BrightHR is a broad HR platform with tiered pricing (roughly £4–£14 per employee a month in 2026 reviews) sold on fixed-term contracts of 24–60 months. TimeTally combines time tracking and holiday management in one focused tool for £3/employee — billed monthly with no contract.
| Feature | TimeTally | BrightHR |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing per employee/month | £3 | ~£4–£14 (varies) |
| Timesheet tracking | ||
| Holiday management | ||
| Contract required | No | 24–60 months |
| Shift rota | ||
| Cancel anytime | Fixed term | |
| Mobile app | iOS & Android |
In short
TimeTally is a focused UK app for the rota, clocking in, timesheets with approval, overtime, TOIL and leave at £3 per employee a month, billed monthly with no contract. BrightHR is a broader HR platform with rota and clocking tools and, on higher tiers, an HR advice line; 2026 reviews put it at roughly £4–£14 per employee a month on fixed-term contracts of 24–60 months, as it publishes no simple price list.
BrightHR is a broad HR platform — offering rota and clocking tools and, on higher tiers, an HR advice line alongside its leave management. However, it is sold on fixed-term contracts of 24–60 months rather than month to month. TimeTally focuses specifically on what small businesses need most: employee time tracking and holiday management in one tool, with month-to-month flexibility and payroll exports to Xero, QuickBooks, or CSV. See our comparison matrix for a full side-by-side view.
Hours tracking
Employee timesheets
Holiday tracking
UK entitlements built-in
Approval workflow
Managers review & approve
Payroll export
Xero, QuickBooks, CSV
TimeTally includes comprehensive holiday and leave management — without requiring a long-term contract or bundling in HR modules you don't need.
Auto-calculated based on working pattern and start date
Sick leave, TOIL, compassionate leave, and more — all built in
Both BrightHR and TimeTally offer timesheet tracking — but TimeTally includes full timesheet approval workflows, overtime tracking, and direct payroll-ready exports to Xero, QuickBooks, or CSV — billed monthly with no long-term contract. Industries like care homes, hospitality, and cleaning services particularly benefit from the simplicity and lower cost.
Employees log start/end times or total hours per day
Managers approve or reject with one tap
£3
per employee/month
~£4–£14
per employee/month
Example:For 10 employees, BrightHR's reported range is roughly £40–£140/month on a fixed-term contract. TimeTally for the same 10 employees = £30/month for the rota, timesheets AND holidays, with no contract.
Timesheets, overtime, and holiday data all flow from one system — ensuring consistency and accuracy. One click sends approved hours to your payroll software, with the audit trail HMRC requires for RTI (Real Time Information) submissions. Explore how it works or use our ROI calculator to see the savings.
Need a broad HR platform → BrightHR
Need timesheets and holidays, no contracts → TimeTally
2026 review coverage reports fixed-term contracts of 24 to 60 months, with no rolling monthly option; BrightHR doesn't publish a simple price list, so check the terms you're offered. TimeTally is billed monthly with no contract and can be cancelled from settings.
TimeTally covers the rota, clocking in, timesheets, overtime, TOIL and leave for £3 per employee a month, billed monthly with no contract, and exports approved wages to Xero, QuickBooks Online or CSV. It doesn't include an HR advice line, HR documents or payroll.
An employment-law advice line (on higher tiers) and a broader HR toolset. TimeTally sticks to time, rota and leave, and doesn't calculate tax, NI or pensions.
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