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SOC Rotate vs Soon

AI shift scheduling for operations teams, with a security-operations offer, forecasting and a native Microsoft Teams app.

Soon is shift scheduling software for operations teams, with a security operations offer. It schedules roles into coverage, on-call alongside shifts, and handover overlap. It also has demand forecasting, a Microsoft Teams app, Outlook sync and SSO. SOC Rotate adds seniority tiers in coverage, a fairness ledger, acknowledged handover, client SLA reports and follow-the-sun across offices, but has no forecasting or Microsoft integration.

At a glance · 21 rows
  • SOC Rotate has17/21
  • Soon has10/21
  • Not stated by Soon3/21
Where Soon is ahead
  • Time clock and attendance
  • Demand forecasting from historical volume
  • Microsoft Teams and Outlook integration
  • Single sign-on
Every row, with notes
SOC Rotate
Soon
Fit
Built for, or marketed to, security operations centres
YesEvery feature came from a SOC floor; tiers, coverage and handover assume one.
YesA dedicated Security Operations page: 24/7 desk, roles and escalation authority in coverage, on-call, handover overlap.
Building the rotation
Rotation generated from a repeating pattern
YesWatch bands, staggered across the crew, extended nightly.
PartlyRules-based auto-fill; a repeating pattern is not stated.
Rules-based solver (demand + rules, solved per window)
YesRule mode: demand by tier, role or qualification; rest, pairing, shaping, balance.
Yes"Assign eligible employees based on requirements, availability, skills, hours."
Working-time law presets (UK, EU, US, Australia)
YesPer office, the floor under every roster; override is a recorded decision.
Not statedNot stated
Rest check on every leave approval and swap
YesSwaps arrive with the rest check done; cover is ranked with rest risk shown.
PartlyHours and patterns shown before publishing; a rest rule on a swap is not stated.
Coverage
Minimum staffing per shift
Yes
Yes"Minimum and maximum staffing levels per shift."
Seniority tiers (T1 / T2 / T3) inside the coverage rule
Yes"Two T2 and one T1 on nights", enforced.
PartlyNamed roles and escalation authority in coverage; a T1/T2/T3 ladder is not stated.
Skills or qualifications inside the coverage rule
YesNamed qualifications with expiry, used in rule-mode demand.
Yes"Licences, languages and certificates"; picker shows who is qualified.
Client SLA target and a coverage report the client can open
YesPer client; a report link with no login.
Not statedNot stated
Follow-the-sun chain across offices, with hand-off gaps shown
YesGaps before you save; nightly sweep alerts both ends.
Partly"Timezone views" stated; chains and gaps are not.
People
Fairness ledger for nights, weekends and holidays
YesWeighted, per analyst, rolling 30 to 365 days, every total comes apart.
PartlyPlanners see hours, patterns and distribution before publishing; no weighted ledger stated.
Leave with the shifts it empties and who could cover
YesPlus an allowance per type per year, granted or accrued monthly, counted in calendar or working days, with carry-over and a balance on every request.
PartlyLeave visibility; cover requests; replacements coordinated when an absence risks coverage.
Shift swaps and an open board
YesTo a colleague or an open board; manager approval; rest checked.
YesSwap and cover requests.
Structured handover with acknowledgement
YesBuilt-in fields or your own form; only the shift taking over can mark it read.
PartlyOverlap and activity planning so the incoming team inherits context; no note or acknowledgement stated.
On-call schedules checked against the shift rotation
YesRoles and rotations — weekly, daily, hourly, monthly, repeating patterns — checked against leave, nights and rest; gaps reported; cover and swaps approved.
YesOn-call or backup activities scheduled alongside normal shifts.
Platform
Audit trail of every schedule, leave, swap and settings change
YesSearchable and exportable.
Not statedNot stated
Time clock and attendance
No
YesClock in, finish, missed shifts.
Demand forecasting from historical volume
No
Yes
Microsoft Teams and Outlook integration
NoNotifications in-app, by email or Slack webhook. No Teams app.
YesNative Teams app, two-way Outlook sync.
Single sign-on
NoNot yet. Email and password today.
YesMicrosoft Identity Platform.
Published pricing
YesPer seat per month, one plan, 10-seat minimum. See pricing.
Partly30-day trial; per-user or contact sales.

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The case for them

Choose Soon when

  • You want demand forecasting from historical volume, which SOC Rotate does not do.
  • The team lives in Microsoft: a Teams app, Outlook calendar sync and Microsoft SSO matter more than a tier ladder or a client report.
  • You want a self-serve 30-day trial before talking to anyone, and one in-house SOC with named roles is the whole problem.
For a SOC

Where Soon stops

  • Coverage is by named role and escalation authority; a T2-or-above rule on nights, the SOC coverage rule, is not a stated feature.
  • Fairness is a distribution view before publishing, not a weighted ledger an analyst can open and take apart; handover is overlap planning, not a note the next shift acknowledges.
  • Nothing stated for an MSSP: no client SLA target or client-facing report, no chain of offices with hand-off gaps, no working-time law presets.
FAQ

SOC Rotate vs Soon: common questions.

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Do both build the schedule automatically?
Yes. Soon auto-fills shifts from rules on availability, skills and hours. SOC Rotate generates from a repeating pattern, or solves each window from demand and rules.
Does Soon use seniority tiers in coverage?
Its pages state named roles and escalation authority in coverage. A T1, T2, T3 ladder is not stated. SOC Rotate enforces a tier mix per shift.
Which one has demand forecasting?
Soon. SOC Rotate does not forecast; demand is what you set per shift.
Which one is built for MSSPs?
SOC Rotate has client records with an SLA target, a client-facing coverage report, and follow-the-sun chains across offices. Soon's pages do not state client or multi-office features.
How do trials and pricing compare?
Soon offers a 30-day free trial. SOC Rotate has no self-serve trial; access follows a demo, and pricing is published per seat per month.
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  • RotationA month of 24/7 coverage in one action.
  • CoverageEvery gap flagged before it reaches a client.
  • ComplianceEvery change logged, every override on record.