Buddy Punch Pricing 2026
Buddy Punch starts from $4.99/user/mo + $19/mo base fee (Starter plan, billed annually). What follows is what that figure does and does not cover, what drives the total, and what comparable time & attendance tools charge.
See full Buddy Punch overview — features, integrations & alternatives- Pricing model
- Subscription (per active employee/month + monthly base fee)
- Starting price
- From $4.99/user/mo + $19/mo base fee (Starter plan, billed annually)
- Free trial
- Yes
Three tiers: Starter ($4.99/user/mo annual, $5.99 monthly), Pro ($6.99/user/mo annual, $7.99 monthly; adds geofencing, kiosk punch, QR codes, API access and scheduling), and Advanced ($12.99/user/mo annual, $13.99 monthly; adds SSO, advanced reporting and priority onboarding), each plus a $19/mo base fee. Optional add-ons: Real-Time GPS ($2/user/mo), Onboarding/Offboarding/Tasks ($4/user/mo), Data Retention ($2/user/mo). The built-in payroll service is $8/user/mo plus a $49/mo base fee. 14-day free trial, no credit card required; only active employees are counted.
What Buddy Punch costs at 25, 100 and 500 seats
Annual software spend computed at $4.99/user/month — Buddy Punch's published per-seat rate. That is not always the same as the headline "starting from" price, which often refers to a single-user or entry plan. Implementation, integrations and support are on top.
| Seats | Buddy Punch / year | Category range / year |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | $1,497 | $675 – $1,800 |
| 100 | $5,988 | $2,700 – $7,200 |
| 500 | $29,940 | $13,500 – $36,000 |
Category range is the 25th–75th percentile of published per-seat rates across 7 time & attendance products, median $3/user/month.
What comparable time & attendance tools charge
Published per-seat rates from other products in this category, cheapest first. Buddy Punch sits around the category median on published rates.
What does Buddy Punch cost?
Buddy Punch publishes a list price. Enter your seat count for an annual figure at that rate.
Buddy Punch pricing FAQs
How much does Buddy Punch cost?
Buddy Punch starts from $4.99/user/mo + $19/mo base fee (Starter plan, billed annually). At that rate a 100-seat deployment is about $5,988 a year before implementation and add-ons. Three tiers: Starter ($4.99/user/mo annual, $5.99 monthly), Pro ($6.99/user/mo annual, $7.99 monthly; adds geofencing, kiosk punch, QR codes, API access and scheduling), and Advanced ($12.99/user/mo annual, $13.99 monthly; adds SSO, advanced reporting and priority onboarding), each plus a $19/mo base fee. Optional add-ons: Real-Time GPS ($2/user/mo), Onboarding/Offboarding/Tasks ($4/user/mo), Data Retention ($2/user/mo). The built-in payroll service is $8/user/mo plus a $49/mo base fee. 14-day free trial, no credit card required; only active employees are counted.
What drives the cost of Buddy Punch?
Three tiers: Starter ($4.99/user/mo annual, $5.99 monthly), Pro ($6.99/user/mo annual, $7.99 monthly; adds geofencing, kiosk punch, QR codes, API access and scheduling), and Advanced ($12.99/user/mo annual, $13.99 monthly; adds SSO, advanced reporting and priority onboarding), each plus a $19/mo base fee. Optional add-ons: Real-Time GPS ($2/user/mo), Onboarding/Offboarding/Tasks ($4/user/mo), Data Retention ($2/user/mo). The built-in payroll service is $8/user/mo plus a $49/mo base fee. 14-day free trial, no credit card required; only active employees are counted.
What are the alternatives to Buddy Punch and what do they cost?
Among time & attendance products that publish a rate, When I Work is the cheapest at about $2.5 per user per month and ADP Workforce Now the most expensive at about $48. Published rates bound the negotiation even when Buddy Punch itself is quote-based.
Is Buddy Punch pricing negotiable?
Published list rates are the starting point, not the floor. Annual commitment, multi-year terms and seat volume are the usual levers, and vendors in this category commonly discount for committed seat counts. Bring a competing published rate to the conversation.