87 Timeclocks Ranked: The Complete List

BLOG Last updated March 12, 2026

Here is the brutal truth about punch clocks, there are too many to choose from. On the surface it seems like making a time clock is low hanging fruit, but the truth is that it is a very difficult challenge to make a high quality time clock that covers all the bases and solves the problems of punching in well.

Since the first Bundy punch clocks were invented in 1888 and went mainstream as mechanical machines that punched a hole in a piece of cardboard, there has not been much innovation. Sure, people started recording data on computers using simple Microsoft Access programs but none of these solutions ever considered the usability side of punching in and took the time to come up with new designs that fully took advantage of the technology we have today.

Even modern time clocks are notorious for having a queue of people lining up to punch in or out of every day, which with modern technology and the research that has gone into usability is something that simply shouldn't be happening.

A tower made of time clocks, punch clocks and tablet kiosks.

We have spent hundreds of hours researching and evaluating every Time Clock, Punch Clock and Bundy Clock and have ranked them from best to worst so that you don't have to.

Category Winners

  • Best value all rounder: Homebase
  • Best for businesses with fixed schedules: Timeclock.Kiwi
  • Best for schools: VisTab
87 results
Stars Name TypeCloudLock InFeatures20 users 50 users 100 users One Off CostsCountry
Timeclock.Kiwi $5$5$5New Zealand
Homebase $0$20$20USA
7shifts $0$69.99$69.99Canada
Connecteam $29$44$79Israel
Punch IO $45$105$205USA
Gusto $169$349$649USA
Monitask $159.8$399.5$799USA
VisTab New Zealand
Toolr $60$135$260USA
Smartplan $73$152$285United Kingdom
Agendrix $60$150$300Canada
Deputy $70$175$350Australia
OnTheClock $85$205$405USA
Shiftbase $86$206$406Netherlands
Buddy Punch $108.8$243.5$468USA
Clockify $109.8$274.5$549USA
Lystloc $130$325$650India
TimeCamp $140$350$700Poland
WorkJam $799$799$799Canada
TimeLab $99$99New Zealand
NGTeco $169.00
PunchClock AI England
Bookipi $7.6$7.6$7.6Australia
OpenTimeClock $39$39$39USA
ezClocker $30$60$60USA
TimeDock $55$126$244$650New Zealand
Jibble $59.8$149.5$299USA
Clock It $60$150$300India
BambooHR $120$300$600USA
ExakTime $180$450$900USA
busybusy $239.8$539.5$1039USA
Zebra Workcloud Timekeeping USA
UKG UndisclosedUSA
Allied Time $239.00USA
Hikvision China
Paychex USA
HapAttend $123.49
Mobile-Punch Canada
TimeStation $19.95$29.95$39.95USA
Timble $32.4$129.6$129.6New Zealand
Sling $34$85$170USA
SubItUp $60$150$300USA
Truein $60$150$300India
Planday $67$168$336England
When I Work $80$200$400USA
OrbitalShift $90$270$450USA
TimeClock 365 $100$250$500UndisclosedUSA
Workyard $310$700$1350USA
Rippling USA
Timecloud New Zealand
Virtual TimeClock $495USA
WorkEasy USA
Altametrics UndisclosedUSA
Simplex UndisclosedCanada
TimeClock Plus USA
CMI Time UndisclosedUSA
Tymelix $189.99China
Time Clock Wizard $29.95$29.95$29.95USA
QuickBooks Time $65$65$65USA
MinuteWorx $60$123$200USA
Breath $118$118$211United Kingdom
Toggl Track $180$450$900Estonia
ClockShark $220$490$940USA
Cloudapper
MySchoolTimeClock USA
MyGo Payroll USA
Workful USA
Paylocity USA
Picture Timeclock $0$0$0
Visieasy $0$0$0
Compumatic $6.4$16$32$349.95USA
Sinc $37$70$70USA
Lathem $50$75$160USA
BundyPlus $40$100$200$695 - $2355Australia
Webtimeclock $60$150$300$249USA
ACTAtek Thailand
Spectrum TimeClock $50USA
TimeHub UndisclosedNew Zealand
AvocadoClock $15$27$75
TimeClock Fusion $0$0$0USA
Acroprint $2.5$6.25$12.5$190 - $300USA
uPunch $5.4$13.5$27$155 - $230USA
Amano $15$38$75$249.00USA
Pyramid Time Systems $19$47$94$544USA
ZKTeco $1000China
Punch Clock $200USA
Simple Time Clock $69.95

Meaning of each icon:

  • = App for a touch screen tablet like and Android or iOS device.
  • = A propietary device that you buy and install in your location.
  • = An old school machine that punches a card, although nowdays they tend to punch ink onto the cards rather than make holes.
  • = Has mobile punching for users to clock in from different locations.
  • = Has an app to be installed on a desktop, typically will be Windows with a mouse and keyboard.
  • = Needs to have internet access to upload its data to the cloud.
  • = Product needs a subscription to be used.
  • = Locks you into their propietary system making it hard to jump ship if you are not happy with that company.
  • = Has a device available that allows you to clock in with NFC tags / cards.
  • = Has a security feature so users must type in a secret PIN to clock in.
  • = Has a security feature which uses facial recognition to confirm the correct person is clocking in. Warning: in practice this feature is unreliable and difficult to setup. Not recommended.
  • = Has a device available with a fingerprint reader. Warning: in practice this feature is unreliable and difficult to setup. Not recommended.
  • = Uses GPS location data to make sure the device clocking in is in the right area before it is allowed to clock in.
Loic Joachim profile

Loïc Joachim

Loïc Joachim is a New Zealand-based IT professional, entrepreneur, and political figure, currently serving as the Managing Director for Timeclock.Kiwi and the IT Manager for the O'Brien Group. He is also involved in politics as the Deputy Chair of the Dunedin Labour Party and is a prolific writer who shares his knowledge and opinions on technology, business, and political affairs.

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