Aladtec (a TCP Software product) is enterprise workforce management sold through demos and quotes. ShiftSync lets your department sign up, build a schedule, and go live the same afternoon — no contract, no quote, flat per-department pricing.
Aladtec is a capable, established platform, and for some agencies the white-glove, quote-based rollout is exactly what they want. But a lot of fire and EMS departments hit the same wall before they ever see the product: you have to book a demo, talk to sales, and wait on a quote before you can price it or even try it. For a volunteer company or a single-station combination department, that’s a heavy lift just to evaluate scheduling software.
ShiftSync takes the opposite approach. You create an account, build your crews and shift types, drop in a rotation, and publish — all self-serve. Pricing is published up front. There’s a free tier for small crews, a 14-day trial on paid plans, and month-to-month billing you can cancel any time. No procurement cycle to start.
| ShiftSync | Aladtec (TCP) | |
|---|---|---|
| Try it without a sales call | Yes — sign up and build today | Demo / quote first |
| Published pricing | Yes — flat per-department tiers on the pricing page | Custom quote |
| Contract commitment | Month-to-month, cancel any time | Sales-negotiated agreement |
| Free tier to start | Free plan, up to 10 staff, no card | No public free tier |
| Scheduling & rotation patterns | Yes | Yes |
| Shift swaps & open-shift coverage | Yes — manager-approved | Yes |
| Time to first published schedule | An afternoon | Guided onboarding |
Comparison reflects ShiftSync’s self-serve model versus Aladtec’s quote-based enterprise sales model. Aladtec is a product of TCP Software; ShiftSync is not affiliated with or endorsed by TCP.
Everything below is built into the product today — the same scheduling engine departments and other shift-based teams already run on:
If your department needs apparatus assignments, certification expiration reminders, or live incident-response rosters, be straight with yourself about your must-haves — ShiftSync focuses on scheduling, coverage, and time, and does those without a contract. See fire department scheduling software for the full feature breakdown.
Instead of a per-seat quote you have to negotiate, ShiftSync lists flat per-department tiers on the pricing page. Start on the free plan to see whether the workflow fits your crews, then move up a tier as your roster grows. Paid plans include a 14-day trial, and billing runs month-to-month through Stripe so you’re never locked in.
Most departments don’t migrate everything at once. The fastest path: create your account, set up your teams and shift types, build one rotation for an active crew, and publish a single upcoming month. Once members log in on web or the mobile app and start picking up open shifts and requesting swaps, you bring the rest of the roster over. Because there’s no contract and a free tier, you can run ShiftSync alongside your current tool until you’re confident.
Comparing tools or building your first schedule? These help: