Selecting a vendor to support time tracking for your construction business is one of the most important decisions a construction company can make. Your payroll, job costing, and compliance responsibilities hinge on having the most accurate data that only a digital time tracking solution can provide. Choose the wrong solution, and already burdened staff will be chasing down timesheets and manually entering data. The right solution frees up your time for important tasks while offering features that provide valuable insights into your operation, helping you stay aligned, competitive, and compliant.
This article is part two of a three-part series that reviews 10 of the most widely used construction time tracking solutions, including Arcoro Time (formerly ExakTime), to help you understand what each tool does well, where it has limits, and who it's built for. The information comes from product documentation, user reviews, and publicly available information to give you a straightforward comparison.
Best for: Construction companies with 25-500 employees that benefit from the efficiencies of time tracking connected to broader HR, payroll, and compliance workflows
Arcoro Time is purpose-built for construction, with a history dating back to rugged jobsite hardware and a current platform that includes more construction-specific features than any other solution on the list. It offers mobile clock-in, GPS tracking, geofencing, and integrations with more than 100 payroll and accounting systems, including QuickBooks, Sage, Foundation, Acumatica, Procore, and Viewpoint. It works in environments where other apps struggle, including remote sites with limited connectivity.
What sets Arcoro Time apart from general-purpose tools is that it sits within the broader Arcoro platform. If your company also needs HR, benefits management, or ACA compliance, Arcoro Time is designed to share data across those functions rather than operate as a standalone clock-in app.
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What users appreciate: The many upgrades Arcoro is making to the product and mobile app. The flexibility of clock-in methods, particularly the physical kiosk hardware option for crews who share devices or work in areas with poor cell service. Integration depth with construction accounting systems is also frequently cited. The award-winning customer service that provides continual live and online support.
Considerations: Arcoro Time is built for construction companies, so if your business spans multiple industries or you're looking for a lightweight general-purpose tracker, it may include more than you need.
“My company uses Arcoro Time (formerly ExakTime) for accurate employee time reporting per job, and the report feature makes it incredibly easy to calculate our labor expenses and determine how much money each job earned. For even more in-depth reporting, we've been able to work with the Advanced Analytics team to create custom reports that will save us roughly three hours of labor per week.”
Pricing: Arcoro Time starts at $9 per user and goes up to $19 with the addition of Arcoro Payroll. There is also a 14-day free trial.
The Takeaway: Arcoro Time is great for mid-sized construction companies that need all the features unique to the industry, like tracking time for a mobile workforce, adhering to compliance requirements, and job costing data. Its robust reporting and analytics tools provide a clear picture for job costing.
Best for: Deskless and shift-based workforces across multiple industries where all-in-one workforce management matters more than deep construction specificity
Connecteam is a workforce management platform designed primarily for deskless and frontline teams. It covers time tracking, scheduling, task management, and HR workflows. It offers basic field features like GPS time tracking, geofencing, and kiosk mode, alongside forms and checklists for field documentation.
Teams of up to 10 users get the Small Business Plan for free, and paid plans cover up to 30 users at a flat monthly rate before adding per-user charges.
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What users appreciate: The breadth of features in one platform is the most frequently cited benefit. The free plan for teams under 10 is widely praised.
Considerations: Connecteam has no native offline functionality, which is a meaningful limitation for crews working in areas without reliable cell service. The hub-based structure means that teams needing both time tracking (Operations hub) and team communication (Communications hub) pay for two separate plan tiers. GPS live tracking and breadcrumb location history are locked behind the Expert plan, a significant price step up. Advanced features like mileage tracking are not built in. Connecteam is not purpose-built for construction, so certified payroll, prevailing wage support, and deep job costing are not covered.
“The app is simple, easy to setup and implement; great to track my team's hours. I find the geo locking doesn't work from time to time, and some of the features that would make the app handy are only available on the most expensive plans. Not ideal for small businesses.”
Pricing: Free for up to 10 users. Basic: $29/month for 30 users. Advanced: $49/month for 30 users. Expert: $99/month for 30 users. Per-user fees apply beyond 30 users.
The Takeaway: Very small companies will appreciate the free plan. But without offline functionality, it can’t keep up with a mobile workforce. GPS tracking and location history, essential for tracking teams across multiple locations, are only available with the most expensive plan.
Best for: Small to mid-sized businesses (1-500 employees) already using QuickBooks for accounting who want time tracking in the same ecosystem
TSheets was a popular standalone time tracker that Intuit acquired in 2017 and rebranded as QuickBooks Time. Today, it functions as the time tracking layer for the QuickBooks ecosystem, with a companion app called QuickBooks Workforce for field employees. It handles GPS tracking, scheduling, job codes, and payroll sync, and integrates with more than 50 accounting and payroll platforms.
The deep integration with QuickBooks Online is its primary differentiator. For companies that run payroll and accounting through QuickBooks, syncing time data directly eliminates manual re-entry and speeds up the payroll cycle significantly.
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What users appreciate: The QuickBooks payroll integration is the standout feature. Teams that already use QuickBooks report significant time savings on payroll processing. The mobile app is generally regarded as easy for field employees to pick up.
Considerations: A recurring theme is that prices rise dramatically while there is a decline in product quality and customer support following the Intuit acquisition, particularly around integration reliability with QuickBooks Desktop. Geofencing, mileage tracking, and project progress features are only available on the more expensive Elite plan. The platform is designed to work across many industries, so construction-specific features like certified payroll or advanced cost code structures are not strengths. Pricing requires both a QuickBooks Online subscription and a QuickBooks Time subscription, which increases the total cost.
“What stands out most about QuickBooks Time is how seamlessly it connects time tracking with payroll and accounting, eliminating duplicate work and reducing errors. It’s often considered expensive, especially since you may need both a QuickBooks subscription and per-user fees. Users also mention limited customization, meaning it doesn’t always adapt well to unique workflows. On the technical side, there can be bugs, mobile app glitches, and occasional clock-in issues, which can disrupt tracking. Customer support gets mixed reviews, with some reporting slow or unhelpful responses.”
Pricing: Premium: $20/month base + $10/user/month. Elite: $40/month base + $12/user/month. Requires QuickBooks Online. 30-day free trial available.
The Takeaway: This only works for those who already have QuickBooks, and because users must have that subscription, the price is far more than just QuickBooks Time. The features most contractors need most are only available with the top tier.
Best for: Contractors who need daily field reporting and put time tracking second
Raken is a field documentation platform that was founded as a daily reporting tool and added time tracking capabilities later. Its strength is the daily report workflow: crews can capture progress photos, log weather conditions, record manpower counts, and submit time entries all from the same mobile app. This makes Raken a good fit for general contractors and subcontractors where field documentation is the primary challenge and time tracking is secondary.
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What users appreciate: The daily reporting features are consistently praised as intuitive and easy for field teams to adopt. The ability to consolidate progress photos and timecards in one place reduces the number of tools teams need to manage.
Considerations: Raken's time tracking capabilities are newer and less mature than dedicated time tracking platforms. Users and reviewers note that it relies heavily on manual data entry and lacks bulk editing tools. Geofencing is available, but it was not part of the original product, and the implementation is not as deep as tools built around GPS verification from the start. Raken is best evaluated as a field documentation platform with time tracking, not the other way around. Pricing is not publicly listed.
“I appreciate how Raken helps us gather all of our information like daily reports, photos, punch lists, and RFIs in one easy-to-use hub. Time tracking still needs some work, and the integration with ComputerEase is definitely below par. The back-end work required to get the data out of Raken and into ComputerEase is frustrating.”
Pricing: Contact Raken for pricing. Two paid tiers are available; time tracking and safety features are on the higher tier. Minimum of three users required.
The Takeaway: Time tracking is second to daily reporting. And while those reporting features are strong, the app still requires significant manual data entry.
Choosing the right construction time tracking solution depends on your company’s unique needs, whether that is complying with payroll regulations, using it to track job costs, and getting your employees to use it regularly.
Here are some factors to consider:
Arcoro built its time tracking solution specifically for the construction industry. We’ve been doing this since 1999, and we understand the unique challenges contractors face daily. Plus, our award-winning customer service team has your back before, during, and after the implementation process.
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Read part one of Arcoro’s 10 time tracking product comparison.
This comparison was compiled using publicly available product information, user reviews from Capterra and G2, and vendor documentation current as of 2025 and 2026. Pricing is subject to change; verify directly with each vendor before making a purchasing decision.