Buddy Punch vs. Connecteam

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Buddy Punch
Score 9.1 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Buddy Punch is an online time tracking, scheduling, and payroll application. Track time, time off, locations, and jobs. The solution aims to help make punching in and out intuitive for employees and easy for users to view and export time. Employees can clock in using a browser or the Buddy Punch Google, iOS, and Android apps. Users can view who's working, their GPS position, or even limit where they can punch. The solution integrates with QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex, and SurePayroll, to name a…
$5.49
per month per user
Connecteam
Score 8.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Connecteam is a workforce management platform designed to streamline operations and enhance communication for businesses of all sizes. Connecteam helps companies manage, train and communicate with the non-desk teams more efficiently. Connecteam offers a mobile-first platform that helps improve communication, and enhance daily processes. What Connecteam offers: Employee Scheduling: To create and manage…
$0
Up to 10 users.
Pricing
Buddy PunchConnecteam
Editions & Modules
Starter
$5.49
per month per user
Pro
$6.99
per month per user
Enterprise
$11.99
per month per user
Small Business
$0
Up to 10 users.
Basic
$35
per month For the first 30 users, $0.6 / month for each additional user
Advanced
$59
per month For the first 30 users, $1.8 / month for each additional user
Expert
$110
per month For the first 30 users $3.6 / month for each additional user
Enterprise
Custom
For 200 users and up. Please contact sales for a quote.
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Buddy PunchConnecteam
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsThree plans are available via a monthly or annual payment option. Each plan has a per user price and a base fee of $19. There are no startup, cancellation, support, or additional fees of any kind. A discount is available for the annual payment option.Up to an 18% discount is available for annual billing. All plans support up to 200 users. For more than 200 users there is an Enterprise plan with custom pricing to be quoted by a sales representative.
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User Ratings
Buddy PunchConnecteam
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Buddy PunchConnecteam
Likelihood to Recommend
I think that is very convenient as far as tracking your employees when they are punching in or out to ensure they are physically at the location they are supposed to be for that shift. I also think that the option to download this app to your personal phone is amazing, it makes it more convenient to punch in or out when you aren't near a laptop or a residence to use one. The feature of being able to attach a note with your punches explaining possible late punchers or absences is very beneficial to the employee allows show proof if needed.
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I have actually recommended this platform 3 times to fellow contractors and one farmer within the last month. It is easy to set up and intuitive for employees. Our team begged us to keep in after our initial trial and requested we never return to paper time cards. Once you approve time cards it is so easy to run your payroll report and do payroll
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Pros
  • Customer service is the best we've seen! Their knowledge base is clear, and when we do have a question it can't answer, we get a quick, informed solution.
  • The software allows us to schedule our staff seamlessly for work in more than one department in a day, so tracking how many payroll hours are being used in each department is easy.
  • The reporting for Payroll hours is easy and fast.
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  • Daily team productivity with time clock feature
  • Easy of running weekly payroll reports
  • Employees to manage and own their time before being approved for payroll
  • Easy to add absences and PTO
  • Free until you need more than 10 users
  • It is great that you can tell where your employees are logging in from ie the office, home or in the field
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Cons
  • the simplicity can go to far in that direction. So it seems a bit sparse at times. Theres a lot of dead space on some page landings.
  • update on colors to be more vibrant and fun.
  • menu buttons to go to particular specifics like vacation and sick submissions
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  • Adding the ability for employee to be able to set up their own reminders would be beneficial for those that seem to forget to clock in or out
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
Our team like the product and uses it so there is no reason to change. It works, it is easy, saves us time and headaches
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Usability
Buddy Punch is really easy to use. It's easy to punch in and out when needed as it's on the home page. It's also easy to track your colleagues who are on leave so you know how to plan for coverage. This makes it easy for us to adjust accordingly.
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My team is not tech savvy and they were able to implement immediately without issues. Even new team members after a brief education on what app to download they get it
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
It's easy don't stress just do it
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Alternatives Considered
I have not reviewed or evaluated any other similar products and this is the first time I am using this type of product. I have been a salaried employee for 25 years and this is my first contract position, but Buddy Punch has made the time tracking very simple and efficient.
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We looked at Homebase and talked to a few organizations that were using it but after reviewing the features and easy of implementation Connecteam won
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Return on Investment
  • Improved Efficiency: Allows us to track time when employees are on site.
  • Reduced Costs: Able to avoid unnecessary OT due to employees getting alerts.
  • Reduced Costs: No longer paying an employee to tally hours like when we used a regular time clock.
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  • Before Connecteam I hated "Payroll Mondays" because it took a few hours to do everyone's time and upload it for the accountant. Now it takes maybe 15 mintues to do the entire process. I feel like it is more accurate and definitely less time-consuming - saving me money in the long run.
  • Connecteam has also allowed for quick glance time management to reduce overtime. Having accurate info allowing us to redeploy team members as needed and get other off the clock sooner. Or if we are having OT it is not a surprise - we can plan for it
  • Our accountant has love the reporting and has even recommended it to other small business because it provides all the info needed.
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ScreenShots

Buddy Punch Screenshots

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Connecteam Screenshots

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