Time Point vs When I Work

Time Point is cloud-based workforce management and HR software for businesses from SMEs to large multi-site organisations. Its Essentials package includes time and attendance, rostering, scheduling, labour cost analysis, holiday and absence management, payroll setup and links, reports, dashboards, training, a tablet clocking app, and a staff app. Employees can clock in through smart tablets, biometric facial or finger readers, cards or fobs, mobile phones, or desktops. The service supports availability management, shift swaps, multi-location scheduling, and a built-in time clock. HR capabilities across packages include onboarding, document management, digital signatures, an HR e-Diary, staff messaging, expenses, performance alerts, and an employee app. Premium adds document generation, GDPR management, training matrices, department and job tracking, lieu time banking, and multi-company payrolls. Time Point names Sage, Quantum, Collsoft, and BrightPay as payroll partners and says approved hours can be sent to payroll. Pricing is on request.

When I Work brings employee scheduling, shift swaps, team messaging, and time tracking together for shift-based workplaces. Auto scheduling assigns shifts using staff availability and qualifications, and managers can oversee multiple stores, departments, or job sites from one dashboard. The time clock tracks attendance, breaks, and time off, while staff can message without sharing phone numbers. It runs on the web, Android, and iOS. Essentials costs $2.50 a month billed per user per month; Pro is $5 a month billed per user per month; Premium is $8 a month billed per user per month. A 14-day trial offers complete access and requires no credit card, but there is no free plan. API key access, webhooks, and SAML/SSO are included in Premium. When I Work says it uses AWS, TLS, daily backups, multiple-disk writes, and mobile two-step verification. It does not offer an SLA, although its hosting partners guarantee 99.9% uptime.