Compare EmpowerTime and Buddy Punch - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 24, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - EmpowerTime or Buddy Punch?

Buddy Punch is more expensive to implement (TCO) than EmpowerTime, and Buddy Punch is rated higher (88/100) than EmpowerTime (74/100). Buddy Punch offers users more features (5) than EmpowerTime (0).

Looking for the right Time-sheet entry solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Empower Software Vs. Buddy Punch

Empower Software: Empower Software Solutions provides innovative HR and workforce solutions for thousands of organizations, from small & medium businesses to Fortune 500® companies – including several of the world’s largest retailers, manufacturers, and financial services companies. Our integrated human resources suite features payroll and compensation management, ...

Buddy Punch: Managing your employees in real time is simple. Your employees punch in online or using one of our time clock apps. Easy integration with top accounting software and other custom billing or invoicing systems. When it comes time to run payroll you download their time entries. Easy for you, easy for your employees.

Who is more expensive? EmpowerTime or Buddy Punch?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Time-sheet entry software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for EmpowerTime and Buddy Punch.

EmpowerTime accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 EmpowerTime is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Time-sheet entry software. Buddy Punch price starts at $2.99 per user/month , When comparing Buddy Punch to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Time-sheet entry software cost.

Bottom line: EmpowerTime cost is around the same cost of Buddy Punch.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared EmpowerTime Vs. Buddy Punch based on some of the most important and required Time-sheet entry features.

EmpowerTime: We are still working to collect the list of features for EmpowerTime.

Buddy Punch: Customizable Reporting, Mobile Access, Data Analysis Tools, Payroll Tax Management, Vacation Accrual Tracking.

Target customer size

The software is a viable solution for businesses of all sizes without any restriction on industrial affiliation. and Buddy Punch's target customer size include: SMBs.



EmpowerTime

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

EmpowerTime is a web based time and attendance tracking solution for businesses of all sizes. It also offers exception management, employee self-service, complex transactions, and others. The software w...

Categories: Employee Management, Employee Recognition, Employee Scheduling, Employee Onboarding.

Buddy Punch

ITQlick rating
(4.8/5)

starts at $2.99 per user/month

Buddy Punch is a cloud based time clock solution ideal for all sized businesses. The core features such as job costing, PTO accrual, overtime calculating, time card approval and GPS tracking.

Categories: Data Analysis Tools, Automatic Call Distribution (ACD), Payroll.

Compare specifications

Compare features

EmpowerTime: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Buddy Punch: 5 Features

Customizable Reporting
Mobile Access
Data Analysis Tools
Payroll Tax Management
Vacation Accrual Tracking
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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EmpowerTime
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
74/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
12
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Buddy Pu...
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$2.99 per user/month
Functionality
8
honeybeeBase
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$2 per user/month
Functionality
20
ClockShark
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$3 per user/month
Functionality
17
Homebase
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$14 per location/month
Functionality
21

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.