Timerack vs Workyard (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Timerack if

• Fits if you run a staffing agency with many pay and bill rates per worker
• Works for firms that want clocks and kiosks at client sites

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you aren't a staffing business, as the pages describe nothing else
• Not for you if you want a price list, since cost needs a demo request
• Tight if you want to try it free, as no trial is listed
• Watch out: the vendor's own clocks and kiosks may mean hardware costs, and the phone platforms aren't stated

Pick Workyard if

• Fits if you run field crews and need GPS clock-ins with payroll export
• Makes sense if you want labour cost by project

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want prices before a sales call, as only the $6 starting price is shown
• Tight if you want scheduling or geofence rules, as they need Pro
• Watch out: the API needs Autopilot and no price is shown
• Watch out: the pages do not say which phone systems the app supports

Timerack

• No prices are published; the site points to a demo request, so the cost is unverified.
• It is built for the staffing industry and its pages do not describe use for other kinds of businesses.
• The vendor's mobile app page lists features but does not say which phone platforms it supports.
• Punch capture leans on the vendor's own clocks and kiosks, so a rollout can involve hardware as well as software.

Workyard

• Only a starting price of $6 per user a month is published; the other plans show no price.
• Scheduling, geofence rules, kiosk and project labor costing need Pro or higher, and the API needs Autopilot.
• The pages read do not list which mobile operating systems the clock-in app supports.

Timerack

Assignment-based time tracking

Employees are managed by assignment, with several pay and bill rates per worker across clients and locations.

Time clocks, kiosk and mobile app

Punches come from the vendor's hardware clocks, a mobile kiosk or a mobile app with geofencing and photo capture.

Pay and bill rules

Rules and exception-based workflows calculate pay and billing from the collected hours, aimed at pay and bill errors.

ATS and payroll integrations

Lists Aqore, Avionté, Carvin Software, COATS, Greenfield and Tempworks as staffing systems it connects to.

Identity checks

Options include biometrics with attestation, intended to deter buddy punching and confirm who clocked in.

Dashboards and analytics

Real-time dashboards and reports show hours at the employee or department level across clients and sites.

Workyard

GPS time clock

A mobile clock in and out app with supervisor-led entry, so one person can start a whole crew, plus notes, receipts and photos on time cards.

Location and mileage

Shows addresses visited, time on site and driving trips with mileage, without setting up geofences, and a live map of crew locations.

Labor cost by project

Pro requires project and cost-code tagging at clock-in and updates labor costs on project reports at each clock-out.

Break and overtime rules

Break reminders and overtime calculations follow state, federal or custom rules, with an audit history of time card edits and approvals.

Autopilot corrections

The Autopilot plan includes a time assistant that finds and fixes timecards for a pay period, with admin approval before payroll.

Payroll and accounting export

One-click export to QuickBooks, ADP and Gusto, and a developer API with more than 60 endpoints included on Autopilot.

Timerack

Pricing could not be confirmed. See timerack.com.

Workyard

• Starter$6

  per user / month, billed annually; monthly also offered

  The page's starting price, not tied to a plan by name. Time clock app, GPS and mileage, break and overtime rules, payroll export, phone support.

• ProCustom

  No price shown. Adds scheduling and tasks, time off, geofence clock-in rules, kiosk, unlimited projects and labor cost reporting by project and cost code.

• AutopilotCustom

  No price shown. Adds an AI time assistant that fixes timecards, automatic clock-in at geofences, meal break rules, sign-offs, ERP sync and API access.

• EnterpriseCustom

  No price shown. Adds large rollout support, custom integrations, scalable pricing and a dedicated account manager.