An Astalty alternative where SCHADS pay runs inside the platform.
Parkways is NDIS software built inside a registered provider. SCHADS pay is worked out from the rostered shift and sent to Xero Payroll or an ABA file, workers record medication on an eMAR and clock in by GPS, and families get their own app. Every pilot provider runs the whole platform.
Is Parkways an alternative to Astalty?
Yes. Both roster NDIS shifts, produce invoices and NDIS bulk claim files, track budgets and connect to Xero. Parkways also works out SCHADS pay itself and sends draft payslips to Xero Payroll or an ABA file, and includes an eMAR, GPS clock-in, a family app and a coordinator app on every pilot account.
Astalty facts checked on their website on 1 November 2026. See the side by side.
SCHADS pay worked out inside the platform
Each worker carries a SCHADS classification and pay point. Parkways applies weekend and public holiday penalties, overtime, minimum engagement, broken shift and sleepover rules to every rostered shift, compares its rates with the Fair Work Commission's pay database, and sends the approved pay run to Xero Payroll as draft payslips or produces an ABA bank file.
- Shift cost shown while you roster
- Pay findings are prompts a person approves
- Draft payslips to Xero Payroll, or an ABA file
A full eMAR on the worker's phone
Workers record every dose against the participant's current chart: given, refused, missed or held, each with its reason. PRN doses carry the reason, observations and how well it worked, a 24 hour tally catches a second dose of the same medicine, and doses recorded without signal sync when the connection returns.
- Regular and PRN medication with dose, route and times
- 24 hour tally across matching medicines
- Hard stop when no chart is set up
Evidence the shift happened
Workers clock in and out on their phone. Parkways records the location and its distance from the shift address, captures kilometres against each participant's limit, and drafts the progress note for the worker to check and approve before clock-out, so the claim has a record behind it.
- GPS clock-in with distance from the shift address
- Kilometres recorded per participant
- Progress notes the worker approves
Built and run inside a registered provider
Parcare Lifestyle, a registered NDIS provider in Logan, Queensland, runs its own rosters, pay and claims on Parkways every day. Features are used there on real SIL houses, ratio shifts and casual SCHADS staff before other providers see them, and pilot providers work with the same team.
- 1:1, ratio and SIL shifts on one calendar
- Every pilot provider runs the whole platform
- Database in Sydney, sub-processors published
Parkways and Astalty, side by side
Every Astalty cell comes from Astalty's own website, checked on 1 November 2026, and links the page it came from. "Not stated" means their site does not say either way. It does not mean they lack it.
| Feature | Parkways | Astalty |
|---|---|---|
| Rostering with calendar views | ||
| SCHADS award interpretation | Award alerts on scheduling | |
| Payroll for support workers | Built in | Via PayCat, Employment Hero or Xero |
| Invoices generated from shifts | ||
| NDIS bulk claim file | ||
| eMAR medication administration | Not stated | |
| Participant budget tracking | ||
| Support coordination tools | Coordinator app | |
| Family and participant app | Not stated | |
| GPS clock-in | Not stated | |
| Incident management | ||
| Staff training library | 124 modules | Not stated |
| Xero integration | ||
| Data hosted in Australia | Database in Sydney | Not stated |
Which one fits
Parkways fits when
Astalty may fit when
Astalty alternative: straight answers
Where do the Astalty details on this page come from?
From Astalty's own website and help docs, read on 1 November 2026, and each cell links the page it came from. Where their site does not say either way, the table says Not stated. Check their current pages before you decide.
Can we bring our data across?
The Parkway team brings it across: participants, workers, documents and compliance records. You review everything before switching over, and your data stays exportable at all times.
Where is participant data stored?
Participant records are stored in Sydney (AWS ap-southeast-2), encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest (AES-256). Some supporting services, such as AI drafting and video recordings, process data overseas. Each one and its region is listed on our sub-processors page.
How much does Parkways cost?
Pricing is set after the pilot. Pilot providers run the full platform now with the Parkway team beside them, and places are offered from the waitlist.
What Parkways does, job by job
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Astalty facts checked on their website on 1 November 2026. Astalty is a trademark of its owner; Parkways is not affiliated with it.
Built inside a registered NDIS provider
Parcare Lifestyle runs its rosters, pay and claims on Parkway every day. A limited number of other providers are piloting it now.