Payroll Tracker

4.6/5 Reviews

One record of hours. Payroll you can trust.

TimeTac’s payroll tracker captures work hours, breaks and overtime as they happen and turns them into data your payroll process can use directly. No re-entry and no month-end scramble.

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Over 10,000 companies trust TimeTac.

No credit card required. No hidden costs.

Payroll Tracker
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Accurate from the first entry
Every clock-in, break and overtime hour is captured when it happens, so your payroll data is accurate before you even open a spreadsheet.
One record, not five
Work hours, leave and overtime are all in one system. No need to reconcile data from different tools before running payroll.
Export-ready, not almost-ready
Approved hours are exported in a format your payroll process can use, without manual reformatting or last-minute fixes.

Correct hours in. Correct pay out.

Every hour tracked feeds straight into an accurate, payroll-ready record — no manual steps between clock-in and export.
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Capture hours the way your team actually works.

Different roles call for different ways of tracking time. TimeTac supports desktop auto-tracking on Mac and Windows, a mobile app, the physical Timeular tracker and simple timesheets. Whichever method your team uses, all entries feed into the same payroll tracking record.
  • Desktop auto-tracker proposes entries based on active apps, ready to confirm in one click
  • Mobile app to log or start and stop time on the go (iOS & Android)
  • Physical Timeular cube: simply flip it to switch tasks, no screen needed
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See labor cost before payroll day, not after.

Set hourly rates per person, role or project and every tracked hour is priced correctly from the start. You can see what labor costs before payroll runs, without recalculating who is owed what.
  • Set rates once per person, role or project
  • Regular hours, overtime and premiums calculated automatically
  • See labor costs by employee, team or project before payroll runs
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One export. No round of corrections.

Export approved hours as PDF, CSV or Excel, or use TimeTac’s open API to connect with the payroll or accounting system you already use.
  • Export formats designed for payroll and accounting workflows
  • Open API to connect directly with your existing systems
  • One approved dataset, with no duplicate entry between tools
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One connected process, from time tracking to payroll.

Stop the email back-and-forth and unsecured exchange of sensitive payroll data. Payroll Connect turns the handoff into a fully digital process, directly from TimeTac. Less effort, fewer errors, more security.

  • Automatic tasks triggered by new hires, changes and exits
  • Transparent workflow –status, chat and documents in one place, no email chaos
  • Secure, structured handoff – sensitive payroll data never travels as an email attachment
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Hours captured correctly, however your team tracks them.

  • Desktop auto-tracker, mobile app, Timeular cube or timesheet
  • Every method feeds into the same payroll-ready record
  • No rigid workflow and no missing entries at month-end
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Rates and premiums calculated automatically.

  • Set hourly rates per person, role or project
  • Overtime and premiums applied without manual calculations
  • Adjust rates whenever pay structures change
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Labor cost visible before payroll runs.

  • See hours and labor costs by employee, team or project in real time
  • Spot discrepancies before they reach payroll
  • One source of truth for HR, managers and employees
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Export payroll data without the extra work.

  • Export as PDF, CSV or Excel
  • Connect to your payroll or accounting system via open API
  • No duplicate entries or manual reformatting
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Every hour logged, every change tracked — payroll data you can stand behind.

Every entry, edit and approval is time-stamped and traceable, so payroll data holds up to scrutiny. No spreadsheets to defend, no gaps to explain – just a clear record from clock-in to payout.

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Accurate hours. Payroll-ready exports. No credit card required.

Clean data & efficient payroll – thanks to integrations & API

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Don't take our word for it

Over 150,000 people track their time with TimeTac every day.

“TimeTac is flexible and perfectly adapts to our needs. The service is incredibly fast and hassle-free. We’re completely satisfied and highly recommend TimeTac!”

Prisca Naescher
HR Business Partner,
Samsung Schweiz
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“With TimeTac, we were finally able to leave behind our paper-based processes and cumbersome Excel time tracking. The entire organization appreciates the transparency in daily attendance and vacation management, as well as the system’s user-friendly design.”

Florian Bolka
Director of Technology,
Greenpeace
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“Since implementing TimeTac, we’re always up to date across the entire HR department at the push of a button – no more lagging behind for months. Capacity and vacation planning have also improved. It gives the company greater confidence and a modern edge.”

Mag. Wolfgang Lang
Head of HR,
TCM International
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Frequently asked questions.

A payroll tracker is software that records employee work hours, breaks and overtime and turns that data into a format ready for payroll processing. Instead of relying on manual timesheets and spreadsheet calculations, you have one accurate record for payroll.
Set hourly rates per person, role or project. TimeTac tracks regular hours, overtime and premiums as they occur and applies the rates you’ve defined, so there’s no manual calculation at month-end.
You can export approved hours as PDF, CSV or Excel or use TimeTac’s open API to connect with your payroll or accounting system. There’s no need to manually re-enter the same data in another tool.
TimeTac provides export formats designed for payroll tracking software and accounting workflows, while the open API lets you connect with the systems you already use. There isn’t a native QuickBooks integration today, so if you use QuickBooks, the export or API route is the way to connect the two.
Yes. The TimeTac payroll tracker app for iOS and Android lets employees log time or start and stop timers on the go. Desktop auto-tracking is also available on Mac and Windows.
Yes. Rates can be set per person, role or project, so your payroll data reflects what each person actually worked and earned.
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