01/TempClock vs Connecteam

TempClock vs Connecteam: depth over breadth

Connecteam is a broad all-in-one app for deskless teams, chat, tasks, training and scheduling. TempClock does one job to the hilt: audit-ready attendance you can bill, verify and prove.

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02/At a glance

The short version

Connecteam is wide: it bundles communication, task management, training and a time clock into one app. TempClock is deep on the part that ends up on an invoice and in front of an auditor, a face-verified, geofenced clock-in with a match score, agency margins, a client portal and signed agreements.

TempClock Best for proof & margins

Choose TempClock when verified, billable attendance is the priority: face matching, a live no-show list, client approvals, locked pay weeks, live margins and hashed agreements, on one per-site price.

Connecteam Strong as an all-in-one

Connecteam suits organisations that want a single app to run a deskless workforce end to end, internal chat, checklists, training, scheduling and a basic time clock, and are happy with breadth over depth on any one feature.

03/Feature comparison

TempClock and Connecteam, feature by feature

12 capabilities that matter to multi-site and agency teams. An honest read of where each one lands.

TempClock compared with Connecteam, feature by feature
Feature TempClock One plan, every feature Connecteam All-in-one ops app
Facial-recognition clock-in FullBadge plus a face match against the badge holder; score logged LimitedPhoto on clock-in; not 1:1 face matching
Match-confidence score logged FullA match score on every face clock NoneNo match score recorded
Liveness detection YesLiveness check at enrolment; optional anti-photo check at the kiosk NoneNot part of the clock-in
Live geofencing per clock FullPer-site radius enforced; distance recorded in metres YesGeofenced clock-in available
Scheduling & rotas YesEarly, Late and Night templates; gaps flagged early YesScheduling included in the suite
Team chat & comms LimitedTargeted alerts, not a full chat suite FullA central strength of Connecteam
Tasks, checklists & training NoneOut of scope, we focus on attendance FullBroad operational toolkit
Agency pay & charge rates FullPer worker, client and site, with day and time overrides LimitedPay rates; not built for charge-out
Live margin reporting FullMargin per placement, client and site as it happens NoneNot available
Client timesheet portal FullClients approve, reject, query or amend each entry, with the match score NoneNo external client portal
E-signing with a document hash FullSHA-256 hash of every signed agreement; re-hash to check it LimitedDocument sharing and basic forms
Pricing model Full£150 per site / month plus a small charge per active worker; every feature included YesTiered plans; some features by tier

Based on each product's public documentation and standard plans at the time of writing. Connecteam may have changed since, if anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

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04/Coverage

Coverage on the rows above

The share of the 12 features above that each tool covers fully or strongly. Counted from the matrix, not a paid benchmark.

TempClock 0%
Deep coverage on attendance, billing and compliance, narrower on comms and tasks by design.
Connecteam 0%
Broad across comms, tasks and scheduling; shallower on verified attendance, margins and e-signing.
05/Why teams switch

Why teams move from Connecteam to TempClock

Teams move when attendance has to stand up to a client query or an audit, and breadth is not enough.

Verification, not just a photo

TempClock matches the face against the enrolled worker and logs the score, with liveness on top. A photo for a manager to glance at is not the same as a verified, recorded identity.

Margin you can see live

Separate pay and charge rates resolve automatically and the margin totals per placement, client and site as the week builds, not a feature you will find in a general-purpose ops app.

A client portal that bills

Clients see verified hours with the match score and approve, reject, query or amend each entry, so invoices are agreed before they are raised. Connecteam is built for your team, not your clients.

Agreements you can prove

Worker and client agreements carry a SHA-256 hash of the signed document, and each step is written to the audit log. Re-hash a document to check it has not changed since signing.

06/A fair word

Where Connecteam is a strong choice

Connecteam is a capable, popular platform, and for a lot of deskless teams its breadth is exactly the point. Here is where it is the better choice.

  • As a single app for communication, task management, checklists and training, it consolidates tools that would otherwise be scattered across several subscriptions.

  • For organisations whose main pain is keeping a dispersed team informed and coordinated, rather than billing or auditing hours, that breadth is genuinely valuable.

  • Its free and lower tiers make it accessible for small teams getting started, and its scheduling and basic time clock cover everyday needs.

  • If you want one app to do many jobs adequately, that is a reasonable trade against a focused tool that does one job exceptionally.

TempClock is the opposite trade: narrower scope, far more depth on the attendance, billing and compliance that an agency or multi-site employer cannot afford to get wrong. Many teams run both, Connecteam for comms, TempClock for the hours they bill.

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08/FAQ

Questions teams ask before switching

Is TempClock an all-in-one app like Connecteam?
No, and that is deliberate. Connecteam bundles chat, tasks, training and scheduling. TempClock concentrates on audit-ready attendance, face verification, geofencing, agency margins, client billing and signed agreements, and does each of those far more thoroughly than a general-purpose suite.
Does Connecteam do facial recognition?
Connecteam can capture a photo at clock-in for a manager to review. TempClock checks that the face matches the worker whose badge was entered, records a match score on every face clock, and uses a liveness check at enrolment. PIN clocks are photographed and flagged for review.
Can we use Connecteam and TempClock together?
Yes, and many teams do. Keep Connecteam for internal communication and operations, and use TempClock for the verified, billable hours and the compliance trail. The public API (version 1.3) with HMAC-signed webhooks lets you feed attendance, approvals and payroll data wherever else it needs to go.
How does the pricing compare?
Connecteam uses tiered plans, with some capabilities reserved for higher tiers. TempClock is £150 per site per month with every feature included, dropping to £112.50 per site at ten or more sites, plus a per-worker charge only for workers who clock on 2 or more days in a month. There are no tiers to outgrow and nothing held back behind an upgrade.
Where is TempClock hosted, and is it built for UK GDPR?
The TempClock application and database are hosted in the EU, in a data centre in France, and face matching runs on a major cloud provider's service in Ireland. The UK treats both as adequate. Face clock-in is optional with a PIN alternative, face data is deleted when a worker leaves, and every console offers two-factor sign-in.

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