Time Tracking & Attendance · head-to-head
Papershift vs TimeTac
The written short answer is being updated after a re-evaluation. The scores below are current.
Read this comparison as one judge. Each weighs the same scores by what they care about.
The bench's picks
Same scores, different priorities: each judge's weighting applied to both products. The split is the finding.
- The Operations Lead Papershift TimeTac picks Papershift
- The Payroll Officer Papershift TimeTac picks Papershift
- The Works Council Advocate Papershift TimeTac picks TimeTac
- The Agency Owner Papershift TimeTac picks Papershift
- The Field Supervisor Papershift TimeTac picks Papershift
- The Skeptic Papershift TimeTac picks Papershift
Criterion by criterion
| Criterion | Papershift | TimeTac | The bench leans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture in the real workplace | TimeTac, 3 of 6 judges | ||
| Working-time law & audit record | Papershift, 2 of 6 judges | ||
| Absence & shift planning | Papershift, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| Project, cost-centre & billing | split 0–0 | ||
| Payroll handoff | Papershift, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| European sovereignty | TimeTac, 3 of 6 judges | ||
| Pricing transparency | TimeTac, 6 of 6 judges |
Stars show the bench average per criterion; the lean counts which product each judge scored higher. Open a judge's tab for their reasoning on both sides.
Sovereignty, side by side
| Dimension | Papershift | TimeTac |
|---|---|---|
| Legal entity | Not determined | Incorporated in AT |
| Ownership | Not determined | Not determined |
| Data residency | EU only | EU only |
| Subprocessors | Not determined | Not determined |
Facts, side by side
Only facts both products carry under the same definition — anything else would not be a fair row.
| Compliance · GDPR | yes1 | yes2 |
|---|---|---|
| Legal · Entity | Papershift GmbH3 | TimeTac GmbH4 |
| Legal · Entity name | Papershift GmbH · Amalienbadstraße 41d, 76227 Karlsruhe5 | TimeTac GmbH6 |
| Pricing · Free trial | yes · yes7 | yes · 308 |
| Pricing · Trial | 14 · yes9 | 30 · yes · no2 |
| Product · Absence types | holiday · sick days · further training · maternity leave10 | Urlaub · Zeitausgleich · Krankenstand11 |
| Product · Features | vacation entitlements · team absence calendar · raise absence request · set vacation bans10 | Arbeitszeiterfassung · Projektzeiterfassung · Abwesenheitsmanagement · Dienstplanung · Mobile Zeiterfassung & Apps · Zeiterfassungssystem · Stundenzettel App · Elektronische Zeiterfassung · Personalzeiterfassung · Zeiterfassung Homeoffice2 |
| Product · Geofencing | Geofencing per GPS für Buchung nur in definierten Bereichen12 | yes13 |
| Product · Modules | Dienstplaner · Zeiterfassung · Urlaubsverwaltung · Lohnabrechnung · HR Assistenz · Digitale Personalakte14 | Arbeitszeiterfassung · Projektzeiterfassung · Urlaubsverwaltung15 |
| Product · Working time models | Premium16 | diverse Arbeitszeitmodelle mit Sollstunden, Zuschlagssätzen, Kernzeiten11 |
| Support · Channels | Support via in-account chat17 | General enquiry & sales · Customer service & product support18 |
| Support · Onboarding | yes7 | yes · yes19 |