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Compare Buddy Punch and Timely 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4.49 1 Employee Per Month
$9.00 1 User Per Month
Buddy Punch
Star Rating
(340)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4.49 1 Employee Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansTimely
Star Rating
(476)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansBuddy Punch vs Timely
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Buddy Punch easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Buddy Punch overall.
- Reviewers felt that Buddy Punch meets the needs of their business better than Timely.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Buddy Punch is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Timely over Buddy Punch.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Buddy Punch
Starter
Starting at $4.49
1 Employee Per Month
Time tracking essentials for small teams and businesses.
- Free Administrator Users
- GPS on Punches
- Mobile Apps
Timely
Starter
$9.00
1 User Per Month
For Solo/Micro business
Finish timesheets in 10 min, bill for 20% more hours.
- Max 5 users
- 20 Active projects
- Unlimited Teams
Free Trial
Buddy Punch
Free Trial is available
Timely
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.6
284
9.3
390
Ease of Use
9.7
289
9.5
392
Ease of Setup
9.6
175
9.2
203
Ease of Admin
9.7
111
9.4
149
Quality of Support
9.6
243
9.5
307
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.8
108
9.6
145
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
270
9.6
392
Features by Category
Automation
9.3
168
8.3
34
Logistics
9.2
174
8.7
36
9.3
168
8.9
36
9.1
56
8.1
35
Management
9.2
150
8.2
37
9.3
164
8.2
36
9.0
166
7.5
32
9.4
183
9.2
35
9.4
173
9.1
35
9.3
179
8.4
33
Feature Not Available
8.0
31
Monitoring
Feature Not Available
8.0
35
Feature Not Available
8.2
34
9.1
150
8.4
34
Cost Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.5
38
Platform Basics
9.2
54
Not enough data
9.3
61
Not enough data
9.5
58
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.9
53
Not enough data
9.2
44
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.2
44
Not enough data
9.4
52
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.5
194
9.5
332
9.3
161
9.4
344
Feature Not Available
9.2
281
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
8.1
193
Feature Not Available
7.4
165
Feature Not Available
8.6
208
Mobile Time Tracking
9.4
180
9.2
310
Administration
8.7
153
8.5
225
9.1
153
8.9
241
9.0
149
8.3
233
Feature Not Available
8.4
180
9.1
166
8.9
241
Platform
9.0
163
9.0
292
8.7
129
8.3
225
Feature Not Available
8.1
185
9.5
172
9.4
305
9.1
154
8.5
228
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Buddy Punch and Timely are categorized as Time & Attendance and Time Tracking
Unique Categories
Buddy Punch is categorized as Employee Scheduling
Timely is categorized as Project Cost Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Buddy Punch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Timely
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Hospital & Health Care
7.1%
Construction
6.5%
Medical Practice
5.6%
Insurance
3.8%
Retail
3.5%
Other
73.5%
Marketing and Advertising
13.3%
Computer Software
10.8%
Design
9.5%
Information Technology and Services
8.0%
Consulting
5.4%
Other
53.1%
Discussions
is there a way to see when people want spacific time off not just the hours but the exact time they are gone
2 Comments
EC
Time Off is based on how many hours per day, however we do have a notes section where the user can indicate specific times if needed.Read more
Do you use only Buddy Punch to manage PTO?
2 Comments
RH
Yes, we use and love the PTO features. It has easy requests for time off and approvals. We have a difficult accrual process with multiple factors and Buddy...Read more
Included
1 Comment
Official Response from Buddy Punch
All plans include all of our Time Tracking features: GPS Coordinates, Web Cam Integration, IP & Time Stamping, 128-bit AES Security, iPhone and Android...Read more
Is there a way to format reports? i.e modify the printed output?
2 Comments
M
Hey!
We currently don't have a way of formatting the PDF output from Timely. Have you tried using the shareable report feature? That way you can send a...Read more
How can I make tags more custom and easy to use for multiple projects?
2 Comments
M
Hi Daniel!
Sorry for the late reply – but here goes!
What exactly do you mean by more custom? You can re-use a list of tags for multiple projects, so...Read more
Will you offer integration with Fiken in the future? www.fiken.no
1 Comment
Official Response from Timely
Hi Jermund. A Fiken integration is not on our short-term roadmap, though we do plan on developing more invoicing integrations in the future.
Here's where...Read more
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