Fareclock

Fareclock is workforce time and attendance software for employers managing hourly staff across jobs and locations. It is strongest for teams that need verified clock-ins tied to schedules, job costs, and payroll calculations. Its controls and offline recording are useful, but base fees make the total cost worth checking against team size.

Overview

Fareclock combines attendance tracking, shift scheduling, workforce coordination, and payroll calculations. Employees can clock in by smartphone or kiosk, with facial recognition, PIN, QR code, and NFC verification as other options. GPS tracking and geofencing add location controls, and facial recognition is designed to deter buddy punching. That range suits workplaces with different clock-in needs, though it may be more machinery than a small team needs.

The mobile app records clock-ins and clock-outs offline, then syncs when a device reconnects. This is a practical advantage for field teams with intermittent connectivity. The payroll calculator covers standard and overtime hours, pay rates, and job-based pay; jobs and cost codes let managers review labor by project or phase rather than only by employee or pay period.

Key features

Shift scheduling includes pay-rate adjustments and overtime-rule support. Timesheet approvals, break tracking, and attendance reports extend the workflow beyond collecting punches. Reports can also show employee hours, job costs, labor costs, and overtime, making the product a better fit for managers who need to connect labor records to project spending.

Premium adds live GPS and breadcrumb history, forms, real-time alerts, attendance compliance, credentialing, personnel documents, briefings, and net-pay calculation. Those tools are relevant to organizations that need more active oversight and workforce administration; teams that only need scheduling and job costing may not need the upgrade. Integrations include API, QuickBooks, Xero, and custom payroll file export.

Fareclock says it maintains GDPR and Data Privacy Framework compliance, is self-certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and undergoes regular external penetration tests and security audits. It also provides 24-hour support; Pro includes email and phone support.

Pricing

Fareclock has no ongoing free plan, but offers a 30-day trial. The Basic plan supports up to 5 users and has no published price. That cap makes it a possible starting point for a very small team, but larger organizations will need a paid tier.

Pro is $1.38 per user per month with yearly billing, plus a $9.17 monthly base fee; the listed monthly total is $16.25. Monthly billing is $1.65 per user, plus an $11.00 base fee, for a listed total of $19.25 per month. Both versions include GPS time tracking, shift scheduling, job costing, gross-pay calculation, time off, integrations, and email and phone support. The annual option lowers the per-user and base charges, while the monthly option avoids an annual billing commitment.

Premium is $2.08 per user per month with yearly billing, plus a $14.17 monthly base fee, for a listed total of $24.38 per month. Monthly billing is $2.50 per user, plus a $17.00 base fee, for a listed total of $29.50 per month. It adds live GPS and breadcrumb history, forms, real-time alerts, attendance compliance, briefings, credentialing, personnel documents, and net-pay calculation to Pro. The higher base and user charges make it most defensible when those added controls are operational requirements.

Enterprise has custom pricing and includes everything in Premium, an Enterprise Account Manager, priority support, and an API Support Manager. It is aimed at organizations that need dedicated account and API support, rather than teams seeking the lowest entry cost.

Platforms

Fareclock supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. Its broad platform coverage is useful for workforces combining mobile devices and computers, while offline recording specifically applies to the mobile app.

Who it's for

Fareclock highlights construction, engineering, manufacturing and warehousing, staffing and professional services, retail, and logistics and transport. Its combination of geofencing, multiple verification methods, job costing, and payroll calculations makes it particularly relevant to field and multi-site employers that need to control attendance and attribute labor to jobs. A small business with straightforward timekeeping needs may find the base fee difficult to justify.

Pros and cons

Multiple clock-in checks: facial recognition, PIN, QR, NFC, GPS, and geofencing give managers several ways to verify attendance and location.

Job-level labor visibility: jobs and cost codes connect recorded time with project and phase costs.

Offline mobile punches: clock-ins and clock-outs sync after connectivity returns, reducing reliance on a live connection at the work site.

Base fees raise the entry cost: Pro and Premium charge a monthly base amount as well as per-user fees, which can weigh more heavily on smaller teams.

Basic is capped at five users: teams above that limit need another plan, and Basic's price is not published.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, see Time Clock Software or Construction Time Tracking Software.

Choose ClockIt if a free plan with unlimited users and basic time tracking better suits your needs. Jibble is another freemium option; its free plan supports unlimited users, two geofences, and one work schedule. Choose ClockOut if its free plan for up to two people, including the account owner, is a better match for GPS punches, basic scheduling, pay estimates, and CSV export.

TimeClock Wizard offers a free plan with unlimited users and basic employee time tracking. PunchFlow has a free plan for up to two employees and one kiosk, with core time clock functions, basic reports, and CSV export. Consider OnTheClock, VeriClock, or Buddy Punch as alternatives.

Verdict

Fareclock is a strong fit for field-based and multi-site employers that need verified attendance, offline mobile punches, and labor costs tied to jobs. Pro is the practical starting point when scheduling, job costing, and payroll calculations matter; Premium makes sense when live location history and added compliance and personnel tools are needed. Look elsewhere if your priority is a free ongoing plan or minimizing costs for a small team.