Best Time & Attendance Tools
Compare time-clock and attendance-tracking platforms — GPS verification, payroll sync, and shift-based team support.
How to Choose
When I Work and QuickBooks Time both serve hourly, shift-based teams, but differ in what they're built around. When I Work is a genuinely affordable, standalone scheduling-plus-time-clock app starting at $2.50/user/month for a single location. QuickBooks Time is built specifically to sync with QuickBooks Online payroll and accounting, at $8/user/month plus a $20/month base fee -- but requires an active QuickBooks Online subscription on top of that.
Quick Comparison
When I Work
Small businesses with hourly teams wanting affordable scheduling plus time tracking
QuickBooks Time
QuickBooks Online users wanting GPS time tracking synced directly to payroll
TimeClock Plus by TCP
Mid-market and enterprise employers wanting a dedicated, deeply-configurable time and attendance platform
| Feature | When I Work | QuickBooks Time | TimeClock Plus by TCP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shift scheduling | |||
| Time clock and attendance tracking | |||
| Team messaging | |||
| Labor forecasting (multi-location tier) | |||
| GPS-verified time clock | |||
| Project and job costing | |||
| QuickBooks Online payroll sync | |||
| Mobile clock-in/out | |||
| Time and attendance tracking | |||
| Configurable pay rules engine | |||
| Leave and absence tracking | |||
| Workforce scheduling integration |
Frequently Asked Questions
When I Work starts at $2.50/user/month for a single location. QuickBooks Time starts at $8/user/month plus a $20/month base fee, on top of a required QuickBooks Online subscription.
Yes -- QuickBooks Time requires an active QuickBooks Online subscription. If you don't already use QuickBooks for accounting, When I Work is the more standalone option.