Buddy Punch Review

Buddy Punch is a small-business time clock, scheduling and optional payroll app with public pricing from a $19 monthly base plus per-user fees and GPS and photo punch controls.

Best for

  • Small businesses with hourly staff across several sites who need GPS and photo punch controls
  • Teams that want public pricing, free admin users and a no-card trial
  • Employers who want an optional payroll add-on with US tax filing

Not ideal for

  • Teams that need offline punching, break compliance or API access on the cheapest plan
  • Buyers who need a published SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report
By LeadChange Research TeamUpdated 30 verified data points5 sources

Quick answers

How much does Buddy Punch cost?
Buddy Punch charges a $19 monthly base plus $4.99 (Starter), $6.99 (Pro) or $12.99 (Advanced) per user per month at the lowest published rates; a second, higher rate set is also shown.Based on Starting base fee: $19/mo
Does Buddy Punch have a free trial?
Yes. The trial lasts 14 days and requires no credit card.Based on Free trial: Yes
Does Buddy Punch integrate with QuickBooks and ADP?
Yes. QuickBooks Online and Desktop, ADP Workforce Now, Gusto, Paychex and Workday are among the listed integrations.Based on Notable integrations: QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, ADP Workforce Now, Gusto, Paychex, Paylocity, Paycor, Rippling, Workday, Justworks, TriNet…
Does Buddy Punch support geofencing?
Yes. Geofences are on the Pro plan and above.Based on Geofencing: Yes
Does Buddy Punch run payroll?
Yes, as an add-on at $8 per user per month plus a $49 monthly base, with tax filings and direct deposit.Based on Extra costs: Real-Time GPS $2 per user per month (included in Advanced), Onboarding / Offboarding / Tasks $4 per user per month (included in Advanced) +4 more
Does Buddy Punch support SSO?
Yes. Google, Apple, Okta and OneLogin sign-in are listed, with Okta, OneLogin and SAML 2.0 on Advanced.Based on Single sign-on: Yes

Specifications

Fit

Product

Integrations

Open API
Yes
Single sign-on
Yes
Native integrations
20

Support

Support channels
Chat, email

Our verdict

Buddy Punch is a small-business time clock and scheduling app with public pricing from $19 per month plus per-user rates, a 14-day no-card trial, and a paid add-on structure that gates some controls to Pro and Advanced.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Coverage of core time & attendance software capabilities

Capabilities verified against Buddy Punch’s own documentation; capabilities we could not verify are not listed.

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Price at a glance

What Buddy Punch costs

Buddy Punch integrations

15 integrations we documented, by how they connect. Buddy Punch reports 20 native integrations in total.

Native integrations

  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Desktop
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Gusto
  • Paychex
  • Paylocity
  • Paycor
  • Rippling
  • Workday
  • Justworks
  • TriNet Payroll
  • Deltek

Connected through Zapier

  • Zapier

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Where it ranks

About Buddy Punch

Founded
2012

Official profiles

Changelog

  1. First published.

Data sources

Every value on this page links to its source below. Primary sources are the vendor's or authority's own pages.

  1. Buddy Punch pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
  2. Buddy Punch app directory: Integrations · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
  3. Buddy Punch website: About us · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
  4. Buddy Punch website: Features · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
  5. Buddy Punch website · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026