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10 Best Timesheet Software for Construction Companies

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Key takeaways

  • Clockify is the cheapest entry point at $3.99 per user per month on annual billing, with a free plan for up to 5 users that covers timers and timesheets.
  • Hubstaff at $4.99 and Time Doctor at $6.67 add screenshots and activity records, which suit firms that need proof of hours from remote crews and office staff.
  • Harvest and Toggl Track both start at $9 per user per month, but Harvest ties hours to invoicing while Toggl Track keeps timers and reports simple.
  • Everhour at $8.50 per user per month fits firms already running Asana, Jira, or ClickUp, while Paymo at $10.90 adds estimates and invoices in one place.
  • BigTime starts at $20 per user per month for larger firms that need project accounting, while Avaza covers a small crew for a flat $9.96 per month.

Comparison

How these compare
ToolBest forPrice rangeFree plan
ClockifyLowest cost entry for small crews$3.99 per user/month (billed annually)Yes
HubstaffGPS and monitoring for field crews$4.99 per user/month (billed annually)Free trial (14 days)
Time DoctorProof of work with screenshots$6.67 per user/month (billed annually)Free trial (14 days)
EverhourFirms inside Asana, Jira, or ClickUp$8.50 per user/month (billed annually)Yes
Toggl TrackSimple timers and crew reports$9 per user/month (billed annually)Yes
HarvestHours tied to client invoicing$9 per user/month (billed annually)Yes
TimelyAutomatic tracking with little manual entry$9 per user/month (billed annually)Free trial (14 days)
AvazaSmall crews wanting one flat monthly price$9.96 per month (billed annually)Yes
PaymoJob estimates, hours, and invoices in one place$10.90 per user/month (billed annually)Yes
BigTimeLarger firms needing project accounting$20 per user/month (billed annually)No

How we choose

We compared vendor pricing pages, plan pages, and feature docs for ten timesheet tools, and we checked each entry price against the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-11-12. We looked at the entry plan only, on annual billing, and we noted the free plan or trial, the seat minimums, and the caps that change the real monthly cost. We gave weight to features a construction firm uses every week: simple clock-in, timesheet approval, job costing, billable rates, invoicing, and payroll exports. We did not test the tools, and we did not use customer counts, awards, or review scores.

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The shortlist

★ Best overall

The best timesheet software for construction companies

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Clockify

Best for Lowest cost entry for small crews

Website: https://clockify.me/

Best for: Lowest cost entry for small crews

Starting price: $3.99 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Pros: Free plan for up to 5 users; low Basic price with billable rates

Cons: Activity monitoring starts on Pro at $7.99; free plan limited to 5 users

Clockify gives a construction company a full timesheet tool for less than any other option in this list. The free plan covers up to 5 users with unlimited tracking, timers, timesheets, and a calendar view, which is enough for a small crew to run its week. The Basic plan at $3.99 per user per month on annual billing adds time estimates, project templates, required fields, and bulk editing, plus the ability to add time for other people, so a foreman can log hours for the whole crew from one screen.

Higher tiers add the pieces a growing firm needs. Standard at $5.49 brings timesheet approval, time off management, and invoicing, while Pro at $7.99 adds activity monitoring, scheduling, forecasting, expenses, and labor costs. Monitoring and forecasting sit behind the higher tiers, and a team above 5 users cannot stay on the free plan, so price Pro when proof of work matters to your clients.

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Hubstaff

Best for GPS and monitoring for field crews

Website: https://hubstaff.com/

Best for: GPS and monitoring for field crews

Starting price: $4.99 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Free trial (14 days)

Pros: Screenshots and activity levels from the entry plan; built-in payroll

Cons: Two seat minimum on every plan; only one integration on Starter

Hubstaff is built for firms whose crews work away from the office and bill by the hour. The Starter plan at $4.99 per seat per month on annual billing includes timers, timesheets, activity levels, app and URL tracking, and a capped set of screenshots, with payroll and client invoicing in the same product. A contractor can see when a crew member clocked in and how many of those hours were billable, then run payroll from the same records.

The limits matter for budgeting. Every plan carries a two seat minimum, so the lowest annual Starter subscription costs $9.98 per month for both seats combined, not $4.99 in total. Starter also allows only one integration, and add-ons such as Tasks and Insights cost more per seat. Grow at $7.50 and Team at $10 add more integrations and reporting, while Enterprise at $25 adds the longest screenshot storage.

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Time Doctor

Best for Proof of work with screenshots

Website: https://www.timedoctor.com/

Best for: Proof of work with screenshots

Starting price: $6.67 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Free trial (14 days)

Pros: Screenshots and activity records from the entry plan; payroll tools included

Cons: No free plan; entry plan lacks some advanced reporting

Time Doctor suits a construction firm that must show a client exactly what happened during a shift. The Basic plan at $6.67 per user per month on annual billing includes timers, timesheets, screenshots, activity tracking, and payroll tools, so office staff and site supervisors can record hours in the same system. The screenshots and activity records give a project manager a clear trail when a client questions a billable hour.

The trade-off is the monitoring itself, which some crews may resist, so set clear rules before you switch it on. Basic also lacks some reporting found on Standard at $11.67 and Premium at $16.70, and there is no free plan, only a 14 day trial. Test the trial with one crew first and confirm that Basic covers the payroll export your accountant needs.

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Everhour

Best for Firms inside Asana, Jira, or ClickUp

Website: https://everhour.com/

Best for: Firms inside Asana, Jira, or ClickUp

Starting price: $8.50 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Pros: Deep links into Asana, Jira, and ClickUp; free plan for up to 5 seats

Cons: Team plan has a 5 seat minimum; no built-in invoicing on the entry plan

Everhour is the strongest choice for a construction firm that already plans work in Asana, Jira, or ClickUp. The Team plan at $8.50 per seat per month on yearly billing adds timers, estimates, budgets, and reports directly inside those project tools, so a project manager can track hours against a task without opening a second app. The free plan covers up to 5 seats, which lets a small team try the workflow before buying.

The limits are the seat rules and the billing gap. The Team plan has a 5 seat minimum, so a firm with fewer than 5 users either stays on the free plan or pays for 5 seats. Invoicing is not part of the entry plan, so pair Everhour with your accounting tool when client billing matters.

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Toggl Track

Best for Simple timers and crew reports

Website: https://toggl.com/

Best for: Simple timers and crew reports

Starting price: $9 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Pros: Very simple timer and reporting; free plan for small teams

Cons: No built-in invoicing on the entry plan; project budgeting sits on higher tiers

Toggl Track keeps timesheets simple, which matters on a site where crew members need to start and stop a timer fast. The Starter plan at $9 per user per month on annual billing adds billable rates, time estimates, project templates, and saved reports, while the free plan covers basic timers and reporting for a small team. A foreman can run one timer per job and pull a weekly report by project, task, or person.

The limits are around billing and budgets. Invoicing is not built into the entry plan, and project budgeting with alerts sits on Premium at $16 per user per month. Toggl Track also has no GPS clock-in, so it fits office staff, estimators, and project managers better than a large site crew. Choose it when your firm wants clean, simple hours and already handles payroll and invoicing elsewhere.

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Harvest

Best for Hours tied to client invoicing

Website: https://getharvest.com/

Best for: Hours tied to client invoicing

Starting price: $9 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Pros: Time, expenses, and invoices in one place; free plan for 1 seat

Cons: Free plan covers only 1 seat and 2 projects; Flex usage fees apply to active items

Harvest ties timesheets straight to money, which suits a construction firm that bills clients for time and materials. The Teams plan at $9 per seat per month on annual billing includes timers, timesheets, expenses, estimates, invoices, and project budgets, so hours flow from a timer into a client invoice without retyping. The free plan covers 1 seat and 2 projects, which is enough for a solo estimator to test the workflow.

The costs to watch are the Flex usage fees, which apply to active projects, clients, tasks, and invoicing on top of the seat price, and the Enterprise plan at $14 per seat per month on annual billing, which adds the controls a larger firm needs. Harvest has no GPS clock-in, so it fits the office side of a construction firm rather than a large field crew. Price it on your real project count, not just the seat count.

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Timely

Best for Automatic tracking with little manual entry

Website: https://timelyapp.com/

Best for: Automatic tracking with little manual entry

Starting price: $9 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Free trial (14 days)

Pros: Automatic time capture from apps and calendars; clean project budgets

Cons: Starter caps at 5 users and 20 projects; no free plan

Timely suits a construction firm whose staff forget to start timers. It records time automatically from calendars, documents, and apps, then lets each person review and assign those hours to a project, which cuts the end of week chase for missing timesheets. The Starter plan at $9 per user per month on annual billing covers automatic tracking, project budgets, and team capacity views for a small team.

The limits are the caps. Starter allows at most 5 users and 20 projects, so a firm with more crews or more active jobs must move to Premium at $16 or Unlimited at $22 per user per month. There is no free plan, only a trial, so use the trial to check whether the automatic capture matches your real hours. Timely fits office and management staff best.

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Avaza

Best for Small crews wanting one flat monthly price

Website: https://www.avaza.com/

Best for: Small crews wanting one flat monthly price

Starting price: $9.96 per month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Pros: Flat monthly price for the whole team; free plan available

Cons: Flat price covers only 2 timesheet users; extra timesheet users cost $7 each

Avaza is the cheapest option in this list for a very small construction firm, because the Startup plan costs $9.96 per month on yearly billing as a flat price, not per user. That flat price includes 2 timesheet users, and each extra timesheet user costs $7, so a 5 person crew costs $30.96 per month and a 10 person crew costs $65.96 per month. The same plan includes timesheets, scheduling, expenses, and invoicing, which covers the full admin loop for a small firm.

Basic at $19.96 and Business at $39.96 per month add more users and features, and a firm that grows past a handful of timesheet users should compare the flat price against a per user tool such as Clockify. Choose it when your crew is small and you want one predictable monthly bill.

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Paymo

Best for Job estimates, hours, and invoices in one place

Website: https://www.paymoapp.com/

Best for: Job estimates, hours, and invoices in one place

Starting price: $10.90 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Pros: Estimates, time tracking, and invoicing together; free plan for 1 user

Cons: Price rises to $15.90 after 3 months; no GPS clock-in for field crews

Paymo suits a construction firm that estimates a job, tracks hours against it, and then invoices the client from the same record. The Plus plan at $10.90 per user per month on annual billing includes task management, time tracking, estimates, invoicing, and team scheduling, while the Solo plan at $5.90 per month covers a single user. The free plan covers 1 user, which lets a project manager test the estimating and invoicing flow before adding the crew.

The price to watch is the rise after the first 3 months, when Plus goes to $15.90 per user per month, and Pro at $16.90 adds the most advanced reporting. Paymo has no GPS clock-in, so it fits the estimating and project office better than a large site crew.

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BigTime

Best for Larger firms needing project accounting

Website: https://www.bigtime.net/

Best for: Larger firms needing project accounting

Starting price: $20 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: No

Pros: Project accounting and utilization reports; built for professional services

Cons: Highest starting price in this list; no free plan

BigTime is the most expensive entry point in this list, and it earns that price only for a larger construction firm that needs project accounting. The Essentials plan starts at $20 per user per month and includes time tracking, expenses, invoicing, and project management, with higher tiers adding utilization, budgeting, and accounting links. A firm with several project managers, estimators, and site supervisors can track hours, costs, and fees in one system and see which jobs are making money.

The limits are the price and the lack of a free plan, so do not buy BigTime for a small crew that only needs timesheets. The full value comes from using the accounting and utilization reports, not just the timer. Choose BigTime when your firm has outgrown simple timesheets and needs to manage project profit, not just hours.

What to check before you buy

Check how the tool handles field crews first. A tool without a mobile clock-in or GPS record will fail on a site, no matter how good its office reports are, so test clock-in from a phone before you commit. Check the payroll export next, and confirm that your accountant can import the hours without retyping. Check the seat minimums and the caps, because a 5 user cap or a 2 seat minimum changes the real price, and check whether screenshots are turned on by default, since crews should know what is recorded.

The table below shows the monthly cost at the entry annual rate for three team sizes. Avaza is a flat price plus $7 per extra timesheet user above 2, so it stays cheap for small crews and rises as the crew grows. Timely Starter caps at 5 users, so a 10 or 25 user firm must move to a higher tier.

Tool5 users10 users25 users
Clockify$19.95$39.90$99.75
Hubstaff$24.95$49.90$124.75
Time Doctor$33.35$66.70$166.75
Everhour$42.50$85.00$212.50
Toggl Track$45.00$90.00$225.00
Harvest$45.00$90.00$225.00
Timely$45.00$90.00$225.00
Avaza$30.96$65.96$170.96
Paymo$54.50$109.00$272.50
BigTime$100.00$200.00$500.00

FAQ

What is the best timesheet software for a small construction company?

Clockify is the best starting point for a small construction company because the free plan covers up to 5 users and the Basic plan costs $3.99 per user per month on annual billing. It covers timers, timesheets, billable rates, and a calendar view. Add timesheet approval and invoicing on Standard at $5.49 when the firm grows.

Do construction timesheet tools track GPS locations?

Some do and some do not. Hubstaff includes location and activity records on its Starter plan, which suits crews that work across several sites. Clockify, Toggl Track, Harvest, and Paymo do not offer GPS clock-in on their entry plans, so they fit office staff and project managers better. Check the mobile app for each tool before you buy.

How much does timesheet software cost per worker?

Entry prices in this list run from $3.99 to $20 per user per month on annual billing. A 10 person crew costs $39.90 per month on Clockify and $200 per month on BigTime at entry rates. Avaza charges a flat $9.96 per month plus $7 per extra timesheet user above 2, so a 10 person crew costs $65.96 per month there.

Can timesheet software connect to payroll?

Yes, most tools in this list export hours for payroll, and Hubstaff and Time Doctor include payroll tools in the product. Clockify, Harvest, and Paymo connect hours to invoices, while BigTime links hours to project accounting. Confirm that your payroll system accepts the export format before you buy, and test it with one pay run.

What should a construction firm check before switching from paper timesheets?

Test mobile clock-in on a real job, confirm the payroll export, and check the seat minimums and user caps that change the real price. Agree on rules for screenshots and monitoring before you switch them on, and run the new tool beside paper timesheets for one full pay period so a missed entry does not delay wages.

Sources we checked

  • https://clockify.me/pricing
  • https://hubstaff.com/pricing
  • https://www.timedoctor.com/pricing
  • https://everhour.com/pricing
  • https://toggl.com/track/pricing/
  • https://getharvest.com/pricing
  • https://timelyapp.com/pricing
  • https://www.avaza.com/pricing/
  • https://www.paymoapp.com/pricing/
  • https://www.bigtime.net/pricing/
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