Shiftbreeze vs Droppah
Droppah is a New Zealand rostering and time clock product with a genuinely generous free tier for small teams. The differences that matter: what happens once you grow past 10 employees, and whether daily operations (checklists, cash counts, stock takes, incidents) live in the same app as your roster. At the time of writing, Droppah's published plans centre on time clock and rostering.
| Shiftbreeze | Droppah | |
|---|---|---|
| Price for 10 staff | $50/mo AUD | Free (free tier covers up to 10 employees) |
| Price for 30 staff | $150/mo AUD | NZ$60 to NZ$120/mo ex GST |
| Pricing model | $5 AUD/user, all features included | Free to 10 employees; then NZ$2 (Time Clock) or NZ$4 (The Works) per employee, billed only for employees rostered that month |
| Rostering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Time clock & timesheets | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily open/close checklists | ✓ | — |
| Cash counts | ✓ | — |
| Stock takes | ✓ | — |
| Incident & maintenance logs | ✓ | — |
| NZ public holidays with Mondayisation & venue-scoped anniversary days | ✓ | See Droppah's site |
| No lock-in contract | ✓ | Billed monthly, per rostered employee |
Droppah pricing and plan inclusions as published at droppah.com/nz/pricing, as at September 2026: free for up to 10 employees, then NZ$2 (Time Clock) or NZ$4 (The Works) per employee per month ex GST, billed only for employees rostered that month. A dash in the table means the feature is not listed on Droppah's published plans, not a claim that it is unavailable; figures and features may change, so check Droppah's site for current details. Shiftbreeze: $5 AUD per active user, per month, all features included.
Free for tiny teams vs flat for growing ones
Droppah's published free tier covers up to 10 employees, which is hard to argue with for a small crew. Shiftbreeze is a flat $5 AUD per active staff member with every feature included, so the price stays predictable as you grow past that threshold and add venues.
Operations live in the same app
At the time of writing, Droppah's published plans centre on time clock and rostering. Shiftbreeze bundles the daily ops layer many venues run on paper or separate apps: opening and closing checklists, cash counts, stock takes, store photos, incident and maintenance logs.
Built for New Zealand either way
Shiftbreeze handles NZ public holidays including Matariki, Mondayisation applied per staff member, regional anniversary days scoped to each venue, IRD and KiwiSaver capture on staff records, and a Wage and time records (NZ) export for the six-year record-keeping duty. See the Shiftbreeze New Zealand page for the full picture.
Where Droppah is ahead
Droppah is free up to 10 employees, which Shiftbreeze does not match, and its paid plans bill only for employees actually rostered in a given month, which suits highly seasonal teams. Droppah also publishes its pricing in New Zealand dollars, while Shiftbreeze currently bills in Australian dollars.
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