100% FREE QuickBooks Time Alternative (formerly TSheets)

I’m Asim Qureshi, CEO of Jibble, and a former Vice President at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.

Listen, I didn’t leave all that behind just to build another time tracking software! Jibble is truly different, and I’m going to tell you why in most cases, choosing QuickBooks Time over Jibble simply doesn’t add up. Let me briefly give you an overview of you why your team needs to be jibbling, not quickbooks-timing… not only because it rolls off the tongue way better, but because Jibble offers you so much more. 

QuickBooks Time, formerly known as TSheets, is a fairly respectable time tracking solution, but it’s not the solution it’s all hyped up to be. Some users report that it’s not the best for desk workers, and their experience was negatively affected by bugs that compromise the reliability of its functions. It’s also priced at the higher side of things, which limits its pool of prospective users. Third-party integrations are also relatively limited, and even its integrations with the QuickBooks family of productivity tools can be less-than-impressive at times. In addition to that, QuickBooks Time lacks several important features such as biometric recognition, advanced reporting capabilities, and expense tracking, which severely limits its functionalities. 

QuickBooks Time is still a respectable tool for time tracking, but if you need more robust and comprehensive features, Jibble is your best bet. Check out my honest review of QuickBooks Time to learn more about its strengths and weaknesses.

Jibble shines with the good things that real users have to say about their experiences across reputable review sites. We have better ratings in Capterra (4.8/5), G2 (4.6/5), GetApp (4.7/5), Software Advice (4.8/5), Play Store (4.7/5), and the App Store (4.8/5), compared to QuickBooks Time in the same platforms — Capterra (4.7/5), G2 (4.5/5), GetApp (4.8/5), Software Advice (4.7/5), Play Store (4.5/5), and the App Store (4.6/5).

We’re also listed by Software Advice in FrontRunners 2023, an award for usability and customer satisfaction based on user reviews. Jibble is also more likely to be recommended by very satisfied users, and that only speaks to the power they’ve found in what we offer.

QuickBooks Time comes in two paid plans — the Premium plan with a $20 monthly base fee plus $8 per user per month, and the Elite plan with a $40 monthly base fee plus $10 per user per month. Although it comes with a free 30-day trial period, it does not have a free plan, which is quite unfortunate.

Luckily, Jibble has a 100% FREE forever plan with a generous feature arsenal, and our paid plans have more comprehensive features. The Jibble Premium plan only costs $2.49 per user per month, and the Ultimate plan is only $4.99 per user per month. That’s a very significant cut in cost… and considering the wealth of features and more reliable performance, Jibble offers the better deal.

QuickBooks Time works okay on mobile devices and for tracking time on the go (when the geolocation gets things right), but the complexity, feature overlap, and overall UI design of the desktop and web versions pose quite a challenge, especially for desk workers.

Jibble users enjoy a friendlier and more streamlined time tracking experience with a cleaner interface on all platforms with clearly compartmentalized features. Plus, our advanced geolocation helps ensure that employees are clocked in from the right place, at the right time — no more weird location logs far from where they actually are!

Here at Jibble, we know that MS Teams and Slack are essentials to the modern workplace, so we’ve come up with solutions to allow you to track time straight from these platforms. Managers can see their time entries, gain visibility on who’s currently working on what, and how they’re progressing on tasks within a matter of clicks. 

With Jibble, employees only need to choose from our various time tracking options that suit their needs the best, and our platform will handle the rest. Worked hours are automatically populated into timesheets that employees and managers can access, and time entries are automatically calculated and categorized into worked hours and overtime hours, including breaks and time off, so it’s payroll-ready at all times — something that QuickBooks Time requires other QuickBooks tools for.

Jibble allows managers to view and approve timesheets anytime using any device using only one tool for efficient and error-free payroll that cuts away at the time and costs usually associated with processing.

Good reports are the backbone of great decisions. While QuickBooks Time offers an array of options for reporting on the data gathered in time tracking, it’s not on the same level of customizability that Jibble offers.

Jibble allows you to dive deep into your data and make sense of how time is spent across projects and tasks by your teams. Our highly customizable reports can be configured to show you the results you need in the analytic structure that your unique needs require.

Jibble’s facial recognition feature boosts security by ensuring that only authorized people can access the system, compared to QuickBooks Time’s photo capture upon sign-in which merely captures a selfie for managers to review later. Advanced geolocation technology gives you visibility about the current locations of your teams and where they clocked in from. These help give your business optimal security and enable you precisely track to track employees in real-time.

And because nobody likes time thieves, these Jibble features also help protect your business from losing money to buddy punching and other unscrupulous time theft practices — now that’s hitting multiple birds with one app!

Integrations play a huge part in keeping productivity levels up. Jibble understands this to a T, and integrates with a wide array of your favorite work tools, automating data exchange to and from the target software so you can worry less about getting it right, like you would with QuickBooks Time’s relatively limited integration options.

With just a few clicks, export worked hours to XLS or CSV files or directly to your favorite software (favorite after Jibble, of course) for further processing. Plus, Jibble’s API gives you almost infinite integration possibilities, and we even have an integration with QuickBooks for a complete QuickBooks timesheet solution.

A lot of users are practically begging QuickBooks Time for updated features for better usability, which often goes unheeded. Here at Jibble, we understand that the world moves at a very fast pace, so we won’t be caught resting on our laurels. Our dedicated team of developers continually works on our product to ensure that it runs in optimal condition and that we’re always on top of the features that you need for more productive and rewarding work.

Check out our product portal to see what we’ve released over the last couple of months and what we have in store for the future!

It only takes a matter of clicks to revolutionize the way you and your teams work. Invite your employees via email, SMS, or a shareable link, and you’re all set.

When you sign up and get started with Jibble’s FREE version today, you can count on our guidance throughout the entire process. And if you ever need any help, our world-class customer support team is just one chat away. We’d love to have you onboard!