CrossVault Timesheets vs ShiftCare at a glance
| What you're comparing | CrossVault Timesheets | ShiftCare |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Simple timesheets for the whole team | Rostering and care management |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly rate, unlimited seats | Per staff member, billed across plan tiers |
| Published price | $100 / mo up to 5 staff, then a flat $150 / mo for any team size | $9 to $25 per staff / month, 5-staff minimum* |
| Cost as the team grows | Holds at $150 once past 5 staff, however many you add | Rises with every seat you add |
| SCHADS Award compliance | Optional add-on module that plugs in and scans every shift automatically | Not interpreted; left to payroll or manual review |
| Output | Timesheets, plus a per-shift compliance report if the module is on | Roster, shift log, payroll export |
| Availability | Coming soon (join the waitlist) | Available today |
* ShiftCare published pricing as of June 2026: Basic $9, Professional $15, Premium $25 per staff member per month (around 20% less billed annually), with a 5-staff minimum and GST charged separately. Check ShiftCare's site for current figures.
Per-seat vs flat: the pricing maths
The core pricing difference is simple. ShiftCare bills per staff member, so your invoice grows every time you add someone. CrossVault Timesheets is $100 a month for up to 5 staff and a flat $150 beyond that, for the whole team, so it stops moving. That makes the two cross over at a certain team size:
| Team size | ShiftCare Premium ($25/staff) | CrossVault |
|---|---|---|
| 5 staff | $125 | $100 |
| 6 staff | $150 | $150 |
| 10 staff | $250 | $150 |
| 20 staff | $500 | $150 |
Even at the 5-staff minimum, CrossVault comes in under ShiftCare's Premium tier ($100 vs $125). From six staff up, the flat $150 holds while ShiftCare keeps climbing with every hire, so the gap only widens as you grow. ShiftCare's lower Basic and Professional tiers can still be cheaper for a very small team, but they don't apply the SCHADS Award either. If you're budgeting for growth, a price that stops scaling with headcount is easy to plan around. (Figures use ShiftCare's published $25 Premium rate as of June 2026.)
Compliance is an option you switch on, not a tool you switch to
Most providers handle SCHADS compliance in a separate place from where shifts are recorded: a payroll system, a spreadsheet, or a manual award lookup each pay run. ShiftCare records the shift cleanly but doesn't interpret the award, so that checking work still falls to you.
CrossVault Timesheets is built so compliance can ride on top of the timesheet you're already keeping. The SCHADS compliance module is an optional add-on: turn it on and it plugs into your timesheets and scans every shift automatically, with no separate upload or reformatting. It covers the full set of provisions that drive pay:
- Ordinary hours and overtime: daily and weekly thresholds, paid at the correct rate
- Broken shift allowances: clause 25.6, including the 12-hour spread limit and whether the per-shift allowance was paid
- Sleepover provisions: clause 25.7 allowances, plus work performed during a sleepover
- Weekend, evening, and public holiday penalties: applied to the right hours and stacked correctly with allowances
- Minimum engagement periods and shift-length rules
- Rest breaks between shifts and the entitlements that follow when they're too short
The result is a per-employee, per-shift report that reads like a payroll auditor's checklist, produced automatically rather than reconstructed by hand once a quarter.
Already on ShiftCare? You don't have to switch
If ShiftCare works for your rostering, you can keep it. CrossVault already reads ShiftCare's timesheet exports directly: export your timesheet as CSV or Excel, upload it, and get a full SCHADS compliance audit back in minutes, no reformatting required. Many providers run exactly this way, using ShiftCare for scheduling and operations and CrossVault for the compliance layer on top.
The forthcoming CrossVault Timesheets product is for teams who also want a simple, flat-priced timesheet of their own, with the option to switch on automatic SCHADS scanning when they're ready. Both paths get you to the same place: shifts you can trust were paid correctly under the award.
Which one is right for you?
A simple way to decide:
- Choose ShiftCare (and add CrossVault audits) if rostering, client management, and operational scheduling are your priority and you're happy to run exports through a compliance check each pay run.
- Choose CrossVault Timesheets if you want a flat-priced timesheet that doesn't grow with your headcount, and the option to plug in automatic SCHADS compliance when you need it.
You don't have to wait for the launch to close the compliance gap today: upload a ShiftCare export for a free SCHADS audit and see exactly where the award was and wasn't applied. When CrossVault Timesheets goes live, the same checks can run automatically inside every shift you enter.