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# Alternatives to Essential

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> Explore the top alternatives to Essential. Compare features, ratings, and reviews to find the best software for your needs.

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## Top Alternatives

1. **Clockify** — 4.8/5 (9259 reviews) — Free employee attendance tracker for teams, and options for role assignment, permissions and data reporting.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/169607/clockify)
   - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/169607/1014485/clockify/vs/essential)
2. **Office 365 Timesheet App** — 4.5/5 (936 reviews) — Time tracking solution that helps businesses track employees' working hours, manage draft workflows, grant approvals, and more.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/174840/office-365-timesheet-app)
   - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/174840/1014485/office-365-timesheet-app/vs/essential)
3. **Connecteam** — 4.6/5 (5308 reviews) — Track Attendance With GPS - Accurate Timesheets, Fewer Payroll Errors \& Real-Time Visibility
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/153140/connecteam)
   - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/153140/1014485/connecteam/vs/essential)
4. **Jibble** — 4.8/5 (1921 reviews) — Jibble isa free attendance tracking software for payroll, attendance and projects. Easy-to-use. Free forever. Unlimited users.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/156992/jibble)
   - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/156992/1014485/jibble/vs/essential)
5. **WebWork Time Tracker** — 4.6/5 (626 reviews) — Record employee attendance effortlessly with AI-powered tracking. Get detailed reports and save time on workforce management.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/151338/webwork-time-tracker)
   - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/151338/1014485/webwork-time-tracker/vs/essential)
6. **QuickBooks Time** — 4.7/5 (7021 reviews) — Time tracking and employee scheduling solution that helps businesses schedule jobs, coordinate teams, track time and track projects.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/148488/tsheets)
   - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/148488/1014485/tsheets/vs/essential)
7. **Time Tracker** — 4.4/5 (3024 reviews) — A simple and affordable solution for capturing employee time to run payroll, invoice clients and manage productivity.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/122309/ebillity-time-tracker)
   - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/122309/1014485/ebillity-time-tracker/vs/essential)
8. **Rippling** — 4.9/5 (4860 reviews) — Effortlessly track employees hours from clock-in to paycheck with Rippling.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/172127/rippling)
   - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/172127/1014485/rippling/vs/essential)
9. **DeskTime** — 4.5/5 (526 reviews) — Automated attendance system to track clock-ins, shifts, and absences. Replace manual timesheets with 100% accurate, real-time data.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/168660/desktime)
   - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/168660/1014485/desktime/vs/essential)
10. **Paylocity** — 4.3/5 (1928 reviews) — One unified platform for HR, Finance, and IT. Connect people, processes, and data. Automate tasks and drive business growth.
    - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/86714/webpay)
    - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/86714/1014485/webpay/vs/essential)
11. **ADP Workforce Now** — 4.4/5 (7257 reviews) — Cloud-based and AI-enabled human capital management solution that offers payroll, HR, and workforce management features for businesses.
    - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/155895/workforcenow)
    - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/155895/1014485/workforcenow/vs/essential)
12. **ClockShark** — 4.7/5 (1911 reviews) — Mobile GPS time tracking \& scheduling solution that helps businesses with time tracking, labor costing, job management, and more.
    - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/155467/clockshark)
    - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/155467/1014485/clockshark/vs/essential)
13. **BambooHR** — 4.6/5 (3546 reviews) — Time Tracking brings the award-winning BambooHR experience to time entry, approvals and reporting, on the web or the mobile app.
    - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/110968/bamboohr)
    - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/110968/1014485/bamboohr/vs/essential)
14. **OnTheClock** — 4.7/5 (790 reviews) — Cloud-based employee time clock system for small businesses to track employees' time and generate accurate time cards for payroll.
    - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/130009/ontheclock-com)
    - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/130009/1014485/ontheclock-com/vs/essential)
15. **Hubstaff** — 4.5/5 (1612 reviews) — Hubstaff boosts productivity with time tracking, automated global payroll, and more, ensuring efficient workdays and improved outcomes.
    - [View profile](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/132376/hubstaff)
    - [Compare vs Essential](https://www.capterra.com.sg/compare/132376/1014485/hubstaff/vs/essential)

## Related Categories

- [Attendance Tracking Software](https://www.capterra.com.sg/directory/30527/attendance-tracking/software)
- [Time Clock Software](https://www.capterra.com.sg/directory/30001/time-clock/software)
- [Time Tracking Software](https://www.capterra.com.sg/directory/30612/time-tracking/software)

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