Time Theft & Buddy Punching Prevention

Time clock and scheduling software with biometric or GPS verification, aimed at hourly-workforce employers who lose money to buddy punching and inflated timesheets.

Editor's Pick

Homebase

The cheapest real fix for buddy punching, especially if you're already using it for scheduling

Free plan available for a single location with basic scheduling and time tracking. Paid plans (Essentials and up) that add GPS clock-in verification and geo-fencing run in the range typical for SMB scheduling tools, roughly $20-$100+/month per location depending on tier and team size.8.2/10

Jibble

The one buddy-punching tool that gives you real facial recognition free, for unlimited users

Free forever for unlimited users, and the free plan is the point: it includes facial recognition, GPS, geofencing, kiosk mode, and NFC, the anti-buddy-punching features other tools charge for. Paid Premium and Ultimate tiers (per user, monthly) add automation like advanced timesheets, approvals, and scheduling; confirm current per-seat rates on their site.8.2/10

Buddy Punch

Named after the exact problem it solves, and it puts a photo on every punch to back it up

Per-user monthly pricing plus a flat $19 base fee. Starter runs about $4.49/user/mo billed annually but is GPS-only; the anti-buddy-punching features, photo-on-punch and the Apple Face ID gate, start on the Pro plan at about $5.99/user/mo annually ($6.99 month-to-month). 14-day free trial, no credit card. Confirm current rates on their site, they adjust periodically.8.0/10

Deputy

Multi-location scheduling and time tracking with compliance guardrails built in

Tiered per-user monthly pricing, typically in the range of $4.50-$6+ per user/month depending on tier (scheduling only vs. scheduling + time tracking + tasking), with a free trial available. Exact current tiers are best confirmed on Deputy's pricing page since they shift periodically.7.9/10

Connecteam

Free GPS time clock for up to 10 field workers, built for deskless and construction crews

Free for life for up to 10 users on the Small Business plan, including the time clock with GPS and geofencing. Above 10 users it's paid and priced per hub: the Operations hub (time clock + scheduling) starts at $29/month for the first 30 users (Basic), $49 (Advanced), and $99 (Expert), plus a per-user fee beyond 30. Communications and HR features live in separate hubs.7.8/10

When I Work

Per-user pricing makes it the buddy-punching fix for very small teams

Per user per month: Essentials $2.50, Pro $5, Premium $8. Time Tracking & Attendance is an add-on toggle on any plan that raises the per-user price, and When I Work doesn't publish the add-on cost cleanly on the pricing page. No contracts, no user minimums.7.8/10

QuickBooks Time

The obvious time clock if payroll already runs through QuickBooks

Premium: $20/mo base + $8 per user. Elite: $40/mo base + $10 per user. Geofencing is Elite-only; GPS trails, kiosk photo capture, and QuickBooks Payroll sync are on both tiers. Frequently discounted 50% for the first few months.7.4/10

Paychex Flex

The only SMB payroll platform you can buy an iris-scanning time clock from

Flex Essentials is published at $39/mo + $5 per employee; Select and Pro tiers are quote-only. Real-world totals land higher once setup fees, year-end processing, time tracking, and hardware are added. Biometric time clocks are purchased or leased separately on top of the time & attendance module.7.4/10