Category
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.
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.8.2/10
Buddy Punch
Named after the exact problem it solves, with facial recognition to prove it
Per-employee monthly pricing with a base account fee plus a per-user rate; facial recognition and GPS features are included on standard plans rather than gated to a premium tier in most configurations.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 $4.7.9/10
When I Work
Per-user pricing makes it the buddy-punching fix for very small teams
Per user per month: Essentials $2.7.8/10
QuickBooks Time
The obvious time clock if payroll already runs through QuickBooks
Premium: $20/mo base + $8 per user.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.7.4/10