ADP ezLaborManager vs. Buddy Punch

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP ezLaborManager
Score 3.8 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
ADP's ezLaborManager is a time tracking and attendance offering.N/A
Buddy Punch
Score 9.1 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Buddy Punch is an online time tracking, scheduling, and payroll application. Track time, time off, locations, and jobs. The solution aims to help make punching in and out intuitive for employees and easy for users to view and export time. Employees can clock in using a browser or the Buddy Punch Google, iOS, and Android apps. Users can view who's working, their GPS position, or even limit where they can punch. The solution integrates with QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex, and SurePayroll, to name a…
$5.49
per month per user
Pricing
ADP ezLaborManagerBuddy Punch
Editions & Modules
ADP Time and Attendance
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ADP Workforce Now Essential Time
Call for details
Starter
$5.49
per month per user
Pro
$6.99
per month per user
Enterprise
$11.99
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP ezLaborManagerBuddy Punch
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThree plans are available via a monthly or annual payment option. Each plan has a per user price and a base fee of $19. There are no startup, cancellation, support, or additional fees of any kind. A discount is available for the annual payment option.
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Community Pulse
ADP ezLaborManagerBuddy Punch
Considered Both Products
ADP ezLaborManager
Chose ADP ezLaborManager
ezLaborManager fits the smaller size of our company.
Chose ADP ezLaborManager
We use ADP Workforce now for our U.S.-based employees and overall for reporting and information storing ADP is better. However, the customer service of ezLaborManager may be a little better. Also the sister program to process payroll at work is light years ahead of Workforce Now.
Chose ADP ezLaborManager
Reporting was easier In ADP.
Chose ADP ezLaborManager
Based on pricing and reporting capabilities, ADP ezLaborManager was the better choice for our company. It worked well with ADP Payroll, and it was easy to navigate for our administrators and employees.
Chose ADP ezLaborManager
ADP exLaborManager - I prefer ADP over the Paycor and Aon Hewitt timecard applications. This software was more user friendly, had easier access, reporting, and tracking hours than the others I have used. I am not saying the others are horrible, just that ADP was more simplistic …
Chose ADP ezLaborManager
Cost and time spent on implementation were factors. ADP is reputable as well. Concerns were costs are high and extra modules that should be part of the standard are high.
Chose ADP ezLaborManager
Again, since we have not used anything in the past, I can not compare one product to the other.
Buddy Punch
Chose Buddy Punch
It features a feature that Connecteam dislikes: GPS tracking, PTO monitoring, and photo capture when someone logs in and out.
Chose Buddy Punch
It's been over 15 years where I had to punch in for work. I did this with two different companies. Prior to this, both of those companies had their own personal punching system. It was much harder to use than this when it came to editing or entering in PTO. Even though I …
Chose Buddy Punch
I really like everything about Buddy Punch.
Chose Buddy Punch
going from Paychex Flex to Buddy Punch has been a huge improvement! For peace of mind and time management. As a manager, it's streamlined for me with the website being easy to use and navigate. I am very thankful for the move.
Chose Buddy Punch
This was the first platform this organization has tried to implement. I cannot remember if we used a trial on another company like this.
Chose Buddy Punch
I would prefer Buddy Punch, every day, any time.
Chose Buddy Punch
When we decided to try Buddy Punch we were using a normal time clock and needed to have a better way to track time. I reviewed a few products, but went with Buddy Punch and have been happy ever since.
Chose Buddy Punch
Buddy Punch was chosen for it's security. In the past service we used had a breach in their user base, i.e., it was hacked. We found Buddy Punch easy to access and edit.
Chose Buddy Punch
I have not used any other product that I can remember. I used whatever system the retail stores had when I worked there short term and part time 6,7, 8 years ago.
Chose Buddy Punch
I have not reviewed or evaluated any other similar products and this is the first time I am using this type of product. I have been a salaried employee for 25 years and this is my first contract position, but Buddy Punch has made the time tracking very simple and efficient.
Chose Buddy Punch
I did not use a system prior to Buddy, but when comparing they were the best price and had all the features I needed.
Chose Buddy Punch
We originally scheduled and ran payroll through Homebase, but in the last few months the software became very buggy, customer service was slow and when they did respond, was not helpful. When we cancelled our account they didn't even try to make things right. We are so happy …
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User Ratings
ADP ezLaborManagerBuddy Punch
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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9.1
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Likelihood to Renew
8.0
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-
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Usability
7.0
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9.1
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Availability
7.0
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Performance
7.0
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-
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Support Rating
8.1
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-
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Online Training
8.0
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-
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Implementation Rating
3.0
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Configurability
5.0
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Ease of integration
7.0
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-
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Product Scalability
7.0
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User Testimonials
ADP ezLaborManagerBuddy Punch
Likelihood to Recommend
Clocking in/out is easy on the multiple time punch options. Cleaning up punches is also easy when they need to be fixed due to power outages or internet outages. It also helps with approving time off requests by showing on a calendar anyone in that manager's team who might already have the day scheduled off.
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I think that is very convenient as far as tracking your employees when they are punching in or out to ensure they are physically at the location they are supposed to be for that shift. I also think that the option to download this app to your personal phone is amazing, it makes it more convenient to punch in or out when you aren't near a laptop or a residence to use one. The feature of being able to attach a note with your punches explaining possible late punchers or absences is very beneficial to the employee allows show proof if needed.
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Pros
  • The interface of ADP ezLaborManager is simple to use, training only takes a couple of minutes for employees and a couple more for managers.
  • Time off requests are simple to add to the system, review, and approve or deny. There is a space for comments so that managers and employees can communicate directly on the time off request.
  • The employee and supervisor approval process confirms that the employees and managers agree on hours work to satisfy in errors in time before processing payroll.
  • Importing ADP ezLaborManager to RUN Powered by ADP only takes a couple minutes allowing you to get started on processing your payroll in a fraction of the time compared to manual time cards.
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  • Customer service is the best we've seen! Their knowledge base is clear, and when we do have a question it can't answer, we get a quick, informed solution.
  • The software allows us to schedule our staff seamlessly for work in more than one department in a day, so tracking how many payroll hours are being used in each department is easy.
  • The reporting for Payroll hours is easy and fast.
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Cons
  • To cancel or delete a recurring schedule has too many steps for the managers to do so they ask me to do their updates for them.
  • Having several places to make updates is good but also can be bad. When you call ADP, everyone you talk with does things the way they were taught which in turns is you get a different answer. Then you have to remember, how did they do that again?
  • Sometimes less is more. If you update in one area, it does not cross over to another area that it may be tied to, then it's like you are doing double the work.
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  • the simplicity can go to far in that direction. So it seems a bit sparse at times. Theres a lot of dead space on some page landings.
  • update on colors to be more vibrant and fun.
  • menu buttons to go to particular specifics like vacation and sick submissions
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Likelihood to Renew
Still have some issues with it but usage seems to improve
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Usability
ADP is a good system to track information but, what it lacks is just some detail that provides time savings. Some instances they have made "updates" that tend to have been better previous to those "updates." One example is for staff to see how they have used their time off in the past. There should be an easy way to report and review such other than looking at pay periods. Pay statement and review and totals can also improve.
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Buddy Punch is really easy to use. It's easy to punch in and out when needed as it's on the home page. It's also easy to track your colleagues who are on leave so you know how to plan for coverage. This makes it easy for us to adjust accordingly.
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Support Rating
The support is not the best as they take much time to get back to you, days for some items as simple as a standard report. They do not know much about their own system I feel and it shows a lack of knowledge on their part. We have gotten wrong answers and it's not so user friendly.
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Online Training
The training provided was based on a generic database and reporting which made it difficult to compare when you had your own database to work at. It also didn't provide good written materials that would be useful after the training session. It was more geared towards the practice tests or applications within the training.
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Implementation Rating
Should have had a project manager from ADP to assist.
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Alternatives Considered
We use ADP Workforce Now for our U.S.-based employees and overall for reporting and information storing ADP is better. However, the customer service of ezLaborManager may be a little better. Also the sister program to process payroll at work is light years ahead of Workforce Now.
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I have not reviewed or evaluated any other similar products and this is the first time I am using this type of product. I have been a salaried employee for 25 years and this is my first contract position, but Buddy Punch has made the time tracking very simple and efficient.
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Return on Investment
  • ADP ezLaborManager saves time, as time sheets are all in the system and can be processed easily with payroll.
  • Reporting makes it easy to look into any discrepancies related to time cards.
  • The process of reconciliation of subcontractors' billing is easier.
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  • Improved Efficiency: Allows us to track time when employees are on site.
  • Reduced Costs: Able to avoid unnecessary OT due to employees getting alerts.
  • Reduced Costs: No longer paying an employee to tally hours like when we used a regular time clock.
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ScreenShots

ADP ezLaborManager Screenshots

Screenshot of Simple and quick time reportingScreenshot of Intuitive and easy schedulesScreenshot of Flexible and convenient time collection

Buddy Punch Screenshots

Screenshot of the Administrator's DashboardScreenshot of Time Off CalendarScreenshot of Schedule View