# Buddy Punch: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 23 judge labels across 5 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/buddy-punch

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Time and attendance](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/time-and-attendance/index.md) | 2% | 11 | 0% | 19 |
| [Frontline employee apps](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/frontline-employee-apps/index.md) | 0% | 69 | 100% | 1 |
| [People analytics](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/people-analytics/index.md) | 0% | 99 | 100% | 1 |
| [Performance management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/performance-management/index.md) | 0% | 48 | 100% | 1 |
| [Workforce management suites](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/workforce-management-suites/index.md) | 0% | 51 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "1. Buddy Punch - Best Overall Choice for Mid-Sized B2B" (MiniMax M2.5, Time and attendance)
- "OnTheClock/Buddy Punch depending on whether you care more about knowledge-work tracking or straightforward clock-in/clock-out" (GPT-5.4 mini, Time and attendance)
- "Best for flexible time clocks with geofencing and kiosk mode and best for managing time-off requests" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Time and attendance)
- "Multi-department tracking, geofencing, mobile app, affordable entry price" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Time and attendance)

## And against it

- "all nine shared identifying worker data and information about online activity with third parties" (GPT-6 Luna, People analytics)
- "Every single platform shared identifying worker data, including names and emails, with out" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Performance management)
- "Same data-sharing concerns" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Frontline employee apps)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Buddy Punch, from 72 of the 73 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- forbes.com: 39
- leadchangegroup.com: 39
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 32
- softwareadvice.com: 30
- capterra.com: 22
- g2.com: 20
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 20
- joinhomebase.com: 17
- selecthub.com: 14
- trackingtime.co: 14

### Pages cited

- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-time-and-attendance-software: 27
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-time-attendance-software: 27
- https://leadchangegroup.com/time-and-attendance-software/small-business: 26
- https://trackingtime.co/time-attendance-software/best-time-attendance-software.html: 14
- https://g2.com/categories/time-attendance: 12
- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-time-and-attendance-software: 12
- https://softwareadvice.com/hr/time-attendance-comparison: 10
- https://joinhomebase.com/blog/time-and-attendance-software: 9

## In its own words

What Buddy Punch's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Buddy Punch is affordable and easy to use employee time tracking, scheduling, and payroll software that simplifies team management for businesses of all sizes. (https://buddypunch.com/)
- For: businesses whose hourly employees work in more than one place (https://buddypunch.com/)
- Price stated: Billed Monthly / Billed Annually (Save up to 18%) (https://buddypunch.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 4.99 (https://buddypunch.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Try for Free (https://buddypunch.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 8 (https://buddypunch.com/time-clock-software/features/)
- Customers named: Heart Valley, Healthtree, Rumble Boxing, Coast to Coast Transporters, Cosmick Technologies, Leete Tire & Auto Center, Farmers Insurance

## What it publishes

Every page buddypunch.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 888 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 181 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- case study: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 26 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-08
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-11
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: First few weeks https://buddypunch.com/blog/first-few-weeks
- Recent: 2026-09-07 blog: Construction time card apps https://buddypunch.com/blog/construction-time-card-apps
- Recent: 2026-08-31 blog: Employee location tracking balance https://buddypunch.com/blog/employee-location-tracking-balance
- Recent: 2026-08-11 glossary or explainer: 1014443 how to add or edit time off employee web app https://docs.buddypunch.com/en/articles/1014443-how-to-add-or-edit-time-off-employee-web-app
- Recent: 2026-08-10 blog: The right amount of flexible https://buddypunch.com/blog/the-right-amount-of-flexible
- Recent: 2026-08-05 blog: Overflowing business toolbox https://buddypunch.com/blog/overflowing-business-toolbox

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.