Comparing Tanda and Kaslu Work for hospitality.
Tanda is an all-in-one workforce platform for Australian businesses with hourly staff, covering rostering, time clocks, award interpretation and payroll. Kaslu Work does less on purpose: rostering and clock-in for hospitality groups, with every venue set up the way it runs. Here’s how to tell which one you need.
Early access is opening to Australian hospitality groups a few at a time.
When Tanda makes more sense.
Tanda covers ground that Kaslu Work doesn’t, and for some businesses that settles it.
- You want pay worked out for you. Tanda applies modern award templates to calculate pay. Kaslu Work records and approves hours and leaves the pay calculation to your payroll software.
- You want payroll in the same system. Tanda runs pay runs. Kaslu Work doesn’t run payroll.
- You run a mix of industries. Tanda serves retail, healthcare, pharmacy, early learning and more alongside hospitality.
- You need it this week. Kaslu Work is in early access, letting venues in a few at a time.
What Kaslu Work does differently.
Kaslu Work is for hospitality groups whose venues don’t all work the same way, and who already have payroll sorted.
- Each venue, its own settings. A pub that closes at 1am, a café that opens at 6am and a function venue that only trades on bookings can each have their own hours, sections, rounding, approvals and clock-in boundary.
- Clock-in on each person’s phone. Staff clock in from their own phone, and it only counts inside the venue’s boundary. Anything outside is held for a manager.
- Built for cellars and cool rooms. A clock-in with no signal is saved on the phone with the time it happened and syncs when it reconnects.
- The roster in the group chat. New rosters, changes and open shifts posted to the venue’s WhatsApp group, with SMS for everyone else. Coming
Side by side.
| Tanda | Kaslu Work | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Australian businesses with hourly staff, across many industries | Australian hospitality groups |
| Rostering | Yes | Yes, laid out by section, per venue |
| Time clock | Yes | Yes, on each person’s phone, counted only on site |
| Award interpretation | Yes | No |
| Payroll | Yes | No: CSV export today, Xero, MYOB and Employment Hero / KeyPay coming |
| Per-venue settings | See Tanda’s site | Hours, sections, rounding, approvals and boundary for each venue |
| Availability | Available now | Early access, by waitlist |
Tanda details are taken from tanda.com.au as of September 2026. Check their site for the latest. Tanda is a trademark of its owner, and Kaslu Work is not affiliated with it.
Which should you choose?
If you want one system to roster, clock in, calculate award pay and run payroll, look at Tanda. If you run a group of venues that each work differently, you’re happy with your payroll software, and you want rostering and clock-in that fit each venue, Kaslu Work is built for you.
Questions
Does Kaslu Work have a time clock kiosk like Tanda?
No. Kaslu Work is built around each person clocking in on their own phone, and the clock-in only counts inside the venue’s boundary. There’s no shared tablet to set up or keep charged.
Does Kaslu Work calculate award pay?
No. Kaslu Work records the hours your staff actually work and gets them approved. Your payroll software applies the award and pays them.
How much does Kaslu Work cost?
Pricing will be published before early access opens. Everyone on the waitlist hears first.
When can we start using it?
Kaslu Work is in early access and letting venues in a few at a time. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you when your spot opens. Pricing will be published before then, and the waitlist hears first.
Get Kaslu Work for your venue.
Tell us about your venues and the software you use, and we’ll let you know when there’s room for your team.