Workyard is many construction companies go-to when tracking employees time, days, hours and minutes spent on projects. But with requirements changing, new products and features on the market, we explore the alternatives to Workyard along with the pros, cons and features available from each tool. Here's a quick overview of the functions on offer across the apps we've explored.

Average monthly price snapshot:

1) TimeKeeper

Features: Time tracking, leave and absence management, project/job tracking, activity tracking, facial recognition, rota planner, overtime calculations, payroll integrations, documents, messenger, working time regulations, custom branding, audit trial change log, visitor book.

Pros:

User friendly app (Android and iOS)
Accurate time tracking across for employees, jobs/projects, tasks
Integrates with multiple payroll systems and has API capabilities
Excellent 5* rated customer support.
Handy optional tools such as Employee Messenger, Working Time Regulation Management, Visitor Book and more.

Cons:

Relies on staff adapting to clocking in and out in order to be successful.
There are some limitations with the job scheduler feature, unable to filter complete jobs for example.
Preset reports aren’t fully customisable.

Cost:
2 week free trial followed by a tiered subscription model:
£3.50 +VAT per month for the first 50 employees
£3.15 +VAT per month for employees 51-250
£2.80 +VAT per month for employees 251+
+ optional add-ons
Priced per employee, per month - reduced price for annual subscription

2) busybusy

Features: Mobile app or kiosk, GPS tracking, projects, equipment tracking, supervisor clock ins, documents, reporting, budgets, leave management, overtime, facial recognition.

Pros:

Location based reminders for employees working on site
Ability to track equipment
Multiple integration options
Supervisor clock ins save time on site

Cons:

Scheduling features could be a little more concise, some views aren’t visible to certain employee groups.
Failed facial recognition attempts aren’t flagged as a notification/discrepancy for investigation.

Cost:
2 week free trial
Basic package is free just to track time
Pro $11.99
Premium $17.99+ $40 admin licence
Per user, per month - reduced price for annual subscription

3) ClockShark

Features: Time tracking, mobile app/kiosk, facial recognition, leave management, GPS, Geofencing, reports, customer management, job management, integrations, job scheduler, custom clock out questions, conversation tool, integrations

Pros:

User friendly with quick set up
Responsive customer support
Custom clock out questions allows employee to report on the day

Cons:

Difficulty adding sick days for employees, multiple steps which users dislike
Reportedly outdated app

Cost:
Standard: $40 base fee + $8 per user, per month
Pro: $60 base fee + $10 per user, per month

With all this and more on offer, construction businesses no longer need to settle for a basic time and attendance tool. Add one of these tools to your belt and say goodbye to lost time and stacks of paper timesheets!

Prices correct as of November 2024