TimeCamp vs uAttend: Full Comparison
TimeCamp is a software time tracker with a free plan for unlimited users. uAttend sells physical time clock hardware paired with a cloud dashboard.
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Our quick verdict on both tools
Pick TimeCamp if your team works at a computer and you want free, automatic time tracking with billing and project budgets built in. Pick uAttend if you run a physical location and want staff to punch in on a wall-mounted clock, with fingerprint or badge options.
Start tracking freeWhat this comparison covers
TimeCamp and uAttend are both time tracking tools, compared here side by side so you can see how they differ.
If neither tool fits, TimeTracker is a third option worth a look for agencies and consultancies that bill clients for time and want budgets, approvals, and invoicing tied to the same tracked hours.
Compare the two products at a glance
Both tools solve time tracking. Here is what each one includes, side by side.
TimeCamp
The free plan allows unlimited users and unlimited projects, unusual in this market, with automatic keyword-based background tracking.
- Best for
- Small to mid-size teams and agencies that want low-effort, automatic time tracking plus invoicing.
- Pricing
- Free forever with unlimited users and unlimited projects. Billed annually: Starter $3.99 (invoicing and time off included), Premium $6.99, Ultimate $9.99 per user a month, plus a quote-only Enterprise tier. An AI time tracker is billed by token use on every tier, about $6 a user a month.
- Automatic tracking via desktop app
- Optional screenshots and activity monitoring
- Attendance, overtime, time-off tracking
- Billable time and project budgeting
- Invoicing on Starter, expenses on Ultimate
- Geofencing, Enterprise plan only
- 26 tools for project sync, 80+ browser plugin
- AI time tracker, billed by token use
uAttend
Sells its own line of physical time clock hardware (fingerprint, facial recognition, badge) alongside cloud software, priced by employee count.
- Best for
- Businesses that want physical time clock hardware paired with a cloud dashboard.
- Pricing
- Tiered by employee count: about $29/mo (1-9 employees) up to $195/mo (100+). Hardware clocks sold separately from about $139. A plan covers 2 clocks and 1 admin, with extra clocks $12/mo and extra admins $8/mo. Payroll is a separate add-on from $5 a person a month.
- Fingerprint, facial recognition, badge clocks
- Mobile app with GPS on punch in/out
- Cloud dashboard for timesheets and PTO
- Touch-tone phone punching option
- Text and email missed-punch alerts
- Multi-location support
- Shift scheduling, and its own payroll add-on
See how they stack up
Pricing, best fit, and top strengths for both tools, side by side.
Pricing checked 2026-07-31. Confirm current pricing on each vendor's site.
Which one fits your team
Choose TimeCamp when…
Your team works mostly on computers and does not need a physical time clock.
TimeCamp's desktop app tracks time in the background, so nobody needs to walk up to a shared device to clock in.See how
You have more than a few employees and do not want cost to climb with headcount.
TimeCamp's free plan allows unlimited users and projects, while uAttend's price rises in tiers as employee count grows.See how
You bill clients for hours and want invoicing built into the same tool.
TimeCamp bundles billable time, project budgeting, and invoicing on its paid plans, so hours turn into a client invoice without a separate app.See how
You want time logged automatically instead of relying on people to remember a punch.
TimeCamp tracks time using keyword matching in the background, catching hours a missed clock-in would otherwise lose.See how
You want project budgets and reporting alongside attendance data.
TimeCamp compares planned hours to actual hours per project, something uAttend's attendance-focused dashboard does not offer.See how
You want to avoid buying and maintaining separate hardware.
TimeCamp runs entirely as software, so there is no clock device to buy, mount, or replace when it breaks.See how
Choose uAttend when…
You run a brick-and-mortar location and want a physical clock on the wall.
uAttend sells fingerprint, facial recognition, and badge clocks, so on-site staff punch in the same way they always have.See how
You want an easy way for staff to call in and clock in without an app.
uAttend's touch-tone phone punching option lets staff clock in from any phone, no app or hardware needed at that location.See how
You manage multiple physical locations and want attendance in one dashboard.
uAttend's multi-location support rolls up punches from several sites into one cloud dashboard for a manager to review.See how
You want text or email alerts when someone forgets to clock in.
uAttend sends missed-punch alerts automatically, catching a forgotten clock-in before it turns into a payroll problem.See how
You want GPS proof that a remote punch happened at the right place.
uAttend's mobile app records GPS location on punch in and out, giving a manager a location record for remote staff.See how
You want responsive customer support if a clock or the dashboard has an issue.
uAttend's support is frequently praised by reviewers as responsive, which matters more once hardware is involved.See how
Popular features
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.
Explore Time Tracking→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.
Explore Billing→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.
Explore Reports & Dashboards→Use cases this solves
Frequently asked questions
- Is TimeCamp cheaper than uAttend?
- Usually, yes. TimeCamp's free plan covers unlimited users and projects, while uAttend starts around $29 a month for up to 9 employees and rises from there. See the billing page for how paid plans compare once you need more than the free tier.
- Does uAttend require buying hardware?
- Yes. uAttend sells fingerprint, facial recognition, and badge clocks starting around $139, on top of the monthly software fee. TimeCamp needs no hardware, since it runs through a desktop app for time tracking on a computer instead.
- Which tool tracks time more automatically?
- TimeCamp does, for computer-based work. Its desktop app tracks time in the background using keyword matching, so hours get logged without someone remembering to punch in. uAttend instead relies on a physical or phone punch at time tracking by client sites, which suits on-location staff better.
- Can TimeCamp send invoices to clients?
- Yes. TimeCamp's top plan bundles billable time, project budgets, and invoicing, see how invoicing from tracked time works. uAttend is built for attendance, not client billing, so it does not offer this.
- Does uAttend work for a business with several locations?
- Yes. uAttend supports multiple locations in one cloud dashboard, useful for team time reporting across sites. TimeCamp can track multiple projects too, but it is not built around physical locations the same way.
- Does TimeCamp offer project budgets and reporting?
- Yes. TimeCamp compares planned hours to actual hours per project as part of its reporting, something uAttend's attendance-focused dashboard does not really cover.
- Does uAttend track GPS location for remote punches?
- Yes. uAttend's mobile app records GPS location on punch in and out, which helps a manager confirm a remote worker's overtime tracking and hours are accurate.
- Which tool is more reliable for hardware clock-ins?
- uAttend's reviewers generally call it affordable and easy to learn, though some report fingerprint scanners occasionally misread a punch. TimeCamp avoids that problem entirely by tracking non-billable time tracking and billable hours alike through software, with nothing to misread.
- Does TimeCamp offer any physical clock-in option like uAttend?
- No. TimeCamp is software-only, tracked through a desktop or mobile app. If your team needs a wall-mounted clock for time tracking tags or sorting shared devices, uAttend's hardware line is built for that instead.
- What if neither TimeCamp nor uAttend fits my agency?
- Both tools solve real problems, but an agency billing clients for time and wanting budgets, approvals, and invoicing in one place sometimes looks at TimeTracker as a third option. Our TimeCamp alternatives page covers more tools to weigh beyond this one comparison.
Still weighing your options?
TimeCamp and uAttend solve different problems: one is software-first, one is hardware-first. TimeTracker adds budgets and invoicing on top.
See TimeTracker