NurseTide Enterprise and ShiftWizard: what to compare
ShiftWizard is scheduling software built for healthcare. NurseTide covers scheduling too, and puts open shifts, swaps, news, policies and unit chat in one app on every nurse's phone.
Who each one fits
ShiftWizard may fit when
- Scheduling is the main problem you want solved, in a tool built around it
- You prefer a vendor-led implementation with configuration done for you
NurseTide fits when
- Filling open shifts with your own nurses is as urgent as building the schedule
- You want scheduling, swaps, chat, news and policies in one app instead of several
- You want to start on one unit yourself, the same day, and pay per active person
Side by side: what to check
What NurseTide does today, and the question to put to ShiftWizard.
Criterion
NurseTide Enterprise
Ask the vendor
- Scheduling
- NurseTideAssign shifts, reuse rotations as templates, or open self-scheduling within each nurse's minimum and maximum. Import an existing schedule from a CSV export (UKG, QGenda or a spreadsheet) with a preview first.
- Ask the vendorAsk how self-scheduling rules, templates and balancing work for your units.
- Filling open shifts
- NurseTidePost a shift, with an optional bonus; the nurses who can work it are notified and ask for it, and a manager approves in one tap. Award order: first come, seniority, fairness or manager's choice. It reaches the unit first, then float, per diem and alumni, and can go to sister facilities or the NurseTide nurse network.
- Ask the vendorAsk who an open shift goes to, in what order, and whether incentives are supported.
- Hours and fatigue rules
- NurseTideDouble-booking is blocked, and overtime or short rest between shifts is flagged before anything is saved, against limits each hospital sets.
- Ask the vendorAsk which overtime and rest checks run before a manager saves.
- Nurses' phones
- NurseTideRuns in the browser on any phone and installs to the home screen with notifications. Nurse screens are in English and Spanish. Swaps, time off with balances and a calendar feed are on the phone too.
- Ask the vendorAsk what nurses do on their phones and whether it needs an app store download.
- Unit communication
- NurseTideUnit chat and calls, announcements with read receipts, and a policy library with sign-offs, in the same app as the schedule. Chats follow the roster, so people who leave lose access.
- Ask the vendorAsk whether chat, announcements with read receipts and policies are included.
- Credentials and attendance
- NurseTideLicenses and certifications tracked with reminders; staff missing a required credential can't claim open shifts or take swaps. Clock-in with a geofence or a shared kiosk.
- Ask the vendorAsk whether missing credentials block pickups and swaps.
- Payroll and HR
- NurseTideHours export as CSV, including an ADP Workforce Now layout, plus an HR roster import. NurseTide doesn't replace your time-and-pay system of record.
- Ask the vendorAsk which payroll and time systems it exports to, and in what format.
- IT and integrations
- NurseTideSAML single sign-on (Entra ID, Okta, Ping), SCIM 2.0 provisioning, two-factor rules by role, an audit log, API keys and signed webhooks, and a Microsoft Teams tab.
- Ask the vendorAsk about SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, an API and webhooks.
- Time to start
- NurseTideOne unit can start the same day: add the unit, share one invite link, import the schedule. A 30-day free trial with every tool, or a 90-day unit pilot with agreed measures.
- Ask the vendorAsk the usual time from contract to the first live unit.
- Pricing model
- NurseTidePer active person per month, with no per-shift fees: free for one unit of up to 15 people, Unit $5, Facility $9, or a health-system contract. 15% off yearly; paid plans bill at least 20 people.
- Ask the vendorAsk about the pricing basis, contract length and implementation fees.
What to evaluate first
- 1Self-scheduling with minimum and maximum shifts per nurse
- 2Open shifts to the unit, float and per-diem pool, alumni or the whole health system
- 3Overtime and short-rest checks before a manager saves
- 4Communication in the same app: unit chat, calls, news with read confirmations, policies
- 5Pricing model, contract length and how quickly one unit can start
Using them together
Try NurseTide on one unit for 30 days, with your real schedule imported, and compare the fill rate and the time managers spend.
How a unit switches
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Step 1
Export your roster
A CSV of names, emails, roles and units from HR or your current tool. SCIM can keep it in sync later.
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Step 2
Import it and the schedule
The roster import adds people to their units; the schedule import previews every row before saving.
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Step 3
Run one unit in parallel
Keep your current tool for a few weeks while that unit posts open shifts and swaps in NurseTide.
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Step 4
Measure, then decide
Compare fill rate, agency shifts and manager time. The 90-day pilot agrees those measures up front and reports on them at the end.
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Questions
- Can NurseTide do self-scheduling?
- Yes. Nurses pick their own shifts within each person's minimum and maximum, against staffing targets, and the manager balances the gaps.
- How are open shifts awarded?
- By the order you choose: first come, seniority, fairness or manager's choice, with hours rules checked before approval.
- Do we need an implementation project?
- No. Add your units, share an invite link and import the schedule from a CSV. Single sign-on and SCIM can come later.
- Can we test it without switching?
- Yes. Run one unit in NurseTide for the 30-day trial, or a 90-day pilot with agreed measures, while everything else stays as it is.
- What does it cost?
- Per active person per month, no per-shift fees: Unit $5, Facility $9, 15% off yearly, and free for one unit of up to 15 people.
Related
The best test is your own unit: run NurseTide next to ShiftWizard for a month and compare how fast open shifts fill. Product names belong to their owners; this page describes NurseTide and what to look for, not another company's product in detail. Check current features and prices with each vendor.