Are you looking for a solution for manage your employees' working time and send them weekly schedules? I have tested 4 solutions available on the market for you. here is my comparative !

Staffomatic: the first planning solution I used for 1 year

Staffomatic is a German schedule management solution. I chose it between 2015 and 2016 because it was the solution chosen by the delivery marketplaces, and their delivery people introduced me to this software.

See my full review of Staffomatic.

Boomr: the time clock that I used in addition to Staffomatic

Boomr is an Anglo-Saxon solution for time clock and quantification of working time, created in 2013. I used it from 2015 to 2017, and I was fully satisfied with it, particularly for the very practical reporting that I was able to export for my accounting firm.

The only downside: at the time, it was missing features I needed, like sending messages and managing schedules (so I used Staffomatic to compensate). It seems that Boomr has since offered these features.

See my full review of Boomr.

Snapshift: the rising Parisian start-up

Snapshift is a solution that I did not choose for my professional needs, but I was able to test it with some of my colleagues, who showed me all of its features.

Their leitmotif: simplify the administration of restaurant managers, by offering solutions for both planning and timekeeping, associated with an export file optimized for accountants.

In short, a beautiful all-in-one solution, which has the advantage of matching French legislation.

See my full Snapshift review.

Skello: Snapshift’s direct competitor

Skello is, like Snapshift, a young French company, created by two associates from ESCP and HEC (just that). They had the idea of creating Skello when they noticed that 95% restaurateurs were making their schedules on paper, or on Excel.

They recruit a coder and develop Skello, which will spread like wildfire among restaurants and hotels. Skello is just like Snapshift a solution fully adapted to French legislation, and the reports will be optimized and ready to send to your accounting firm.

For my part, this is the option I chose. It must be said that the Skello team is super friendly and spent a lot of time training us in all the subtleties of schedule management, a large part of which concerns legislation! Finally, their support is very responsive.

See my full Skello review.

Conclusion, what to choose?

Here are the solutions that I recommend depending on your needs:

• If you are simply looking to count the working hours of a few employees, or simply yourself as a freelancer in order to invoice your clients, then Boomr is the simplest solution for you.
• If you need a simple planning solution, without all the legal eco-system surrounding your activity (accounting reporting, etc.), then opt for Staffomatic.
• Finally, if you are really looking for the best solution that matches your activity, both on a practical level, as well as on a financial and legal level, and you are based in France, then I advise you to opt for SnapShift or Skello, eyes closed. Between the two, it's up to you, depending on the feeling you have with the salespeople of these two start-ups.