Time tracking apps · ClockShark vs SmartCrew
ClockShark vs SmartCrew (2026): Pricing, Features & Best Alternatives
Andrew Drish, founder
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ClockShark is a GPS time clock and scheduling app for construction and field service businesses, from roofing and electrical to cleaning and healthcare. SmartCrew is built only for heavy civil and dirtwork companies with 5 to 100 employees. It runs the whole dirtwork day in one app, from the clock-in and the machine to the haul ticket and the job's profit. If your iron and your loads still live on paper, that's the gap we built SmartCrew to fill.
| What SmartCrew does | ClockShark | SmartCrew |
|---|---|---|
| Time Tracking | ||
| GPS-powered clock-ins | YesGPS tracking on all plans | Yes |
| Geofencing around the job site | YesAll plans | Yes |
| Live crew locations | Yes | Yes |
| Hours by job and cost code | YesUses jobs and tasks rather than the term cost codes | Yes |
| Pick the machine at clock-in | Not listed | Yes |
| Payroll-ready timecards | YesTimesheet approvals lock records before export | Yes |
| Supervisor dashboard | Yes | Yes |
| Clock in/out reminders | Yes | Yes |
| Job Costing | ||
| Daily job profitability | Add-onPro plan only (job costing, web app) | Yes |
| Bid budgets vs. actual costs | Add-onPro plan only: bid vs. actual cost | Yes |
| Change orders & extras | LimitedThrough quotes and invoices | Yes |
| Custom reports | YesFilter by date, pay period, department | Yes |
| Equipment Management Premium | ||
| Equipment hours & locations | Not listed | Yes |
| DOT & daily inspections | Not listed | Yes |
| Maintenance tracking | Not listed | Yes |
| Service requests from the field | Not listed | Yes |
| Utilization rates | Not listed | Yes |
| Shop queue | Not listed | Yes |
| Daily Reports | ||
| Daily progress & production logs | LimitedCustom clock-out questions, Pro plan | Yes |
| Jobsite photos & field notes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic daily reports for the office | Not listed | Yes |
| Materials & Hauling | ||
| Digital hauling tickets | Not listed | Yes |
| Material & fuel logs | LimitedOffice-entered material costs, Pro plan | Yes |
| AI reader for tickets & receipts | Not listed | Yes |
| Deliveries & production tracking | Not listed | Yes |
| Scheduling Premium | ||
| Drag-and-drop crew scheduling | YesAll plans | Yes |
| Job & equipment assignments | LimitedJob/task assignments, no equipment | Yes |
| Schedule updates & notifications | Yes | Yes |
| Sales & CRM Premium | ||
| Leads & sales pipeline | LimitedCustomer records, no lead pipeline | Yes |
| Bid & opportunity tracking | LimitedCustomer quotes; no bid pipeline found | Yes |
| Follow-ups & reminders | Not listed | Yes |
| Crew Communication Premium | ||
| Dispatch with instant alerts | LimitedSchedule alerts, no dispatch board | Yes |
| Crew & team messaging | YesThreads on jobs and customers | Yes |
| Job-specific chat channels | Yes | Yes |
| Company announcements | Not listed | Yes |
| Safety & Compliance | ||
| Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) | Not listed | Yes |
| Toolbox talks & safety meetings | Not listed | Yes |
| Incident reports | LimitedInjury question at clock-out, Pro plan | Yes |
| Files & Integrations | ||
| Plans, photos & job documents in the cloud | Yes | Yes |
| File sharing & permissions | Not listed | Yes |
| QuickBooks Online integration | YesQuickBooks Online and Desktop | Yes |
ClockShark doesn't list: pick the machine at clock-in, equipment hours & locations, DOT & daily inspections, maintenance tracking, service requests from the field, utilization rates, shop queue, automatic daily reports for the office, digital hauling tickets, AI reader for tickets & receipts, deliveries & production tracking, follow-ups & reminders, company announcements, Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), toolbox talks & safety meetings, file sharing & permissions.
No: they do not offer it. Their own website says so, or it isn’t in the full feature list they publish (linked). Add-on: a paid add-on, a separate product or a higher plan. Limited: they have something close but narrower. Not listed (n/l on small screens): we searched their site and help pages and couldn’t find it, but they don’t publish a full list we could check.
This chart is SmartCrew’s feature list, so it doesn’t show what other products do that SmartCrew doesn’t (like estimating, payroll or hardware time clocks). Each comparison covers that in “where they’re the better pick”. SmartCrew’s Fleet Management, Sales CRM, and Scheduling & Communications are Premium categories; feature availability varies by plan.
Where each mark comes from
- ClockShark, checked October 28, 2026: clockshark.com/tour/gps-time-clock-app, clockshark.com/tour/geofence-time-tracking, clockshark.com/tour/map-field-employee-location-tracking, clockshark.com/resources/labor-costs-quickbooks-clockshark, clockshark.com/pricing, clockshark.com/tour/timesheet-reminders, clockshark.com/tour/job-costing, help.clockshark.com/how-to-handle-change-orders-using-quotes-and-invoices, clockshark.com/tour, clockshark.com/tour/clock-out-questions, clockshark.com/tour/conversations, clockshark.com/tour/employee-scheduling, clockshark.com/tour/customer-manager, get.clockshark.com/modern-way-to-manage-your-field-team, clockshark.com/tour/file-attachments, clockshark.com/integrations/quickbooks-time-tracking
The short version
- ClockShark is built around the timecard and the schedule. SmartCrew covers the timecard plus the machine, the inspection, the load, the daily report and the job's profit.
- On October 26, 2026, ClockShark's pricing page showed Standard at $42 a month plus $9.50 per user and Pro at $63 plus $11.50 per user. A three-year contract term applies to all plans.
- ClockShark's job costing (bid vs actual, profit and margin) is Pro only, and non-labor costs are added by an admin.
- ClockShark is the better pick for scheduling-heavy crews, mixed service and construction work, QuickBooks Desktop, or a shared kiosk clock with facial recognition.
- SmartCrew starts at $99/month. Contact us for team pricing.
ClockShark is better for other trades. SmartCrew is built for dirtwork.
ClockShark's own industries page lists cleaning services, electrical, painting, plumbing, roofing, solar, pool service and landscaping. It even lists healthcare providers, accountants and nonprofits. If that's your trade, ClockShark is the better pick.
SmartCrew is built for one thing: heavy civil and dirtwork contractors with 5 to 100 employees. Excavation, grading, sitework, underground utilities, paving, road construction, demolition, septic, directional drilling and land clearing. That's all we do.
Where ClockShark falls short on a dirtwork job:
- Your machines aren't on its pages. We couldn't find equipment hours, maintenance, inspections or a shop queue on ClockShark's pricing page, product tour or job costing page. Equipment is a cost an admin types in.
- Haul tickets aren't listed. On a dirtwork job, the load ticket is where a lot of the money hides.
- Job costing is Pro only. Materials, equipment, rentals and subs are entered by an admin. On an excavation job, that's most of the cost.
- Three years, per head. A three-year contract term applies to every plan, and every user costs $9.50 to $11.50 a month on top of a base fee. 40 guys on Pro is $18,828 over the term.
What ClockShark is, and who it's for
ClockShark is a GPS time tracking and crew scheduling app for construction and field service businesses. It started as a family-run trade business in Chico, California, and it's now part of the Simpro Group, next to Simpro, BigChange and AroFlo. Its sale to simPRO was announced by Vista Point Advisors.
ClockShark's own about page aims at teams of roughly 3 to 75 people. Its industries menu runs from construction and roofing to cleaning, painting and landscaping. The core is the same for all of them: GPS clock-in to a job and a task, a schedule on the crew's phones, approvals, and a sync to payroll.
In August 2026 it added ClockShark Lightning: an AI shift brief called JobReady, task checklists, and mileage tracking on Pro. It's built for a crew whose day is mostly people and places. For a crew whose day is machines and loads, most of the work happens outside it.
How much does ClockShark cost? (ClockShark pricing for 2026)
ClockShark charges a monthly base fee plus a fee for each user. Its pricing page fills in the numbers with a script, so we opened it in a real browser on October 26, 2026 and wrote down what it showed.
| Plan | Base fee | Per user | What the plan adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $42 | $9.50 | Time and attendance, GPS, job and task tracking, geofencing, drag-and-drop scheduling, manager approvals, integrations, task checklists, JobReady |
| Pro | $63 | $11.50 | Everything in Standard, plus paid time off, multi-office controls, advanced job costing, shift wrap-up and compliance forms, mileage tracking |
As shown on ClockShark's pricing page in a browser on October 26, 2026. A three-year contract term applies to all plans. The page's code also carries an older set of prices ($40 + $9 and $60 + $11), so check the page when you buy. Plans and promotions change.
Three things in the fine print matter to a dirtwork owner. The three-year term covers every plan, after a 14-day trial with all Pro features. ClockShark bills only for active users, prorated by the day, which is fair to a seasonal crew. And its ADP connector costs a few dollars a month extra, while its fair-use policy lets it limit or charge for heavy use of AI, storage and notifications.
SmartCrew starts at $99/month, and it's built to be well below the cost of enterprise construction software. Contact us for team pricing.
The key difference: hours and schedules vs the whole dirtwork day
ClockShark tracks your people. SmartCrew tracks your people, your machines, your trucks and your money. We run 20 to 30 guys ourselves, and when we went looking there was nothing built for our size of heavy civil business. Time tracking apps were too basic. Enterprise software was too complicated, confusing, and expensive. Here's where that line falls next to ClockShark.
Machines and the shop
We couldn't find equipment hours, maintenance, inspections or service requests on ClockShark's pricing page, product tour or job costing page. Equipment shows up only as a cost an admin adds to a job separately.
In SmartCrew the operator picks the machine at clock-in, so the hours land on that machine's record. The DOT or daily inspection happens on the same phone. A problem in the field becomes a service request, and the shop sees it in the queue with its urgency and status.
Trucks and loads
A haul ticket is where a lot of dirtwork money hides. ClockShark's pages don't list haul or load tickets. SmartCrew's hauling log keeps each load's ticket, time, truck, project, import or export, material, yards and the pit it came from. Snap a photo of a paper ticket and the AI reader enters it for you.
Profit every day, not at the end of the job
ClockShark's job costing is real: bid vs actual cost, gross profit, margin, and an email when cost passes the bid. It's on Pro, it's set up and viewed in the web app, and materials, equipment, rentals and subs are entered by an admin. On an excavation job, that's most of the cost.
SmartCrew's job page shows revenue, expenses and profit, with budget against spent for labor, materials, equipment, other costs and change orders. Your crew logs the hours, machines, loads and receipts from the field, in the same app. You see a job going sideways while there's still time to fix it.
What your guys have to do
Our crews aren't tech savvy. And they don't need to be. ClockShark's crew side is simple: clock in to a job and task, check the schedule, answer clock-out questions on Pro. SmartCrew is just as few taps, but the same phone app also holds the machine, the inspection, the haul log, the receipts and the daily report. One app to learn, not three.
In SmartCrew the operator is clocked in to the job, the activity and the machine, and does the DOT inspection on the same phone. (Demo account.)
The office side: every load's truck, material, yards and pit in the hauling log, and field problems waiting in the shop's service queue. (Demo data.)
ClockShark vs the other time tracking apps
ClockShark sits with BusyBusy, WorkMax, ExakTime and QuickBooks Time. All five are built around the timecard. ClockShark stands out for drag-and-drop scheduling on every plan, and for Conversations, message threads on each job and customer. The chart puts each one against SmartCrew's full feature list, marked from each company's own pages.
Built to track hours. Great at the timecard, but the rest of the business (machines, loads, job profit) lives somewhere else.
9 apps in this chart. Scroll sideways to see them all.
| What SmartCrew does | SmartCrewSmartCrew | ClockSharkClockShark | BusyBusyBusyBusy | ExakTimeExakTime | QuickBooks TimeQB Time | WorkMaxWorkMax | WorkyardWorkyard | ConnecteamConnecteam | JibbleJibble | Rhumbix (Autodesk)Rhumbix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Tracking | ||||||||||
| GPS-powered clock-ins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Add-on |
| Geofencing around the job site | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Add-on | Yes | Add-on | Add-on | Yes | Add-on |
| Live crew locations | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Add-on | Yes | Limited |
| Hours by job and cost code | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Add-on | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| Pick the machine at clock-in | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | No | Limited |
| Payroll-ready timecards | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Supervisor dashboard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clock in/out reminders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed |
| Job Costing | ||||||||||
| Daily job profitability | Yes | Add-on | Limited | No | Not listed | Limited | Limited | Limited | Not listed | No |
| Bid budgets vs. actual costs | Yes | Add-on | Yes | Limited | Limited | Add-on | Add-on | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| Change orders & extras | Yes | Limited | No | No | Not listed | Add-on | Limited | No | No | Yes |
| Custom reports | Yes | Yes | Yes | Add-on | Limited | Yes | Yes | Limited | Limited | Add-on |
| Equipment Management Premium | ||||||||||
| Equipment hours & locations | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Add-on | Limited | Limited | No | Limited |
| DOT & daily inspections | Yes | Not listed | Limited | Limited | Not listed | Limited | Add-on | Limited | No | Not listed |
| Maintenance tracking | Yes | Not listed | Add-on | Limited | Not listed | Add-on | Add-on | Limited | No | No |
| Service requests from the field | Yes | Not listed | Add-on | Limited | Not listed | Not listed | Add-on | Limited | No | No |
| Utilization rates | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Add-on | No | No | No | Limited |
| Shop queue | Yes | Not listed | Add-on | No | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | No | No | No |
| Daily Reports | ||||||||||
| Daily progress & production logs | Yes | Limited | Add-on | Limited | Limited | Add-on | Add-on | Yes | No | Yes |
| Jobsite photos & field notes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Add-on | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| Automatic daily reports for the office | Yes | Not listed | Add-on | Limited | Not listed | Limited | Limited | Add-on | Not listed | Add-on |
| Materials & Hauling | ||||||||||
| Digital hauling tickets | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | No | Not listed | Not listed | No | No | No | Not listed |
| Material & fuel logs | Yes | Limited | Limited | Limited | Not listed | Limited | Limited | Not listed | No | Limited |
| AI reader for tickets & receipts | Yes | Not listed | No | No | Not listed | Not listed | No | No | No | No |
| Deliveries & production tracking | Yes | Not listed | Limited | No | Not listed | Limited | Add-on | No | No | Limited |
| Scheduling Premium | ||||||||||
| Drag-and-drop crew scheduling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes | Not listed | Add-on | Yes | Not listed | No |
| Job & equipment assignments | Yes | Limited | Yes | Limited | Limited | Add-on | Limited | Yes | Not listed | No |
| Schedule updates & notifications | Yes | Yes | Yes | Add-on | Yes | Not listed | Add-on | Yes | Not listed | No |
| Sales & CRM Premium | ||||||||||
| Leads & sales pipeline | Yes | Limited | No | No | Not listed | Not listed | No | No | No | No |
| Bid & opportunity tracking | Yes | Limited | No | No | Not listed | Not listed | No | No | No | No |
| Follow-ups & reminders | Yes | Not listed | No | No | Not listed | Not listed | No | No | No | No |
| Crew Communication Premium | ||||||||||
| Dispatch with instant alerts | Yes | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | Add-on | Add-on | Yes | No | No |
| Crew & team messaging | Yes | Yes | Add-on | Limited | Limited | Not listed | Limited | Add-on | No | Limited |
| Job-specific chat channels | Yes | Yes | Limited | Not listed | Add-on | Not listed | No | Add-on | No | Not listed |
| Company announcements | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Add-on | Not listed | Not listed | No | Add-on | No | No |
| Safety & Compliance | ||||||||||
| Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) | Yes | Not listed | Add-on | Not listed | Not listed | Limited | Add-on | Limited | No | Add-on |
| Toolbox talks & safety meetings | Yes | Not listed | Add-on | Limited | Not listed | Limited | Add-on | Limited | No | Add-on |
| Incident reports | Yes | Limited | Add-on | Yes | Not listed | Limited | Add-on | Yes | No | Limited |
| Files & Integrations | ||||||||||
| Plans, photos & job documents in the cloud | Yes | Yes | Add-on | Limited | Limited | Yes | Limited | Add-on | No | No |
| File sharing & permissions | Yes | Not listed | Add-on | Limited | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Add-on | No | No |
| QuickBooks Online integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited |
No: they do not offer it. Their own website says so, or it isn’t in the full feature list they publish (linked). Add-on: a paid add-on, a separate product or a higher plan. Limited: they have something close but narrower. Not listed (n/l on small screens): we searched their site and help pages and couldn’t find it, but they don’t publish a full list we could check. Tap a name for the full comparison.
This chart is SmartCrew’s feature list, so it doesn’t show what other products do that SmartCrew doesn’t (like estimating, payroll or hardware time clocks). Each comparison covers that in “where they’re the better pick”. SmartCrew’s Fleet Management, Sales CRM, and Scheduling & Communications are Premium categories; feature availability varies by plan.
In plain words: what each app does not offer
- ClockShark doesn't list: pick the machine at clock-in, equipment hours & locations, DOT & daily inspections, maintenance tracking, service requests from the field, utilization rates, shop queue, automatic daily reports for the office, digital hauling tickets, AI reader for tickets & receipts, deliveries & production tracking, follow-ups & reminders, company announcements, Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), toolbox talks & safety meetings, file sharing & permissions.
- BusyBusy does not offer: change orders & extras, AI reader for tickets & receipts, leads & sales pipeline, bid & opportunity tracking, follow-ups & reminders. BusyBusy doesn't list these either: digital hauling tickets.
- ExakTime does not offer: daily job profitability, change orders & extras, shop queue, digital hauling tickets, AI reader for tickets & receipts, deliveries & production tracking, leads & sales pipeline, bid & opportunity tracking, follow-ups & reminders. ExakTime doesn't list these either: utilization rates, job-specific chat channels, Job Safety Analyses (JSAs).
- QuickBooks Time doesn't list: daily job profitability, change orders & extras, equipment hours & locations, DOT & daily inspections, maintenance tracking, service requests from the field, utilization rates, shop queue, automatic daily reports for the office, digital hauling tickets, material & fuel logs, AI reader for tickets & receipts, deliveries & production tracking, leads & sales pipeline, bid & opportunity tracking, follow-ups & reminders, company announcements, Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), toolbox talks & safety meetings, incident reports, file sharing & permissions.
- WorkMax doesn't list: clock in/out reminders, service requests from the field, shop queue, digital hauling tickets, AI reader for tickets & receipts, drag-and-drop crew scheduling, schedule updates & notifications, leads & sales pipeline, bid & opportunity tracking, follow-ups & reminders, crew & team messaging, job-specific chat channels, company announcements, file sharing & permissions.
- Workyard does not offer: utilization rates, digital hauling tickets, AI reader for tickets & receipts, leads & sales pipeline, bid & opportunity tracking, follow-ups & reminders, job-specific chat channels, company announcements. Workyard doesn't list these either: shop queue, file sharing & permissions.
- Connecteam does not offer: change orders & extras, utilization rates, shop queue, digital hauling tickets, AI reader for tickets & receipts, deliveries & production tracking, leads & sales pipeline, bid & opportunity tracking, follow-ups & reminders. Connecteam doesn't list these either: material & fuel logs.
- Jibble does not offer: pick the machine at clock-in, change orders & extras, equipment hours & locations, DOT & daily inspections, maintenance tracking, service requests from the field, utilization rates, shop queue, daily progress & production logs, digital hauling tickets, material & fuel logs, AI reader for tickets & receipts, deliveries & production tracking, leads & sales pipeline, bid & opportunity tracking, follow-ups & reminders, dispatch with instant alerts, crew & team messaging, job-specific chat channels, company announcements, Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), toolbox talks & safety meetings, incident reports, plans, photos & job documents in the cloud, file sharing & permissions. Jibble doesn't list these either: daily job profitability, automatic daily reports for the office, drag-and-drop crew scheduling, job & equipment assignments, schedule updates & notifications.
- Rhumbix (Autodesk) does not offer: daily job profitability, maintenance tracking, service requests from the field, shop queue, AI reader for tickets & receipts, drag-and-drop crew scheduling, job & equipment assignments, schedule updates & notifications, leads & sales pipeline, bid & opportunity tracking, follow-ups & reminders, dispatch with instant alerts, company announcements, plans, photos & job documents in the cloud, file sharing & permissions. Rhumbix (Autodesk) doesn't list these either: clock in/out reminders, DOT & daily inspections, digital hauling tickets, job-specific chat channels.
From each company's own website and help pages, checked on the dates below. "Does not offer" means their own website says so, or it isn't in the full feature list they publish. "Doesn't list" means we searched their site and couldn't find it, but they don't publish a full list we could check.
Where each mark comes from
- ClockShark, checked October 28, 2026: clockshark.com/tour/gps-time-clock-app, clockshark.com/tour/geofence-time-tracking, clockshark.com/tour/map-field-employee-location-tracking, clockshark.com/resources/labor-costs-quickbooks-clockshark, clockshark.com/pricing, clockshark.com/tour/timesheet-reminders, clockshark.com/tour/job-costing, help.clockshark.com/how-to-handle-change-orders-using-quotes-and-invoices, clockshark.com/tour, clockshark.com/tour/clock-out-questions, clockshark.com/tour/conversations, clockshark.com/tour/employee-scheduling, clockshark.com/tour/customer-manager, get.clockshark.com/modern-way-to-manage-your-field-team, clockshark.com/tour/file-attachments, clockshark.com/integrations/quickbooks-time-tracking
- BusyBusy, checked October 28, 2026: busybusy.com/features/gps-time-tracking, busybusy.com/features, busybusy.com/features/job-costing-solutions, busybusy.com/equipment-time-tracking-app, busybusy.com/features/payroll-tools, helpcenter.busybusy.com/en/articles/9573478-use-supervisor-tools-to-make-life-easy, busybusy.com/features/budgets-projects-cost-codes, busybusy.com/features/construction-reports, busybusy.com/modules/operations/equipment-inspections, busybusy.com/modules/operations/work-orders, busybusy.com/features/progress-tracking, busybusy.com/features/photos-notes, busybusy.com/construction-daily-reports, helpcenter.busybusy.com/en/articles/9573479-schedule-the-work-week-in-busybusy, busybusy.com/features/scheduling, busybusy.com/features/team-messaging, helpcenter.busybusy.com/en/articles/9573348-positions-permissions-settings, busybusy.com/safety/job-safety-analyses-app, busybusy.com/safety/training-app, busybusy.com/features/incident-reporting, busybusy.com/features/documents, busybusy.com/integrations/quickbooks-online
- ExakTime, checked October 28, 2026: arcoro.com/exaktime/pricing-plans, arcoro.com/exaktime, arcoro.com/exaktime/our-solutions/gps-time-tracking-app, arcoro.com/exaktime/our-solutions/powerful-reporting, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260804480690-Guides-to-Equipment-for-ExakTime, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260804479730-Start-Using-The-ExakTime-System-In-Just-15-Minutes, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/40641192964507-9-2025-ExakTime-Release-Notes-GeoFence-Activity-Alerts, arcoro.com/llm-context-page, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/7647931096987-Overview-for-Using-Advanced-Analytics, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413156323355-Using-Equipment-Reports-for-ExakTime, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/24982369416091-What-are-Library-Forms-for-ExakTime, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/26031334798107-Gathering-Info-from-Field-Employees-with-Fields-Notes-Forms-and-Clock-In-Out-Comments-for-ExakTime-Mobile, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413165192347-Using-Expense-Reports-for-ExakTime, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/4407630208795-Managing-Schedules-with-Calendar-View, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/4407625105563-Scheduler-Notification-Settings-for-ExakTime, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/7601304493595-Setting-Up-and-Using-Custom-Alerts-and-Notifications-for-ExakTime, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/13116025444635-Sending-Alerts-Notifications-from-ExakTime-Connect, arcoro.com/platform/grow/learning-management, support.arcoro.com/hc/en-us/articles/25556658085659-Premade-Forms-for-ExakTime, arcoro.com/platform/manage/construction-hris, arcoro.com/exaktime/partner/quickbooks
- QuickBooks Time, checked October 28, 2026: quickbooks.intuit.com/time-tracking/gps, quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/track-location/use-quickbooks-time-gps-tracking-admin-manager/L7fLoZNZk_US_en_US, quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/track-worker-hours/use-quickbooks-time-quickbooks-online-quickbooks/L5NIFCKG6_US_en_US, quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/customize-forms/set-manage-custom-fields-quickbooks-time/L6b8NDU6n_US_en_US, quickbooks.intuit.com/time-tracking/construction, quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/product-preferences/set-company-team-member-clock-reminders-quickbooks/L8v9UDFUv_US_en_US, quickbooks.intuit.com/time-tracking/pricing, quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/list-reports/quickbooks-time-reports/L0WYtn0mw_US_en_US, quickbooks.intuit.com/time-tracking/elite, quickbooks.intuit.com/time-tracking/employee-scheduling, quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/feature-preferences/quickbooks-time-activity-feed/L5RV549yf_US_en_US
- WorkMax, checked October 26, 2026: workmax.com/solutions/workmax-time, workmax.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WorkMax-TIME-Features.pdf, workmax.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/WorkMax_Time_Features_Temp.pdf, workmax.com/solutions/workmax-insight, workmax.com/solutions/workmax-forms, workmax.com/resources/blog/the-workmax-construction-field-management-platform, workmax.com/solutions/workmax-assets, workmax.com/resources/faqs, workmax.com/solutions/other-products, workmax.com, workmax.com/solutions/integrations/quickbooks-online-integration
- Workyard, checked October 28, 2026: workyard.com/ai-instructions, workyard.com/pricing, workyard.com/smart-forms/equipment-tracking, workyard.com/reporting, help.workyard.com/en/articles/7041924-workyard-mobile-app-automated-alerts, workyard.com/smart-forms/construction-management, help.workyard.com/en/articles/17668011-build-custom-reports-with-reporting-agent, workyard.com/smart-forms/production-tracking, help.workyard.com/en/articles/16092826-send-form-submissions-to-the-right-people-forms-notification-routing, workyard.com/contractor-scheduling-software, workyard.com/smart-forms/safety-management, help.workyard.com/en/articles/5236837-how-to-connect-workyard-to-quickbooks-online
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When ClockShark still makes sense
ClockShark makes sense when your trade is on its list and your week is about people and schedules, not machines.
Pick SmartCrew if
- You run excavators, dozers and dump trucks and want machine hours, DOT inspections and the shop queue next to the timecard.
- Your loads matter, and you want haul tickets entered from a photo.
- You want daily reports, job chat and safety (JSAs, toolbox talks, incident reports) in the same app.
- You want job profit against the bid every day, with labor, materials and equipment in one place.
- You have 5 to 100 employees and use QuickBooks Online.
Pick ClockShark if
- You're an electrical, plumbing, roofing, painting, cleaning or service company.
- Your week is mostly scheduling people across lots of job sites, and you want that on the cheapest plan.
The best ClockShark alternatives in 2026
Start with what's actually broken. If it's the three-year term or the price per user, another time tracking app may be enough. If it's the machines, the loads and the job's profit, you need something built for that.
- SmartCrew, for heavy civil and dirtwork companies with 5 to 100 employees that want the timecard, the iron, the loads and the job's profit together. That's us, so weigh this pick with that in mind.
- BusyBusy, a GPS time tracker with a free plan and paid add-on modules. See BusyBusy vs SmartCrew.
- ExakTime, now sold as Arcoro Time, for contractors who want rugged job site time clocks or payroll on the same bill. See ExakTime vs SmartCrew.
- WorkMax, time tracking plus forms, assets and insight modules, quoted per user. See WorkMax vs SmartCrew.
- QuickBooks Time, formerly TSheets, if your office lives in QuickBooks Online, which it requires. See QuickBooks Time vs SmartCrew.
- Raken, construction management software that started with daily reports. Its time clock is a paid add-on. See Raken vs SmartCrew.
A time clock is not the whole heavy civil stack. The suite pages are the hcss alternative and the b2w alternative. A 45 person company starts at heavy civil construction software.
Switching from ClockShark
Check your contract dates first. ClockShark's pricing page says a three-year term applies to all plans, so line the switch up with the end of yours. After that, we do the heavy lifting.
Pick a start date
Line it up with your ClockShark term and the start of a pay period, so one week's payroll doesn't come from two systems.
We set up your jobs, crews and machines
Our team sets up your account, moves your information over and organizes your workflows. Your jobs and task list come across.
Clock in on day one
Your guys clock in on their phones, picking the job, the activity code and the machine. The office sees live crew locations right away.
Add the iron and the loads
Inspections, the shop queue, haul tickets and daily reports come next, when you're ready. We train your people as you go. Most companies are up and running within a few weeks.
Questions people ask
Is there a ClockShark alternative built for excavation companies?
Yes! SmartCrew is built only for dirtwork and heavy civil companies with 5 to 100 employees. It covers the timecard plus equipment, DOT inspections, the shop queue, haul tickets, daily reports and job profit. ClockShark is a time and scheduling app for every trade, from roofing and electrical to cleaning.
How much does ClockShark cost per user?
On October 26, 2026, ClockShark's pricing page showed Standard at $42 a month plus $9.50 per user and Pro at $63 a month plus $11.50 per user, in US dollars. For 15 people that's about $184.50 a month on Standard. A three-year contract term applies to all plans.
Does ClockShark require a contract?
Yes. ClockShark's pricing page says a contract term of three years applies to all pricing plans. It offers a 14-day trial with all Pro features first, and it bills only for active users, prorated by the day.
Can ClockShark track equipment hours?
We couldn't find equipment hours, maintenance, inspections or a shop queue on ClockShark's own pages. Equipment shows up as a cost an admin adds to a job in Pro job costing. In SmartCrew the operator picks the machine at clock-in, and the machine's record keeps its hours, last and next service, and inspection log.
Does ClockShark clock workers in automatically with geofencing?
No. ClockShark's geofences remind workers to clock in when they arrive and clock out when they leave, and flag punches made outside the job site. The worker still taps to clock in.
Does ClockShark do job costing?
On the Pro plan, yes. Administrators see bid vs actual cost, gross profit and margin in the web app, and get an alert when cost passes the bid. Materials, equipment, rentals and subcontractor costs are added separately by an admin.
Does SmartCrew work with QuickBooks like ClockShark does?
SmartCrew integrates with QuickBooks Online today, and we're working on QuickBooks Desktop, Foundation, ADP and more. ClockShark lists two-way QuickBooks sync and says it works with both QuickBooks Online and Desktop, so if you're on Desktop today, that's a point for ClockShark.
Sources
- ClockShark industries checked October 28, 2026
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- ClockShark industries: construction trades checked October 22, 2026
- ClockShark Lightning checked October 22, 2026
- ClockShark job costing checked October 26, 2026
- ClockShark geofence time tracking checked October 26, 2026
- ClockShark employee scheduling checked October 26, 2026
- ClockShark Conversations checked October 26, 2026
- ClockShark clock-out questions checked October 26, 2026
- ClockShark QuickBooks integration checked October 26, 2026
- ClockShark integrations checked October 22, 2026
- ClockShark service quotas and usage limits checked October 22, 2026
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- Arcoro Time (formerly ExakTime) pricing checked October 26, 2026
- WorkMax pricing checked October 26, 2026
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- Raken: purchasing Raken checked October 22, 2026