Comments on: Two New Web-Enabled Time and Attendance Systems

By: Ramon

Ramon — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:11:57 +0000

You would be very surprised. The RTC-1000 from Icon Time Systems goes for as low as $349!!

And unlike Tsheets there is no monthly fee. The website is hosted in the time clock! So once you buy it – you own it.

By: The Timekeeper

The Timekeeper — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:28:09 +0000

Oxiana, you’re absolutely right — if employers don’t need/want advanced features (like badge terminals, biometrics, access control, etc.) or advanced capabilities (such as job costing, expense tracking, scheduling, etc.), there are any number of offerings. There are even free open source packages that can easily accommodate low-end, barebones time tracking. Certainly the service you mention is a viable possibility for some small businesses, as are many other options.

But if employers need any of these additional features, they’re going to have to go with a more sophisticated solution. And if they don’t want to pay a monthly fee to a service provider, they’ll want a purchased software package rather than a monthly subscription. Fortunately, there are many options available at attractive one-time expense prices (less than $500) .

The point is, no one solution is right for everyone. The business owner needs to evaluate what features she really needs and balance the desirability of those features against the cost over time of the systems or services she’s considering.

By: Oxiana

Oxiana — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:11:23 +0000

Hey this looks great and all, but what about the small business owner that still wants a boatload of features in a time recording software package but doesn’t want to fork over the serious cash?

I’ve been using Tsheets since the beginning of the year and have lowered costs by 6%!