Streamline scheduling, manage substitutes, and reduce downtime with a flexible system tailored to your organization's unique needs.


Build a system that matches your school’s workflow. Add only the scheduling and communication tools you need, and adapt as your needs change.
Connect spreadsheets, HR systems, and scheduling tools with real-time sync—or manage everything in Softr Databases. Create a single source of truth for your staffing needs.
Let substitutes, admins, and staff securely manage schedules in a branded portal. Set up permissions and personalized access for each role in minutes.
Connect to your favorite tools to automate shift alerts, assignment notifications, and schedule updates.
Connect to your favorite tools to automate shift alerts, assignment notifications, and schedule updates.
Assign roles for substitutes, admins, and school staff—each gets access only to the schedules and tools they need.
Control who can view, edit, or assign shifts and schedules—down to specific roles or individuals.
Keep staff and schedule data safe. Softr is fully compliant with SOC2 and GDPR regulations.
Collect absence reports, availability, or assignment requests with flexible forms tailored for substitute management.
Let staff ask AI about available subs or schedule changes—answers appear instantly, right in your substitute management system.
No more one-size-fits-all tools or costly custom builds. Softr is easy to use and fully customizable, so you can launch faster, adapt as you grow, and skip the complexity of traditional software.
Launch your substitute management system quickly with drag-and-drop scheduling templates.
Add features like request forms, shift swapping, or notifications as scheduling needs change.
Manage all scheduling, time-off requests, and communication in one tool—no extra apps needed.
Integrate with your spreadsheets and databases, including Airtable, SQL, Hubspot, Google Sheets, Supabase, BigQuery, and more—in just a few clicks. Your data is always secure and in sync.
Drag and drop customizable building blocks with various views and functionalities. Granular permissions allow you to control what data each user can access, and which actions they can take.
Ship applications that your team will love in minutes or hours, instead of days or weeks. Deploy on both desktop and mobile.












A substitute management system is a secure online platform where schools and administrators can coordinate substitute teacher assignments, manage scheduling, and track absences. It provides a centralized space for substitute teachers to view job opportunities, accept assignments, and access important information. This reduces reliance on manual processes like phone calls or spreadsheets, helping everyone stay organized and improving the experience for both schools and substitutes.
Softr makes it easy to create a substitute management system tailored to your school or district's needs. You can integrate existing data sources, like Airtable, Notion, or monday.com, and build a platform where substitutes can log in, see open assignments, submit availability, and manage their schedules—all in one place.
You don’t need to code anything. You can start with a template or design your own, set up custom layouts, define who can access which features, and add your school branding. It’s simple to launch, easy to update, and flexible enough to support different workflows as your needs evolve.
You can include a wide range of features in your substitute management system, depending on your workflow. Some popular options include:
\- User logins – so each substitute or staff member can securely access their own information
\- Custom dashboards – to display upcoming assignments, job requests, or attendance records
\- Forms – for submitting availability, requesting time off, or reporting absences
\- File sharing – for distributing lesson plans, schedules, or important documents
\- Search and filters – to help substitutes quickly find available jobs
\- Tables, lists, and detail views – for managing assignments, teacher absences, or substitute profiles
\- Comments or status updates – to keep communication organized
\- Calendar view – for tracking scheduled jobs and important dates
\- Permissions and roles – so each user only sees relevant information
All of these features are built using Softr’s drag-and-drop tools, so you can adjust your system as your needs change—no coding required.
No coding is needed. You can build your substitute management system entirely using Softr’s visual editor. Everything from the layout to permissions and workflow can be customized without writing a single line of code.
Yes. You can manage multiple schools or districts in a single substitute management system. Each user only sees the content and data assigned to them, based on their login and role. This is especially useful for school administrators, district coordinators, and staffing agencies supporting several locations from one centralized platform.
Softr supports a wide range of data sources. You can connect to Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, Coda, monday.com, HubSpot, Clickup, Xano, Supabase, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MariaDB, BigQuery, and more. You can also bring in data from other sources using the REST API.
You’re not limited to just one. For your substitute management system, you can integrate multiple data sources and display them side by side—for example, tracking assignments from Airtable while keeping contact info in Google Sheets. Most sources support real-time, two-way sync, so any changes in your app or data source stay in sync automatically.
Yes, Softr gives you full control over how users experience your substitute management system. You can customize the layout, navigation, and content to match your district or organization’s workflow. Each page or block can be shown or hidden based on who’s logged in, so every school, administrator, or substitute sees only what’s relevant to them.
You can also set up different user roles, such as substitute, teacher, school admin, or district coordinator—and define exactly what each role can view or edit. For example, substitutes can see only their own assignments, while administrators can manage all open jobs and records. You can also create personalized views by filtering data based on the logged-in user.
This level of customization is especially helpful when managing multiple schools, roles, or districts in a single app. It helps keep the experience clean, secure, and tailored to each user.
Yes, you can. You don’t need to import your substitute or teacher data from somewhere else to start building with Softr. If you’re starting from scratch, you can use Softr Databases, which is built into the platform and integrates perfectly with any substitute management system you build.
If you already have data in tools like Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, Coda, monday.com, Supabase, or SQL, you can connect those as well. You can even use the REST API connector to bring in data from other sources. Either way, you have full control over how your scheduling and assignment data is structured and displayed in your system.
Yes, you can fully white-label your substitute management system in Softr. You can use your own logo, brand colors, fonts, and custom domain to make the platform feel like a seamless part of your organization. You can also remove all Softr branding, so substitutes and staff only see your school or district’s identity throughout the experience.
Absolutely! Softr gives you plenty of flexibility to control the look and organization of your substitute management system. You can adjust colors, fonts, spacing, and page structure to fit your school or district’s branding. You also decide how each page is arranged, which blocks go where, and what different users—like teachers, administrators, or substitutes—see when they log in.
To display your data, you can add different types of blocks based on your needs:
\- Table blocks – to show things like assignment lists, schedules, or availability
\- List or Card blocks – to highlight substitute profiles, open jobs, or announcements
\- Detail View – to show individual assignment details or substitute information
\- Forms – for requesting substitutes or tracking time
\- Charts – to show usage or fill rates
\- Calendar blocks – to display job schedules or time-off requests
If your needs change, you can easily update the design or content right in the visual builder.
Softr is built with security in mind. All data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest, and your substitute management system is hosted on secure, reliable infrastructure. You have full control over who can access and manage information in your system. You can set up role-based permissions, manage users directly through your data source, set visibility rules, and apply global restrictions to protect sensitive information about staff and substitutes.
For systems connected to external data sources like Airtable, Notion, or SQL, Softr doesn’t store your data—it simply displays it in real time according to your access settings. You always control your data and who can view or edit it.
Softr also follows industry best practices for authentication, access management, and platform monitoring to help keep your information secure.
You can start for free. Softr’s Free plan lets you launch one app with up to 10 users and 2 user groups, and includes support for standard data sources like Softr Databases, Airtable, Google Sheets, and more.
If your substitute management system needs to support more users or advanced features, you can explore Softr’s paid plans for additional capacity and capabilities: <http://softr.io/pricing>
Softr is designed to make it easy to build user-facing apps—like substitute management systems, internal tools, or scheduling platforms—without writing any code or depending on developers. What sets Softr apart is how quickly you can take your idea and turn it into a live app, and how well it works with your existing data sources.
Unlike some no-code tools that focus on mobile or are more technical (like Glide or Retool), Softr is built for non-technical teams who want full control over layout, user experience, and permissions. You can build on top of real-time data from Airtable, Google Sheets, Softr Databases, or SQL, and create secure, branded apps that staff and substitutes can log into.
You can visually customize everything—from design to user roles and permissions. And because Softr includes features like forms, conditional logic, and API support out of the box, you don’t have to piece together multiple tools to create a polished system.
Yes. Softr supports a wide range of integrations so you can connect your substitute management system to your existing software stack. You can sync with tools for notifications, payroll, or HR, and automate tasks using Zapier, Make, and N8N. Softr also supports REST API and webhooks for more advanced automation.
Whether you want to push data to another system, trigger automations when assignments are created, or display information from outside tools, you can build these workflows into your substitute management system—all without needing to code.