# Planday: what it sells, price and AI features

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/planday/
Covers: April 17 to Nov. 3, 2026
Updated: 2026-11-11
License: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: Newsprint, "Planday: what it sells, price and AI features", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/planday/, updated 2026-11-11

> Planday is on the AI workforce planning software map. We record 2 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Nov. 3, 2026.

"Make your next shift more predictable." Planday sells scheduling, time tracking, leave and payroll data to shift teams in hospitality, healthcare, hotels and retail. Auto Schedule builds a rota from contracted hours, availability and working time rules, and Intelligent Shift Assignment ranks the best people for each shift. Both are reachable from inside ChatGPT and Claude. The vendor says it is building agentic AI. Source: [planday.com](https://www.planday.com/).

## Facts

- Site: [planday.com](https://www.planday.com/)
- Founded: [2004](https://www.newsprint.com/research/workforce-planning-software/#co-planday)
- Category: Workforce management and scheduling
- Status: Active

## On the research maps

### [The AI workforce planning software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/workforce-planning-software/#co-planday)

"Make your next shift more predictable." Planday sells scheduling, time tracking, leave and payroll data to shift teams in hospitality, healthcare, hotels and retail. Auto Schedule builds a rota from contracted hours, availability and working time rules, and Intelligent Shift Assignment ranks the best people for each shift. Both are reachable from inside ChatGPT and Claude. The vendor says it is building agentic AI. Source: [planday.com](https://www.planday.com/).

- Category: Workforce management and scheduling
- Price: published; plans from GBP 2.99 per user per month
- AI capabilities: Assistant, MCP or agent API and Shift scheduling
- Scale: Established: a public parent, or a disclosed customer base (Owned by Xero; IT Brief (3 Nov 2026) reports more than 400,000 users across Europe and the US)
- Founded: 2004

Sources: [planday.com](https://www.planday.com/), [planday.com](https://www.planday.com/pricing), [lp.planday.com](https://lp.planday.com/resources/articles/planday-and-ai-building-the-future-of-shift-work), [help.planday.com](https://help.planday.com/en/articles/621960-product-updates-winter-and-spring-2026), [help.planday.com](https://help.planday.com/en/articles/760172-how-to-generate-a-schedule-automatically-with-the-new-auto-schedule-beta-plus-pro) and [itbrief.co.uk](https://itbrief.co.uk/story/planday-brings-rota-management-to-chatgpt-claude).

## Launches and dated events, newest first

### Planday brings rota management to ChatGPT and Claude

Launch, Nov. 3, 2026. Planday launched verified connectors that let managers use Planday rota data inside ChatGPT and Claude, draft new shifts and reassign staff with user confirmation, and review staffing against weather, events or bookings. It is an early-access rollout at no extra cost, and over 216 customers had connected.

Source: [IT Brief UK](https://itbrief.co.uk/story/planday-brings-rota-management-to-chatgpt-claude). From [the AI workforce planning software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/workforce-planning-software/#co-planday).

### Planday releases Intelligent Shift Assignment in beta

Launch, April 17, 2026. Planday's winter and spring product update introduced Intelligent Shift Assignment (beta), which analyses availability, contracted hours and working time rules to give a ranked list of best matches for each shift and flags compliance issues before they happen. The vendor says it is building agentic AI.

Source: [Vendor help center](https://help.planday.com/en/articles/621960-product-updates-winter-and-spring-2026). From [the AI workforce planning software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/workforce-planning-software/#co-planday).

## Methodology and corrections

How we track launches, and how to report an error: https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology