Turnozo vs Planday: Better for Small Teams? (2026)

Let's talk about the elephant in the room.

The two products use different pricing models. Planday's public UK pricing starts at £2.99/user/month with a 5-user minimum. At the rounded ECB rate of £0.85 per euro, Turnozo costs about £8.49/month for up to 10 employees and one location, then about £2.54/active employee/month for the whole workforce from employee 11 or the second location.

Planday pricing varies by market, while Turnozo bills in euros, so a UK buyer should confirm both the local Planday offer and the live card exchange rate. Then compare the features included in the relevant plans.

Here's the honest breakdown: what each tool gives you, where they differ, and who should pick what.

Quick Comparison

Pricing: Different Models and Markets

Planday publishes a UK starting price, while Turnozo bills in euros. The sterling figures below convert Turnozo at the rounded ECB reference rate of £0.85 per euro from July 22, 2026.

Turnozo: about £8.49/month up to 10 employees at one location; about £2.54/active employee/month from employee 11 or the second location, with the whole workforce billed. Prices exclude VAT.

• Essential is about £8.49/month for up to 10 employees and one location, with every feature included.
• Pro is about £2.54/active employee/month from employee 11 or the second location, billed across the whole active workforce.

Planday: public UK pricing starts at £2.99/user/month with a 5-user minimum.

• Planday advertises scheduling, time tracking, communication, reporting, and integrations across its product.
• The features and packages offered can vary by market, so check the live UK plan details rather than relying on old pricing pages.
• The published UK offer has a 5-user minimum.
• The 30-day trial requires no card.

The math for a 15-person team:

This is a starting-price comparison, not a claim of like-for-like feature equivalence. Confirm the Planday package available in your market and remember that Turnozo's sterling total moves with the exchange rate.

The Xero Factor

Planday was acquired by Xero in 2021. It's now "Planday from Xero."

What that means for you:

The good:

• Financial stability. Planday isn't going anywhere
• Xero integration is excellent (if you use Xero for accounting)
• More resources for development

The not-so-good:

• Product decisions serve Xero's strategy, not just scheduling users
• Feature requests go through corporate prioritization
• The product has gotten more complex over time (more features ≠ better)
• Support responses can feel... corporate

Turnozo is independent. Built by a small team, for small teams. When you email support, you're talking to someone who built the product. Feature requests don't get lost in a corporate backlog.

This isn't a "big company bad" argument. It's about alignment. A tool built for enterprise-scale organizations will always feel heavy when all you need is to schedule 12 employees.

Features: Side by Side

Scheduling

Both tools handle scheduling well. Drag-and-drop, shift templates, recurring schedules. standard stuff.

Planday's edge: Revenue forecasting and demand-based scheduling. These can be useful for multi-location businesses tracking sales per labor hour; verify availability in your market's current package.

Turnozo's edge: Simpler interface, faster to learn. Most managers are scheduling within 10 minutes of signing up. No training needed.

Time Tracking

Planday: Clock-in/out and break-management capabilities are available, but packages vary by market. Check the current UK plan details for the exact time-tracking features included at £2.99/user/month.

Turnozo: GPS clock-in, simple break tracking, and timesheet generation are included on Essential and Pro. It does not provide full jurisdiction-specific break-compliance automation.

Availability & Leave

Planday: Planday offers leave and availability management. Verify whether both are included in the package offered in your market.

Turnozo: Availability management included. Employees submit when they can work, you build the schedule around it.

Communication

Planday: Built-in team messaging is available. Verify its inclusion in the package offered in your market.

Turnozo: Push notifications for schedule changes. No built-in chat; we think your team already has WhatsApp or Slack and does not need another messaging app.

Integrations

Planday: POS integrations, payroll systems, and Xero are part of its broader platform. Availability can depend on plan and market.

Turnozo: Calendar sync (Google, Apple, Outlook), timesheet export. We're focused on doing scheduling and time tracking really well rather than being a platform.

Mobile App

Both have mobile apps for iOS and Android. Both let employees view schedules, clock in/out, and request changes.

Planday's app has more features (matches their broader platform). Turnozo's app is faster and simpler (matches our philosophy).

Who Should Pick What

Pick Turnozo if:

• You have a small team (5-50 people)
• You want a low-cost small-team starting point and clear Pro pricing from employee 11 or the second location
• You value simplicity over feature count
• You need scheduling + time tracking and nothing else
• You want to be set up in under an hour
• You don't use Xero for accounting

Pick Planday if:

• You have 20+ employees across multiple locations
• You need revenue-based scheduling (forecasting demand)
• You use Xero for accounting (the integration is excellent)
• You need built-in team messaging
• The current package in your market includes the advanced features you need
• You need broader workforce-management tools and integrations

Maybe pick neither if:

• You need a free plan → look at Homebase or Connecteam
• You need heavy compliance features → look at Deputy
• You need a full HR suite → check Planday's current local packages or use a dedicated HR platform

The Honest Take

Planday is a solid product. It's been around since 2004, it's backed by Xero, and it works.

This is one matchup. For the full landscape, see our complete scheduling software comparison.

But it's built for a different scale. Their ideal customer has 50-200 employees, multiple locations, and needs revenue forecasting tied to scheduling. If that's you, Planday is great.

Turnozo is built for the café owner with 8 employees. The cleaning company with 15 workers. The retail shop with 20 part-timers. Teams where the manager IS the scheduler, and they need something that works without a training manual.

Different pricing models. Different philosophies. Different teams.

Screenshots

Planday

Planday's published UK pricing starts at £2.99/user/month with a 5-user minimum. Pricing and packages vary by market.

Planday homepage. "from Xero" branding prominent.

Turnozo

Visit turnozo.com to see our interface. No cookie banners, no corporate maze. Just the product.

Try Both

Seriously. Planday offers a 30-day trial with no card required. Turnozo is paid after its 14-day trial. Its Pro trial also requires no card. At the comparison rate, Turnozo Essential is about £8.49/month for up to 10 employees and one location, with every feature included; prices exclude VAT. Run both products side by side and pick the one your team actually uses.

We're confident you'll find Turnozo faster to set up and easier to use. But don't take our word for it. try it.

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