# Best tools for automating shift swaps and approvals?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">I’m helping a few operations and people ops teams cut down <strong>manual scheduling tasks</strong> by automating shift swaps, approvals, and notifications. So, I looked at<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-scheduling"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-scheduling">G2 data for Employee Scheduling Software</a> to find tools that make this process smoother and more self-service. Here are the top tools:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/rippling/reviews"><strong>Rippling</strong></a> – Best for automating approval workflows across teams and managers.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/connecteam/reviews"><strong>Connecteam</strong></a> – Best for empowering frontline staff to request shift swaps in-app.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/hrone/reviews"><strong>HROne</strong></a> – Best for HR teams managing high-volume shift requests with built-in approvals.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/deputy/reviews"><strong>Deputy</strong></a> – Best for live shift updates and instant team notifications.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/paycom/reviews"><strong>Paycom</strong></a> – Best for integrating shift change approvals into larger HR processes.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Anyone using these tools? What's been your experience? Any other tools you recommend adding here? </p>

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;If your team automates shift swaps — do you let employees self-approve within limits, or always route through a manager?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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