The 7 Best Employee Attendance Tracking Software

When employees show up for work late, leave early, or call in, it has ripple effects on your business. Work doesn’t get done, productivity wanes, and your revenue starts to suffer. Without attendance tracking software, it can be hard to identify the root cause of these issues and hold employees accountable for showing up for work when they’re supposed to.

In this video, we’re reviewing the seven best employee attendance tracking software, covering the unique features each platform offers and which types of teams and use cases they’re best for.

Tools featured in this video:

1. Buddy Punch: Best for companies with hourly employees who work in more than one place, Buddy Punch is a combined time tracking and scheduling tool with real-time attendance alerts and reports. It's rated 4.8 out of 5 on G2, and its plans that include attendance tracking start at $5.99/user/month.
2. 7shifts: Best for single-location restaurants, 7shifts gives you a report that shows what percentage of time employees had attendance issues over a selected timeframe. It’s rated 4.5 out of 5 on G2, and its plans that include attendance tracking start at $39.99/location/month.
3. Hubstaff: Best for teams of fully remote knowledge workers, Hubstaff offers multiple features that let you know if employees were working when they were charging you for their hours. It’s rated 4.4 out of 5 on G2, and its plans that include attendance tracking start at $4.99/seat/month.
4. Jibble: Best for built-in facial recognition, Jibble can validate employees’ identities before they can clock in or out, and the feature is available on any device. It’s rated 4.7 out of 5 on G2, and its plans that include attendance tracking start at $4.49/user/month.
5. Hellotracks: Best for transportation and logistics companies, Hellotracks tells you when employees arrive at and leave customer sites and shows you their locations in real time. It’s rated 5 out of 5 on G2, and its plans that include attendance tracking start at $10/user/month.
6. Connecteam: Best for small businesses with 10 or fewer employees, Connecteam offers a free plan that lets you see which employees are running late on your dashboard and schedule. It’s rated 4.6 out of 5 on G2, and it’s free for up to 10 users; paid plans that include attendance tracking start at $29/hub/month.
7. Fareclock: Best for creating an attendance point system, Fareclock lets you assign points to the employees you choose for specific types of attendance issues. It’s rated 4.8 out of 5 on G2, and its plans that include attendance tracking start at $2.50/user/month.

Want to learn more about any of the tools featured in this video? Check out our in-depth reviews of each platform alongside feature and pricing comparisons in our companion blog post: https://buddypunch.com/blog/attendance-tracking-software/.