Aplano vs. Buddy Punch

Buddy Punch

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Aplano	Score 0.0 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	Aplano is a cloud-based workforce management solution developed in Germany, covering shift scheduling, time tracking, and absence management for small and medium-sized businesses. It is used across industries such as retail, hospitality, healthcare, logistics, construction, education, cleaning, and security, and serves more than 100,000 users. Shift Scheduling: Schedules are built via drag & drop in week, month, day, or board views. Employee availabilities can be…	$50 per month per user
Buddy Punch	Score 10.0 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

Pricing

Aplano

Buddy Punch

Editions & Modules

Core: 0,50
per month per user
Basic: 2,00
per month per user
Pro: 4,50
per month per user

Starter: $5.49
per month per user
Pro: $6.99
per month per user
Enterprise: $11.99
per month per user

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Aplano	Buddy Punch
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Additional Details

No payment information required for starting. 14 days free trial in Pro tier.

Three 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.

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Aplano	Buddy Punch
Considered Both Products	Aplano No answer on this topic	Buddy Punch Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch More economical and more user friendly than Quickbooks Time. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch Frank Crum isn’t the same as Buddy Punch, but it would be the closest to Buddy Punch I’ve used. Frank Crum was extremely annoying and hard to use. It almost seemed as if they were trying to hide information from the user, and finding tax documents and year-to-date information … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch Way easier to learn and use. I looked into using the QuickBooks time tracking program, but their system seemed a lot more complex and would’ve taken a lot more time and effort to learn. Buddy Punch set up was definitely way easier to learn and set up for my employees. Incentivized Helpful? DF Deby Frost Bookkeeper Chose Buddy Punch We have not used any other program. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch Frankcrum was very hard to use and understand. I rarely knew what I was getting paid and how many hours I was at. Incentivized Helpful? NB Nikki Brown Controller Chose Buddy Punch Customer services is soooo much better. Any problems I would have with Isolved would take 2+ weeks to get solved. Incentivized Helpful? Tiffany Mecham, MHA, FACMPE Administrator Chose Buddy Punch QB Time didn't even get back to me about inquiry until AFTER Buddy Punch already responded and were implementing! Incentivized Helpful? JC John Carlo Castelo Supervisor Chose Buddy Punch It features a feature that Connecteam dislikes: GPS tracking, PTO monitoring, and photo capture when someone logs in and out. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch It's been over 15 years where I had to punch in for work. I did this with two different companies. Prior to this, both of those companies had their own personal punching system. It was much harder to use than this when it came to editing or entering in PTO. Even though I … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch I really like everything about Buddy Punch. Incentivized Helpful? Tony Factor The Specialist Chose Buddy Punch going from Paychex Flex to Buddy Punch has been a huge improvement! For peace of mind and time management. As a manager, it's streamlined for me with the website being easy to use and navigate. I am very thankful for the move. Incentivized Helpful? MM Molly Mindy Attorney at Law Chose Buddy Punch This was the first platform this organization has tried to implement. I cannot remember if we used a trial on another company like this. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch I would prefer Buddy Punch, every day, any time. Incentivized Helpful? JC Jake Cowden Operations Manager Chose Buddy Punch When we decided to try Buddy Punch we were using a normal time clock and needed to have a better way to track time. I reviewed a few products, but went with Buddy Punch and have been happy ever since. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch Buddy Punch was chosen for it's security. In the past service we used had a breach in their user base, i.e., it was hacked. We found Buddy Punch easy to access and edit. Incentivized Helpful? MT Marilyn Talbott psychotherapist Chose Buddy Punch Sign in was sometimes difficult if working at the school, in the community, at hospital. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Buddy Punch I have not used any other product that I can remember. I used whatever system the retail stores had when I worked there short term and part time 6,7, 8 years ago. Incentivized Helpful? TC Thomas Carson Marketing Chose Buddy Punch 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. Incentivized Helpful? Tiffany Greenwood Payroll Manager Chose Buddy Punch I did not use a system prior to Buddy, but when comparing they were the best price and had all the features I needed. Incentivized Helpful? SK Stephen Kidd Client Account Manager Chose Buddy Punch I was not involved in the selection process. Much easier to use. Incentivized Helpful? JJ Joy Jones Owner Chose Buddy Punch We originally scheduled and ran payroll through Homebase, but in the last few months the software became very buggy, customer service was slow and when they did respond, was not helpful. When we cancelled our account they didn't even try to make things right. We are so happy … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Aplano	Buddy Punch
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	9.3 (0 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	9.3 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Aplano	Buddy Punch
Likelihood to Recommend	No answers on this topic	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. Nicole Segebart DSP Read full review
Pros	No answers on this topic	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. Incentivized JJ Joy Jones Owner Read full review
Cons	No answers on this topic	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 Incentivized Tony Factor The Specialist Read full review
Usability	No answers on this topic	Most of my employees have figured it out pretty quickly, even the ones who are a little less technically savvy. If you have a phone, then you have the ability to use this app. There are a few quirky things with notes and punches that happen, but this may just be the employees Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	No answers on this topic	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. Incentivized TC Thomas Carson Marketing Read full review
Return on Investment	No answers on this topic	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. Incentivized JC Jake Cowden Operations Manager Read full review
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