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busybusy Pricing

busybusy pricing from the vendor’s own pricing page: 3 plans, cost by headcount, and the extra fees to budget for.

starting price, billed annually
$40/mo1
busybusy review
By LeadChange Research TeamUpdated Based on 8 sources, facts checked

3 plans · list prices

  • Free$0/employee/mo1
  • Pro$9.99/employee/mo + $40/mo base (billed annually)1
  • Premium$14.99/employee/mo + $40/mo base (billed annually)1

busybusy plans

  1. Free

    $0/employee/mo1

    Free forever, unlimited users

    • GPS time tracking
    • Job costing
    • Equipment tracking
  2. Pro

    $9.99/employee/mo + $40/mo base (billed annually)1

    • GPS breadcrumbing
    • Supervisor tools
    • Daily sign-offs
  3. Premium

    $14.99/employee/mo + $40/mo base (billed annually)1

    • Documents
    • Daily project reports
    • Progress tracking

Price at a glance

  • Starting base fee

    $40/mo2

  • Starting price per employee

    $9.99/employee/mo (billed annually)1

  • Pricing model

    Base fee + per employee2

  • Price transparency

    Published1

  • Free trial

    Yes2

  • Free plan

    Yes1

busybusy cost by company size

  • Pro$30.01/mo base + $9.99/employee/mo · minimum $40/mo
  • Premium$25.01/mo base + $14.99/employee/mo · minimum $40/mo
Estimated list price per month by number of employees
EmployeesProPremium
1$40/mo$1,440 over 3 yrs$40/mo$1,440 over 3 yrs
5$79.96/mo$2,878.56 over 3 yrs$99.96/mo$3,598.56 over 3 yrs
10$129.91/mo$4,676.76 over 3 yrs$174.91/mo$6,296.76 over 3 yrs
25$279.76/mo$10,071.36 over 3 yrs$399.76/mo$14,391.36 over 3 yrs
50$529.51/mo$19,062.36 over 3 yrs$774.51/mo$27,882.36 over 3 yrs
100$1,029.01/mo$37,044.36 over 3 yrs$1,524.01/mo$54,864.36 over 3 yrs

Monthly cost at each plan’s annual-billing rate, before add-ons and taxes.

Extra and hidden costs

  • $40 admin license

    First user included2

  • Add-ons such as BusyPayroll, checklists, photo markup and videos

    Listed by the vendor2

  • BusyPayroll with Gusto

    $45 a month plus $6 per person2

Is it worth the price?

81st percentilebusybusy at $279.76/mo1 vs a category median of $125 (list price per month at 25 employees, 13 time & attendance software products with published prices).

At 25 employees, busybusy lists at $279.76 a month. Of the 13 time & attendance software products with published prices, 10 cost less and 2 cost more.

Time and attendance software pricing

Price comparison

busybusy vs alternatives: lowest published price
ProductStarting pricePricing modelPricing details
Buddy Punch$19/mo + $4.99/employee/mo (Starter plan, annual)3Base fee + per employeeBuddy Punch pricing
QuickBooks Time$20/mo + $10/employee/mo (Time Premium plan)4Base fee + per employeeQuickBooks Time plans and prices
ClockShark$42/mo + $9.50/employee/mo5Base fee + per employeeClockShark pricing
busybusy$40/mo for the first user, then $9.99/user/mo (annual)1Base fee + per employeebusybusy pricing
Hourly$80/mo + $12/employee/mo6Base fee + per employeeWhat Hourly costs
Timeero$5/user/mo (Basic plan, up to 10 users, billed annually)7Per userTimeero plans and prices

Lowest published monthly price of a plan for time & attendance software, cheapest first at 25 employees. Timeero’s priced plan is not sold at 25 employees. “See plans”: priced on another basis; “Quote only”: no published price.

Frequently asked questions

How much does busybusy cost?

Free for unlimited users; Pro is $9.99 per user a month billed annually or $11.99 monthly, Premium $14.99 or $17.99, plus a $40 admin license.

Does busybusy have a free trial?

Yes, a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.

What plans does busybusy offer?

busybusy lists 3 plans: Free ($0/employee/mo), Pro ($9.99/employee/mo + $40/mo base, billed annually), and Premium ($14.99/employee/mo + $40/mo base, billed annually). Annual-billing rates where marked, before add-ons.

What do alternatives to busybusy cost?

At 25 employees busybusy lists at $279.76 a month; the lowest-priced alternatives compared here are Buddy Punch ($143.75, $136.01 less), QuickBooks Time ($270, $9.76 less), and ClockShark ($279.50, $0.26 less), at list price.

Is there a free version of busybusy?

Yes. The Free plan is free; the other plans are paid.

Does busybusy require a contract?

Not to start, but busybusy's prices marked as annual apply only to a 12-month commitment.

How much does busybusy cost per month?

On its lowest published plan ($40 plus $9.99 per head), busybusy comes to about $129.91 a month for 10 employees and $529.51 for 50, at list price before add-ons and taxes; the Premium plan lists at $14.99/employee/mo + $40/mo base (billed annually). How that compares across the category: What time & attendance software costs.

What does busybusy charge beyond the subscription?

busybusy lists 3 extra costs: $40 admin license, Add-ons such as BusyPayroll, checklists, photo markup and videos, and BusyPayroll with Gusto.

Who makes busybusy?

busybusy (time & attendance software) is sold by busybusy, founded in 2010. Its plans and contract terms are set by busybusy.

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Sources

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Quotes from the sources
  1. BusyBusy busybusy.com/busy-payroll“$9.99 per user, per month, billed annually $11.99 billed monthly” “$14.99 per user, per month, billed annually $17.99 billed monthly”
  2. BusyBusy busybusy.com/price“per user, per month, billed annually +$40 Admin license (first user included)” “*14 Day Free Trial. No CC Required”
  3. Buddy Punch buddypunch.com/pricing“Pro Optimize operations and workforce management for growing teams. $6.99/user/mo +$19 base fee per month”
  4. Intuit (QuickBooks) quickbooks.intuit.com/time-tracking/pricing“Meet deadlines with real-time project collaboration and time tracking.”
  5. ClockShark clockshark.com/pricing“Standard $ 42 USD/month + $9.50 USD/month per user”
  6. Hourly hourly.io/pricing“Gold$80/moBase+$12/moPer Employee”
  7. Timeero timeero.com/pricing“$7.50$9per user/month9.007.50total/month/monthly”
  8. BusyBusy busybusy.com/about-us“Busybusy was founded in 2010 and has grown into the #1 Time Tracking app for all non-desk employee industries.”

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