Airシフト (Air Shift) vs Planday vs Rotaready Evo vs TimeForge
Airシフト (Air Shift) is a Japanese-language cloud shift-scheduling service from Recruit's Air business tools family. Planday is workforce management software for shift-based businesses: it builds rotas, tracks time with a phone punch clock, manages leave and prepares timesheets for payroll. Rotaready Evo is hospitality rota and workforce software from The Access Group, which acquired Rotaready in 2022. TimeForge is labor management software for multi-unit restaurant, grocery and retail operators. All four are listed under Employee Scheduling & Rostering. They differ in price, audience and platforms.
Key differences
price
On price, Airシフト (Air Shift) at JPY 330 per linked staff member per month (tax included); Planday at GBP 2.99 per user per month; Rotaready Evo at GBP 103 per month. These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same. TimeForge does not publish a starting price.
audience
The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Airシフト (Air Shift): Restaurants and izakaya that collect shift requests from part-time staff; Planday: Restaurants, cafes, bars and clubs with shift teams; Rotaready Evo: Pubs, restaurants and hospitality groups; TimeForge: Multi-unit restaurant operators.
platforms
They do not run on the same platforms. Airシフト (Air Shift): Web, iOS; Planday: Web, iOS; Rotaready Evo: Web, iOS, Android; TimeForge: Web, iOS, Android.
integrations
Airシフト (Air Shift) names 4 integrations, Planday names 34 integrations, Rotaready Evo names 42 integrations and TimeForge names 29 integrations. No partner appears in every list.
Side by side
| Field | Airシフト (Air Shift) | Planday | Rotaready Evo | TimeForge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Airシフト (Air Shift) is a Japanese-language cloud shift-scheduling service from Recruit's Air business tools family. | Planday is workforce management software for shift-based businesses: it builds rotas, tracks time with a phone punch clock, manages leave and prepares timesheets for payroll. | Rotaready Evo is hospitality rota and workforce software from The Access Group, which acquired Rotaready in 2022. | TimeForge is labor management software for multi-unit restaurant, grocery and retail operators. |
| Best for | Restaurants and izakaya that collect shift requests from part-time staff; Small operators with 1 to 4 stores; Operators with 5 or more stores | Restaurants, cafes, bars and clubs with shift teams; Small businesses leaving spreadsheets; Multi-site operators; Hotels and larger groups | Pubs, restaurants and hospitality groups; Multi-site operators; Operators already using Access hospitality products | Multi-unit restaurant operators; Restaurant franchises; Independent and small restaurant groups |
| Pricing model | Subscription per user | Subscription per user | Subscription per employee | Quote only |
| Starting price | JPY 330 per linked staff member per month (tax included) | GBP 2.99 per user per month | GBP 103 per month | Not published |
| Free plan | No | No | Not published | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Contract | Not published | Not published | Not published | No contract required (unless you want one) |
| Platforms | Web, iOS | Web, iOS | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android |
| Countries | Japan | Denmark, United Kingdom | Not published | United States |
| Languages | Japanese | Dansk, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Italiano and 2 more | Not published | Not published |
| Number of integrations | 4 | 34 | 42 | 29 |
| Certifications | Not published | GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2 | GDPR | Not published |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | Not published | 2004 | Not published | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Not published | Copenhagen (per LinkedIn), Denmark | Not published | Lubbock, United States |
| Owner | Recruit Co., Ltd. | Xero (since 2021, per LinkedIn) | The Access Group (acquired Rotaready, announced 22 August 2022) | Not published |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
No partner appears in every list.
Named only by Airシフト (Air Shift)
- Airメイト
- Airレジ
- Airワーク 給与支払
- freee人事労務
Named only by Planday
- ADP
- All Gravy
- Apicbase
- Barma
- Brightec Time
- Expert LMS
- Favrit
- FlexEarn
- Flow
- Hastee
- Heartland Plus One
- Lavu
and 14 moreshow fewer
- Level
- Lightspeed Retail
- Mews
- Microsoft Dynamics / Navision C5
- PAXml
- Paychex
- Personio
- PMI by d2o
- QuickBooks Online
- Runwell
- Sage 50
- Superb
- TriNet
- Zettle by PayPal
Named only by Rotaready Evo
- Access Collins Evo
- Access EarlyPay
- Access EPoS Evo
- Acteol Evo
- NCR Aloha
- Azuronaut
- BrightPay
- Centera
- Comtrex
- CPL Learning Evo
- eploy
- Epos Now
and 23 moreshow fewer
- Flow Hospitality
- Guestline Rezlynx
- Hospitality Rewards
- ICRTouch
- Lightspeed K Series (iKentoo)
- Monotree
- Newbridge
- OpenTable
- PayCaptain
- PointOne
- Recruit Genie
- ResDiary
- Sage Payroll
- SevenRooms
- Staffbase
- Talent Funnel
- Tayl
- Temtailor
- Tevalis
- Williams Stanley & Co
- Workvivo
- Yapster
- Zonal
Named only by TimeForge
- 7shifts
- ADP Payroll
- Axonify
- CompuPay
- ECRS
- EdgeServ
- Employee Navigator
- Epicor
- E-Verify
- FMS Payroll
- Future POS
- Harbortouch POS
and 16 moreshow fewer
- KORONA POS
- Oracle Micros Res 3700 POS
- NCR ACS-IR
- NCR Encor POS
- PAR Brink POS
- Paycor
- Paylocity
- Payworks
- PAR PixelPoint
- POSitouch POS
- Restaurant Manager
- Shift4
- Shopify
- Toast
- Toshiba ACE POS
- UKG
Which to choose
Airシフト (Air Shift)
Choose Airシフト (Air Shift) if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants and izakaya that collect shift requests from part-time staff; Small operators with 1 to 4 stores; Operators with 5 or more stores.
Planday
Choose Planday if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants, cafes, bars and clubs with shift teams; Small businesses leaving spreadsheets; Multi-site operators.
Rotaready Evo
Choose Rotaready Evo if you are in one of these groups: Pubs, restaurants and hospitality groups; Multi-site operators; Operators already using Access hospitality products.
TimeForge
Choose TimeForge if you fit its listed audience: Multi-unit restaurant operators; Restaurant franchises; Independent and small restaurant groups.
Our profile lists a weaker fit: Single-location businesses. The vendor says it is built for multi-unit operators, and free account setup is offered to businesses with more than one location.
What we could not confirm
Airシフト (Air Shift)
- Company details (founding, headquarters, employee count); the site only credits Recruit Co., Ltd.
- Security certifications
- Android availability of the messaging app
- Contract term beyond the free-period rules
Planday
- Contract minimum term and renewal (the subscription terms are a scanned PDF)
- Founding year conflict: about page says 2004, LinkedIn says 2005
- Google Play listing
- Funding history
- Exact country availability
- Whether ISO 27001 and SOC 2 reports are available to customers
Rotaready Evo
- Contract minimum term and renewal
- Headquarters, legal entity and headcount of the Rotaready Evo business
- Countries where it is sold
- Interface languages
- Security certifications
- App Store and Google Play listings
- Types of several integration partners (listed as Other where the page does not say)
TimeForge
- Any price or plan tiers
- Legal entity name and registration
- Team size and funding
- Security certifications
- Interface languages
- Countries outside the U.S.
Go further
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Airシフト (Air Shift), reviewed 29 September 2026
- Product overview, customershttps://airregi.jp/shift/
- Pricinghttps://airregi.jp/shift/cost/
- Feature overviewhttps://airregi.jp/shift/function/
- Shift management featureshttps://airregi.jp/shift/function/management/
- Time card features and deviceshttps://airregi.jp/shift/function/timecard/
- Task assignment and skillshttps://airregi.jp/shift/function/workschedule/
- Integrationshttps://airregi.jp/shift/function/integration/
- Restaurant use casehttps://airregi.jp/shift/industry/001/
- iOS app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/jp/app/apple-store/id1392127948
- Price notice: 330 yen per staff member per monthhttps://faq.airshift.jp/hc/ja/articles/39934723729945--%E9%87%8D%E8%A6%81-%E6%96%99%E9%87%91%E6%94%B9%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8A%E7%9F%A5%E3%82%89%E3%81%9B-2025%E5%B9%B41%E6%9C%887%E6%97%A5
Planday, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepagehttps://www.planday.com
- Plans, prices, FAQhttps://www.planday.com/pricing
- Company, address, supporthttps://www.planday.com/about
- Schedulinghttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/scheduling
- Time trackinghttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/time-tracking
- Leavehttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/absence-and-leave-management
- Reportinghttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/reporting
- Mobile apphttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/app
- Compliancehttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/compliance
- Securityhttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/compliance/security
- Integrationshttps://www.planday.com/how-it-works/integrations
- Hospitality fithttps://www.planday.com/who-we-help/hospitality
- Small business fithttps://www.planday.com/who-we-help/small-business
- Legal documentshttps://www.planday.com/legal
- App Store listinghttps://apps.apple.com/gb/app/planday-employee-scheduling/id518598166
- LinkedIn: HQ, Xero, team sizehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/planday
Rotaready Evo, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Product overview, customers, compliance, GDPRhttps://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/our-brands/rotaready-evo/
- Pricing and full feature listhttps://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/our-brands/rotaready-evo/pricing/
- Integration partnershttps://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/our-brands/rotaready-evo/integrations/
- Scheduling featureshttps://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/hospitality/software/scheduling/
- Time and attendance featureshttps://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/hospitality/software/time-and-attendance/
- Forecasting booster and add-on pricehttps://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/hospitality/software/forecasting/
- Acquisition announcement (2022)https://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/about/news/the-access-group-acquires-rotaready/
- Customer storieshttps://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/hospitality/case-studies-testimonials/
TimeForge, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepage and FAQhttps://timeforge.com/
- Restaurant product pagehttps://timeforge.com/industries/restaurants/
- Integrationshttps://timeforge.com/labor-management-integrations/
- POS integrationshttps://timeforge.com/integration-types/point-of-sale/
- Payroll integrationshttps://timeforge.com/integration-types/payroll/
- Companyhttps://timeforge.com/about/
- Trial and setuphttps://timeforge.com/free-trial/
- Franchise fithttps://timeforge.com/franchises/
- Square integration, Lubbock Texashttps://timeforge.com/press-releases/timeforge-joins-squares-ecosystem-to-make-managing-teams-easier-than-ever/