ShiftCare vs Brevity vs CareMaster: NDIS Software Compared
ShiftCare, Brevity and CareMaster all serve disability, aged care and community-services providers, each with a slightly different emphasis on rostering, care management, claiming and — importantly for payroll — how they handle the SCHADS Award. This page compares the three factually on what each does, how each approaches SCHADS pay, and indicative pricing, so you can match a platform to your operation. Pricing and feature details are as published in July 2026 and are subject to change; confirm current details with each vendor.
Quick Facts
- ShiftCare
- Rostering + care management; roster-stage SCHADS compliance checks before payroll
- Brevity
- Care management for NDIS/community care; pay via configured items synced to payroll
- CareMaster
- End-to-end NDIS/aged care with a built-in SCHADS award-interpretation module (add-on)
- Where CrossVault fits
- A pre-payroll layer that validates a timesheet export from any of them
Tools & Resources
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SCHADS AI Assistant
Get instant answers to award questions.
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Timesheet Validator
Check timesheets for compliance.
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Free Payslip Check
For workers: compare your payslip to the award minimums.
ShiftCare: Rostering and Care Management
ShiftCare is a care-management and rostering platform for NDIS, aged care and home care providers — rostering and scheduling, a support-worker mobile app with GPS clock-in/out, client and care-plan records, progress notes, incident management, and bulk NDIS invoicing and claiming. On SCHADS specifically, ShiftCare markets a roster-stage compliance feature that validates shifts against SCHADS rules in real time and flags issues such as missing allowances, insufficient rest breaks and broken-shift or overtime problems while the roster is being built, before the data exports to payroll. The final award pay calculation is completed in the connected payroll system — ShiftCare integrates with payroll partners including Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, Employment Hero and Pay Cat. Indicative pricing (AUD, July 2026, ex GST) runs from around $9 to $25 per user/month across its Essentials, Growth and Intelligence plans, with a five-staff minimum.
Brevity: Care Management for NDIS and Community Care
Brevity is a cloud care-management platform for NDIS, aged care, plan management and community-services providers — client and funding records, rostering with a mobile app, timesheets and leave, bulk NDIS claiming and invoicing, and document management. Its public materials do not advertise a built-in modern-award (SCHADS) interpretation engine; instead it holds configurable pay items and pay-rate loadings on the roster and syncs timesheet and pay data to Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks, where the pay run is completed. Indicative pricing (AUD, July 2026, ex GST) starts around $44.90/month on its Lite tier and $64.90/month on Business, on a per-client model, with Enterprise on application.
CareMaster: End-to-End NDIS with Built-In Award Interpretation
CareMaster is an end-to-end NDIS and aged-care management platform — AI-assisted rostering, participant records and case notes, medication and vehicle management, incident and document management, and PRODA bulk claiming. It is distinctive among these three in that it markets a built-in award-interpretation module for the SCHADS Award and the Children's Services Award: it applies penalty and loading rates and a range of allowances (including sleepovers, broken shifts, first aid and travel), keeps rates current with Fair Work updates, and can flag where worker pay falls below expected levels, before the pay run is completed in an integrated payroll system such as Xero, MYOB or KeyPay. Indicative pricing (AUD, July 2026, ex GST) runs $16 to $36 per user/month across Essential, Standard and Premium, with the award-interpretation capability offered as a separately-priced add-on (around $155/month) on top of the per-user fee.
At a Glance
Figures are as published in July 2026 (AUD, ex GST) and subject to change — confirm current details with each vendor.
| ShiftCare | Brevity | CareMaster | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Rostering + care management | Care management for NDIS / community care | End-to-end NDIS & aged-care management |
| SCHADS award handling | Roster-stage SCHADS compliance checks/warnings before payroll; pay calculated downstream | No advertised award-interpretation engine; configured pay items synced to payroll | Built-in SCHADS / CSA award-interpretation module (add-on), incl. allowances + underpayment flags |
| Award pay calculated in | Connected payroll (e.g. Xero, MYOB, Pay Cat) | Connected payroll (Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks) | Interpreted in-app (add-on); pay run via Xero, MYOB, KeyPay |
| Indicative pricing (AUD) | ~$9–$25 per user/mo; 5-staff min | From ~$44.90/mo (per-client tiers) | ~$16–$36 per user/mo + award add-on ~$155/mo |
Where CrossVault Fits
CrossVault approaches SCHADS compliance as a validation step rather than a rostering platform. It reads a timesheet export from any of these tools — in whatever format it comes out — and checks the actual hours and pay against the SCHADS Award clause by clause before the pay run, citing the specific clause behind each flag. It runs alongside your existing rostering or care-management system rather than replacing it. See how it works on the timesheet validator page, or the NDIS rostering software buyer's guide for the wider category.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the difference between ShiftCare, Brevity and CareMaster?
- All three are Australian care-sector platforms with rostering and NDIS claiming. ShiftCare emphasises rostering and care management with roster-stage SCHADS compliance checks; Brevity is a care-management platform that syncs pay data to accounting/payroll; CareMaster is an end-to-end platform that additionally markets a built-in SCHADS and Children's Services award-interpretation module. The best fit depends on your service type, team size and how much award calculation you want inside the platform versus in payroll.
- Which of these interprets the SCHADS Award?
- CareMaster markets a built-in award-interpretation module (a separately-priced add-on) that applies SCHADS penalties and allowances and can flag underpayment. ShiftCare provides roster-stage SCHADS compliance checks that flag issues before payroll, with the final award pay calculated in the connected payroll system. Brevity does not advertise a built-in award-interpretation engine and relies on configured pay items synced to payroll. Confirm the current scope of each with the vendor.
- How much do ShiftCare, Brevity and CareMaster cost?
- As published in July 2026 (AUD, ex GST): ShiftCare runs about $9–$25 per user/month across three plans with a five-staff minimum; Brevity starts around $44.90/month on a per-client model; CareMaster runs about $16–$36 per user/month, with its award-interpretation capability as a separate add-on (around $155/month). All are subject to change — check each vendor for current pricing.
- Can CrossVault check timesheets from any of these platforms?
- Yes. CrossVault's Timesheet Validator works with a timesheet export from any of these platforms — no integration required. It checks each timesheet against the SCHADS Award clause by clause and flags issues before payroll, whichever system produced the data.
Automate SCHADS Compliance
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