TimeKeeper Core & TimeKeeper Pro: What's the Difference?

TimeKeeper Core vs TimeKeeper Pro

TimeKeeper offers two main plans: Core and Pro. Both provide powerful time and attendance tools, but they’re designed for slightly different types of businesses and use cases.

TimeKeeper Core

TimeKeeper Core is the foundational plan that includes all the essential features needed for tracking employee time and attendance. It’s ideal for businesses that need a simple, reliable solution for managing work hours, breaks, and attendance at fixed workplaces.

Core features

• Employee Time Tracking
  Record work hours, clock‑in/clock‑out times, and break periods.

• Attendance Management
  Track late arrivals, absences, and annual leave.

• Timesheet Management
  Generate and approve timesheets for payroll processing.

• Employee Scheduling
  Create and manage shift schedules for your team.

• Reporting
  Access reports to view timesheets and employee attendance.

• Payroll Integration
  Seamlessly integrate with payroll systems.

Core plan – Locations

Core uses Locations to represent fixed workplaces:

• Ideal for static sites such as offices, warehouses, and restaurants.

• Staff clock in/out at a location (often via a shared kiosk).

• You can add a geoboundary, mainly to record where clock‑ins happen rather than strictly enforcing that staff are on site.

• If someone clocks in slightly outside the boundary, the clock‑in still works; the report shows their actual GPS/address.

In short, Core provides a streamlined way to handle basic time tracking and attendance at fixed locations, keeping businesses organised and compliant.

TimeKeeper Pro

TimeKeeper Pro includes everything in TimeKeeper Core, plus advanced tools for job‑based tracking and control. It’s ideal for businesses where employees move between sites, or where you need detailed insight into how time is spent on specific jobs or projects.

Pro features (in addition to Core)

• Job & Project Tracking
  Track employee time against specific jobs, projects, or tasks to monitor productivity and budgets.

• Advanced Reporting
  Access detailed reports that break down hours by job, project, or department.

• Job Costing
  Estimate and monitor costs for specific jobs or projects, helping you stay on budget.

• Payroll Integration (Job‑based)
  Integrate with payroll systems for accurate job‑based payroll processing.

Pro plan – Jobs

Pro introduces Jobs with geofencing:

• Ideal for mobile or site‑based work, where staff move between clients or sites.

• Staff clock into a specific Job when they arrive on site.

• Jobs use geofencing: staff must be inside the job’s geofence to clock in/out.

• If they’re outside the fence, the clock‑in/out is blocked, and an error message is shown.

Summary: Core vs Pro

• TimeKeeper Core + Locations + geoboundary
  Best for fixed workplaces, primarily recording where clock‑ins happen and managing standard time and attendance.

• TimeKeeper Pro + Jobs + geofence
  Best for mobile/site‑based work, enforcing that staff are physically on site to clock in/out and giving detailed job‑level reporting and costing.

TimeKeeper Pro is perfect for businesses that need to track time and attendance across multiple projects or want more granular reporting capabilities to manage costs and optimise productivity.

Can I switch between TimeKeeper Core and TimeKeeper Pro?

Yes, you can switch between TimeKeeper Core and TimeKeeper Pro at any time. Whether you start with TimeKeeper Core and later want to upgrade to Pro, or if you're on TimeKeeper Pro and decide that Core is a better fit, the process is straightforward.

Here’s how you can switch plans:

1. Log in to the TimeKeeper Web Portal

2. Navigate to Account > Billing

3. Select Manage My Subscription

4. From here, you can choose the plan tier you'd like to switch to, either TimeKeeper Core or TimeKeeper Pro.

This change will be processed through Stripe, our payment partner, and you'll be billed according to your new plan.

Alternatively, you can upgrade by going to the Job tab and upgrading from that screen directly.

How do I see a comparison of features?

To help you understand the differences between TimeKeeper Core and TimeKeeper Pro, we've created a comprehensive rubric on our website that outlines all the features included in each plan. This will help you decide which plan best suits your business needs.

We hope this article will help with explaining the difference between TimeKeeper Core & TimeKeeper Pro. If you have any further questions, please reach out to us at [email protected]