Shyfter

What Shyfter does

Shyfter is a Belgian cloud-based SaaS workforce management company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Brussels. Its platform combines staff scheduling, time tracking (via tablet, smartphone, and QR code), payroll preparation, contract and document management, team messaging, and AI-assisted decision support into a single integrated system accessible through a web application, the Shyfter Staff employee mobile app, and the Shyfter POS tablet application. A defining feature is its encoding of Belgian and French labor law compliance into the product, including native Dimona declarations with ONSS verification and support for CP302 daily declarations that deliver employers 500-800 EUR per worker in charge reductions.

The company operates a freemium plus subscription model: a free clocking tier drives bottom-up adoption while a Pro pack unlocks Smart Analytics dashboards, advanced HR reporting, and AI-assisted optimization. Additional recurring revenue comes from paid add-ons (e.g., the 99 EUR/month Dimona daily declarations module). Distribution combines product-led growth through mobile app stores with an enterprise field sales motion anchored by 20-minute product demonstrations, supplemented by a reseller/integrator partner program and embedded relationships with payroll offices and social secretariats in the Benelux and French markets.

Shyfter serves over 3,500 companies and approximately 400,000 employees across Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Spain. Its customer base spans labor-intensive verticals — restaurants and bars, fast food, hotels, supermarkets and retail, healthcare and pharmacies, leisure, cleaning, catering, and business services — with a logo roster that includes Carrefour, Quick, Intermarché, Burger King, Sushi Shop, Spar, KFC, Aspria, Exki, and Farm Coop alongside smaller restaurant operators. The company maintains a 4.8/5 average customer rating, GDPR-compliant data handling, and integrations with Lightspeed POS and SILAE payroll. To date Shyfter has raised approximately $3.2M across four disclosed funding rounds between 2020 and 2025, with institutional backers including Sambrinvest and welovefounders.

Name

Shyfter

Legal name

Shyfter

Website

https://shyfter.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shyfter is a Belgian cloud-based SaaS workforce management platform offering staff scheduling, time tracking, payroll preparation, and labor-law-compliant Dimona declarations for over 3,500 companies and 400,000 employees across restaurants, hotels, retail, and healthcare in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Payroll, Contractor Payments & SME HR Finance (FSAGAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Check-in/Check-out & Keyless Entry (THALACAG)

Keywords

• Workforce management software
• Staff scheduling software
• Time tracking platform
• Employee scheduling software
• Shift planning software

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - Core Platform: Subscription-based revenue model for workforce management software. Pricing tiers include a free clocking account option and paid Pro pack with advanced features like Smart Analytics. The platform grows with business needs and helps structure HR processes.
2. Pro Pack Premium Features: Premium tier (Pro pack) includes Smart Analytics module for decision-making dashboards. This tier is required for advanced reporting, HR dashboards, and full analytics capabilities.
3. Dimona Daily Declarations Add-on: Optional paid add-on for CP302 Belgian companies enabling daily Dimona declarations for employer charge reductions of 500-800 EUR depending on worker age. Costs 99 EUR/month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Shyfter provides a cloud-based workforce management SaaS platform that combines smart staff scheduling, multi-channel time tracking (tablet, smartphone, QR code), payroll preparation, leave and absence management, and HR document handling. It is delivered via web application, Shyfter Staff mobile app, and Shyfter POS tablet app, with add-on modules including Shyfter Drive (documents), Shyfter Talk (messaging), Shyftie AI, Smart Analytics, and integrated Dimona social-security declarations for Belgian compliance.

Product overview

Shyfter is a comprehensive workforce management platform with a modular architecture. The core platform includes staff scheduling, time tracking, and team management, which are accessible via web application, Shyfter Staff mobile app, and Shyfter POS tablet application. Additional modules include Shyfter Drive (document management), Shyfter Talk (team messaging), Shyftie AI (AI assistant), and Smart Analytics (advanced reporting and analytics, Pro tier only). The platform integrates with payroll systems, POS systems, and calendar applications to provide end-to-end workforce management for shift-based businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Shyftie AI: AI assistant feature within the Shyfter platform.
• Shyfter Talk
• Shyfter Drive
• Shyfter API
• Shyfter Staff
• Shyfter POS

Products and services

• Shyfter Core Platform Cloud-based workforce management web platform providing staff scheduling, time tracking, employee management, payroll preparation, and HR document handling for shift-based businesses in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Spain.
• Shyfter Staff Mobile application for employees to view schedules, clock in/out with geolocation, request leave, manage availability, and access HR documents and contracts from their smartphone.
• Shyfter POS Tablet-based time clock application for in-store employee attendance tracking. Employees badge in using their name and personal PIN code with optional photo verification, with break and overtime management.
• Daily Dimona Declarations Add-on Optional paid add-on (99 EUR/month) for CP302 Belgian companies enabling daily Dimona social security declarations for real-time employee registration with ONSS verification, unlocking employer charge reductions of 500-800 EUR per worker depending on age.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,500+ companies managing workforce with Shyfter
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability3 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LightspeedcoreTechnology or IntegrationPOS integration partnership enabling Lightspeed cash register customers to connect their point-of-sale data with Shyfter for revenue-based analytics and productivity tracking. The integration allows actual revenue data to flow into Smart Analytics dashboards.
• Payroll Offices & Social SecretariatscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStrategic channel partnerships with payroll service providers and social secretariats who recommend and integrate Shyfter into their client offerings. These partners use Shyfter data for payroll preparation and social declarations.
• Partner ResellersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReseller partner program allowing third-party consultants and integrators to resell Shyfter subscriptions to their client base, particularly in the HR and operations consulting space.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Deputy: Global SaaS workforce management platform focused on shift scheduling, time tracking, and compliance for hourly workers. Directly competes with Shyfter in restaurants, retail, and hospitality verticals, with similar mobile-first employee experience.
• Planday: European (Danish) workforce management SaaS offering scheduling, time tracking, and employee engagement for shift-based industries. Closest direct competitor to Shyfter in geography and target verticals (hospitality, retail).
• Shiftbase: Dutch workforce management platform for hospitality, retail, and healthcare. Overlaps directly with Shyfter on scheduling, time tracking, and shift-based industries in the Benelux market.
• Humanity (TCP Software): Shift scheduling and workforce management platform originally focused on hourly workers and now part of TCP Software. Direct competitor in restaurant and retail scheduling, with global presence.
• Calamari: European (Polish) workforce management and HR SaaS combining time tracking, scheduling, and leave management. Comparable to Shyfter in serving SMB and mid-market shift-based businesses.
• Tanda: Australian-origin workforce management SaaS for shift-based industries with payroll integration. Direct overlap with Shyfter on time tracking, scheduling, and roster optimization for hourly workers.

Emerging players

• Factorial: European HR suite for SMBs covering scheduling, time tracking, payroll, and HR documents. Broader than Shyfter but overlaps in core scheduling and time tracking use cases for shift-based businesses.
• Combo (formerly Combo HR): French workforce management SaaS focused on restaurants, hotels, and retail with local labor law compliance. Comparable to Shyfter's vertical focus and French regulatory depth.

Regional players

• Silae: Leading French payroll software provider. Shyfter integrates with Silae for payroll exports, but Silae represents a regional payroll incumbent that could expand upstream into scheduling.

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Global enterprise HCM and workforce management platform. Broader incumbent offering that competes at the upper end of Shyfter's enterprise customer segment with bundled HR, payroll, and scheduling capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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