Timetastic vs TimeTally
An honest side by side: what each one costs, what each plan covers, and which one fits a team that works shifts.
Timetastic
$1.50–$5.50per user/month, by plan (USD)
Holiday and absence booking first. The rota, time clock and timesheets come with its top plan.
TimeTally
£3per employee/month, one plan
Rota, clock-in, timesheets and holidays in one plan. GPS clock-in is an optional £1 extra.
Timetastic plans from timetastic.co.uk/pricing, checked 3 October 2026 (shown there in USD). Prices change: check its page for today's.
Timetastic is a leave management tool from $1.50/user/month on its Business plan (prices shown in USD on its pricing page) — its core plans handle holidays and absences. Rotas, a time clock, timesheets and payroll export need its top Rota & Time Clock plan at $5.50/user/month. TimeTally combines time tracking, holidays, and compliance in one tool for £3/employee — eliminating the need for separate subscriptions.
| Feature | TimeTally | Timetastic |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing per user/month | £3 | $1.50 (leave) to $5.50 (with time clock) |
| Timesheet tracking | Yes | Rota & Time Clock plan |
| Holiday management | Yes | Yes |
| Timesheet approval | Yes | Not listed |
| UK holiday entitlement | Yes | Yes |
| Payroll integration | Xero/QuickBooks journal, CSV | Sage 50, QuickBooks (top plan) |
| Hours tracking | Yes | Rota & Time Clock plan |
| Overtime tracking | Yes | Not listed |
| Rota and shift scheduling | Yes | Rota & Time Clock plan |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | 30 days, no card |
Timetastic plans checked on timetastic.co.uk/pricing, 3 October 2026 (shown in USD). “Not listed” means its pricing page doesn't mention it.
The Key Difference
Timetastic is excellent at holiday booking and absence management. But if you employ hourly workers, need timesheet approval workflows, or must export hours to payroll, you'll need Timetastic's top Rota & Time Clock plan. TimeTally covers the holiday basics — UK statutory entitlements, bank holidays, approval workflows — and ALSO tracks employee timesheets, manages hours worked, and exports payroll-ready data to Xero, QuickBooks, or CSV. See our comparison matrix for a full side-by-side view.
What you keep
TimeTally includes all the holiday features you'd get from Timetastic — plus timesheet tracking on top.
Auto-calculated based on working pattern and start date
Employees request, managers approve from any device
What you add
The fundamental difference: TimeTally also tracks hours worked, manages timesheet approvals with full audit trails, calculates overtime, and exports payroll-ready data directly to Xero and QuickBooks. On Timetastic, the time clock, timesheets and payroll export come only with the Rota & Time Clock plan ($5.50/user/month), and its payroll integrations are Sage 50 and QuickBooks. Industries like care homes, hospitality, and cleaning services particularly benefit from having both in one place.
Employees log start/end times or total hours per day
Managers approve or reject with one tap
£3
per employee/month
$1.50–$5.50
per user/month (USD, as shown on its pricing page)
Example: For 10 employees on Timetastic's Rota & Time Clock plan: 10 × $5.50 = $55/month. TimeTally for the same 10 employees = £30/month for timesheets, rota and holidays. Prices checked 3 October 2026.
Timesheets, overtime, and holiday data all flow from one system — ensuring consistency and accuracy. Approved hours, overtime included, are posted to Xero or QuickBooks as a wages journal or exported as CSV for any other payroll software, and changes to approved timesheets are logged. Explore how it works or use our ROI calculator to see the savings.
Switching
You don't have to switch in a busy week. Start the free trial, set things up beside Timetastic, and move over when you're ready.
Upload a CSV or Excel file with each person's name and email. Everyone is emailed an invite to set up their own login.
Set each person's yearly allowance, then type in the days they have left, so balances carry on from where they are.
Bank holidays for England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland are already in. Staff book from the app and you approve.
Free for 14 days. No card needed.
Need holiday management only → TimetasticNeed timesheets and holidays → TimeTally
Real reviews from TimeTally customers
TimeTally has been excellent for our business… The system has saved us a significant amount of administration time.
Jordan IngoeCLI ManchesterSetup was dead simple and the team just got on with it. Got everyone up and running in an afternoon with no help needed. Does everything we need for timesheets and holidays without the faff.
Has completely changed how I handle timesheets. Used to dread it every week — now it takes me minutes. Really easy to get around and my staff picked it up straight away.
Started using it just for rotas but quickly realised it does loads more. The timesheets and leave management are great, and it even handles TOIL and overtime which I wasn't expecting. Use it for everything now.
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