Choosing Hospitality Rostering Software in Australia
Picking hospitality rostering software in Australia isn’t just about features and price — it’s about ATO compliance and local suitability. We rate every product against AU-specific requirements first, then look at usability, integrations, and value for money. All prices listed are in AUD inclusive of GST and were verified directly with each vendor in March 2026.
Top Pick
RosterElf
Australian rostering with built-in Modern Award interpretation
- Built-in interpretation of 100+ Modern Awards including the Hospitality Industry General Award — penalty rates, overtime, and casual loadings calculated automatically as rosters are built
- Competitive per-employee pricing from $6/month (annual) with no lock-in contracts and transparent, add-on-free pricing
- Purpose-built for Australian businesses — not a US product adapted for the AU market, with Australian-based support and development team
From $8/mo inc GST · Read full RosterElf review →
Runner-Up
ClockOn
All-in-one AU rostering, payroll & time tracking for SMBs
- All-in-one platform combining rostering, time & attendance, payroll, and HR — eliminates the need for separate payroll subscriptions required by most rostering competitors
- Genuinely free Starter plan with payroll processing and STP Phase 2 reporting for 12 months — no other major AU rostering/payroll tool offers free payroll
- Competitive Pro plan pricing at $7/employee/month (annual) includes rostering, payroll, HR, and award interpretation in one subscription
From $0/mo inc GST · Read full ClockOn review →
#3 Pick
Workforce.com (Tanda)
All-in-one AU rostering, payroll & HR for hourly workforces
- Comprehensive all-in-one platform — add payroll (STP, super, payslips) and HR (onboarding, reviews, training) modules to rostering without switching vendors, eliminating duplicate data entry
- Strong Modern Award interpretation engine with maintained library of Australian awards including Hospitality Award (MA000009), automatically calculating penalty rates, overtime, and loadings
- Australian-founded (Brisbane, 2012) with data hosted in AWS Sydney and SOC 2 Type II certification since June 2022 — enterprise-grade security credentials that smaller competitors lack
From $12/mo inc GST · Read full Workforce.com (Tanda) review →