QuickBooks Time
by Intuit · Time & Attendance
Employee time tracking, GPS and scheduling app (formerly TSheets) built by Intuit for QuickBooks.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
- QuickBooks
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Company size
- SMB, Mid-market
- Pricing
- Per-user subscription, tiered (Premium / Elite)
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California, United States
Overview
QuickBooks Time is a cloud-based employee time tracking, scheduling and workforce management app sold by Intuit as part of the QuickBooks product family. It began as TSheets, an independent time-tracking company founded in Eagle, Idaho in 2006, which Intuit acquired for roughly $340 million in a deal announced December 2017 and closed January 2018; Intuit rebranded the product QuickBooks Time in 2020.
The product covers digital timesheets, GPS-based mobile time tracking through the QuickBooks Workforce app, job/shift scheduling, PTO management, project time tracking with estimates-vs-actuals reporting, and a tablet-based Time Kiosk for shared clock-in stations. It is aimed at small and mid-sized businesses, particularly in field-service-heavy industries such as construction, landscaping, home healthcare, nonprofits, retail and restaurants, and includes features built to support DCAA/DOL-compliant time tracking for government contractors.
As an Intuit product, QuickBooks Time is built around QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop payroll and invoicing sync, and is also sold bundled into Intuit's QuickBooks Payroll (Workforce) plans. It connects to roughly 50 other accounting, payroll, HR and field-service apps through its App Marketplace, including several named partners such as ADP, Paychex, Justworks, Salesforce, Procore and Zapier.
Screenshots & demo
Screenshots sourced from Intuit.
Modules & capabilities
QuickBooks Time covers 16 of 54 capabilities we track in this category (+4 partial)
30%- Web & mobile app clock-in/outQuickBooks Workforce mobile app plus web-browser clock-in/outCore strength
- Kiosk / shared-device clock-inTime Kiosk shared tablet/computer clock-inCore strength
- Dedicated time clock hardwareNot evidenced
- Biometric verification (face/fingerprint)Not evidenced
- Photo capture at punchOptional clock-in photo in Time Kiosk; photo attachments on timesheetsSupported
- PIN / badge / QR code punching4-digit PIN for Time KioskCore strength
- Offline clock-in with later syncNot evidenced
- Voice / SMS / phone-based time entryNot evidenced
“Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
Common use cases
- Replacing paper timesheets or a physical punch clock with mobile and web clock-in for a field-service crew
- Tracking crew location and job-site attendance with GPS and geofencing for construction or landscaping teams
- Running a shared tablet-based time clock at a single job site or retail location via Time Kiosk
- Comparing project estimated hours to actual hours worked to keep job costing on budget
- Managing PTO requests and balances for hourly and salaried staff from the Workforce mobile app
- Feeding approved timesheets directly into QuickBooks Online payroll to cut manual payroll entry
- Supporting DCAA/DOL-aligned timekeeping for a government-contracting small business
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Deepest native integration with QuickBooks Online/Desktop payroll and invoicing of any time-tracking app, since Intuit owns both products
- Purpose-built for field-service industries with GPS, geofencing and a shared-tablet Time Kiosk clock-in mode
- Also sold bundled inside Intuit's QuickBooks Payroll Workforce plans, not only as a standalone time product
- Large installed base and app-store review volume relative to independent time-tracking competitors
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Rate itERP integrations
Intuit's own time-tracking product; direct sync with QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop payroll and invoicing, and bundled into QuickBooks Payroll Workforce plans.
Connector details independently verified against vendor marketplaces and documentation; last checked 2026-08-20.
Pricing
Full QuickBooks Time pricing breakdown — cost at 25/100/500 seats, competitor rates & FAQs
Standalone QuickBooks Time: Premium is $20/month base plus $10/user/month; Elite is $40/month base plus $12/user/month (adds geofencing, mileage tracking, project estimates-vs-actuals and project activity feed). QuickBooks also sells combined Workforce (time + full-service payroll) Premium and Elite plans at higher base/per-employee rates. Discounted pricing is available for businesses with 50+ employees via sales contact. Prices are list prices at time of research and Intuit runs frequent limited-time promotional discounts on top of them. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
What does QuickBooks Time cost?
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Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS
- Mobile app
- Yes
- Languages
- English
About the vendor
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California, United States
- Employees
- ~18,200 (Intuit, FY2025)
- Ownership
- Public (NASDAQ: INTU) - product division of Intuit
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QuickBooks Time — frequently asked questions
Is QuickBooks Time the same product as TSheets?
Yes. TSheets was an independent time-tracking company founded in Eagle, Idaho in 2006 that Intuit acquired for about $340 million in a deal announced in December 2017 and closed in January 2018. Intuit rebranded the product QuickBooks Time in 2020.
Does QuickBooks Time require QuickBooks Online or Payroll?
No, it can be bought as a standalone Premium or Elite time-tracking plan. It also ships bundled inside Intuit's QuickBooks Payroll Workforce plans, and syncs natively with QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop when those are used alongside it.
What does the Elite plan add over Premium?
Elite adds geofencing (automatic clock-in/out reminders at job sites), mileage tracking, project estimates-vs-actuals reporting, and a project activity feed for sharing progress notes and photos, on top of everything in Premium.
Does QuickBooks Time track employee location outside of work hours?
No. QuickBooks Time only logs GPS location while an employee is clocked in; it does not store location data during off-clock hours, and geofence detection data stays on the device rather than being saved to QuickBooks servers.
What accounting and payroll systems does QuickBooks Time integrate with?
Beyond native QuickBooks Online/Desktop sync, Intuit documents an App Marketplace of 50+ integrations including payroll providers ADP, Paychex Flex, OnPay and Justworks, and project/field-service tools such as Procore, Knowify, Breezeworks and SimPRO.
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