Planday vs Envoy Rooms

Planday8.2Visit Envoy Rooms6.5Visit

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

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Envoy Rooms #7 in Availability Management 6.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Envoy Rooms

• Planday fits best

  Teams needing rota and shift management

• Envoy Rooms fits best

  Workplaces needing simple meeting-room reservations

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Side by side

Feature	Planday 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Envoy Rooms 6.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	6.5
Ranking	#4 in Availability Management	#7 in Availability Management
Best for	Teams needing rota and shift management	Workplaces needing simple meeting-room reservations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	£2.99/user/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Planday 0/2 · Envoy Rooms 0/2
Booking page	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Availability rules	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Resource types	Not checked yet	Rooms
Calendar sync	Not checked yet	Two_way
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.	Finds available rooms and supports meeting-room reservations Shows room availability for shared workplace spaces Synchronizes room bookings with workplace calendars
Cons	There is no free plan. Plus pricing is not shown, and Pro is custom-priced. Auto-scheduling is limited to the Pro plan.	Focuses on rooms rather than a broad range of resources Pricing requires contacting sales Integration specifics are not detailed
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 →	Envoy Rooms is a cloud-based workplace room scheduling and reservation product for organizations managing shared meeting spaces. Employees can find available rooms, view availability and reserve meeting rooms, while organizations can… Read the review →

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.

• Envoy Rooms — where it wins

  • Finds available rooms and supports meeting-room reservations
  • Shows room availability for shared workplace spaces
  • Synchronizes room bookings with workplace calendars

  Where it doesn't

  • Focuses on rooms rather than a broad range of resources
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Integration specifics are not detailed

• Planday8.2/10 · 30-day trial

  A rota and workforce tool with availability, shift swaps and time tracking from £2.99 per user monthly.

  Visit PlandayFull verdict →
• Envoy Rooms6.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused room-reservation tool that syncs bookings with workplace calendars.

  Visit Envoy RoomsFull verdict →