A BundyPlus & Deputy alternative with no subscription.

What BundyPlus does well

BundyPlus is a well-known Australian biometric time clock. It's solid hardware and integrates with several payroll systems. The catch is cost: the terminals start north of $800 and typically come with a monthly cloud subscription per device.

What Deputy and Tanda do well

Deputy and Tanda are excellent scheduling and payroll platforms for bigger teams. Their kiosk mode turns an iPad into a clock-in point. The catch: per-user pricing that keeps climbing as you hire, plus the ongoing subscription for the scheduling side even if all you need is clock-in.

Where Clock In Now fits

Clock In Now is a single-purpose facial recognition time clock. It does one thing: staff walk up, the tablet recognises them, they're clocked in. You get a CSV your payroll accepts. That's it.

• $89 once. No monthly fee, no per-user pricing, no contract.
• Facial recognition on-device. No buddy-punching, no cloud dependency for the match.
• Runs on your own Android tablet. No IT visit, no terminal to mount, no accounts to create.
• Australian made and supported. Free bug fixes and compatibility updates.

The 12-month cost, honestly

A single-location café with 8 staff typically spends $1,000–$1,800 in year one on a subscription clock-in tool. Clock In Now is $89, and year two is $0. If you want more than clock-in — full rostering, awards interpretation, integrated payroll — a Deputy or Tanda is genuinely worth it. If you just want to know who was on shift, this is the cheaper answer.

Who Clock In Now is not for

If you need built-in rostering, award interpretation, leave management or direct payroll integrations today, stay on Deputy or Tanda. Clock In Now exports CSV as an easy to read, accurate spreadsheet that takes a couple of minutes to input into your accounting software.