10 Awesome and Affordable QuickBooks Time Alternatives

Using QuickBooks Time (formerly TSheets) but looking for something different? You’re not alone. Whether it’s frustrating UI/UX or poor customer service, QuickBooks Time users are looking to move on to something new.

That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the top QuickBooks Time alternatives for you. We’ve built this list with what QuickBooks Time customers want most in mind: useful features, customer support, affordable pricing, and truthful reviews.

Let’s get started. Here are the apps we’ll explore in this article.

	Features	Price
QuickBooks Time	• Time tracking • GPS • Geofencing • Interactive reports • Scheduling	Premium – $20/month + $8/user/month Elite – $40/month + $10/user/month
Hubstaff	• Time tracking • GPS • Geofencing • Project budgets • Optional screenshots • Scheduling • Productivity measurement • Reporting	Free – $0 per month Basic – $7/user/month Premium – $10/user/month Enterprise – $20/user/month
Toggl	• One-click timers • Calendar integration • Reporting • Project & revenue tracking • Team scheduling	Free – Free Starter – $10/user/month Premium – $20/user/month
Harvest	• Timesheets • Project reporting • Invoicing (with integration) • Workflows (with integration)	Free – $0 forever Solo – $12 per month Team – $12/user/month
Time Doctor	• Time tracking • Optional screenshots • Web & app usage • Payroll • Reporting	Basic – $7/user/month Standard – $10/user/month Premium – $20/user/month
Paychex	• Payroll services • Human resources • Time & attendance • 401K & retirement • Health & benefits	Contact vendor for pricing
Paymo	• Time tracking • Task management • Team scheduling • Kanban boards • Gantt charts	Free – $0 (10 user limit) Small Office – $11.95/user/month Business – $18.95/user/month
BigTime	• Time tracking • Billing & invoicing • Reporting & analytics • Project management • Gantt charts	Express – $10/user/month billed annually (minimum 5 users) Pro – $30/user/month billed annually
Replicon	• Billing & invoicing • Reporting & analytics • Activity dashboard • Expense tracking	Small Business – Starting at $5/user/month Medium Enterprise – Contact for custom quote Large Enterprise – Contact for custom quote
ClockShark	• Time tracking • GPS • Geofencing • Kiosks	Basic – $3/user/month +$15 per month base fee Standard – $6/user/month +$25 per month base fee Pro – $8/user/month +$45 per month base fee Expert – $12/user/month +$90 per month base fee
Wrike	• Time tracking • Kanban boards • Gantt charts • Automated workflows	Free – $0/user/month Professional – $9.80/user/month Business – $24.80/user/month Enterprise – Contact for custom quote

The Best Quickbooks Time Alternatives

QuickBooks Time prides itself on versatility, but time tracking tools are rarely a one size fits all solution. This guide is most helpful when readers can identify the unique challenges their teams face.

Are you a massive enterprise or a small team? Do you work remotely from a desk or from various work sites? If you have specific features in mind or problems you want to solve, use this list to look for the best QuickBooks Time alternative for you and your team.

1. Hubstaff

What it does

Hubstaff is an advanced time tracking app used by more than 100,000 people around the world. The desktop, web, and mobile apps work seamlessly to track time, produce invoices, and unite global remote teams.

Hubstaff is designed with productivity in mind.

Every feature and integration helps you get more work done with less wasted time and effort. Built-in automations streamline administrative tasks like timesheets and payroll.

Features like optional screenshots, app and URL usage, and activity scores can help managers check in with remote teams and prevent burnout. You have all the visibility you need without having to interrupt your team to get it.

Your team members can see all their tracked data, too.

This transparency is key for team relationships. Everyone has access to their own information, and nothing is recorded in secret.

With access to their own data, team members are empowered to use that information to do their job more effectively. For instance, a person might look back on the time they tracked to a specific type of project to help them estimate how long it will take this time.

Hubstaff tracks time to the second so that your team can focus on what matters most: getting work done.

Teams it helps

Hubstaff benefits remote, in-office, and freelance teams. Whether you work in e-commerce, construction, or advertising, Hubstaff is one of the most versatile tools on the market.

Hubstaff’s GPS features also make it appealing to field teams. If a member of your team enters or exits a job site, their work timer automatically starts or stops. Use geolocation to replace manual timesheets for easier and more accurate payroll.

If you outsource a considerable amount of work, Hubstaff’s simple time-keeping solution makes it easy to bill freelancers for one-time jobs.

Pricing comparison

Hubstaff	QuickBooks Time
Free – $0 per month Basic – $7/user/month Premium – $10/user/month Enterprise – $20/user/month	Premium – $20/month + $8/user/month Elite – $40/month + $10/user/month

Value

One of many challenges that QuickBooks users struggle with is adding payroll mapping manually. Hubstaff is a cheaper alternative that allows you to automate both payroll and one-time payments.

One of the reasons teams are looking for alternatives to QuickBooks Time is the price. With no free plan and additional monthly rates starting at $20 a month, QuickBooks Time gets expensive pretty quick (pun intended).

Hubstaff’s plans are more economical without sacrificing power. Payroll automation alone saved one Hubstaff customer as much as $170,000 per year.

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2. Toggl

What it does

Toggl is a simple and easy-to-use system for project and task-based time tracking.

Paid plans support more advanced features like a team dashboard and profit and loss reporting. You can also schedule alerts that notify you when a project is at risk of missing a deadline or going over budget.

The Toggl app itself is simple and easy to use, but integrations with popular solutions like Asana and FreshBooks make it a versatile project management tool.

Teams it helps

Toggl is best suited for individuals and small teams who don’t need advanced features like GPS tracking and proof of work options.

Managers who often outsource work to freelancers might find Toggl a better option than Quickbooks Time. After all, freelancers love Toggl too.

Pricing comparison

Toggl	QuickBooks Time
Free – Free Starter – $10/user/month Premium – $20/user/month	Premium – $20/month + $8/user/month Elite – $40/month + $10/user/month

Value

Toggl offers a free plan for teams seeking a basic time tracking tool. The premium plan has a project dashboard and insights features that are more affordable than QuickBooks Time.

If you need geofencing, Gantt charts, or proof of work features, other tools on this list offer them at cheaper rates than QuickBooks Time. Toggl won’t be the best value since you need to use other tools to get things done.

3. Harvest

What it does

Harvest is a web-based tool that pairs time and expense tracking with invoicing features.

One of Harvest’s greatest perks is how well it works across different devices. With Harvest, teams can switch seamlessly between the web, desktop, and mobile versions of the app.

Teams it helps

Harvest is used by small and large teams alike. Agencies can benefit from advanced reporting features and add notes and client data to expense reports. Smaller teams can onboard freelancers and pay them on a per-project basis.

Harvest lacks GPS and geofencing features, but the mobile app is one of the strongest on our list. Integrations with popular tools like Slack, Basecamp, Quickbooks, and Trello can help field team managers track projects, time, and expenses on the go.

Project managers will love pairing it with tools like Asana, Trello, and Atlassian to help maximize productivity.

Pricing comparison

Harvest	QuickBooks Time
Free – $0 forever Solo – $12/month Team – $12/person/month	Premium – $20/month + $8/user/month Elite – $40/month + $10/user/month

Value

Harvest’s true value comes from its affordability and ease of use.

While per user/month rates are slightly higher than QuickBooks Time, there is no additional monthly rate for any of the plans. Smaller teams benefit by tracking time from anywhere with little to no training.

On the other hand, Harvest does have its share of shortcomings.

The mobile app is strong, but it could benefit from an update that includes GPS and geofencing features. Field teams can find tools that offer these features for a similar price.

4. Time Doctor

What it does

Time Doctor is known for its stop-and-start clock feature, but it offers a bit more below the surface.

One of the best Time Doctor features allows you to track website and app usage.

For example, social media managers may spend a lot of time on Facebook. That’s perfectly fine. But when other teams are scrolling their timelines a bit too much, changes need to be made.

By highlighting productive and unproductive tools for each member of your team, Time Doctor can help you make the right adjustments and invest in the right things.

Teams it helps

Time Doctor is great for remote or in-office teams that spend their days on one device. Professional service teams see the benefit of productivity features for their teams and customers.

For field service teams, that’s another story. Time Doctor’s mobile app comes in at just 1.8 stars on Google Play and 3.3 stars on the Apple Store.

The apps lack geofencing and GPS features, so there are better options on this list for teams on the move.

Pricing comparison

Time Doctor	QuickBooks Time
Basic – $7/user/month Standard – $10/user/month Premium – $20/user/month	Premium – $20/month + $8/user/month Elite – $40/month + $10/user/month

Value

If you’re not interested in activity tracking features, there might be better tools for your team than Time Doctor. With no free plan, it’s hard to justify paying for features you may not use.

Time Doctor gets the job done for professional service teams that work in traditional office (or home office) settings. If you just need a basic time tracker for your mobile teams, or if your team ever works in less traditional environments, there are better tools on the market.

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5. Paychex

What it does

Paychex breaks the mold by marketing itself as more of an HR & payroll solution than a time tracking and productivity app. With Paychex, you can optimize your team’s payroll.

The best feature? The ability to automate job listings on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, and even social media. Pull reports and see which methods produce the largest applicant pool and adjust your hiring process accordingly.

Teams it helps

Like QuickBooks Time, Paychex is for businesses of all sizes. Whether you’re a solo entrepreneur or you run a large enterprise, Paychex can work for you.

However, optimizing payroll and tracking hiring insights are usually more appealing to larger enterprises. Paychex’s customizability can help larger teams if they’re patient enough to schedule a consultation to address pricing.

Fortunately, their team offers product demos and 24/7 support. Some users report response times of only a few minutes.

Pricing comparison

Paychex	QuickBooks Time
Contact vendor for pricing	Premium – $20/month + $8/user/month Elite – $40/month + $10/user/month

Value

To even consider using Paychex, you need to put in a pricing request. You start by sharing company information, team size, location, and other details in a brief survey.

But here’s the frustrating part: This still won’t give you even the slightest estimate of what you’re in for until you talk to a representative.

Larger teams may benefit from this customizability. Smaller teams, however, may feel more comfortable with a tool that works right out of the box.

6. Paymo

What it does

Like other products on this list, Paymo is an automated timesheet tool that allows you to clock in and out with the click of a button. But if you’re only using it for this purpose, you haven’t even scratched the surface.
Paymo’s Team Scheduler allows project managers to visualize how team members spend their day. From this dashboard, you can view projects your team is working on and make informed decisions when assigning tasks.

The Gantt chart feature offers some flexibility that QuickBooks time can’t. Paymo makes it easy to see how delaying a task alters the overall project deadline.

This feature also helps you see which tasks are costing your team too much.

Teams it helps

Paymo is great for professional service teams. The ability to manage multiple projects and move workflows seamlessly makes life easier for advertising agencies, content teams, and designers.
Paymo also caters to a unique demographic that other tools don’t: universities. Kanban boards, discussions, and file attachments help students and professors collaborate from afar.

Pricing comparison

Paymo	QuickBooks Time
Free – $0 (10 user limit) Small Office – $11.95/user/month Business – $18.95/user/month	Premium – $20/month + $8/user/month Elite – $40/month + $10/user/month

Value

Paymo is a solid tool. However, some of its user experience issues may hurt its value.

Paymo is a great alternative for teams trying to spend less. The free plan allows up to 10 users. While plans starting at $11.95 per user/month are still a great deal, there are even more affordable options on this list.

However, Paymo’s filters and visualizations are a bit confusing to get used to. Technical errors can also make for a frustrating user experience.

The cost savings might be worth the hassle if your team is good at adapting to new tools but weigh the pros and cons carefully before making that decision.

7. BigTime

What it does

While other tools on this list are built around time clocks and proof of work features, BigTime focuses primarily on project management.

While BigTime does offer time tracking and billing features, productivity is the main goal. Arguably the best feature is the Gantt chart auto-scheduling that allows teams to overcome snags and bottlenecks.

Let’s say a client missed a deadline for a deliverable. With other tools, you might have to update the deadline of every related subtask. With BigTime, the auto-scheduling tool creates a cascading effect that pushes back all related deadlines.

Teams it helps

BigTime aims to help teams of all sizes. However, expensive per user per month rates and minimum user amounts make it more cost-effective for larger companies that benefit from scale.

BigTime works best for professional service firms. Law firms, ad agencies, and accounting firms find that this tool strengthens client relationships and keeps larger projects on track.

Pricing comparison

BigTime	QuickBooks Time
Express – $10/user/month billed annually (minimum 5 users) Pro – $30/user/month billed annually (minimum 5 users) Premier – $40/user/month billed annually (minimum 10 users)	Premium – $20/month + $8/user/month Elite – $40/month + $10/user/month

Value

Expensive per user per month rates and minimum user caps on every plan make BigTime tough to justify for smaller teams.

At $10 per user per month, it would be nice to access activity scores, proof of work, or website and app usage like they offer in the express plan. Other tools offer these types of features at a lower per-user price.

The $10 per user per month express plan doesn’t include Gantt charts or any of the other project management features that set BigTime apart from QuickBooks Time.

In fact, the Express plan is extremely basic for a comparatively high price. It also requires at least five users to start. Why would you pay $50 a month when other tools on this list will track time for free?

If you are an enterprise team with a slew of projects, BigTime might give you something that QuickBooks Time can’t. Excellent report visualizations, cascading projects, and integrations with CRM tools like Salesforce can really help you manage massive campaigns.

In short, it’s called BigTime for a reason. Steer clear if you manage a smaller team.

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8. Replicon

What it does

Replicon markets itself as a “time intelligence company.” Instead of focusing on time clocks for clocking in and out, Replicon strives to understand the way your team uses their working hours.

Like a few of the other tools on our list, Replicon is an enterprise-grade time tracking software. Their goal is to help you scale your organization’s productivity regardless of how large your team gets.

With Polaris, you can sync your client data, projects, financials, and other information to one central hub. From there, Polaris helps you cut costs and identify missed opportunities to grow your bottom line.

Teams it helps

Replicon primarily caters to large enterprise teams. IT services, government contractors, consultants, and numerous other professional service companies view Replicon as a secure way to increase productivity.

You can use add-ons to build around the unique challenges that your growing team faces. If you have problems that other time tracking software hasn’t been able to solve, you might want to reach out.

Pricing comparison

Replicon	QuickBooks Time
Small Business – Starts at $5/user/month Medium Enterprise – Contact for custom quote Large Enterprise – Contact for custom quote	Premium – $20/month + $8/user/month Elite – $40/month + $10/user/month

Value

Replicon’s interface is a bit outdated. This is a common problem as enterprise software tends to focus more on sales than development. Utilizing more advanced Replicon features may require training or dedicated customer support personnel.

Small teams probably won’t find much value in spending $18 per user per month for Replicon’s ProjectTime solution. However, customizable enterprise pricing could be great for businesses that have unique time tracking and project management needs.

9. ClockShark

What it does

Most time tracking apps focus on professional service teams that spend their days at a desk.
However, a lot of QuickBooks Time users work on field teams. If you manage a team that works from the road, you don’t care much about tracking features that only work if you’re on a computer all day. ClockShark was built for teams like yours.
KioskClock allows you to enable a single tablet for multiple team members to clock in and out on. Worried about buddy punching? You can enable the face recognition feature and leave the smartphones in the truck.

If you’re worried about teams forgetting to clock in and out, the mobile app has similar features to QuickBooks Time. With geofencing, the timer automatically starts and stops when people arrive at or leave job sites.

GPS can help managers check in with teams that are on the move. It also helps them prevent over- or understaffing when teams work from multiple locations.

Teams it helps

ClockShark is a nice alternative to Quickbooks Time because it caters to construction and field service teams. Anyone from mobile healthcare providers to construction workers can benefit from ClockShark.

Geofencing, GPS, and tools like KioskClock help field service teams handle the challenge of working on the go.

Pricing comparison

ClockShark	QuickBooks Time
Basic – $3/user/month +$15/month base fee Standard – $6/user/month +$25/month base fee Pro – $8/user/month +$45/month base fee Expert – $12/user/month +$90/month base fee	Premium – $20/month + $8/user/month Elite – $40/month + $10/user/month

Value

ClockShark is an expensive alternative to QuickBooks Time, but do you get what you pay for?

Users have had trouble changing pay rates at different job sites or even putting in a sick day. The app also freezes frequently and currently lacks a mass messaging feature.

Another frustrating glitch allows users to disable GPS, which makes it easier for unethical workers to cheat the system.

More affordable lower-end plans can be good for cutting costs. But why upgrade to the pro or expert plans for a glitchy and more expensive version of QuickBooks Time?

Both Google Play and the Apple App Store give ClockShark an underwhelming 3 stars.

10. Wrike

What it does

Like other tools on this list, time tracking in Wrike is simple. The easy-to-use stop and start timer helps teams track time on various projects down to the second. But, like most tools, Wrike does a lot more once you get the hang of it.

Dashboards in Wrike are some of the best in the industry. You can make multiple customizable dashboards and add widgets for overdue tasks, approvals, and other filters.

This is great for managers who want to separate their team’s assignments from their own and look at projects from multiple perspectives.

Teams it helps

Wrike works best for creative teams.

Kanban, Gantt charts, and customizable calendars make it similar to other tools that cater to agencies.

What sets it apart from QuickBooks Time and other tools is the collaborators feature.

For teams that work with freelancers, Wrike’s collaboration feature is a lifesaver. Outsourcing a one-off project but don’t want freelancers to have access to company workspaces? No worries.

With this feature, you can select tasks that can be shared with freelancers that work outside of your team. The rest stays in-house.

Pricing comparison

Wrike	QuickBooks Time
Free – $0 Professional – $9.80/user/month Business – $24.80/user/month Enterprise – Contact for custom quote	Premium – $20/month + $8/user/month Elite – $40/month + $10/user/month

Value

If you work in the professional services space on any sized team, Wrike is actually a good value. There are few products on the market that offer both a free plan and the potential to find enterprise pricing for larger teams.

The per user per month rate for the professional plan is only slightly higher than that of QuickBooks Time’s premium plan. With no additional monthly fee, you are winning that comparison (for teams of 11 people or less) when you choose Wrike.

The business plan is kind of on the higher side. If you’re working on field teams, you won’t be able to count on GPS and geofencing features that tools like QuickBooks Time have.

This app lacks the proof of work features which a lot of creative teams find valuable. If it’s important for you to have that kind of data, choose a different alternative.

Conclusion

If you’re looking to move on from QuickBooks Time, the solutions we’ve mentioned offer a great way to improve the time tracking capabilities of your company.

What’s your favorite alternative to Quickbooks Time? Let us know in the comments!

This article was originally published in September 2020. It was updated in July 2021.

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