A Tanda alternative without the per-user bill.
Clock In Now is a $89 one-time facial recognition tablet — the cheaper alternative to Tanda for AU teams that only need clock-in, not the full workforce management suite. If Tanda's award interpretation and rostering are pulling their weight for you, stay on Tanda.
What Tanda does really well
Tanda is one of the strongest workforce platforms built in Australia. Its award interpretation is genuinely useful for hospitality, retail and healthcare where penalty rates and overtime rules get complex. Its rostering is polished. Its payroll integrations are solid.
If any of that matches how you actually run your business, Tanda's monthly fee is doing real work.
Where the per-user cost stops making sense
The problem shows up in small, single-location teams. Rosters get built on a whiteboard or Google Sheet. Awards get handled inside Xero/MYOB. Tanda ends up being the app staff open to tap "start" and "end". At that point, per-user pricing is buying a very expensive clock-in button.
Clock In Now vs Tanda — side by side
| Feature | Clock In Now | Tanda |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | $89 once | $0 |
| Ongoing cost | $0 | Per-user monthly (custom pricing) |
| Contract | None | Monthly, auto-renew |
| Facial recognition clock-in | Yes, on-device | Photo + PIN kiosk |
| Rostering / scheduling | No | Yes |
| Award interpretation | No | Yes (a Tanda strength) |
| Leave management | No | Yes |
| CSV export (Xero, MYOB) | Yes | Yes |
| Offline clock-in | Yes | Limited |
| Setup | 5 minutes | Account setup + configuration |
| Best for | Small teams that need clock-in only | Teams that need full workforce management |
Stay on Tanda if…
- You use its award interpretation and it saves you real time
- You need rostering with shift-swap and availability
- Multiple managers approve leave and timesheets in-app
- Direct payroll integration (not CSV) is a hard requirement
Switch to Clock In Now if…
- Small team (2–20 staff), one location
- Rosters live on paper or Google Sheets already
- Payroll is Xero or MYOB and CSV upload works fine
- You're paying $30+ per user per month and only using clock-in
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Frequently asked
What's a cheaper alternative to Tanda?
For teams that only need clock-in, Clock In Now is the cheaper alternative to Tanda — $89 once vs Tanda's per-user monthly fee. For teams that need Tanda's full workforce success suite (rostering, awards, leave), stay on Tanda.
Can Clock In Now replace Tanda entirely?
Only for the clock-in and time-record part. Tanda is a full workforce platform including rostering, awards, and payroll workflows — we don't try to do all of that. If clock-in is what you actually use Tanda for, we replace it.
Does Clock In Now export in a format Tanda / Xero / MYOB can use?
Yes. Clock In Now exports CSV that Xero and MYOB accept directly. If you want to keep Tanda for rostering, you can import the timesheet CSV into it too.
How is your data privacy different from Tanda?
Face templates and clock-in records live on the tablet by default. Optional cloud backup is free and no account is required. There is no per-user account being tracked across a platform.
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