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QuickBooks Time

QuickBooks Time Pricing

QuickBooks Time pricing from the vendor’s own pricing page: 2 plans, cost by headcount, and the extra fees to budget for.

starting price
$20/mo + $10/employee1
QuickBooks Time review
By LeadChange Research TeamUpdated Based on 8 sources, most recently checked

2 plans · list prices

  • Time Premium$10/employee/mo + $20/mo base1
  • Time Elite$12/employee/mo + $40/mo base1

QuickBooks Time plans

  1. Time Premium

    $10/employee/mo + $20/mo base1

    Monthly

    • Workforce app
    • Time kiosk
    • Photo attachments
  2. Time Elite

    $12/employee/mo + $40/mo base1

    Monthly

    • All Premium features
    • GPS mileage tracking
    • Project tracking

What matters most besides the price?

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Price at a glance

  • Starting base fee

    $20/mo1

  • Starting price per employee

    $10/employee/mo1

  • Pricing model

    Base fee + per employee1

  • Price transparency

    Published1

  • Free trial

    Yes1

  • Free plan

    No1

QuickBooks Time cost by company size

  • Time Premium$20/mo base + $10/employee/mo
  • Time Elite$40/mo base + $12/employee/mo
Estimated list price per month by number of employees
EmployeesTime PremiumTime Elite
1$30/mo$1,080 over 3 yrs$52/mo$1,872 over 3 yrs
5$70/mo$2,520 over 3 yrs$100/mo$3,600 over 3 yrs
10$120/mo$4,320 over 3 yrs$160/mo$5,760 over 3 yrs
25$270/mo$9,720 over 3 yrs$340/mo$12,240 over 3 yrs
50$520/mo$18,720 over 3 yrs$640/mo$23,040 over 3 yrs
100$1,020/mo$36,720 over 3 yrs$1,240/mo$44,640 over 3 yrs

List prices before discounts and add-ons.

Extra and hidden costs

  • A QuickBooks Online subscription is required

    Listed by the vendor1

  • Each user beyond the first admin is billed per month

    Listed by the vendor1

  • Contract term

    Monthly1

Is it worth the price?

65th percentileQuickBooks Time at $270/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, QuickBooks Time lists at $270 a month. Of the 13 time & attendance software products with published prices, 8 cost less and 4 cost more.

Time and attendance software pricing

Price comparison

QuickBooks Time vs alternatives: lowest published price
ProductStarting pricePricing modelPricing details
TCP Humanity$2.75/employee/mo (up to 250 employees, billed annually)2Per employeeTCP Humanity plans and prices
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)1Base fee + per employeeQuickBooks Time pricing
ClockShark$42/mo + $9.50/employee/mo4Base fee + per employeeWhat ClockShark costs
busybusy$40/mo for the first user, then $9.99/user/mo (annual)5Base fee + per employeeBusybusy pricing
Hourly$80/mo + $12/employee/mo6Base fee + per employeeHourly payroll pricing

Lowest published monthly price of a plan for time & attendance software, cheapest first at 25 employees. “See plans”: priced on another basis; “Quote only”: no published price.

Frequently asked questions

How much does QuickBooks Time cost?

Time Premium costs $20 a month plus $10 per user, and Time Elite $40 a month plus $12 per user.

Does scheduling cost extra?

No. Scheduling is included in every QuickBooks Time plan.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Monthly plans start with a 30-day free trial; after it ends you are billed monthly until you cancel.

What plans does QuickBooks Time offer?

QuickBooks Time lists 2 plans: Time Premium ($10/employee/mo + $20/mo base) and Time Elite ($12/employee/mo + $40/mo base). List prices, before discounts and add-ons.

What do alternatives to QuickBooks Time cost?

At 25 employees QuickBooks Time lists at $270 a month; the lowest-priced alternatives compared here are TCP Humanity ($68.75, $201.25 less), Buddy Punch ($143.75, $126.25 less), and ClockShark ($279.50, $9.50 more), at list price.

Is there a free version of QuickBooks Time?

No. QuickBooks Time lists paid plans only. A free trial is offered.

How much does QuickBooks Time cost per month?

On the Time Premium plan ($20 plus $10 per head), QuickBooks Time comes to about $120 a month for 10 employees and $520 for 50, at list price before add-ons and taxes; the Time Elite plan lists at $12/employee/mo + $40/mo base. How that compares across the category: What time & attendance software costs.

What does QuickBooks Time charge beyond the subscription?

QuickBooks Time lists 2 extra costs: A QuickBooks Online subscription is required and Each user beyond the first admin is billed per month.

Is QuickBooks Time cheaper than Buddy Punch?

No, at list price. For 25 employees QuickBooks Time comes to $270 a month against $143.75 for Buddy Punch. Features, support and contract terms side by side: QuickBooks Time vs Buddy Punch.

How this page was made

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Sources

The 8 pages this page's facts come from. The date beside each is our last check of the facts taken from it (the oldest, when they differ). The numbers beside the figures above link here.

Quotes from the sources
  1. Intuit (QuickBooks) quickbooks.intuit.com/time-tracking/pricing“+ $10 per user per month Base fee includes 1 admin” “Time Premium Easily track time and attendance for your team, no matter where they work. $20”
  2. TCP Software tcpsoftware.com/pricing“$2.75 per employee/mo billed annually”
  3. Buddy Punch buddypunch.com/pricing“Starter Time tracking essentials for small teams and businesses. $4.99/user/mo +$19 base fee per month”
  4. ClockShark clockshark.com/pricing“Standard $ 42 USD/month + $9.50 USD/month per user”
  5. BusyBusy busybusy.com/busy-payroll“$9.99 per user, per month, billed annually $11.99 billed monthly”
  6. Hourly hourly.io/pricing“Gold$80/moBase+$12/moPer Employee”
  7. U.S. SEC (Intuit Inc. Form 10-K) sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/896878/000089687826000037/intu-20260731.htm“Intuit Inc. was incorporated in California in March 1984. We reincorporated in Delaware and completed our initial public offering in March 1993.” “Our principal executive offices are located at 2700 Coast Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043”
  8. Intuit (QuickBooks) QuickBooks Time (Intuit)“How is TSheets different from QuickBooks Time?TSheets is now called QuickBooks Time.”

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