises deployment means running the software on your own infrastructure.

Planday8.2/10 · 30-day trial
A rota and workforce tool with availability, shift swaps and time tracking from £2.99 per user monthly.
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Booked Scheduler6.8/10 · Paid
A flexible room and resource booking system with cloud and on-premises options.
Try Booked Scheduler Full verdict →