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Buddy Punch vs Hotel Effectiveness Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Buddy Punch offers flexible time clock tracking—whether using Face ID, QR Code, PIN, or geofenced mobile clock-in, employees can punch in/out wherever they are, and you’ll have precise time-stamp records at your fingertips.

Hotel Effectiveness is a labor cost management system that helps hotel owners and administrators monitor, benchmark, and optimize labor costs for their properties. Hotel Effectiveness also fully integrates time and attendance tracking capabilities into its labor management system.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

4.99

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

99

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.8

1.1K

5

4

3

2

1

966

137

28

0

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
92%
would recommend this app

4.8

144

5

4

3

2

1

121

17

4

2

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
94%
would recommend this app

Pros

“It simplifies employee time tracking with features like seamless clock-in/out, easy scheduling, and quick payroll integration.”
zi

zaroui i.

steward

“The platform provided structure and consistency, which helped reduce timekeeping errors and improved accountability across the team.”
AF

Andre F.

Supervisor

“I also liked the reporting tools, which allowed supervisors to quickly review hours worked, overtime, and patterns of attendance.”
AF

Andre F.

Supervisor

Pros

“Nice reception, reasonable prices and multiplicity of services”
IS

Ismail S.

Marketing

“It allows us to control labor and know exactly where we are at in our most controllable expense.”
DG

Dave G.

General Manager

“It makes scheduling based on forecast easy and only requires a couple-minute review each day to see where we are at.”
DG

Dave G.

General Manager

Cons

“Missing tax accounts and never figured out or notified us for months- that payments were being withheld- but we had no account set up for withholding- to deposit tax payments in.”
RR

Ronda R.

Bookkeeping

“Occasional mobile app glitches and syncing delays can also be frustrating, especially for staff in the field.”
WM

Wendell M.

RFD

“My paystubs and tax information is not available on the app so I must navigate to a website which is not as user friendly for mobile.”
RW

Reggie W.

Driver

Cons

“Don't like when it logs you out so often when not using, it would be better if you could lock the screen and it wouldn't log you out. ”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Klayton R.

Senior Travel Advisor

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 years ago

Key features

  • Total features83
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • API
  • Absence Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Availability Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Biometric Recognition
  • Break Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Direct Deposit
  • Drag & Drop
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • FMLA Administration
  • For Cloud
  • Forecasting
  • Geofencing
  • HR Management
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Location Tracking
  • Lockout Periods
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-State
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Integration
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Punch card
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shift Management
  • Shift Scheduling
  • Shift Swapping
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Team Calendars
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Variable Workforce
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Total features35
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • API
  • Absence Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Availability Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Biometric Recognition
  • Break Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Direct Deposit
  • Drag & Drop
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • FMLA Administration
  • For Cloud
  • Forecasting
  • Geofencing
  • HR Management
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Location Tracking
  • Lockout Periods
  • Messaging
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-State
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Integration
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Punch card
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Schedule Distribution
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shift Management
  • Shift Scheduling
  • Shift Swapping
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Team Calendars
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Variable Workforce
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment

Integrations

  • Total integrations19
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Deltek ComputerEase
  • Gusto
  • Justworks
  • Justworks Payroll
  • Netchex
  • Paychex
  • Paycom
  • Paycor
  • Paylocity
  • Payment Evolution
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Rippling
  • SurePayroll
  • TriNet PEO
  • UKG Pro
  • UKG Ready
  • Viewpoint
  • Wagepoint
  • Workday HCM
  • WorkforceHub Time & Attendance
  • Zapier
  • isolved
  • Total integrations7
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Deltek ComputerEase
  • Gusto
  • Justworks
  • Justworks Payroll
  • Netchex
  • Paychex
  • Paycom
  • Paycor
  • Paylocity
  • Payment Evolution
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Rippling
  • SurePayroll
  • TriNet PEO
  • UKG Pro
  • UKG Ready
  • Viewpoint
  • Wagepoint
  • Workday HCM
  • WorkforceHub Time & Attendance
  • Zapier
  • isolved

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