Best Time Tracking Software in the Philippines (2026 Guide)

Most Philippine SMEs still run payroll off Excel, paper logs, or a thumbprint scanner nobody trusts. Per the PSA there are 1.24 million registered businesses in the country, and 99.63% are MSMEs employing 5.6 million people (DTI/PSA, 2024 MSME Statistics in Brief). NCR’s daily minimum wage is now ₱695 after the July 2025 wage order (DOLE NWPC, 2025). At that rate, every missing timesheet is a small leak. So here are nine tools that actually fix the payroll math, the DOLE paper trail, and the buddy punching, without charging enterprise rates.

The nine tools at a glance

How we picked

We started with three PH-focused roundups from the past year (365Outsource’s list for Filipino remote teams, DeskTrack’s top 10, and WhatNetwork PH’s 2026 post), then added the two PH-native HR platforms (Sprout, ZipHR) that keep coming up in mid-market buying conversations but get cut from international comparisons.

A tool earned a slot if it hit at least three of these:

• Native mobile clock-in on iOS and Android. Most PH frontline staff don’t sit at a desk.
• GPS or geofencing for field teams in construction, security, and cleaning.
• Offline mode or low-bandwidth resilience. Median mobile speed is 35.56 Mbps and provincial coverage drops fast (DataReportal, Digital 2025: Philippines).
• A free plan or a no-card 14-day trial so a 5-person team can validate before paying.
• An export path into Philippine payroll (Sprout, Salarium, PayrollHero, or plain CSV).
• Reviews from a verified PH user base, not just US-coded aggregators.

Seven of the nine we tested hands-on through free plans, trials, or live sandboxes, running GPS, kiosk, scheduling, and CSV export on each. Sprout and ZipHR are sales-led with limited public sandboxes, so those came from vendor demos, published docs, and third-party reviews. Pricing was verified against the vendor pages linked at the bottom of this post in May 2026. Double-check before you buy; plans change.

1. ShiftFlow

ShiftFlow is ₱99 per seat per month. One plan. No base fee, no per-location surcharge. GPS clock-in, selfie verification, kiosk mode, scheduling, overtime rules, and CSV payroll export are all in. A 15-person crew pays ₱1,485 a month and that’s the whole bill. What it doesn’t do is file with BIR, SSS, PhilHealth, or Pag-IBIG. You export a CSV and hand it to whatever already runs your filings, whether that’s Sprout, Salarium, or an in-house bookkeeper. For a construction GC running two sites in Cavite, a cleaning company rotating 12 staff across mall accounts, or a 20-seat BPO startup placing Filipino agents with US clients, the flat-price math is the cleanest on this list.

Pricing

Free trial: 14 days, no credit card.

Ratings

• Apple App Store: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.8/5
• Google Play: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.8/5

2. Sprout Solutions

Sprout is the PH-native HR and payroll platform that around 2,000 local companies use for the statutory filings most international time-trackers skip. Attendance, time logs, leave, payroll, and compliance all live in one stack, so HR isn’t reconciling three tools every cut-off. The catch is pricing opacity. There’s no published per-seat number. The outsourced Payroll Starter for micro SMEs begins around ₱5,000 a month, the standard software starter sits closer to ₱10,000, and quotes scale from there. It’s heavier and slower to spin up than a pure mobile time tracker. But if you’re a retail or services SME tired of handing filings to a bookkeeper, the setup effort tends to pay back within a quarter.

Pricing

Free trial: No public trial. Demo on request.

Ratings

• G2: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.4/5
• Capterra: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5/5

3. Time Doctor

Time Doctor is the default tracker in PH BPO, mostly because US and AU clients ask for screenshot evidence and activity scores before they release invoices. Basic runs $8 per user per month (≈₱456) and Standard $14 (≈₱798). Standard is where you get the 60+ payroll integrations most foreign-client setups need. Screenshots, app and URL tracking, idle detection, and an AI burnout flag on Premium round out the surveillance stack. The thing nobody tells you, but 365Outsource’s PH roundup flags and agents on Reddit and Glassdoor confirm: staff find the monitoring intrusive, and turnover at high-monitoring shops tends to run higher than at trust-based ones. Buy this if your contracts literally require it. Otherwise reconsider.

Pricing

Free trial: 14 days. No free plan.

Ratings

• G2: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.4/5
• Capterra: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5/5

4. Hubstaff

Hubstaff is the second-most-common pick after Time Doctor in PH freelancer and agency circles, especially among VA managers placing Filipino talent with US clients through Upwork and OnlineJobs.ph. Starter is $7 per user per month ($5.83 on annual billing) with a 2-seat minimum, so a 10-person team lands around $70 monthly or $58 annual (≈₱3,990 / ≈₱3,310). GPS, geofencing, screenshots (capped at 500–1,500 per user per month depending on tier), idle detection, plus a payroll layer that supports Wise and Deel make it a natural fit for agencies paying offshore staff in USD or PHP. Two real annoyances. The 2-seat minimum is awkward for solo VAs, and DeskTrack’s PH review flagged tracking inconsistencies and page-reload issues. Need scheduling? You’ll have to step up to Grow.

Pricing

Free trial: 14 days on paid plans.

Ratings

• G2: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5/5
• Capterra: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.6/5

5. Jibble

Free forever for unlimited users. Face recognition, GPS, kiosk mode, and automated timesheets all sit on the free tier. That single fact is why Jibble tops nearly every PH “best free time tracking” search. Premium at $3.99 per user per month (≈₱228) unlocks geofencing beyond two locations, advanced scheduling, and exportable detailed reports. Two things to know before you commit. Jibble pairs with payroll, it doesn’t replace it; there’s no BIR, SSS, PhilHealth, or Pag-IBIG filing, so CSVs still flow into Sprout, Salarium, or a bookkeeper. And the free tier caps geofences at two, which gets cramped fast for a cleaning crew servicing six condo buildings.

Pricing

Free trial: Free plan is permanent.

Ratings

• Google Play: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.7/5 (4,000+ reviews)
• G2: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.8/5
• Capterra: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.9/5

6. ZipHR / KAMI Workforce

ZipHR (now rebranding as KAMI Workforce) is the homegrown counterweight to Sprout. Mobile-first and priced more transparently. Core HR runs $30 monthly base plus $1 per user, with attendance, time, leave, and payroll each adding ≈$1 per user per month. A 20-person team running attendance plus payroll lands around $70 a month (≈₱4,000). Facial recognition, geo-location, fingerprint device support, real-time attendance, and shift scheduling are all in the time module. Where it shows its age is the ecosystem. The published customer list and review base is smaller than Sprout’s, and the integration library outside PH payroll is thin. Still worth a demo if you want native compliance without Sprout’s setup overhead.

Pricing

Free trial: Demo on request.

Ratings

• G2: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.6/5 (limited reviews)

7. Clockify

Clockify is the other free-forever option, but it’s built for project time and billable hours, not attendance. The free tier covers unlimited users, unlimited projects and clients, manual or timer-based entries, idle detection, and exportable reports. Paid plans start at Basic $4.99 per user per month and scale to Pro at $9.99, where GPS finally unlocks. That’s the catch for any PH field team. Don’t pay for Pro just to get GPS; it’s a tax on field work, and the mobile clock-in is the weakest of the tools on this list (flagged by both DeskTrack and WhatNetwork PH). If you’re a marketing agency tracking time across a dozen retainer clients with one PHP invoice at month-end, Clockify is hard to beat. If you’re rotating 25 guards across malls, look elsewhere.

Pricing

Free trial: Free plan is permanent.

Ratings

• G2: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5/5
• Capterra: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.7/5

8. Toggl Track

If you’re a designer, copywriter, or developer billing US or AU clients from Cebu or Davao, and you’ve already turned down two Time Doctor offers because no thanks on screenshots, Toggl is the tool you reach for. One-click timer, browser plugins, 100+ integrations, and a deliberate no-screenshots policy the company markets as a feature. Free for up to 5 users covers most solo and small-team setups. Starter at $9 per user per month (≈₱510) adds billable rates and saved reports. Scope is the trade. No GPS. No kiosk. No shift scheduling. No Philippine payroll path. Toggl is a project timer, not an attendance platform. Great for agencies billing in USD. Wrong tool for retail or hospitality.

Pricing

Free trial: Free plan is permanent.

Ratings

• G2: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.6/5
• Capterra: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.7/5

9. Connecteam

Connecteam bundles time clock, scheduling, GPS, geofencing, chat, tasks, and basic HR onto a single mobile-first app, free up to 10 users on the Small Business plan. Above that, pricing moves to $29 a month flat for Basic, covering the first 30 users before going per-seat. For a PH security firm running 25 guards across three malls, or a cleaning company juggling 20 staff and three account managers, that flat tier is genuinely usable, not a 14-day teaser. Where it falls short for PH operations: Connecteam was built for North America and Europe. No PH payroll path. Dashboard in USD only. Support hours don’t line up well with Asia/Manila. Under 10 people? Jibble is cleaner. Past 30? Per-seat tools like ShiftFlow or ZipHR usually beat the tier jump.

Pricing

Free trial: Free plan is permanent for teams under 10.

Ratings

• G2: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.7/5
• Capterra: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.8/5

How to choose

Three real questions decide this. Whether you need PH statutory payroll filing inside the same app. Whether anyone on the team clocks in away from a fixed office. And how comfortable you are with screenshots and activity scores.

Start with payroll. If BIR, SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG filings are still leaving your office through a bookkeeper and an Excel attachment, a PH-native suite like Sprout or ZipHR replaces two systems at once. If filings are already automated somewhere else, a focused time tracker (ShiftFlow, Jibble, Hubstaff) keeps your CSV export clean and your monthly cost predictable. How Philippine SMEs track employee attendance without manual timesheets walks through both setups.

Then field work. Anyone clocking in away from a fixed office needs GPS or geofencing on the base plan, not as a Pro upsell. ShiftFlow, Hubstaff, Jibble, ZipHR, and Connecteam all clear that bar. Clockify gates GPS behind Pro. Toggl doesn’t offer it. GPS attendance tracking for Philippine field teams covers the field-team setup in more depth.

Then monitoring. US and AU clients who fund a lot of the PH BPO industry’s $42B in 2026 revenue (IBPAP via BusinessWorld, 2025) often write screenshot requirements into their service contracts. If that’s your reality, Time Doctor and Hubstaff are the realistic picks. If you’re running an SME with local clients, retention matters more, and the trust-based stack (ShiftFlow, Jibble, ZipHR) holds up better long-term. Honestly, most teams over-buy on monitoring. How BPO companies reduce time theft and absenteeism gets into the tradeoffs.

Real monthly bill for 15 users

USD-billed competitor prices converted at ≈₱57/USD. Sprout’s number is the outsourced Payroll Starter floor; the software starter sits closer to ₱10,000.

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Quick reference by use case

• Best overall for SMEs: ShiftFlow
• Best for PH statutory payroll filing: Sprout Solutions
• Best for BPO with foreign client monitoring contracts: Time Doctor
• Best for VA agencies and remote teams: Hubstaff
• Best free for small teams: Jibble
• Best lightweight PH-native HRIS: ZipHR / KAMI Workforce
• Best for agencies billing project hours: Clockify
• Best for freelancers who refuse screenshots: Toggl Track
• Best for field teams under 30 with team chat: Connecteam
• Best for construction crews on multiple sites: ShiftFlow
• Best for retail and F&B chains: ShiftFlow
• Best for remote PH teams reporting to a foreign HQ: Hubstaff

What we’d actually pick

If you came here for one recommendation, it’s ShiftFlow. Flat ₱99 per seat, no base fee, GPS verification, kiosk mode, scheduling, and a clean CSV export into your existing PH payroll. Runs on iOS, Android, Windows, and web. Good fit if you’ve already got a payroll system handling your filings.

Sprout Solutions is the right call if BIR, SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG need to live inside the same app. From ≈₱5,000 a month, more once you scale.

And if budget is the dealbreaker, Jibble is free forever with GPS, face recognition, and unlimited users. Hard to beat under 10 people.

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Frequently asked questions

What’s the cheapest time tracking app that actually works in the Philippines?

Jibble is the only free-forever option with GPS, face recognition, and unlimited users built in. For a team under 10, the free plan covers attendance, timesheets, and CSV export to whatever payroll runs your filings. If you need more than two geofences or want shift scheduling, ShiftFlow at ₱99 per seat per month and Hubstaff Starter at around ₱399 per seat are the two paid options most PH SMEs shortlist next.

Does ShiftFlow file BIR, SSS, PhilHealth, or Pag-IBIG for me?

No. ShiftFlow tracks hours, calculates overtime and night differential, and exports a payroll-ready CSV. The CSV plugs into Sprout, Salarium, PayrollHero, or whatever PH payroll system already handles your statutory filings. If you want statutory filing inside the same app, Sprout or ZipHR is the closer fit.

How does the Philippine Labor Code overtime rule actually work?

The standard workday is 8 hours. Overtime on ordinary days is paid at 125% of the regular rate. Working on a rest day or special non-working day pays 130% for the first 8 hours; overtime beyond that is 169% of the regular rate. The night shift differential adds 10% for hours worked between 10pm and 6am, and stacks with overtime, so a BPO agent on an overtime night shift earns 137.5% of base. The Labor Code requires employers to keep daily time records, and DOLE inspectors verify these during labour standards inspections. How to prevent time theft in Philippine small businesses covers the payroll-error implications.

Is biometric thumbprint enough, or do I need GPS?

For a single office or factory floor, a biometric scanner is fine and DOLE inspectors will accept the log. For field teams, sales reps, cleaning crews, construction sites, or any setup where staff start the shift away from a fixed location, GPS or geofencing is the only credible proof of attendance. Buddy punching (one worker scanning in for another) is the failure mode biometric scanners can’t fully prevent.

Can I use international tools like Hubstaff or Toggl if my client pays me in USD?

Yes, and most PH freelancers and VAs already do. About 1.5 million Filipinos are active on international freelance platforms (Rappler/MicroSourcing, 2024). Hubstaff, Time Doctor, Toggl, and Clockify all bill in USD, which lines up cleanly when your invoices are already in USD. The bigger question is whether your team’s payroll runs in PHP or USD, and which system handles the conversion.

What about offline mode for areas with weak signal?

Median mobile download speed in the Philippines is 35.56 Mbps (DataReportal, Digital 2025: Philippines), but coverage drops fast outside major cities. ShiftFlow, Jibble, and Hubstaff queue clock-ins offline and sync when signal returns, which is the realistic standard for any field team in the provinces. Toggl and Clockify mobile apps are less resilient. Offline time tracking for remote workers in Southeast Asia covers the offline-first picks in more depth.

How long does setup actually take?

For a 10-person team, ShiftFlow, Jibble, Hubstaff, and Clockify all spin up in under an hour: download the app, invite the team, set the pay period and overtime rules, run a test clock-in. Sprout and ZipHR take longer (one to four weeks) because you’re also migrating payroll and statutory data. If you want to validate the concept first, start with a 14-day trial on a focused time tracker before committing to a full HR suite.

Bottom line: if you run hourly or field staff, ShiftFlow at ₱99 per seat is the cleanest entry. GPS, kiosk, scheduling, and CSV export to your existing PH payroll. No base fee, no per-location surprise. Need BIR, SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG filing in the same app? Sprout or ZipHR. Running a BPO whose contracts demand screenshots? You already know it’s Time Doctor.

Sources

Statistics and regulation:

• DTI MSME Statistics 2024 (DTI/PSA) for the 99.63% MSME share and 5.6M employment figures
• DOLE National Wages and Productivity Commission for the NCR ₱695 minimum wage and Wage Order NCR-26
• Philippine News Agency on the July 2025 NCR wage order for the effective date and coverage
• Philippine Labor Code Book III (PD 442) for the 8-hour workday, overtime, and night differential rules
• Lawyer-Philippines guide to DOLE DO 174-17 for daily time record retention requirements
• Inquirer Business on IT-BPM 2026 outlook and Manila Standard on the $42B forecast for IBPAP industry figures
• DataReportal Digital 2025: Philippines for mobile speed and connectivity baselines

Vendor pricing and product pages:

• ShiftFlow pricing, Jibble pricing, Hubstaff pricing, Time Doctor pricing, Clockify pricing, Toggl Track pricing, Connecteam pricing, Sprout Solutions, ZipHR pricing

Reference roundups:

• 365Outsource: Best Time Tracking Tools for Filipino Remote Teams
• DeskTrack: Top 10 Time Tracking Software in the Philippines
• WhatNetwork PH: Top Time Tracking Tools 2026