QuickBooks Time is Intuit’s time tracker for businesses that already run their books in QuickBooks Online. Its price has two parts, a monthly base fee and a fee per user, and an introductory discount applies only to the base.
QuickBooks Time (formerly TSheets) records hours from the Workforce mobile app, a time kiosk or the web, and syncs them to QuickBooks for payroll and invoicing. Intuit’s page states that a QuickBooks Online account is required.
Time Premium includes the kiosk, photo attachments on timesheets, scheduling, time off management and alerts. Time Elite adds GPS mileage tracking, project tracking with estimates versus actuals, a project activity feed and timesheet signatures. Geofencing that reminds staff to clock in and out is listed on the Workforce Elite bundle.
The obvious strength is that hours land where the money is already managed. Approved time syncs to QuickBooks for payroll and to customer invoices for billable work, so a business that already closes its books in QuickBooks Online avoids a whole export and import step every pay period.
Time Elite also does project work better than most time clocks at this level: estimates against actual hours, a project activity feed, mileage and timesheet signatures, which together cover most of what a small contractor needs to show a client or an auditor.
| Plan | Listed price | What the plan adds |
|---|---|---|
| Time Premium | $20 base per month (shown at $10 for 3 months) + $10 per user | Mobile app, time kiosk, photo attachments, scheduling, time off, alerts and notifications |
| Time Elite | $40 base per month (shown at $20 for 3 months) + $12 per user | Adds mileage tracking, projects, estimates vs actuals, activity feed, timesheet signatures |
| Workforce Premium / Elite | +$13 / +$17 per employee (Elite base shown $134, $67 intro) | Payroll bundles; Elite adds geofencing |
The 50% discount applies to the monthly base price for the first 3 months, not to per-user fees. The 30-day trial also applies only to the base price. Workforce bundles add QuickBooks payroll and HR; prices are listed separately.
| Platform | What its site says |
|---|---|
| iOS and Android | iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets |
| Web | Any device with a browser |
| Kiosk | Time Kiosk on a tablet on site |
| Support | Phone and chat included with Premium and Elite |
| Integrations | More than 50 accounting and payroll apps, plus QuickBooks Online, Payroll and Desktop |
List prices after the 3-month introductory period.
| Line | How it adds up | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| 5 users, Premium | $20 + 5 × $10 | $70 |
| 5 users, Elite | $40 + 5 × $12 | $100 |
| 30 users, Premium | $20 + 30 × $10 | $320 |
| 30 users, Elite | $40 + 30 × $12 | $400 |
At 5 users the base fee is close to a third of the Premium bill; at 30 users it is about 6%.
A 12-person electrical contractor that already invoices in QuickBooks Online can approve hours by job and push them straight into payroll and customer invoices, without exports.
A business on another accounting system cannot use it, and a large hourly team pays a premium per head compared with most tools here.
| Feature | QuickBooks Time | EZTime |
|---|---|---|
| Requirement | QuickBooks Online account | None |
| Price structure | Base fee plus per user | Per employee, $20 minimum |
| Kiosk | Time Kiosk on Premium and Elite | Tablet kiosk |
| Geofencing | Workforce Elite reminders | Approved locations from Advanced |
| Mileage | Time Elite | Not offered |
| Project tracking | Estimates vs actuals on Elite | Job and client tags, labor costing |
| Timesheet sign-off | Signatures on Elite | Monthly attendance report signed by the employee |
| Payroll | QuickBooks payroll sync | Payroll-ready reports |
EZTime does not require an accounting subscription: hours leave as payroll-ready PDF and Excel reports, and Premium adds an advanced API. See how to sync time tracking with payroll. Its entry price is $2 per employee with a $20 monthly minimum.
Time Premium is a $20 monthly base fee plus $10 per user; Time Elite is $40 plus $12 per user. The base fee was half price for the first 3 months when we checked.
Yes. Intuit says a QuickBooks Online account is required.
Yes, on Time Premium and Time Elite.
Yes, on Time Elite.
Yes, 30 days on the monthly base price, with no credit card, contract or signature.
Intuit says phone and chat support are included with paid Premium and Elite subscriptions.
No. The 30-day trial applies to the monthly base price, not to per-employee fees.
Intuit names QuickBooks Desktop among its products on the time tracking page, but its pricing page states that a QuickBooks Online account is required. Ask Intuit for your setup.
Try EZTime next to QuickBooks Time for 14 days, no credit card. See plans on the pricing page.