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The Best QuickBooks Time Alternatives for 2026

It was TSheets, then QuickBooks Time, and Intuit now sells Workforce plans next to it. Here is what to move to, and when to stay put.

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Why people switch

Why people look for a QuickBooks Time alternative

What it is

A QuickBooks Time alternative is another time tracking tool you move to when QuickBooks Time stops fitting your team. The name is half the confusion. It was TSheets until Intuit renamed it QuickBooks Time in 2021, and Intuit's pricing page now lists Workforce Premium and Workforce Elite beside Time Premium and Time Elite. Past the naming, two things push people out: a base fee plus a per-employee fee adds up fast, and most of the value only lands if you already run QuickBooks Online. Below we compare TimeTracker with four other alternatives, and say plainly who should not switch.

Who needs this

A service business that sells its people's time and needs to know, in real time, whether each client project is still making money.

Meet both products

Compare the two products at a glance

TimeTracker and this competitor cover the same job in different ways. Here is what each one includes.

Best fit

TimeTracker

Every task carries operational and financial context together. Tracked time, budget impact, and invoicing live in one connected system, so you know if a project is still profitable before it becomes a problem.

Best for
Agencies and consultancies of 2 to 50 people who bill clients for time and need to see project profit, not just hours.
Pricing
Free for up to 3 people, no credit card needed. Pro is $15 per user a month, or $12 per user a month billed yearly, with a 14-day trial.
  • One-click task timers
  • Timesheet submission and approvals
  • Effective-dated billing and cost rates
  • Live project budgets and profitability
  • Client invoicing and payments
  • Client portal with a cost firewall
  • Reports and dashboards
  • Expense tracking with billable markup
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QuickBooks Time

Owned by Intuit and built to sync natively with QuickBooks Online and Payroll, so timesheets and payroll share one data source.

Best for
Small and mid-size field service or construction businesses already running QuickBooks Online or Payroll.
Pricing
No free plan. Time Premium $20/mo base + $10/employee/mo; Time Elite $40/mo base + $12/employee/mo. Intuit now also sells Workforce Premium and Elite alongside these.
  • GPS time tracking with location breadcrumbs
  • Geofencing to remind staff to clock in (Elite)
  • Scheduling by shift or job
  • Mileage tracking for field staff
  • Job and project costing
  • Native two-way QuickBooks sync
Full comparison

See how the alternatives stack up

Pricing, best fit, and top strengths for TimeTracker and every tool in this comparison.

Comparison dimensionTimeTrackerBest fitQuickBooks TimeHubstaffTime DoctorBuddy PunchOnTheClock
CategoryProject time trackingTime and attendanceProductivity monitoringProductivity monitoringTime and attendanceTime and attendance
Best forAgencies and consultancies of 2 to 50 people who bill.Small and mid-size field service or construction.Distributed teams, agencies, and field service businesses.Distributed and outsourced teams, agencies, and BPOs that.Small and mid-size hourly or field workforces that want an.Small businesses that want a simple time clock with GPS.
Starting price$12/user/month$10/user/month$4.99/user/month$6.67/user/month$4.99/user/month$4/user/month
Top strengthTies every time entry to a task, so hours and money are.Deepest native integration with QuickBooks Online and.Strong monitoring depth (screenshots, activity rate) for.Deep, granular activity evidence that outsourcing agencies.Rated 4.8/5 on G2 and Capterra for ease of useClean, intuitive dashboard that needs little training

Pricing checked 2026-07-31. Confirm current pricing on each vendor's site.

Every option, in full

Each QuickBooks Time alternative, and who it suits

Each tool below covers a different kind of team, so this is not a ranking. We list what each one does badly as well as what it does well, with the date we last checked its pricing.

TimeTrackerOurs

Best for

Agencies and consultancies of 2 to 50 people who bill clients for time and need to see project profit, not just hours.

Pricing

Free for up to 3 people, no credit card needed. Pro is $15 per user a month, or $12 per user a month billed yearly, with a 14-day trial.

Checked 13 July 2026

Every task carries operational and financial context together. Tracked time, budget impact, and invoicing live in one connected system, so you know if a project is still profitable before it becomes a problem. A service business that sells its people's time and needs to know, in real time, whether each client project is still making money.

Where it wins

  • Ties every time entry to a task, so hours and money are the same record instead of two systems to reconcile
  • Live budget and profitability rollups instead of a month-end spreadsheet
  • Timesheet approval locks numbers before they hit an invoice, so billed hours cannot silently drift
  • No screenshots, keystroke logging, or GPS tracking, by design

Where it falls short

  • Newer product than long-established time trackers, so its integration marketplace is still small
  • No native payroll run; timesheets export for an external payroll tool instead
  • Built for client-project delivery, not a general work OS, so it will not replace a wiki or a sprint board

QuickBooks Time

Best for

Small and mid-size field service or construction businesses already running QuickBooks Online or Payroll.

Pricing

No free plan. Time Premium $20/mo base + $10/employee/mo; Time Elite $40/mo base + $12/employee/mo. Intuit now also sells Workforce Premium and Elite alongside these.

Checked 30 July 2026

Owned by Intuit and built to sync natively with QuickBooks Online and Payroll, so timesheets and payroll share one data source. A construction or field service company of roughly 5 to 100 employees already on QuickBooks that wants timesheets feeding job costing.

Where it wins

  • Deepest native integration with QuickBooks Online and Payroll of any rival
  • Mature, well-tested GPS and mobile clock-in tools
  • Scheduling is included on every plan, not gated to the top tier

Where it falls short

  • Geofencing, mileage tracking, and project tracking need the Elite plan
  • Base fee plus per-employee pricing makes total cost less predictable
  • Full value depends on already using QuickBooks Online or Payroll

Hubstaff

Best for

Distributed teams, agencies, and field service businesses that need proof-of-work tracking tied to payroll.

Pricing

No free plan, 14-day trial only. Billed annually: Starter $4.99, Grow $7.50, Team $10 per seat a month, all with a 2 seat minimum, and Enterprise $25. So the real floor is $9.98 a month, not $4.99.

Checked 31 July 2026

More on Hubstaff

Pairs time tracking with built-in workforce monitoring (screenshots, activity levels, GPS geofencing) and automated payroll payouts. Agencies and outsourcing firms managing remote or field-based hourly workers who need verifiable activity data alongside payroll.

Where it wins

  • Strong monitoring depth (screenshots, activity rate) for proof of work
  • Built-in payroll automation removes the need for a separate payout tool
  • Works for hybrid teams: office staff and field workers on one platform

Where it falls short

  • No real always-free tier for full time tracking
  • Screenshot and activity monitoring can feel invasive to employees
  • Entry-level plan is limited on integrations and screenshot frequency
  • GPS and geofencing are a paid add-on gated to Team and above, not included

Time Doctor

Best for

Distributed and outsourced teams, agencies, and BPOs that need proof-of-work evidence tied to billing.

Pricing

No free plan, 14-day trial only. Billed annually: Basic $6.67, Standard $11.67, Premium $16.70 per user a month. Month to month it is $8, $14 and $20. Eleven paid add-ons sit on top, from $2 a user a month up to $200 a month each for payroll sync, HRIS sync, SSO and provisioning.

Checked 31 July 2026

More on Time Doctor

Pairs strict activity monitoring (screenshots, keystroke activity, idle alerts) with built-in payroll and client-facing reports. Agencies and BPOs managing offshore staff who need verifiable proof of work and payroll and client reporting in one platform.

Where it wins

  • Deep, granular activity evidence that outsourcing agencies can audit
  • Payroll reporting is included from Standard, so hours reach a payroll run without rekeying
  • Client login is unusual among time trackers and useful for billed agencies
  • Its own pricing page advertises AI that spots mouse jigglers and keyboard simulators, so the proof-of-work claim is a real one

Where it falls short

  • Basic plan has no integrations, no payroll, and only 3 months of history
  • The most surveillance-heavy tool in this set: screenshots, keystroke activity, app and site usage, and anomaly detection aimed at the person
  • No permanent free tier, so cost scales linearly with headcount
  • No client invoicing, so the evidence it gathers still does not produce a bill
  • Payroll sync, HRIS sync, SSO and provisioning are $200 a month each on every plan

Buddy Punch

Best for

Small and mid-size hourly or field workforces that want an easy time clock with GPS and scheduling.

Pricing

No free plan, 14-day trial only. Billed annually: Starter $4.99, Pro $6.99, Advanced $12.99 per user a month, each plus a $19 monthly base fee. Extras are sold per user on top.

Checked 30 July 2026

More on Buddy Punch

An easy time clock with a lot of ways to prove who punched: GPS on every punch, plus geofencing, PIN and kiosk punching and a webcam photo from the Pro tier up. A 15 to 100 person hourly or field workforce that needs proof of where a punch happened and will pay a base fee for it.

Where it wins

  • Rated 4.8/5 on G2 and Capterra for ease of use
  • Administrator accounts are free and unlimited, so managers do not use up seats
  • More ways to verify a punch than most rivals: GPS, geofence, PIN, kiosk and webcam photo

Where it falls short

  • No free plan at all, unlike Clockify, Jibble, Homebase and TimeCamp
  • The $19 monthly base fee hits small teams hardest. Five people on Starter is $43.95 a month, which is $8.79 each, not $4.99
  • Geofencing, PIN and kiosk punching and webcam photos all need the Pro tier
  • Real-time GPS is a paid add-on unless you are on Advanced, and other extras are priced per user too
  • No client billing or invoicing, so tracked hours cannot become a bill

OnTheClock

Best for

Small businesses that want a simple time clock with GPS, PTO, and scheduling included at the base tier.

Pricing

No free plan, 30-day trial. $4 per employee a month plus a $5 monthly base fee, so 2 employees is $13 a month. Payroll adds $6 per employee plus a $40 base fee, and a one-time $250 onboarding fee.

Checked 30 July 2026

More on OnTheClock

GPS tracking, geofencing, and PTO accrual come standard on the base plan, features most rivals gate behind higher tiers. Small businesses under 100 employees that want straightforward time tracking, scheduling, and PTO with clean payroll exports.

Where it wins

  • Clean, intuitive dashboard that needs little training
  • Strong review scores: 4.7/5 on Capterra, 4.5/5 on G2
  • GPS, geofencing, and PTO included at the base tier, not a premium add-on

Where it falls short

  • Payroll is not included; it's a separate paid add-on
  • Reporting and analytics are more basic than larger workforce platforms
  • Fewer native integrations than bigger rivals like QuickBooks Time
Why switch

Reasons teams switch

Popular features

Time Tracking

Employee time tracking your team will actually use

One click starts a timer, or people type hours in by hand. Every entry ties to a client, project, and task, so the record stays clean.

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Billing

Bill for every hour you earn

Mark each entry billable or non-billable while you work. Approved hours roll straight into reports you can bill from.

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Reports & Dashboards

See where the time really goes

Break hours down by client, project, and team member. Find the work that pays off and the projects that run over.

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Use cases this solves

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What happened to TSheets?
Intuit bought TSheets and renamed it QuickBooks Time in 2021. The product did not go away, it just changed names. Intuit's pricing page now also lists Workforce Premium and Workforce Elite next to Time Premium and Time Elite, which is why the plan you signed up for may look different today.
Does TimeTracker integrate with QuickBooks?
No. There is no QuickBooks sync, and that is the honest deal-breaker on this page. If hours must flow into QuickBooks payroll on their own, stay where you are or pick a tool that syncs. TimeTracker exports timecards and leave to CSV, and bills clients directly through invoicing from tracked time instead.
Is QuickBooks Time only useful if I already use QuickBooks?
Mostly, yes. Its biggest advantage is the native two-way sync with QuickBooks Online and Payroll. If you do not run QuickBooks, that advantage disappears and you are paying for GPS and scheduling features other tools offer at a lower price. See the billing page for how TimeTracker handles billing without needing QuickBooks at all.
Does QuickBooks Time track project profitability?
QuickBooks Time tracks job costing, which shows labor cost per job. TimeTracker goes further and shows cost against price as the team works, so you can see project profit while the project is still running, not after it closes.
Can I send a client invoice straight from QuickBooks Time?
Not directly. QuickBooks Time feeds hours into QuickBooks payroll and job costing, and invoicing happens in QuickBooks itself as a separate step. TimeTracker turns approved hours straight into an invoice. See how invoicing from tracked time works.
How does TimeTracker's price compare to QuickBooks Time?
QuickBooks Time charges a monthly base fee plus a per-employee fee, which can add up fast for larger teams. TimeTracker starts at $15 a user a month, or $12 if you pay yearly, with billing built in. Read the full TimeTracker vs QuickBooks Time comparison for a side-by-side look at both plans.
Is switching away from QuickBooks Time hard?
No. You add your clients, projects, and tasks, then start timing work with a simple one-click timer. You keep exporting hours to your payroll tool, whichever one that is, and most teams are tracking real hours within a day.
Do I need GPS tracking like QuickBooks Time offers?
Only if you manage field crews and need proof of where staff clocked in. Office-based and client-billing teams usually care more about billable hours tracking and clean invoices than location data.
Can I set different bill rates for different clients?
QuickBooks Time does not manage client bill rates on its own, since it is built around payroll, not client billing. TimeTracker lets you set a bill rate per client and per person, and change rates over time without breaking invoices you already sent. See how rate management works.
Does TimeTracker have a kiosk like QuickBooks Time?
No. There is no shared-device kiosk and no PIN punching, so a crew cannot clock in from one tablet by the door. Everyone signs in as themselves on their own phone or browser. If a shared kiosk is a must, QuickBooks Time or Buddy Punch fit better. See the Buddy Punch alternatives for that side of the market.
What do I give up by leaving QuickBooks Time?
You give up the native QuickBooks payroll sync and QuickBooks Time's mature GPS tools built for field crews. In return you get live budgets, client invoicing, and timesheet approvals that are not tied to any single accounting platform.
Which teams should pick TimeTracker over QuickBooks Time?
Teams that bill clients for time and want to see project profit, not just payroll cost, tend to do better with TimeTracker. Field service and construction crews deep in the QuickBooks ecosystem may still prefer QuickBooks Time. Compare both directly on the TimeTracker vs QuickBooks Time page.
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