Orbital Shift review

Orbital Shift combines staff scheduling, time tracking and workforce communication in a web-based progressive web app. Managers can create, assign, adjust and share shifts, while employees can check schedules, request time off, ask for shift coverage or swap shifts.

For timekeeping, employees can clock in and out by phone or at designated time clock stations. Managers can use GPS geofencing to monitor staff whereabouts while they are on the clock. Messaging can be targeted by department, position, employee or staff group and sent by text or email.

Labor controls include overtime alerts, conflict notifications and clock restrictions. The product is sold in separate Staff Scheduling and Time Tracking plans, or as a Premium plan that includes all features. According to the pricing information checked November 7, 2026, prices are monthly per user; annual-billing prices are not published.

The clearest case for Orbital Shift is a shift-based team that wants scheduling and timekeeping in one place. Employees can handle schedule changes and coverage requests themselves, while managers retain controls for assignments, clock rules and labor alerts. That combination may reduce the back-and-forth involved in routine shift changes, though the published material does not quantify any time or cost savings.

The pricing page lists separate entry plans for teams that only need scheduling or time tracking, plus a Premium option for teams that want all features:

• Staff Scheduling: $3 per user per month.
• Time Tracking: $3 per user per month.
• Premium (All Features): $5 per user per month.

Each listed plan includes a 14-day free trial and does not require a credit card, according to the pricing information. There is no free plan. The per-user pricing makes the published starting cost easy to compare with a current roster-based bill, while the trial gives a team a limited period to check whether the workflows fit before committing.

The main pricing limit is the employee cap: organizations with more than 200 employees must contact sales for a custom quote. The published pricing information does not give a price for that tier, so larger teams cannot estimate their bill from the public rates alone. Annual-billing prices are also not published, leaving no basis for comparing monthly billing with an annual commitment.

The $3 plans are separate offerings, not a stated bundle; teams needing scheduling and time tracking together may need the $5 Premium plan. Training, integration services and onboarding assistance are listed as add-ons, but their prices are not published. Factor those unknowns into a switch estimate rather than treating the per-user rate as the full cost.

The published material also does not spell out support hours, response times or service commitments. We would verify those terms, plus any integration or onboarding fees, before moving a team over. The 14-day trial is useful, but it is not a free ongoing plan.

According to the pricing information checked on November 7, 2026, Staff Scheduling and Time Tracking each cost $3 per user per month. Premium (also listed as Premium Bundle) costs $5 per user per month for all features—a $2 per-user increase, or about 67% over either standalone plan. The pricing page lists a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.

Prices are monthly; annual-billing rates are not published, so we can’t compare an annual discount. Organizations with more than 200 employees must contact sales for a custom quote. That makes the public price useful mainly for smaller teams, not a reliable estimate for larger rollouts.

Training, integration services and onboarding assistance are listed as add-ons, but their prices are not published. Ask for those costs in writing before comparing Orbital Shift with a scheduling or time-tracking tool that includes setup or support. The $5 plan may simplify feature selection, but the published pricing information does not break out the cost of each add-on.

The published product information covers scheduling, time tracking, shift coverage, messaging and labor controls, but it does not publish migration steps, supported import formats, data-export options or retention rules. Before switching, ask Orbital Shift what employee, schedule, time-clock and messaging data it can import—and what you can export if you leave. Confirm whether setup help is included; onboarding assistance is a paid add-on with no published price.

The 14-day trial gives teams a short window to check workflows, but the published material does not say whether trial data carries over or whether support is included. Get those answers before loading live employee records. Teams over 200 employees also need a custom quote, so confirm pricing and service terms before planning a rollout.

We don’t have Reddit posts or comments in the published sources, so we can’t substantiate what users say makes them leave Orbital Shift. Peer feedback on support and switching is also not verified here. Treat export, support and add-on costs as questions to resolve—not assumed capabilities.