Top HR Software for Time Tracking

Website: https://www.bamboohr.com

Best for: Small and mid-sized teams that want a clean HRIS

Starting price: $10 per employee/month (Core)

Free plan: No

Pros: Published prices with a flat rate for small teams; strong records, hiring, and time off

Cons: Time and attendance is a quote-only add-on, not part of the core plans

BambooHR is an HR system first and a time tracker second, which is exactly the order most small teams need. Core at $10 per employee per month covers employee records, hiring and onboarding, time off, benefits tracking, reporting, and eNPS surveys. Pro at $17 adds performance management with 360-degree reviews, recognition, and an employee community, while Elite at $25 adds compensation planning with salary benchmarks and custom dashboards. The catch for time tracking is that BambooHR sells it separately. Time and Attendance, which covers clock-in, timesheets, shift scheduling, and automatic overtime rules for all 50 US states, is a quote-only add-on, as are payroll and benefits administration. Companies with 25 or fewer employees pay a flat rate instead: $250 a month for Core, $425 for Pro, and $650 for Elite. BambooHR fits teams that want HR done well and are willing to buy time tracking as an extra.

Website: https://www.rippling.com

Best for: Teams that want HR, IT, and payroll in one record

Starting price: $8 per user/month plus $40 base fee

Free plan: No

Pros: One employee record drives HR, payroll, IT, and spend; strong workflow automation

Cons: Only the entry price is published, and every module beyond it is quoted

Rippling builds HR, IT, finance, and payroll around a single employee record, so a change in one place flows everywhere. The platform starts at $8 per user per month plus a $40 monthly base fee, and US payroll starts at another $8 per employee on annual billing. Time tracking, benefits, device management, spend, and global hiring are each sold as separate modules with their own quote, which means the headline price is a floor, not a budget. That modular shape is both the strength and the risk. A team that buys several modules can run onboarding, payroll, app provisioning, and device management from one system, with workflows that create payroll records and provision software automatically. But a small team that only needs time tracking will find the quote process slow and the final figure hard to predict. There is no free plan and no free trial, only guided demos. Rippling fits teams that want one system for everything and can handle quoted pricing.

Website: https://gusto.com

Best for: US small teams that need payroll and time tracking

Starting price: $49 per month plus $6 per person

Free plan: No

Pros: Simple payroll with time tracking on Plus; full-service tax filing included

Cons: Time tracking needs the Plus plan; multi-state payroll doubles the per-person fee

Gusto is payroll software with HR and time tracking attached, and it is one of the clearest options for a US small team. Simple costs $49 a month plus $6 per person and covers unlimited payroll runs, direct deposit, and federal, state, and local tax filing in one state. Plus at $80 a month plus $12 per person adds time tracking and scheduling, multi-state payroll, next-day direct deposit, and contractor invoice uploads. Premium at $180 plus $22 per person adds same-day and instant pay, custom admin roles, and dedicated support. The pricing is a base fee plus a per-person fee, so a 10-person team on Simple pays $109 a month and on Plus pays $200. Time tracking is not on Simple, which means a team that wants hours and pay in one place must step up to Plus. There is no free plan, and billing is month to month. Gusto fits single-state and multi-state US teams that want payroll done for them, with time tracking close by.

Website: https://www.deel.com

Best for: Global teams paying contractors and employees

Starting price: $49 per contractor/month

Free plan: No

Pros: Published prices for contractors, EOR, and payroll; month-to-month terms with no lock-in

Cons: EOR at $599 per employee is costly if many contractors convert to employees

Deel is the most transparent global hiring platform in this list, with published prices where rivals ask for a quote. Contractor management starts at $49 per contractor per month, global payroll at $29 per employee, and employer of record hiring at $599 per employee per month. Contractor of Record, where Deel holds the contract and the classification risk, costs $325 per contractor per month. All of it is month to month, with no long-term commitment. Time tracking sits inside that global picture rather than at its centre. Deel tracks contractor hours and approvals as part of paying people across borders, and it fits teams whose staff live in several countries and need compliant contracts, tax filings, and benefits administration. The cost jumps sharply when a contractor becomes a full employee through EOR, more than ten times the contractor rate, so plan the conversion path before hiring. There is no free plan, and every plan starts with a demo rather than self-serve checkout.

Website: https://joinhomebase.com

Best for: Hourly shift teams at one or more locations

Starting price: $24 per location/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Pros: Free plan covers one location and up to 10 employees; per-location pricing stays flat as headcount grows

Cons: Payroll is an add-on at $49 a month plus $6 per employee; hiring tools need Plus

Homebase brings scheduling, a time clock, team messaging, hiring, and a payroll add-on together for hourly, shift-based small businesses. It prices per location, not per person: Basic is free for one location with up to 10 employees, Essentials is $24 a month per location on annual billing, Plus is $56, and All-in-One is $96. Priced plans remove the employee cap, so adding staff does not raise the base price, which suits restaurants, retail shops, and clinics. Essentials adds GPS time tracking, late arrival alerts, and better scheduling tools. Plus adds AI-assisted scheduling, time off controls, and departments with permissions, while All-in-One adds onboarding, labor cost tools, and HR compliance help. Payroll is never included, not even on All-in-One, and costs about $49 a month plus $6 per employee as an add-on. Homebase fits single-location and multi-location hourly teams that want scheduling and time clocks in one app.

Website: https://www.deputy.com

Best for: Multi-location teams with break and overtime rules

Starting price: $5 per user/month (Lite)

Free plan: Free trial

Pros: Rule-based scheduling with break and overtime guardrails; strong payroll exports

Cons: No free plan; a $30 monthly minimum taxes very small teams

Deputy builds schedules around demand, wage costs, and break and overtime rules, then turns those schedules into timesheets a manager can defend. Lite at $5 per user per month covers scheduling and time tracking basics, Core at $6.50 adds forecasting and wage budgets, and Pro at $9 adds deeper reporting and compliance tools. Enterprise is custom priced and adds single sign-on and a dedicated success manager. The pricing is per active user per month, so every person on the roster counts, including part-time and seasonal staff, and there is a $30 monthly minimum. That shape suits larger multi-location teams, where catching overtime before it reaches payroll saves real money, and it penalises a four-person team that would pay the $30 floor. There is no permanent free plan, only a trial. Deputy fits teams that run several locations and need compliance rules built into the rota.

Website: https://connecteam.com

Best for: Deskless teams that clock in from a phone

Starting price: $29 per month per hub (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Pros: Flat monthly price covers the first 30 users; GPS time clock with geofencing

Cons: Each hub is priced separately, so full coverage costs more than one hub

Connecteam is an employee management app for deskless teams, and time tracking is one hub among three. The Operations hub covers a GPS time clock, job scheduling, forms, and tasks. Communications adds chat and updates, while HR and Skills adds time off, training, documents, and hiring. Each hub is priced on its own: Basic at $29 a month on annual billing, Advanced at $49, and Expert at $99, each covering the first 30 users, with extra users adding from $0.80 to $5 a month. The Small Business plan is free for up to 10 users across all hubs, with limits such as one time clock and one job schedule. That free tier is genuinely useful for a small field team, but the 11th user forces a move to a priced plan. The flat-rate shape is a bargain for a 25-person team and a cliff at 31 users. Connecteam fits remote teams whose staff work on site, in the field, or on the shop floor rather than at a desk.

Website: https://www.zoho.com/people

Best for: Budget HR with attendance and timesheets

Starting price: $1.25 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Pros: Very low entry price with a free plan for up to 5 users; timesheets on Professional

Cons: Payroll is a separate Zoho Payroll subscription; low tiers lack performance tools

Zoho People is the cheapest HR system in this list, and it is the natural choice for a small team already living inside Zoho products. The free plan covers up to 5 users with employee records, document management, and basic leave tracking. Essential HR at $1.25 per employee per month on annual billing adds onboarding, document e-signatures, and advanced leave rules. Professional at $2 adds attendance tracking, biometric sync, shift rostering, and billable timesheets. Premium at $3 adds performance appraisals and 360-degree feedback, while Enterprise at $4.50 adds an HR case helpdesk and a learning management system. Payroll is not included at any tier and needs a separate Zoho Payroll subscription, so the real cost for a team that wants hours and pay together is higher than the headline rate. Zoho People fits small teams that want HR structure at a low price and can accept payroll as a second purchase.