TimeTracker vs Connecteam: Full Comparison
Connecteam runs a whole deskless crew from one phone app. TimeTracker only records hours, but it locks them and turns them into a client invoice.
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Our quick verdict on both tools
These two solve different problems. Connecteam is one app for running a deskless crew, with shifts, chat, forms and a time clock, free for 10 people and a flat $29 a month for 30. TimeTracker only does time and attendance, but the hours carry approvals, locking, an edit record and a client invoice. Running a crew, buy Connecteam. Hours that get audited or billed, that is us.
Start tracking freeWhat this comparison covers
TimeTracker and Connecteam are both time tracking tools, compared here side by side so you can see how they differ.
Anyone deciding between TimeTracker and Connecteam for time tracking should start with the quick verdict above.
Compare the two products at a glance
Both tools solve time tracking. Here is what each one includes, side by side.
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
Connecteam
Sold as three separate hubs (Operations, Communications, HR) rather than one product, and free for life for up to 10 users with every hub and feature switched on.
- Best for
- Deskless and field teams that want scheduling, a time clock, chat, and HR in one phone app.
- Pricing
- Two free-for-life plans: Small Business for up to 10 users with every hub, and Limited for up to 30. Paid plans are per hub and one flat fee covers the first 30 users, from $29 a month billed yearly. Extra users above 30 cost $0.50 to $5 each. Yearly saves 18%.
- Two free-for-life plans, up to 10 and up to 30 users
- Time clock with GPS
- Job scheduling and open shifts
- Time off with balances and policies
- Team chat and updates
- Forms, checklists and training
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 TimeTracker when…
The hours you record get checked by a client, a payroll run, or an auditor.
Approvals and locking come with our one paid plan, and every edit made after approval is added to a record you can show.See how
You round billable time and need to prove the rounding was fair.
Each entry keeps the exact raw duration beside the rounded one, so you can always show what really happened.See how
You bill customers for the hours, not just pay staff for them.
Approved hours become a client invoice at the right rate, so what you bill matches what was tracked.See how
You want to block a clock-in from the wrong place, on any plan.
Location rules use geofences, IP ranges and accuracy limits, and you can preview who a rule will block first.See how
Your rates change by client or by person and old invoices must stay correct.
Rates are effective dated, so an invoice you already sent keeps the rate that applied on that day.See how
You need to see where the hours went by client, project and task.
Every entry ties to a client, a project and a task, so the report shows the split without a spreadsheet.See how
You want approvals to only stop the timecards that look wrong.
Clean weeks pass through and only the odd ones land on a manager's desk, so approval is not a weekly chore.See how
Choose Connecteam when…
You have 30 people or fewer and the price is what decides it.
Connecteam charges one flat fee from $29 a month for 30 people. At $15 a seat we would cost $450.See how
You want one app for the week's shifts, team chat and training.
Connecteam covers rota building, chat, forms, checklists, training and hiring in the same phone app as the clock.See how
Your crew shares one device to clock in and out at the site.
Connecteam has a shared-device kiosk. In TimeTracker each person clocks in from their own phone or browser.See how
Approved hours need to reach your payroll system without a file upload.
Connecteam sends hours to Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex and Xero. We give you a CSV file and you upload it.See how
People clock in at sites where the phone signal drops out.
Connecteam stores the punch offline and uploads it later. A punch in TimeTracker needs a live connection.See how
You are a team of 10 or fewer and want to pay nothing at all.
Connecteam is free for life for 10 people with the lot switched on, or 30 on the cut-down Limited plan.See how
You need time off, HR records and hiring in the same place as hours.
Connecteam's HR hub holds documents, courses and hiring next to the clock, which we do not try to cover.See how
Popular features
Timesheets your team submits on time
Hours build into a timecard as people work. Send the week for approval, lock it once it is signed off, and bill from a number that cannot quietly change.
Explore Timesheets→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
Audit Trail and Compliance
Keep a record of every change made after approval, so an auditor can see what moved and when.
Explore→Timesheet Approvals
A manager signs off the week and the hours lock before anyone bills them.
Explore→Invoicing From Tracked Time
Turn approved hours into a client invoice without retyping a single number.
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Frequently asked questions
- Are TimeTracker and Connecteam even the same kind of tool?
- No, and that matters more than any feature row. Connecteam is one app for running a deskless crew, while we only do time and attendance. For the full picture of what it covers, read what Connecteam is before you compare the two.
- Which one is cheaper for a team of 30?
- Connecteam, by a lot. One flat Operations fee from $29 a month billed yearly covers all 30 people. We charge $15 a seat, or $12 billed yearly, which is $450 or $360 a month for the same headcount. You get approvals and locking for that, and Connecteam does not sell them separately.
- Is Connecteam really free, or is that a trial?
- Really free, and there are two plans, not one. Connecteam's Small Business plan is free for life for up to 10 people with everything on, and the cut-down Limited plan is free for up to 30. Ours is free for 3. The plan-by-plan detail sits in our Connecteam explainer.
- Does TimeTracker build rotas or run team chat?
- No. Connecteam does both and we do neither, so if that is what you came for, buy Connecteam. We spend the effort on timesheet approvals and on turning the hours into money instead.
- Can either tool send an invoice to a client?
- Only us. Connecteam pays and manages staff, it does not bill your customers. In TimeTracker, invoicing from tracked time takes approved hours, applies the right rate, and produces the invoice.
- How do the two compare on location tracking?
- Connecteam puts a GPS point on every paid punch, but live location and breadcrumb trails stop at user 11 and only come back on its top Expert tier. Our location rules work on every plan and can block a clock-in outright, using geofences, IP ranges and accuracy limits.
- What happens to my hours after a manager approves them?
- They lock. Any change made after that is written to an append-only record, which is the point of an audit trail. Approvals and locking come with our single paid plan, with no higher tier above it.
- Does TimeTracker send hours to Gusto or QuickBooks like Connecteam?
- No. Connecteam pushes approved hours to Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex and Xero. We give you a CSV file to upload yourself, which is a real gap if payroll day is already tight. See data export for what comes out.
- Is rounding handled differently in TimeTracker?
- Yes. We round to the nearest 6, 15 or 30 minutes if you want it, but the exact raw duration is stored beside the rounded one and never overwritten. That is what makes rounding defensible when a client questions a line on the bill.
- We run a field crew but also bill clients. What then?
- That is the awkward middle, and plenty of teams run both tools. If the daily operation matters more, start with Connecteam. If the money side matters more, start with us and check other Connecteam alternatives before you commit.
Hours that stand up to a check
If your hours get approved, locked, audited, or billed to a customer, that is what TimeTracker is built for. Set up a client and project in minutes.
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