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Time & attendance

Time and attendance software that actually adds up.

Crew connects to your biometric devices, captures mobile and GPS-based attendance, and sends every hour straight to payroll. No spreadsheets, no end-of-month reconciliation, no missing punches that hold up payday.

  • Free to start
  • Transparent pricing
  • Built for modern teams
  • AI-native by default
Illustration of Crew time and attendance tracking with clock-in data

At a glance

What is Crew time and attendance?

Crew time and attendance captures hours from ZKTeco and Hikvision biometric devices, GPS-verified mobile clock-in, QR codes, and manual timesheets, then applies your overtime and shift rules automatically. Managers approve hours from email or mobile, and approved hours flow straight into Crew payroll with no end-of-month spreadsheet reconciliation.

Key facts

Who it’s for
Small and medium-sized businesses with office, shift, field, or multi-location teams.
Pricing
Free to start, then priced in USD per employee per month.
  • Solopreneur: Free forever
  • Small Business: $6 per employee, per month
  • Mid-Market: Custom volume pricing
Platforms
Web app, plus iOS and Android mobile apps for employees and managers.
Core capabilities
  • ZKTeco and Hikvision biometric device sync
  • Mobile clock-in with GPS and geo-fencing
  • QR-code and manual timesheet attendance
  • Automatic overtime and shift rules
  • Attendance reports in Excel, PDF, or CSV
Works with
Crew payroll, Crew leave management, Crew HR analytics, all on the same Crew employee profile.
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Feature

Biometric device integration

Crew connects directly to ZKTeco and Hikvision biometric devices, the most common brands in offices, factories, and retail locations. Punches sync to Crew in real time, whether your team uses fingerprint, face recognition, or RFID cards.

  • Set up in minutes, not weeks
  • Connected to the rest of Crew on one employee profile
  • Works on web, iOS, and Android
Product preview of Crew time and attendance: Biometric device integration
Product preview of Crew time and attendance: Mobile clock-in with GPS and geo-fencing

Built for SMBs

Mobile clock-in with GPS and geo-fencing

For field teams, remote employees, and multi-location businesses, Crew's mobile app captures clock-in with GPS. Set up geo-fences around each location and the app only allows clock-ins when an employee is on-site. Optional selfie verification for high-trust roles.

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Time and attendance, end to end.

  • Overtime that calculates itself

    Configure your overtime rules once: standard hours per day or week, role-specific rates, weekend or holiday multipliers, shift differentials. Every cycle, Crew calculates overtime correctly and pushes it to payroll. No manual math, no disputes.

  • Shift planning

    Build weekly rosters in minutes, swap shifts, and see coverage gaps before they hit. Crew supports rotating shifts, split shifts, and night shifts, each with its own overtime rules and pay multipliers.

  • Attendance reports and exports

    Pre-built reports show daily summaries, monthly attendance per employee, late and absent reports, and geo-fence violations. Every report exports to Excel, PDF, or feeds directly into Crew's payroll module.

  • QR-code attendance

    Generate location-specific QR codes employees scan to clock in. Useful for retail, events, and locations without biometric hardware. Each QR code is tied to a location with its own clock-in rules.

Three ways to capture time

Pick the methods that fit your team.

Most SMBs run a mix: biometric for office workers, mobile for field teams, and manual timesheets for project-based roles. Crew supports all three on the same engine.

  1. Biometric devices

    Best for offices, factories, and retail sites. Employees punch in with fingerprint, face recognition, or RFID cards on a ZKTeco or Hikvision device, and each punch syncs to Crew in real time.

  2. Mobile clock-in with GPS

    Best for field teams, remote employees, and multi-location businesses. Employees clock in from the Crew mobile app, and geo-fences make sure they can only do so on-site.

  3. Manual timesheets

    Best for contractors and project-based teams. Employees enter time in the web or mobile app, tag it to projects, departments, or clients, and managers approve it.

End of an era

When attendance sheets in Excel stop working.

Excel works for the first few employees. Past about 10, you'll spend a full day a month maintaining the sheet, and longer if you have shift workers or biometric data to import. Common breakages:

  • Formulas break when someone resizes a row or copies a wrong cell
  • Two people editing the same sheet creates conflicts
  • Importing biometric data requires manual cleanup every cycle
  • Overtime calculations get inconsistent across employees
  • No audit trail when someone disputes their hours

How it works

How does Crew time and attendance work?

  1. Step 1: Pick how your team checks in

    Biometric devices, mobile clock-in with GPS, or web timesheets. Mix methods per role: biometric for office workers, mobile for field teams.

  2. Step 2: Hours flow in live

    Punches sync to Crew in real time. Overtime, weekend, and shift rules apply automatically as hours come in.

  3. Step 3: Approve and pay

    Managers approve hours from email or mobile; payroll picks them up automatically next cycle. No manual exports, no reconciliation.

Saved over 80 hours a year

“Payroll used to take at least one full day per month. We’re able to run payroll bi-weekly now, which takes us less than an hour each month.”

Syed Ali Rizvi

Founder, alphathree.co

Frequently asked

Crew time and attendance questions, answered.

Does Crew work with my biometric attendance machine?

Crew integrates directly with ZKTeco and Hikvision devices, the most common biometric brands worldwide. Most other major brands are also supported. If you're not sure, contact us with your device model and we'll confirm.

Can employees clock in from their phone?

Yes. Crew's mobile app supports clock-in with GPS verification and geo-fencing. You define the work location boundary; the app only allows clock-ins when employees are within it.

How does Crew handle overtime calculation?

Crew calculates overtime automatically based on rules you configure: daily or weekly thresholds, role-specific rates, weekend or holiday multipliers, and shift differentials. Overtime flows directly into payroll.

Can I track attendance for shift workers?

Yes. Crew supports complex shift patterns including rotating shifts, split shifts, and night shifts. Each shift can have its own overtime rules and pay multipliers.

What's the difference between biometric and mobile attendance?

Biometric attendance uses a physical device at your location for fingerprint, face, or card-based punch-in. Mobile attendance uses an app on each employee's phone with GPS verification. Most SMBs use both: biometric for office workers, mobile for field teams.

Can I export attendance to Excel?

Yes. Every attendance report exports to Excel, PDF, or CSV. You can also schedule automated exports, for example a weekly Excel report sent to your finance team every Monday morning.

How do I create a QR code for attendance?

Crew can generate location-specific QR codes that employees scan to clock in. Useful for retail, events, and locations without biometric hardware. Each QR code is tied to a location and can have its own clock-in rules.

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