One flat price per branch. Volunteers free.
No per-seat math. No surprise bill as your roster grows. Pilot it free for 30 days, then a single, predictable price for each library branch. Staff and volunteers always included.
Pilot
Try it with your real schedule, free.
The full product, no credit card. Keep your data either way.
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Everything, for one predictable price per branch.
$790/yr billed annually · $79/mo month-to-month · no per-seat charges
Start your free pilotBuying through a finance office? How to buy: POs, invoices, W-9s
Library systems & cooperatives
Running more than one branch, or buying for a cooperative or consortium? Every branch is the same simple flat price. Tell us about your setup — how many branches, member libraries, and how you purchase — and we'll put together a quote that fits.
What per-seat pricing actually costs.
Per-seat tools bill for every person on the schedule, volunteers and all. Kickstool is one flat price per branch. Drag to compare.
Compared to a per-seat tool at
A per-seat tool, for your team of 27
- 15 volunteers
- $75/mo
- 12 staff
- $60/mo
Staff and volunteers included. Always.
You save with Kickstool
about $840 a year
Per-seat estimate uses published per-user rates (When I Work $2.50–$8/user/mo; Deputy $5–$9/user/mo plus a $30/mo minimum), current as of 2026. Kickstool is one flat price per branch, with no per-seat charges.
Every plan includes everything.
No locked features, no upsells. The whole product, from day one.
- Live “today at a glance” board
- Recurring shifts that skip closures
- Service points & multi-person assignments
- Staff and volunteers, scheduled together
- Time off, travel & coverage requests
- Coverage gaps flagged — click to fill, or drag in Day view
- Desk-time rules & lunch breaks (optional, warnings only)
- Email change notifications
- Calendar sync (Google & Apple)
- Grant-ready reports & CSV export
- Import your schedule from any spreadsheet
- Multiple branches / locations
- Roles for admins, staff, and viewers
- Export all your data (CSV)
- Works on phone, tablet & desktop
Pricing questions
- Do volunteers count toward the price?
- No. The price is per branch, not per person. Volunteers never count as paid seats. Schedule as many staff and volunteers as you need.
- What counts as a branch?
- Each physical library location you schedule. A single-building library is one branch and pays one flat price. Multi-branch systems add a branch as they bring each location on. You only pay for what you actually run.
- Is there really a free pilot?
- Yes. Every new library gets 30 days of the full product, free — no credit card, no locked features. Set up your library, schedule real weeks, and try it with your team. If you decide not to continue, your data stays yours: export everything to CSV anytime.
- We already have a schedule in another tool. How hard is switching?
- Not hard. Upload your current schedule or roster as a spreadsheet (CSV or Excel), match up the columns, and your people and shifts are created for you. Prefer a hand? Send us the file and we'll build your first weeks for you.
- How does billing work?
- One subscription per branch, billed monthly or annually. Annual saves you money. Export your data and leave anytime.
- Can we pay by invoice or purchase order?
- Yes. If your library buys through a finance department, we'll send an invoice with your PO number on net-30 terms, payable by check or ACH. No credit card required.
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