The best Clockify alternative for crews is TrackBadges, a QR badge time clock where a supervisor scans each employee's printed badge with any phone — no app or smartphone for employees, free for 3 people. Other strong options: Buddy Punch, TimeDock, Jibble, Connecteam, Homebase, OnTheClock.
Why people look for a Clockify alternative
You want a supervisor to scan each worker, not a self-service kiosk.
You don't need projects, clients or billable rates — just crew hours.
You want live who's-working, roll call and auto clock-out built around crews.
The 7 best Clockify alternatives
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TrackBadges
Our pick for crews
A QR badge time clock for crews: a supervisor scans each employee's printed badge with any phone or tablet, and the owner gets live timesheets with overtime, ready for payroll. Best for: Crews that start the day together — construction, landscaping, cleaning, warehouses, farms and events — especially when not everyone has, or should use, a smartphone.
How employees clock in
A supervisor (or a shared tablet) scans each employee's printed QR badge. Scan once to clock in, again to clock out.
Employee needs a smartphone
No. Employees carry a printed badge.
Free plan
Free for up to 3 people, with every feature.
Pricing
Free for up to 3 people. Pro is $9 a month for your first 3 people, plus $1.50 a month for each person after that.
Buddy Punch is an online time clock with many punch methods — web, mobile app, PIN and QR code kiosks, Face ID and text — plus a supervisor "group punch". Best for: Businesses that want lots of punch options, PTO tracking and payroll integrations, and don't mind a base fee plus per-user pricing.
How employees clock in
On the web or mobile app, at a PIN or QR kiosk (from the Pro plan), with Face ID on iOS, by text message, or by a supervisor's group punch.
Employee needs a smartphone
No — kiosks and group punch cover employees without phones.
Free plan
No free plan; there's a free trial.
Pricing
A $19 monthly base fee plus a per-user fee: Starter $5.99, Pro $7.99, Advanced $13.99 per user a month billed monthly ($4.99 / $6.99 / $12.99 annually). QR and PIN kiosks start on Pro. Admins are free.
TimeDock is a New Zealand-based cloud time clock, sold in the US, UK and Australia too, where staff clock in with QR codes or NFC badges — scanned by a team leader's phone running the TimeDock app, or at a wall-mounted TimeDock clock. Best for: Businesses that want NFC cards or fobs, a wall-mounted clock at a fixed site, job and activity codes, offline scanning, or exports into many payroll systems.
How employees clock in
A team leader scans staff QR codes or NFC badges with the TimeDock app on an iPhone or Android phone, switching the app between IN and OUT; employees can also clock themselves in with the app, and a wall-mounted TimeDock clock reads cards and fobs at a fixed spot.
Employee needs a smartphone
No. Staff carry a QR badge, card or fob.
Free plan
No free plan listed on its pricing page.
Pricing
Flexible plan: $5 per active employee a month plus a $16 base fee. Bundled plans start at $23 a month for up to 5 active employees ($45 for 10, $90 for 25, $157 for 50), billed monthly in USD.
Jibble is a time and attendance app with a large free plan: employees clock in on the Jibble mobile app, or at a shared device running Jibble's kiosk app with face recognition, NFC, PIN or QR codes. Best for: Teams where everyone has a smartphone, or a single site that can dedicate a phone or tablet to Jibble's kiosk app.
How employees clock in
In the Jibble app on the employee's phone (with GPS and selfies), or at a shared iOS/Android device running the Jibble kiosk app in one mode: face, NFC, PIN, name list or QR scanner.
Employee needs a smartphone
Not if you use the kiosk: employees can clock in at a shared device. Each employee's personal QR code lives in the Jibble app, though; admins download codes one person at a time as PDFs.
Free plan
Free for unlimited users, with 1 kiosk, 2 locations and 1 admin.
Pricing
Jibble no longer publishes prices on its site. Third-party reviews in 2026 list paid tiers from $3.49 to $10.99 per user a month billed monthly ($1.99–$7.99 billed annually). Unlimited kiosks need the Growth tier.
Connecteam is an all-in-one app for deskless teams — time clock, scheduling, chat, forms and training — where employees clock in on their own phone or at a shared kiosk with a PIN. Best for: Teams where everyone has a smartphone and you want scheduling, chat and forms in the same app as the time clock.
How employees clock in
In the Connecteam app on the employee's phone (with GPS), at a shared kiosk with a 4-digit PIN and optional selfie, or by tapping NFC tags placed at a site.
Employee needs a smartphone
Not with the kiosk, which takes a PIN. Otherwise each employee uses the Connecteam app on their own phone.
Free plan
Free for up to 10 users (Small Business plan), with one time clock.
Pricing
Free for up to 10 users. Operations Hub Basic is $35 a month billed monthly ($29 annually) for the first 30 users, then $1 per user; Advanced ($59) adds auto clock-out and geofences.
Homebase is a scheduling, time clock and payroll app for hourly teams, priced per location; employees clock in with a PIN on a shared time clock tablet, a computer, a POS, or their own phone. Best for: Single-location shops — restaurants, retail, salons — that want scheduling, hiring and payroll with the time clock.
How employees clock in
With a PIN on the Homebase time clock app on a shared tablet, computer or POS device, or on the employee's own phone (location-based clock-in starts on Essentials).
Employee needs a smartphone
No — the shared tablet takes PINs. Phone clock-in is optional.
Free plan
Free (Basic) for 1 location and up to 10 employees; timesheets are kept for 90 days.
Pricing
Priced per location: Basic is free for 1 location and up to 10 employees. Essentials is $30 a month per location billed monthly ($24 annually); Plus $70; All-in-One $120, the tier with automatic clock-out and overtime alerts.
OnTheClock is a simple online time clock for small businesses, with a mobile app, web clock, a shared "group punch" kiosk and an optional fingerprint clock. Best for: Small businesses that want a straightforward employee time clock with PTO tracking and payroll exports.
How employees clock in
In the OnTheClock app or web clock, or at a shared Group Punch kiosk where employees enter their employee number; a fingerprint clock is optional.
Employee needs a smartphone
No — the Group Punch kiosk covers employees without phones.
Free plan
No free plan; 30-day free trial.
Pricing
$5 a month base plus $4 per employee, billed monthly.
No — kiosks and group punch cover employees without phones.
No. Staff carry a QR badge, card or fob.
Not if you use the kiosk: employees can clock in at a shared device. Each employee's personal QR code lives in the Jibble app, though; admins download codes one person at a time as PDFs.
Not with the kiosk, which takes a PIN. Otherwise each employee uses the Connecteam app on their own phone.
No — the shared tablet takes PINs. Phone clock-in is optional.
No — the Group Punch kiosk covers employees without phones.
One supervisor clocks in a crew
Yes — it's how it works. One phone clocks in the whole crew.
Yes — group punch lets a supervisor clock in several employees.
Yes — team leaders scan staff badges on arrival and departure with the mobile app.
Not as a supervisor workflow. Employees scan their own code or face at the kiosk.
No. Per Connecteam's help center, admins can't clock someone in directly; they add the time to the timesheet instead.
Not found in Homebase's plans or help pages.
Not as a supervisor workflow; Group Punch is a shared kiosk where employees punch themselves.
Free plan
Free for up to 3 people, with every feature.
No free plan; there's a free trial.
No free plan listed on its pricing page.
Free for unlimited users, with 1 kiosk, 2 locations and 1 admin.
Free for up to 10 users (Small Business plan), with one time clock.
Free (Basic) for 1 location and up to 10 employees; timesheets are kept for 90 days.
No free plan; 30-day free trial.
10 people / month
$19.50/mo
$98.90/mo
$45/mo
$59.90/mo
Free
Free
$45/mo
25 people / month
$42/mo
$218.75/mo
$90/mo
$149.75/mo
$35/mo
$30/mo
$105/mo
50 people / month
$79.50/mo
$418.50/mo
$157/mo
$299.50/mo
$55/mo
$30/mo
$205/mo
Monthly prices for a crew using each vendor's shared kiosk or supervisor clock-in, at list prices checked in October 2026. Each comparison page shows the exact plan used. Annual billing is cheaper with most vendors.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Clockify alternative?
The best Clockify alternative for crews is TrackBadges, a QR badge time clock where a supervisor scans each employee's printed badge with any phone — no app or smartphone for employees, free for 3 people. Other strong options: Buddy Punch, TimeDock, Jibble, Connecteam, Homebase, OnTheClock.
Is there a free Clockify alternative?
Yes. TrackBadges is free for up to 3 people with every feature. Buddy Punch: No free plan; there's a free trial. TimeDock: No free plan listed on its pricing page. Jibble: Free for unlimited users, with 1 kiosk, 2 locations and 1 admin. Connecteam: Free for up to 10 users (Small Business plan), with one time clock. Homebase: Free (Basic) for 1 location and up to 10 employees; timesheets are kept for 90 days. OnTheClock: No free plan; 30-day free trial.
Does Clockify have a QR code kiosk?
Yes. On Clockify's Standard plan and above, the browser-based kiosk lets employees clock in by holding a personal QR code (printed or on a phone) up to the kiosk's camera. Basic has PIN-only kiosk clock-in, and the free plan has no kiosk.
Is Clockify cheaper than TrackBadges?
It depends on billing. Billed monthly, 10 people cost $21.89 a month on Clockify Standard (one full seat plus kiosk-only seats) and $19.50 on TrackBadges. Billed annually, Clockify is cheaper. TrackBadges is free for up to 3 people.
Print a QR badge for everyone and scan them in and out with any phone or tablet. Free for up to 3 people — try it with your real crew before you sign up.