Buddy Punch vs. MyHours

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.

This is a great platform for small business owners who are looking for an affordable way to let employees track their time. The user-interface is easy to navigate, reports are set up logically, and you can customize as much as you need. I'd recommend this to any business owner struggling to find an easy way to track time...without having to spend a lot of time to do it accurately

Incentivized

• Their customer service is second to none. We have requested several changes over the years for the web interface and app; I think all the requests we've made were implemented by this point. I only wish this was the case with other companies we utilize.
• They allow you to set different pay rates based on department which allows us to pay employees more for the skilled jobs they perform versus the more basic work they perform. This is a huge benefit to a small company as it encourages employees to strive for more skilled work and they keep moving up the ladder to become even better assets to the company.
• The reports you can run are very thorough and work very well for us when it comes time to enter payroll.
• Having the ability to set alerts has allowed us to cut back on unnecessary overtime as employees can get reminders prior to going over. We can also set reminders for employees to punch in/out for the ones that have a tendency to forget.

Incentivized

• Easy to use
• Detailed reports
• Customization at the rate level
• Timer function

Incentivized

• Sometimes I need to check back to be sure I'm still punched in.
• The indicator between punched in and out is not very indicative of if I am or not.
• I want to total hours not just by the week but by pay periods 1-15 days, 16-end of [the] month.

Incentivized

• Export reports are a bit clunky
• Sometimes shows "all employees" even when just one is selected
• Sometimes hangs up at log in requiring a refresh

Incentivized

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

No real complaints on this one except maybe with how clunky the export excel docs are. But that's more a function of Microsoft than it is MyHours as excel drops in a pie chart at the top (not needed, actually) that then scrunches the rows and columns of the data you're actually looking to review.

Incentivized

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 that Buddy Punch is like us--taking care of their clients and really invested in their success!

Incentivized

Can't really say as we didn't get too deep into using their time function. For QBO, it was just a pain to set up, and no one loved the interface

Incentivized

• Efficiency has definitely gone up switching to Buddy Punch. Ive never quantified specific hours or time lapse it has given to my personal managerial efficiency. But it has without doubt.
• I can see a better overview of the employees I need to be concerned with and not have to filter out others not concerning me.
• Ease of use has decreased mental stress and angst in maneuvering employee time cards.

Incentivized

• Reporting is clear and easy to adapt (saves us time)
• Cost is marginal compared to having employees submit separate timesheets that then have to be manually coded
• Easy to customize reports to see what's really going on (saves money if we can see opportunities to raise a rate or lower hours)

Incentivized