Jibble

Jibble is a workforce time and attendance platform for employers tracking staff hours, attendance and payroll-ready timesheets. It suits teams with hourly or distributed workers who need flexible clock-ins and configurable attendance checks. Its free tier has no user cap, while geofences, schedules and stronger team controls expand across paid plans.

Overview

Staff can clock in through web, mobile and desktop apps, a kiosk, Chrome extension, Slack or Microsoft Teams. That breadth suits teams whose employees work across sites or devices, rather than relying on a single shared time clock. Employers can verify attendance with facial recognition, selfies, GPS stamps, geofencing, NFC or PINs; the choice of methods is useful for varied workplaces, though teams should select controls suited to their privacy and operational needs.

Jibble also covers project tracking, billable time, offline tracking, timesheet approvals and data export. It calculates regular, overtime, holiday and break hours, then exports reports in XLS or CSV, making it useful for preparing payroll records without being a payroll system on the strength of these capabilities alone. The maker says data is encrypted at rest and in transit, access is limited to authorized employees and backups run every 12 hours. It acts as a data processor for employer-directed processing and provides a data processing agreement on request.

Founded in 2017, Jibble is headquartered in London, England. It says it serves construction, healthcare, retail and hospitality teams in more than 100 countries.

Key features

Time capture and attendance

Multiple clock-in channels let managers accommodate office, field and mobile workforces in one system. Verification choices range from PINs and selfies to facial recognition and GPS-based checks, so teams can match the method to the level of location or identity confirmation they need. Geofences are capped at two on Free, however, which may constrain employers with many work sites.

Timesheets and team administration

Regular, overtime, holiday and break-hour calculations, approvals and XLS or CSV exports give administrators practical material for payroll preparation. Groups, role-based permissions, work schedules, leave management and public-holiday calendars add workforce administration; leave accruals and multi-level approvals are Premium features, while custom individual permissions and live location tracking require Ultimate.

Integrations and access

Integrations include Slack, Microsoft Teams, Xero, QuickBooks Online, Deel, Zapier, Salesforce, Jira and Asana. A public API supports custom time-tracking integrations. Jibble offers Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows apps, a browser extension, web access, an API and self-hosting; offline tracking is also supported.

Pricing

Jibble uses a freemium model with a 14-day trial. The Free plan costs nothing, billed forever, and allows unlimited users, two geofences and one work schedule. It is a credible starting point for small teams or employers with straightforward scheduling, but the geofence and schedule caps may quickly matter across multiple sites or shifts.

Premium costs $4.49 a month, billed per user/month. It removes geofence and work-schedule limits and adds leave accruals and multi-level approvals, making it the more suitable tier for teams coordinating varied sites, shifts or approval chains. Ultimate costs $7.99 a month, billed per user/month, and adds custom individual permissions, live location tracking, attendance insights and priority support. It fits employers needing tighter control or more oversight, but those additions may be unnecessary for teams that only need time records and basic approvals.

Enterprise has custom pricing and adds a dedicated account manager, SAML SSO, self-hosting, an audit log and dedicated infrastructure. It is aimed at organizations with more demanding access, hosting or account-support requirements. Enterprise customers receive dedicated onboarding and support; the published Ultimate tier includes priority support.

Platforms

Jibble supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, web, a browser extension, an API and self-hosting. The range is useful for mixed-device and multi-channel teams, while offline tracking can help capture time when a connection is unavailable.

Who it's for

Jibble is best suited to employers that need attendance verification alongside time tracking, especially teams split across locations or clock-in channels. Project tracking and billable time also make it relevant to work that needs hours assigned to projects. A team seeking only a basic clock-in tool may not need its broader administration options, while employers needing unlimited geofences or schedules must move beyond Free.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Unlimited users on Free make it possible to start without a per-seat cap, and the plan includes two geofences and one schedule.
• Pros: Multiple clock-in and verification methods suit teams with different devices, sites and attendance-check needs.
• Pros: Hour calculations, approvals and XLS or CSV exports support payroll preparation; project tracking and billable time extend its use beyond attendance.
• Cons: Free limits teams to two geofences and one schedule, so employers with more sites or shift patterns will need a paid plan.
• Cons: Leave accruals and multi-level approvals start at Premium, while custom individual permissions and live location tracking require Ultimate.

Alternatives

Consider Connecteam if you want another freemium option with Android, iOS and web access and a free Limited plan; its Basic plan is priced at $35 a month. BusyBusy is another freemium choice with a free plan for unlimited users, and may suit readers comparing a separate time-tracking option. factoHR may be a fit for teams looking for web-based HR software with a free tier capped at 20 employees.

For other options, compare GeoWork Attendance, HPHRMS Smart Attendance, Aladtec, IQ:timecard and Deltek Maconomy.

Browse our Attendance Tracking Software, Time Tracking Software, Time and Attendance Software, Time Clock Software and Employee Time Tracking Software lists to compare more tools.

Verdict

Jibble is a strong choice for employers who want time capture, attendance checks and payroll-ready exports across varied devices and work settings. Its unlimited-user Free plan is unusually accommodating, but its site and schedule caps make Premium the more practical option for teams with broader operations. Look elsewhere if you need a narrower tool or if the paid controls do not justify per-user pricing for your team.