> Scope: these are the tools a European buyer shortlists. Combo, Skello and Factorial are widely used in France, Spain and Italy, and the prices below are in euros, taken from their own pricing pages. If you are shopping in the United States, your shortlist is more likely Homebase, When I Work, 7shifts and Sling: those are compared in the free scheduling apps for small business.

The per-employee pricing trap

Most scheduling software charges per employee. It seems reasonable... until you do the math. With 100 employees and a rate of 4 to 8 euros per head, the monthly bill climbs to 400 to 800 euros.

For an independent store or a small chain, that is a significant budget on top of existing costs.

Detailed price comparison

Combo (formerly Snapshift)

Price: 4.62 euros/employee/month
100 employees: 462 euros/month = 5,544 euros/year
Commitment: annual
Features: scheduling, time tracking, leave, payroll export

Factorial

Price: 4.50 to 8 dollars/employee/month
100 employees: 450 to 800 dollars/month = 5,400 to 9,600 dollars/year
Commitment: annual
Features: general HR, scheduling as option

Skello

Price: approximately 5 euros/employee/month
100 employees: 500 euros/month = 6,000 euros/year
Commitment: annual
Features: scheduling, time tracking, team communication

Homebase (United States)

Price: $0 per location per month on Basic, for one location and up to 10 employees. Then $30, $70 or $120 per location per month depending on the plan, or $24, $56 and $96 billed annually
Billing unit: per location, unlimited employees on the paid plans
100 employees: the headcount does not change the bill, the number of locations does

When I Work (United States)

Price: $2.50, $5 or $8 per user per month depending on the plan
Billing unit: per user
100 employees: $250 to $800 a month, the classic per-head curve

Both figures were read on each vendor's own pricing page on 31 August 2026. The contrast is the useful part: Homebase and Squadra bill by the site, When I Work bills by the head. On a team that grows in the spring, those two curves separate fast.

Squadra Planning

Price: $29 a month, all inclusive
100 employees: $29 a month = $348 a year
Commitment: none, cancel in 1 click
Features: weekly schedule, share link with no account for the team, optional time clock on tablet or phone

ROI calculation

Let us take a store with 50 employees:

Solution	Annual cost	Savings vs Squadra
Combo	2,772 euros	-
Skello	3,000 euros	-
Factorial	2,700-4,800 euros	-
Squadra Planning	348 euros	2,400-4,450 euros saved

By choosing Squadra Planning, you save the equivalent of 7 to 13 months of a competitor subscription. With the same essential features.

What is included in the $29

No add-on modules, no pricing tiers. Everything is included:

Drag & drop scheduling with templates
iPad time clock (kiosk mode)
GPS tracking with geofencing
Automatic meal voucher calculation
Native Payfit export
Multi-site management
Legal schedule signing
Anomaly detection
Unlimited employees and stores

Key takeaways

Competitors charge 4 to 8 euros per employee, which scales up fast with team size
Squadra Planning offers a fixed rate of $29 a month with no limits
Annual savings can exceed 4,000 euros for 50 employees
All essential features are included without surcharges
No commitment, cancel in 1 click

Check our pricing page for full details and our detailed comparison with each competitor.

How much does scheduling software really cost? 2026 comparison