What is the difference between Crew Active and Shiftbase?

According to its website, Shiftbase targets shift-based businesses such as restaurants, retail, and hotels; clock-in locations with a GPS radius come with the Premium plan, team chat as an add-on in early access. Crew Active schedules jobs at customer sites including vehicles and machines and includes GPS proof, time accounts, absences, and chat in every package.

How much does Shiftbase cost?

According to Shiftbase's pricing page (as of October 2026), billed monthly: Free €0 for up to 15 employees, Basic €30 a month including 6 employees and €4 per additional one, Premium €72 including 12 and €5 each, Enterprise €336 including 48 and €6 each. Paying annually costs 10% less. Shiftbase offers a 14-day free trial without a credit card.

Is Crew Active a good Shiftbase alternative?

Yes, for small teams in cleaning, landscaping, construction, winter service, and home care that schedule jobs at customer sites: scheduling with a planning board, time tracking with GPS proof and offline clock-in, time accounts, absences, reports, and chat are included in every package, from €69 net a month for up to 5 employees, with no minimum term. The app comes in 5 languages. Good to know: chat in Crew Active is direct messaging between two people; there are no group chats.

How much does Crew Active cost?

Crew Active charges fixed package prices instead of per-user prices: from €69 net per month for up to 5 employees, tiered up to €379 net for up to 50 employees. Every feature is included in every package, with no minimum term.

Can I try Crew Active for free?

Yes. You can try Crew Active for 1 month with every feature, no credit card needed.

Where does Crew Active store data?

Crew Active hosts your customer, employee, and time data in an EU data centre and signs the data processing agreement with you on request, at no extra cost. To be straight about it: a few add-on features (maps, push, email) use named providers, some of which process outside the EU. If your client specifically requires a German server location, we do not meet that today, so ask us before you commit to it.

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Crew Active vs Shiftbase

Crew Active is the Shiftbase alternative for small teams in cleaning, landscaping, construction, winter service, and home care: from €69 net a month, every feature in every package, 1-month free trial, no minimum term.

According to its website, Shiftbase is rota software for shift-based businesses across Europe, with scheduling, time tracking, and HR in plans with a base price and a price per additional employee. Crew Active is scheduling and time tracking software with GPS proof, offline clock-in, time accounts, and chat at a fixed package price, built for teams that work on site at customers.

Crew Active and Shiftbase Compared

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Target audience according to the vendor: Shift-based businesses across Europe, from a small shop to a large chain, including restaurants, retail, hotels, leisure, manufacturing, transport, healthcare, cleaning, and security

Crew Active and Shiftbase by topic
Topic	Crew Active	Shiftbase per its website
Scheduling	Drag & drop calendar Planning board: employees and resources as rows, days as columns Recurring jobs	Rota with availability, shift swaps, and open shifts from the Basic plan
Time tracking	Start, pause, and stop via app or browser Automatic break deduction (30 min after 6 h, 45 min after 9 h)	Clock in and out on the phone, the computer, or a shared tablet from the Basic plan; manual time tracking in the Free plan
GPS	GPS location proof as PDF with map and accuracy	Clock-in locations and geofencing: clocking in only within a set GPS radius, in the Premium plan
App and offline	App for iOS and Android, web interface for the office Clock in offline in the app	Mobile app for iOS and Android in every plan at no extra cost
Chat	Chat with photos and read receipts Push notifications in the app	Team chat as an add-on in early access (price to be decided) with group chats per location or department
Absences	Vacation requests with approval Sick leave	Absence management with requests, approvals, and balances from the Basic plan
Integrations and export	Reports per employee and per customer as Excel Billing proposal per customer as PDF	Payroll export as Excel or CSV from the Basic plan; DATEV export as a file, a direct API connection in progress according to the vendor API access in the Enterprise plan or with the App Center+ add-on (€20 flat per month)
Hosting	Servers in the EU	Data in the EU, ISO/IEC 27001 certified
Pricing model	from €69 net / month for up to 5 employees Fixed package prices instead of per-user pricing, e.g. €379 net for up to 50 employees (€7.58 per employee) All features in every package	Basic €30 / month incl. 6 employees, Free up to 15 employees Billed monthly: Basic €30 incl. 6 employees (€4 per additional one), Premium €72 incl. 12 (€5 each), Enterprise €336 incl. 48 (€6 each) per month 10% less when paying annually Free €0 for up to 15 employees, 1 department, at most 5 teams
Free trial	1-month free trial, no credit card	14-day free trial, no credit card
Minimum term	No minimum term	Monthly: cancel any time, the subscription then runs for one more month; annual: ends at the end of the paid year
Other statements	Plan vehicles, machines, and accommodation Target hours per weekday and overtime balance Map with running jobs and planned routes	See www.shiftbase.com/de

As stated by Shiftbase on its own website, not a complete list. As of October 2026. Sources: www.shiftbase.com/de, www.shiftbase.com/de/preise, www.shiftbase.com/de/zeiterfassung, www.shiftbase.com/de/mobile-app, www.shiftbase.com/de/urlaubsplaner, www.shiftbase.com/de/marketplace/datev, www.shiftbase.com/de/agb/allgemeine-bedingungen

What Crew Active Offers

Every feature is included in every package.

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Scheduling

Drag & drop calendar
Planning board: employees and resources as rows, days as columnsNew
Recurring jobs
Fixed tours with a team, weekdays and stops in your orderNew
Planning check: warns about too many weekly hours or two customers at once
Job requests to chosen employees, who accept or decline
Public holidays per German state
Photos on the job

Resources

Plan vehicles, machines, and accommodation
Warning when a resource is double-booked
Accommodation per employeeNew
Record where machines areNew

Time Tracking

Start, pause, and stop via app or browser
GPS location proof as PDF with map and accuracy
Clock in offline in the app
Automatic break deduction (30 min after 6 h, 45 min after 9 h)
Office can add or correct hours
Time tracking can be switched on or off per companyNew

Time Account & Absences

Target hours per weekday and overtime balanceNew
Carry over overtime from your previous systemNew
Vacation requests with approval
Sick leave
Time off in lieuNew
Employees report when they are not availableNew
Remaining vacation, pro rata from start date

Reports & Billing

Reports per employee and per customer as Excel
DATEV export: monthly hours as a LODAS file for your payroll office and tax advisorNew
Paid vacation and sick leave in hours and moneyNew
Overview with hours, labour costs, and plan vs. actual
Billing proposal per customer as PDF

Communication & Documents

Chat with photos and read receipts
Push notifications in the app
Share documents such as payslips with employees

App & Data

App for iOS and Android, web interface for the office
Customers with multiple addresses
Map with running jobs and planned routes
5 languages: German, English, Italian, Turkish, Romanian
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Crew Active and Shiftbase?
According to its website, Shiftbase targets shift-based businesses such as restaurants, retail, and hotels; clock-in locations with a GPS radius come with the Premium plan, team chat as an add-on in early access. Crew Active schedules jobs at customer sites including vehicles and machines and includes GPS proof, time accounts, absences, and chat in every package.
How much does Shiftbase cost?
According to Shiftbase's pricing page (as of October 2026), billed monthly: Free €0 for up to 15 employees, Basic €30 a month including 6 employees and €4 per additional one, Premium €72 including 12 and €5 each, Enterprise €336 including 48 and €6 each. Paying annually costs 10% less. Shiftbase offers a 14-day free trial without a credit card.
Is Crew Active a good Shiftbase alternative?
Yes, for small teams in cleaning, landscaping, construction, winter service, and home care that schedule jobs at customer sites: scheduling with a planning board, time tracking with GPS proof and offline clock-in, time accounts, absences, reports, and chat are included in every package, from €69 net a month for up to 5 employees, with no minimum term. The app comes in 5 languages. Good to know: chat in Crew Active is direct messaging between two people; there are no group chats.
How much does Crew Active cost?
Crew Active charges fixed package prices instead of per-user prices: from €69 net per month for up to 5 employees, tiered up to €379 net for up to 50 employees. Every feature is included in every package, with no minimum term.
Can I try Crew Active for free?
Yes. You can try Crew Active for 1 month with every feature, no credit card needed.
Where does Crew Active store data?
Crew Active hosts your customer, employee, and time data in an EU data centre and signs the data processing agreement with you on request, at no extra cost. To be straight about it: a few add-on features (maps, push, email) use named providers, some of which process outside the EU. If your client specifically requires a German server location, we do not meet that today, so ask us before you commit to it.

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