Fourth is an enterprise workforce management platform primarily for large hospitality, retail, and leisure businesses — with custom enterprise pricing, lengthy implementation, and features most SMEs don't need. TimeTally is built for small and medium businesses: simple time tracking, UK leave management, and payroll export at £3/employee/month.
| Feature | TimeTally | Fourth |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | £3/employee/month | Custom enterprise pricing |
| Target business size | SMEs (1–500 employees) | Enterprise (500+ employees) |
| Setup & implementation | Self-serve, minutes | Weeks–months |
| Timesheet tracking | Full with approval | |
| UK leave management | Full featured | |
| Payroll export (Xero/QB) | Enterprise integrations | |
| Inventory/procurement | ||
| iOS app |
Build and publish rotas, assign shifts, and let employees see their schedule from the iOS app. Leave requests are checked against the rota so managers always know who's covered — without the enterprise complexity.
Assign shifts, copy weeks, and publish rotas for your team in minutes — no training required
Simple enough for a 10-person team, capable enough for 200 — no enterprise implementation needed
Approve leave with full visibility of the rota — no surprise gaps in cover
Employees see their upcoming shifts, leave balances, and pending requests in one place — all from the iOS app. Simple for staff, powerful for managers.
Fourth is designed for large hospitality and retail chains — think national pub groups, hotel chains, and supermarket operators. It includes workforce management, inventory, procurement, and payroll as a fully integrated enterprise suite. For a 10–200 person business that needs timesheets, leave, and payroll export, it's far more complex and expensive than necessary. TimeTally gives you exactly what an SME needs — nothing more, nothing less.
Fourth requires enterprise sales cycles, custom implementation, and ongoing account management. TimeTally is self-serve — sign up, add your employees, and you're tracking time tracking and leave the same day. No implementation consultant required. Rota management, TOIL tracking, and absence recording are all available from day one.
Add employees and configure leave in under 30 minutes
£3 per employee per month — no enterprise contracts or annual commitments
Timesheets, leave, TOIL, and payroll export — no add-on modules
Fourth integrates with enterprise payroll systems. TimeTally exports directly to Xero and QuickBooks — the tools most UK SMEs already use — in one click. Approved hours, overtime, and leave are all included automatically. Shift patterns feed directly into timesheet calculations for accurate payroll every time.
