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Papershift

Papershift is cloud-based HR software combining time tracking, scheduling, and HR management.

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What Papershift is

Papershift is cloud-based HR software combining time tracking, scheduling, and HR management. Its listed tools include absence management, payroll processing, applicant tracking, digital personnel files, and internal company chat with AI capabilities. Papershift says it suits companies of all sizes, especially those with operational teams and shift work. Core includes digital time tracking, absence management, employee profiles, document management, and EU hosting, at $400 a month billed per employee per month. Premium costs $600 a month billed per employee per month and adds digital rota planning, automatic shift allocation, and multi-site planning. Professional costs $900 a month billed per employee per month, adding automated roster allocation, payroll calculations and exports, and advanced roles and permissions. There is no free plan, but Papershift offers a 14-day free trial without requiring payment information. It supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. Integrations listed in its marketplace include Personio, EasySecure, bookingkit, Slack, and sevdesk. An API connects external systems, but activation must be requested through the contact form.

Good

  • Combines time tracking, scheduling, and HR management
  • Offers a 14-day trial without payment information
  • Supports Android, iOS, desktop, and web
  • Marketplace lists several integrations
  • API supports external system connections

Watch out

  • No free plan is available
  • Core costs $400 a month
  • API activation must be requested through a contact form

Who it suits

Papershift suits organizations managing employee time, shift schedules, absences, and HR records, particularly those with operational teams. Its plan tiers cater to needs ranging from time tracking to roster automation and payroll exports.

Verdict

Papershift brings scheduling and HR functions together, with higher plans adding roster and payroll capabilities. Its trial helps prospective users evaluate it, but the listed plans are paid and billed per employee per month.

Plans and prices

From Papershift's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
CorePriced on requestDigital time tracking · absence management · employee profiles · document management · GDPR-compliant EU hosting
EnterprisePriced on requestCustom setup · tailored modules · open API integration · personalised onboarding
PremiumPriced on requestCore features · digital rota planning · automatic shift allocation · custom working-time models · multi-site planning
ProfessionalPriced on requestPremium features · automated roster allocation · payroll calculations · DATEV/LODAS export · audit trail · advanced permissions

The facts

Each one read from Papershift's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Absence management
Users can manage vacation entitlements, shared absence calendars, requests, approval alerts and holiday blackout periods.checked 15 Oct 2026
API
Papershift provides an API for connecting external systems, and users must request activation through its contact form.checked 7 Oct 2026
API access
The package guide says individual pricing is available for accounts with more than 50 employees.checked 7 Oct 2026
API availability
Papershift offers an API for synchronising employee and time data with external systems, activated by contacting Papershift.checked 15 Oct 2026
API design
The public API uses HTTPS and JSON, API tokens, ISO-language parameters and paginated endpoints; documentation includes examples and endpoint guides.checked 15 Oct 2026
Cloud-only model
Papershift describes the service as cloud-based and accessible through browser or mobile apps; no self-hosted edition is described.checked 15 Oct 2026
Customer fit
Papershift says it suits companies of all sizes, typically those with operational teams and shift work.checked 7 Oct 2026
Data exports
The company says it provides standardized exports so users can transfer personal data in a machine-readable format.checked 7 Oct 2026
Developer extensibility
Official showcases describe Google Calendar, Outlook, Slack, CLI, invoicing and custom-dashboard integrations built on the API.checked 15 Oct 2026
Digital personnel files
Papershift stores employee contracts and documents in digital personnel profiles with configurable access rights.checked 15 Oct 2026
Documentation and support
The help centre contains FAQs, security articles, export instructions, 2FA guidance and chat support links.checked 15 Oct 2026
Features
Its listed features include time tracking, shift scheduling, absence management, payroll processing, applicant tracking, digital personnel files, and internal company chat with AI capabilities.checked 7 Oct 2026
Funding
Crunchbase lists seed and Series A rounds and names eCAPITAL Entrepreneurial Partners as a Series A investor, without exposing amounts.checked 15 Oct 2026
GDPR
The company publishes GDPR objectives, data-processing documentation, data-portability exports and technical-organisational security measures.checked 15 Oct 2026
HR and knowledge features
The product also advertises onboarding, applicant tracking, knowledge management and an AI-enabled internal HR chat.checked 15 Oct 2026
Integrations
Marketplace integrations include Personio, CharlieHR, bookingkit, FareHarbor, Slack, sevdesk, EasySecure and Oneteam.checked 15 Oct 2026
Limit: internet dependency
Software Advice reviewers note that the service requires internet access, which can constrain offline users.checked 15 Oct 2026
Limit: mobile and integrations
Reviews mention missing or limited mobile functionality, phone viewing issues, weak Excel/Apple compatibility and calendar-sync problems.checked 15 Oct 2026

Where it runs

Android distribution
The Google Play roster app had at least 100,000 downloads and was updated on 5 August 2026.checked 15 Oct 2026

The company

Company history
Papershift says it was founded in Karlsruhe in 2015 and that more than 200,000 people worldwide use its platform.checked 7 Oct 2026
Company identity
Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as Papershift GmbH, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany.checked 15 Oct 2026
Company size
LinkedIn lists Papershift as a 51–200 employee public company with headquarters in Karlsruhe.checked 15 Oct 2026
Founded
2015checked 28 Sep 2026
Headquarters
Karlsruhe, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026

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