A When I Work alternative for teams that prioritize accountability.

We obviously think that Coast is pretty great for anyone looking for a employee scheduling software, but here’s an honest answer:

Both platforms have a great employee scheduling feature to schedule your staff, sends automatic reminders of upcoming shifts, allows for shift trades, and request time off. Both have a mobile app that lets your staff view the schedule on the go.

Ultimately, the best platform comes down to what you need to manage your team.

If you’re looking for an all-in-one platform for team messaging, scheduling, tasks, reminders, to do lists, checklists, and workflows, then Coast is for you. Coast replaces multiple apps and tools brings it all in one place to get work done.

If you just need a employee scheduling solution, we encourage you to give both platform a try and decide for yourself. Both platforms offer a free version for you try out with no commitments needed. However one thing to consider on the free version of When I Work is that not all their features are available, whereas in Coast, the free plan has the features for you to use.

Yes! Coast has a free version that lets you add unlimited users, send unlimited messages, create and assign unlimited tasks, and schedule your team. There’s no credit card required to sign up and use the free version.

It can take anywhere from 1 minute to 5 minutes depending on how big your team is. We’ve made it easy to invite your team using your contact list, phone number, or email.

Here are few other options:  Homebase, Deputy, Sling, OpenSimSim, and Humanity. All of these have a employee scheduling feature, as well as a free version for you to try.