QuickBooks Time review

QuickBooks Time makes the most sense when your books already run in QuickBooks Online, which Intuit requires for the product. Time Premium covers the Workforce app for tracking, submitting and approving time, sync to QuickBooks payroll and invoicing, time off, alerts and notifications, photo attachments, a time kiosk and unlimited support. Time Elite adds mileage tracking, project tracking, estimates against actual hours, a project activity feed and timesheet signatures for sign-offs, which helps consultancies and contractors that bill by project. Pricing combines a monthly base fee that includes one admin with a per-user fee, and Intuit often runs introductory discounts, so check the current figure before you compare. We could not confirm the US price from our location, so the price check is pending. For a firm on QuickBooks, removing the export step between timesheets, payroll and invoices is the main benefit. For anyone else, the base fee and account requirement make it a weak choice.

Who it is for

Small businesses already on QuickBooks Online that want hours to flow into payroll and customer invoices.

Price

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Key features

• Workforce app to track, submit and approve time from anywhere
• Sync of time data to QuickBooks payroll and invoicing
• Time kiosk for on-site clock-in and photo attachments on timesheets
• Mileage tracking, project tracking and estimates versus actuals on Time Elite
• Timesheet signatures for project sign-offs on Time Elite

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Hours sync directly into QuickBooks payroll and invoices
• Strength: Kiosk and mobile clock-in suit mixed office and field teams
• Strength: Unlimited customer support on every plan
• Weakness: Requires a QuickBooks Online account
• Weakness: Base fee plus a per-user fee costs more than most trackers here
• Weakness: Project budgets and estimates versus actuals need Time Elite

Key facts

• Requirement: QuickBooks Online account
• Plans: Time Premium, Time Elite
• Base fee: Includes 1 admin
• Payroll bundles: Workforce Premium and Workforce Elite

Where it ranks

QuickBooks Time is No. 10 in our Best Time Tracking Software verdict.