Soon vs Microsoft shifts

Why brands prefer Soon over Microsoft Shifts

As your team grows, efficient scheduling becomes crucial. Microsoft Shifts is a good start from spreadsheets, but if it becomes too cumbersome, switch to Soon.

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What Soon offers vs. Microsoft Shifts

Soon isn’t just a tool for communicating shifts. It’s a place where time flows between all your teams, tools, customers and partners — wherever and whenever you’re working.

More Overview

Soon offers a comprehensive view of the week, daily activities, and specific shifts, unlike Microsoft Shifts, which can be challenging to navigate for a full overview.

Automated Scheduling

Soon’s auto-scheduling saves time, ensures compliance, eliminates errors, and unlocks strategic scheduling options, which Microsoft Shifts lacks.

Advanced Scheduling

Soon offers advanced scheduling with self-scheduling, hybrid team support, and forecast-based staffing, unlike Microsoft Shifts.

Better Support

With Soon, you get personalized support through in-app chat, email, shared Slack channels, or video calls, unlike Microsoft Shifts, which only offers a support forum.

Ongoing Development

Soon evolves with user-driven updates, while Microsoft Shifts updates less frequently and is slower to respond to feature requests.

Mobile First

Soon's mobile interface is fully optimized for seamless access and interaction on any device, providing a user-friendly experience that Microsoft Shifts' mobile version lacks.

Integrations

Soon integrates with your Microsoft ecosystem

Experience real-time, two-way sync with Outlook Calendar, enhancing schedule visibility and adherence. Utilize SSO with the Microsoft Identity Platform, streamline billing through Azure Marketplace, and integrate Soon within Teams for a unified workflow.

Real-time, two-way Outlook Calendar sync

Use Soon as a native app in MS Teams

SSO & Access Provisioning with Microsoft Identity Platform

Streamlined billing through Microsoft Azure Marketplace

outlook calendar install in MS Teams

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How to switch from Microsoft Shifts to Soon

Upgrade your schedule from Shifts to Soon. We help you make the transition within a day.

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Sign up

Create your team in no time. Free to try for teams of any size.

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Invite your coworkers

We recommend inviting your colleagues to make it work. ;)

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Pick up where you left off

Create and publish your schedule accurately and error-free in minutes.

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Free Schedule Setup

Need help switching? Export your MS Shifts schedule and send it to us. We'll set up Soon for you in just one day – free of charge. Our team will guide your transition, helping you maximize your free trial hassle-free. No catches, it's 100% free.

Shift scheduling

Schedule without spreadsheets

Soon brings you a new approach to shift scheduling. We group shifts together in event cards. These help you find the best match between your employees and shifts. On top of that, they let your team communicate about things related to their shifts.

Customize your schedule

Improve employee experience

Get a better overview

Schedule faster

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intraday planning

Your window into your team’s daily activities

Get a clear visual overview of who’s doing what, and what’s coming up next. Make sure your team aligns their activities. Focus on the right things to do so team members aren’t over- or underworked. Soon workload gives you all this in one view.

Manage daily activities together

Distribute work across the team

Handle workload peaks without stress

Get real-time metrics on your operations

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Time off tracking

Leave management that fits your workflow

Leave management enables efficient time-off management for your team. Create leave categories. Review and approve all your teams’ leave requests with ease.

Company wide view of who’s on leave

Automatically remove scheduled people from shifts

Communicate within leave requests

Create customs categories and approval flows

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NEW FEATURES SPOTLIGHT

Discover our latest features

Harness the full potential of your team with our latest scheduling features. Designed with your business in mind, each update is a step towards perfecting the art of effortless workforce management.

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automated scheduling

Create your best schedule with just one click!

Schedule the right people for every shift in a matter of seconds. Fully compliant, error-free, and based on your business's strategic requirements. Soon's auto-scheduler makes this possible.

Save time and effort vs. manual scheduling

Always have compliant and error-free schedules

Align schedules easily with your business goals

Adjust swiftly to changes for smooth operations

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pulse

AI-powered and automated feedback process for your team

Revolutionize the way you collect and analyze employee feedback. Using advanced artificial intelligence technology, you can now get comprehensive and insightful summaries of your team's feedback in real-time without time-consuming manual processes.

Implement a continuous automated feedback process

Get detailed and actionable AI-generated reports

Enhance communication and drive productivity

Foster trust with anonymous feedback options

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Frequently asked questions

I’m interested in Soon, and have more questions.

I’m ready to see Soon in action. Can I get a demo?

Absolutely! Join our product demo to experience Soon in action and discover how it can meet your team's scheduling needs.

Can I try Soon for free?

Yes, when you create a new Soon account, you get 30 days of free access to Business plan features.

Can I get help with the onboarding of my team?

For sure! We're pleased to offer you our onboarding service at no cost. Feel free to get in touch with us.

Can I get help when migrating to Soon?

Yes. You can send us an export of your schedule in Microsoft Shifts. Then we help you create your schedule in Soon.

I have more questions. Can I speak to someone on the team?

Definitely! Contact us.