Infor WFM handles time and attendance, demand-based scheduling and absence for large manufacturing, healthcare and retail employers.
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Best Workforce Management Software for Remote Teams
Workforce management for home-based and field employees who clock in from a phone, where GPS, task lists and mobile timesheets replace a physical time clock.
What this audience should prioritize
Remote hourly staff, such as home care workers, field technicians or remote agents, have no wall clock to punch. Time tracking moves to a phone, with location checks, job codes and task lists. Scheduling and communication happen in the same app because a manager cannot walk over and ask.
Connecteam is built for deskless and field workers, with a free plan for up to 10 users and paid plans from $29 a month per hub for up to 30 users, billed annually. Deputy costs $5 to $9 per user per month billed annually across its Lite, Core and Pro plans and adds labor law compliance and mobile time tracking for shift-based teams.
When I Work's plans run $2.50 to $8 per user, with time tracking as a $1.50 to $2 per user add-on, and its mobile app is one of its strengths. Rippling and ADP Workforce Now combine time with HR and payroll for mixed teams of salaried and hourly remote staff.
Shortlist candidates for Remote Teams
EmpMonitor is commercial employee monitoring software that records screenshots, keystrokes, URLs, app use and idle time on Windows, macOS and Ubuntu computers.
Per user per monthCloudFree trial
Open Time Clock is a proprietary hosted time clock, in business since 1997, with PIN kiosk, face, QR, RFID and GPS-geofenced clock-ins, WiFi-restricted punching, PTO accruals and 80+ reports.
Freemium, flat rate per companyCloud
Dayforce is a single-database HCM suite covering payroll, HR, workforce management and talent for mid-market and enterprise employers.
Custom quoteCloud
UKG, Ultimate Kronos Group, is the workforce management and HCM platform formed from the 2020 merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos.
Custom quoteCloud
Deputy is shift scheduling and time tracking software for hourly workforces, with auto-scheduling, demand forecasting and break planning.
Per-user pricingCloudFree trial
Connecteam is the all-in-one employee management platform built specifically for deskless and frontline workers, the teams that spend their shifts away from desks, computers, and office environments.
Tiered pricingCloudFree trial
When I Work is the scheduling and time tracking platform designed for small businesses with hourly workers.
Per-user pricingCloudFree trial
Homebase gives small hourly-staff businesses free scheduling and time clocks for one location, with paid per-location tiers and a payroll add-on.
Tiered pricingCloudFree trial
Sling is the scheduling and time tracking platform built by Toast specifically for restaurants, hospitality, and shift-based businesses.
Tiered pricingCloudFree trial
7shifts is the workforce management platform built exclusively for restaurants.
Tiered pricingCloudFree trial
Rippling is the HR platform that refused to stay in its lane.
Modular pricingCloud
ADP Workforce Now is the mid-market HR and payroll platform from ADP, the company that has been processing paychecks since 1949 and now serves over 920,000 clients worldwide.
Custom quoteCloud
Legion WFM is the AI-native workforce management platform built for enterprise organizations with large hourly workforces.
Custom quoteCloud
Paychex is a long-established US payroll and HR provider whose Flex platform includes 401(k) administration and a PEO option.
Tiered pricingCloud
Paylocity is payroll and HR software for US companies with roughly 100 to 1,000 employees, including benefits and expense tools.
Custom quoteCloud
eHour is hosted timesheet software for agencies, consultancies and software teams that bill by the hour, run by TE-CON B.V.
Per user per monthCloudFree trial
Frequently asked questions
How do you track time for employees who work remotely?
With mobile clock-in apps that record location or job codes, then send approved hours to payroll. Check whether the tool supports geofencing and offline punches if workers lose signal.