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General rota & leave software
ActivityRoster vs RotaCloud
Rotas, leave and time tracking for UK businesses — no watersports domain model.
Where RotaCloud is a good fit
- UK SMEs wanting rotas, leave and attendance in one place
- Leave management and approvals
- Cost/hours reporting
Where ActivityRoster wins for RYA centres
- Strong on generic rotas and leave, but there's no ticket tracking, safety-cover logic or course structure.
- ActivityRoster gives you leave and open-shift cover too — plus the compliance moat RotaCloud doesn't attempt.
- The rota is course- and audience-aware (youth/adult), and prints cleanly for the wall or the inbox.
| Capability | ActivityRoster | RotaCloud |
|---|---|---|
| RYA ratio & safety-boat cover checks | ||
| Blocks unqualified / expired instructors | ||
| Licence & ticket tracking with expiry alerts | ||
| DBS / safeguarding vetting enforced at assignment | ||
| Youth vs adult courses separated throughout | ||
| Course-based multi-session scheduling | ||
| Visual week calendar & planner | ||
| Bulk assign one instructor to many courses | ||
| Instructor availability collection | ||
| Clock in/out & payroll-ready hours | ||
| Printable weekly rota (PDF) | ||
| Equipment & boat conflict tracking | ||
| Per-centre data isolation | ||
| Built for RYA centres out of the box |
Built in Partial / add-on / manual Not reallyReflects typical offerings — check RotaCloud's current features.
Moving from RotaCloud
Import your schedule and staff; your leave workflow works the same way, with availability layered on top.
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