busybusy
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 plans
Free
$0/employee/mo1
Free forever, unlimited users
- GPS time tracking
- Job costing
- Equipment tracking
Pro
$9.99/employee/mo + $40/mo base (billed annually)1
- GPS breadcrumbing
- Supervisor tools
- Daily sign-offs
Premium
$14.99/employee/mo + $40/mo base (billed annually)1
- Documents
- Daily project reports
- Progress tracking
Price at a glance
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
| Employees | Pro | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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.
Price comparison
| Product | Starting price | Pricing model | Pricing details |
|---|---|---|---|
Buddy Punch | $19/mo + $4.99/employee/mo (Starter plan, annual)3 | Base fee + per employee | Buddy Punch pricing |
QuickBooks Time | $20/mo + $10/employee/mo (Time Premium plan)4 | Base fee + per employee | QuickBooks Time plans and prices |
ClockShark | $42/mo + $9.50/employee/mo5 | Base fee + per employee | ClockShark pricing |
busybusy | $40/mo for the first user, then $9.99/user/mo (annual)1 | Base fee + per employee | busybusy pricing |
Hourly | $80/mo + $12/employee/mo6 | Base fee + per employee | What Hourly costs |
Timeero | $5/user/mo (Basic plan, up to 10 users, billed annually)7 | Per user | Timeero 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
- 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”
- BusyBusy busybusy.com/price“per user, per month, billed annually +$40 Admin license (first user included)” “*14 Day Free Trial. No CC Required”
- Buddy Punch buddypunch.com/pricing“Pro Optimize operations and workforce management for growing teams. $6.99/user/mo +$19 base fee per month”
- Intuit (QuickBooks) quickbooks.intuit.com/time-tracking/pricing“Meet deadlines with real-time project collaboration and time tracking.”
- ClockShark clockshark.com/pricing“Standard $ 42 USD/month + $9.50 USD/month per user”
- Hourly hourly.io/pricing“Gold$80/moBase+$12/moPer Employee”
- Timeero timeero.com/pricing“$7.50$9per user/month9.007.50total/month/monthly”
- 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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