If you are comparing Rostery vs Brevity Care, you are almost certainly weighing two very different philosophies of NDIS software: a purpose-built rostering and SCHADS-compliance engine on one side, and a broad, module-based practice-management suite on the other. This guide answers the question directly, then walks through pricing, rostering depth, SCHADS award interpretation, NDIS claiming, mobile experience and compliance so you can decide which fits your service.
The short version: Brevity Care is an established Australian NDIS Digital Partner with deep billing, plan-management and support-coordination modules, charged per client. Rostery is built around workforce rostering and automated SCHADS award interpretation, aimed at providers whose biggest daily pain is filling shifts and paying staff correctly. Which one wins depends on whether your bottleneck is documentation and claiming or rostering and payroll accuracy.
Rostery vs Brevity Care at a glance
Both platforms are Australian-built and NDIS-focused, but they solve different problems first. Use this checklist to see where each leans before you book a demo:
- Best for rostering-heavy providers: Rostery — shift management, SCHADS auto-costing and vacancy fills are the core product, not an add-on.
- Best for billing and plan management: Brevity — mature NDIS claiming, PRODA integration and plan-management tooling built over many years.
- Pricing model: Rostery is transparent and workforce-oriented; Brevity charges per client (roughly $4.49–$6.49 per client per month, ex GST, with base tiers around $44.90–$64.90/month), which suits providers with more staff than participants.
- SCHADS interpretation: Rostery treats automated award interpretation as a first-class feature; Brevity handles pay calculation as part of its broader suite.
Pricing: per user vs per client
The single most important difference is how each vendor charges. Brevity publishes a per-client model — commonly cited around $4.49 to $6.49 per client per month (excluding GST), with entry tiers near $44.90/month (Lite) and $64.90/month (Business), and an upfront setup fee reported by some providers. That structure is efficient when you have a large team relative to a modest client base, but costs can climb as participant numbers grow.
Rostery is oriented around your workforce rather than your participant count, which tends to be more predictable for providers who are scaling shifts and staff. Before you sign anything with either vendor, run the numbers against your actual staff-to-participant ratio — a five-minute calculation that routinely changes the answer. See the Rostery pricing page for current figures.
A quick way to size it up
- Count your active participants and your active support workers.
- Estimate Brevity's per-client cost across your participant list, then add any setup fee.
- Compare against Rostery's workforce-based cost for the same headcount.
- Factor in module add-ons — modular suites can require separate modules for rostering, billing, reporting and integrations.
SCHADS award interpretation and payroll accuracy
This is where the 2026 environment makes the comparison urgent. From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, all SCHADS Award minimum rates rose 4.75% following the Fair Work Commission's Annual Wage Review (handed down 2 June 2026). A Level 2 support worker in the social and community services stream now sits around $36.22 per hour, with a 25% casual loading, weekend penalties of 150% (Saturday) and 200% (Sunday), and 250% on public holidays. Payday Super also commenced from 1 July 2026, requiring super to be paid within seven business days of each payday rather than quarterly.
Manual interpretation of these clauses — broken shifts, sleepovers, minimum engagements, shift penalties and allowances — is where underpayment and overpayment errors creep in. Rostery's differentiator is automated SCHADS interpretation: it applies the correct pay point, loading and penalty as the roster is built, so the cost you see when you assign a shift reflects the award. Brevity calculates pay as part of its wider suite; if payroll accuracy under a changing award is your primary risk, weight this heavily in your decision.
Rostering depth and filling vacant shifts
Brevity includes rostering — its feature list covers multiple support workers per shift and group rostering — but independent comparisons consistently note that scheduling is not its strongest module. For providers running high shift volumes across SIL houses or community supports, roster depth matters daily.
Rostery is built rostering-first: a live roster board, availability and leave management, and tools to fill vacant shifts quickly are the core of the product rather than a bolt-on. If your operations manager spends their morning chasing shift coverage, this is the axis to test in a demo. Explore the Rostery features to see the rostering workflow in detail.
NDIS claiming, PRODA and plan management
Brevity's maturity shows here. As an NDIS Digital Partner it offers direct NDIS portal connectivity, PRODA submission support, bulk claiming, price-guide integration and OCR scanning of NDIS plan documents — genuinely useful for plan-management providers processing large document volumes. It is also ISO/IEC 27001 certified.
Rostery supports NDIS claiming and price-guide alignment as part of the roster-to-invoice flow, keeping the emphasis on turning delivered shifts into accurate claims without re-keying. If your business is heavily plan-management-led, list your exact claiming requirements and confirm each against both platforms during evaluation.
Mobile app and support worker experience
Whichever platform you choose, the support worker app is what your frontline actually touches. Both vendors offer mobile access for shift details, check-in/out and progress notes. Reviews of modular suites sometimes flag mobile-app stability, so the single best test is to put the worker app in a real support worker's hands before you sign — not just watch a sales demo.
Which should you choose?
Choose Brevity Care if your priority is deep NDIS billing, plan management and support-coordination tooling, you have more staff than clients so per-client pricing works in your favour, and you value a long-established Digital Partner with portal integration. Choose Rostery if rostering and SCHADS payroll accuracy are your daily pain, you want award interpretation applied automatically as you build the roster, and you prefer workforce-oriented pricing that stays predictable as your participant list grows.
For a broader shortlist, our guide to the best NDIS software for small providers compares more options against the same criteria.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rostery or Brevity Care cheaper?
It depends on your ratio of staff to participants. Brevity charges per client (around $4.49–$6.49 per client per month, ex GST, plus setup), so it is efficient with few participants and many staff, and more expensive as participant numbers grow. Rostery's workforce-oriented pricing tends to be more predictable when you are scaling shifts. Calculate both against your real numbers before deciding.
Does Rostery handle SCHADS award interpretation?
Yes. Automated SCHADS interpretation is a core Rostery feature — it applies the correct pay point, casual loading and penalty rates (including the 4.75% increase effective from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026) as you build the roster, which reduces the manual-calculation errors that lead to underpayment.
Is Brevity Care an NDIS Digital Partner?
Yes. Brevity is an NDIS Digital Partner with direct NDIS portal connectivity, PRODA submission support and price-guide integration, and it is ISO/IEC 27001 certified. This makes it a strong option for plan-management and claiming-heavy providers.
Which is better for rostering and filling shifts?
Rostery is built rostering-first, with a live roster board, availability and leave management, and vacancy-fill tools as the core product. Brevity includes rostering, but independent comparisons note scheduling is not its strongest module, so test roster depth directly if shift coverage is your main challenge.
Can I switch from Brevity to Rostery without disruption?
Most providers migrate in stages — participants and staff first, then active rosters and claiming. Ask each vendor about data export, migration support and any setup fees, and run a short parallel period so your team can validate rosters and pay before you fully cut over.
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