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Shiftbase vs. Cloxbi

Shiftbase charges per employee with a free plan for 15 users at 1 location. Cloxbi charges by team size — flat price, every feature included, unlimited locations.

Pricing model Cloxbi ✓
Free plan Both ✓
AI scheduling Cloxbi ✓
Photo import Cloxbi ✓
Unlimited locations Cloxbi ✓
Hosted MCP (Claude / ChatGPT) Cloxbi ✓

The short version

Shiftbase's per-employee billing compounds fast. Cloxbi Growth covers up to 75 users for $49/mo flat — with unlimited locations and no headcount math.

Cloxbi

Flat pricing. Every feature. Done.

From $29/mo for up to 30 users

One price covers your whole team — not per employee, not per location. Snap a photo of your existing schedule and we build it. Clone a week. Approve PTO. Ask Cloxbi™ to fill a gap in plain English.

  • Every feature on every plan — no tiers
  • AI scheduling assistant included
  • First-party hosted MCP for Claude & ChatGPT
  • Photo-to-schedule import included
  • Unlimited locations at same plan price
  • PTO management on all plans
  • Free forever up to 10 users
Shiftbase

Free for 15. Then per employee.

Free (up to 15 employees, 1 location) · $4/employee/mo on paid plans

Shiftbase's free plan is limited to 15 employees at a single location. On paid plans, pricing is per employee. A 30-person team costs $120/mo minimum. For the same price, Cloxbi Growth covers up to 75 users with unlimited locations and every feature included.

  • Free plan for up to 15 employees (1 location)
  • Time tracking included
  • Employee app available
  • Per-employee billing on paid plans
  • No AI scheduling assistant
  • No snap-to-schedule photo import
  • Unlimited locations on paid plans only

Pricing, side by side

One charges by team size. One charges per employee — the math gets ugly fast.

Cloxbi

By team size. Not per head.

Free forever $0 — up to 10 users
Starter $29/mo — up to 30 users
Growth $49/mo — up to 75 users
Scale $69/mo — up to 200 users
30-person team $29–$49/mo flat
Annual discount Save 20%
Shiftbase

Per employee. Every month.

Free plan Up to 15 employees, 1 location
Paid plans $4/employee/mo
15 employees $0 (free plan)
30 employees $120/mo
75 employees $300/mo
Annual discount Available

Feature by feature

Every Cloxbi feature is on every plan. Shiftbase has a solid free plan for small teams, but paid pricing scales fast.

FeatureCloxbiShiftbase
Shift scheduling✓ All plans
Mobile apps (iOS & Android)
Team messaging✓ All plans
PTO / time-off management✓ All plans
AI scheduling assistant✓ All plans — Ask Cloxbi™✗ Not available
First-party hosted MCP✓ All plans — app.cloxbi.com/mcp✗ Not advertised
Claude Coworker / Claude Desktop✓ HTTP MCP — all plans✗ Not advertised
ChatGPT MCP connector✓ Custom connector — all plans✗ Not advertised
Photo / snap-to-schedule import✓ All plans✗ Not available
Clone previous week✓ All plans
Employee preferences & availability✓ All plans
Time clock / time tracking◐ Focus on scheduling✓ Included
Multi-location support✓ Same plan pricePaid plans only
Free plan✓ Up to 10 users, unlimited locationsUp to 15 employees, 1 location
14-day free trial✓ No credit card

AI / MCP note: Shiftbase does not advertise MCP support or external AI assistant connectors. Cloxbi publishes a first-party hosted MCP on all plans.

✓ Included  ·  ◐ Partial or add-on  ·  ✗ Not available


Being honest about it

We're not the right fit for everyone. Here's when each makes sense.

Choose Cloxbi if you…
  • Want predictable flat pricing — no per-employee math
  • Need AI scheduling and snap-to-schedule included
  • Have multiple locations and don't want to pay extra
  • Have 10+ users and want a better deal at scale
  • Prefer unlimited locations on your free or paid plan
Choose Shiftbase if you…
  • Have up to 15 employees at a single location and want a free plan
  • Need time tracking built into your scheduling platform
  • Don't need AI scheduling or photo import
  • Are comfortable with per-employee pricing
  • Need a simple scheduling + time tracking combo

Tired of doing headcount math every month?

14-day free trial. No credit card. Every feature unlocked from day one — snap a photo of your bulletin board and you're live in minutes.

Free forever for teams up to 10. Paid plans from $29/mo.

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