ClockTap vs PayrollHero
PayrollHero is an established Philippine time-and-attendance and payroll platform, known for face-recognition clock-ins, GPS, and Philippine statutory payroll. It bundles timekeeping with an HRIS and bills per employee every month, with payroll and leave as paid add-ons. ClockTap covers the attendance layer only — no per-employee fee, no hardware — and exports payroll-ready hours into whatever payroll you already run.
These figures are read from PayrollHero's own public pricing page, checked July 2026; your rate can vary with headcount and add-ons.
ClockTap figures use standard list prices — launch promos on the pricing page may be lower.
What PayrollHero costs
- Full Edition — HRIS, timekeeping, attendance, and scheduling: $3.50 per employee per month (about ₱200 at August 2026 rates).
- Payroll is a $3.00 and leave management a $2.00 per-employee-per-month add-on.
- A 30-day free trial, then month to month.
- Face-recognition and GPS clock-ins; Philippine statutory payroll (SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, BIR) when you add the payroll module.
20-person team, per year
About ₱48,000
At $3.50/employee/month for the attendance edition; payroll and leave add-ons cost more.
What ClockTap costs
- Flat per plan: Pro is ₱2,990 per year for up to 50 employees and 5 locations.
- Max is ₱6,990 per year for up to 250 employees and 25 locations.
- Starter is free for 5 employees at 1 location — kiosk included.
20-person team, per year
₱2,990 (Pro)
Side by side.
| ClockTap | PayrollHero | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat per plan: ₱2,990/year (Pro) or ₱6,990/year (Max) | $3.50 per employee per month for attendance; payroll and leave extra |
| Free tier | Starter — free for 5 employees and 1 location | No free plan published — 30-day free trial |
| Hardware | None — browser kiosk on any spare device, or staff phones | Runs on tablets and phones with face-recognition clock-in |
| Clock-in verification | Employee PIN plus allowed-network and location-radius locks | Face recognition and GPS |
| Statutory payroll (SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, BIR) | No — exports payroll-ready hours into the payroll you already run | Yes — as a paid payroll add-on |
| Overtime, leave, and correction approvals | Included in every plan | Timekeeping included; leave management is a paid add-on |
| Philippine holiday categories | Regular, special non-working, and special working — per location, on Pro and Max | Supported |
| Works when the internet drops | No — ClockTap runs in a browser and needs a connection. A missed clock-in goes through the correction-request queue. | Tablet and phone apps; offline behaviour is not stated on their public pages |
Choose PayrollHero if
- You want attendance and Philippine statutory payroll computed in one platform
- Face-recognition clock-in is a must-have
- You are comfortable paying per employee every month for the bundle
Choose ClockTap if
- You only need attendance, not a full payroll platform
- A flat ₱2,990 a year beats ~₱200 per employee every month once you pass a handful of staff
- You want a free tier to start on, not just a 30-day trial
- You would rather feed clean hours into your existing payroll than switch payroll systems
Common questions.
PayrollHero's public pricing page lists $3.50 per employee per month for its Full Edition (HRIS, timekeeping, attendance, and scheduling), with payroll a $3.00 and leave management a $2.00 per-employee-per-month add-on, after a 30-day trial (checked July 2026). For a 20-person team that is about ₱48,000 a year for attendance alone. ClockTap Pro is ₱2,990 a year flat for up to 50 employees.
PayrollHero computes Philippine statutory payroll (SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, BIR) and captures face-recognition clock-ins. ClockTap deliberately stops at payroll-ready hours and verifies presence with a PIN plus network and location locks rather than face capture. If you need payroll computed in the same tool, PayrollHero fits; if your payroll already works, ClockTap keeps attendance cheap and simple.
Almost immediately. At $3.50 per employee per month, even a 5-person team runs about ₱12,000 a year on PayrollHero's attendance edition, while ClockTap covers up to 5 employees free and up to 50 for ₱2,990 a year flat.
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Most owners weigh two or three of these before deciding. The Philippine attendance guide explains the day types and the night-differential window that every table above refers to, and the free holiday pay calculator works the rates out for a single shift.
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Sources
Peso equivalents of USD prices use roughly ₱57 per US dollar as of August 2026. Each PayrollHero figure here is either quoted from a source above or worked out from one, with the assumptions written next to it, as at August 2026. Vendors change prices and features without notice, so confirm on their own site before you decide. Where a vendor publishes no rate, we publish none rather than estimate one. PayrollHero is a trademark of its owner; ClockTap is not affiliated with or endorsed by PayrollHero.
Try the flat-priced option first.
Free for 5 employees — no hardware, no card, no sales call.