Compare Summit and Shiftboard - Jun 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Summit or Shiftboard?

Summit is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Shiftboard, and Shiftboard is rated higher (87/100) than Summit (84/100). Shiftboard offers users more features (7) than Summit (1). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Shiftboard!

Looking for the right Benefits Administration solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Symphony SUMMIT Vs. Shiftboard

Symphony SUMMIT: Symphony SUMMIT, backed by the $2.5Bn Symphony Technology Group, is a leading provider of a private and public cloud-based IT Operations Management Solution to enterprises and service providers. Our flagship product – “SUMMIT”- is an advanced ITIL 2011 Certified solution that unifies key applications across Service Management, Asset Management, Ava...

Shiftboard: Shiftboard provides online scheduling software (SaaS) to a broad range of business services and staffing companies, municipal governments, educational institutions, and non-profits. Shiftboard's customers range from 25 to 10,000 users and conduct scheduling and people management operations around the globe. Shiftboard's software is web-based, can b...

Who is more expensive? Summit or Shiftboard?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Benefits Administration software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Summit and Shiftboard.

Summit price starts at $40 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Summit is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Benefits Administration software. Shiftboard price starts at $49 per month , When comparing Shiftboard to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Benefits Administration software cost.

Bottom line: Summit cost is around the same cost of Shiftboard.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Summit Vs. Shiftboard based on some of the most important and required Benefits Administration features.

Summit: Fixed Asset Management.

Shiftboard: Automated Scheduling, Employee Database, Group Scheduling, Multi-Location Support, Employee Scheduling.

Target customer size

Summit's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Shiftboard's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.