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See how TempClock stacks up

Face-verified clock-in, live geofencing and UK payroll-ready timesheets in one app, set side by side with biometric terminals and the traditional spreadsheet-and-fingerprint approach.

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The full picture, side by side

Every feature that actually changes your day, verification, location, payroll, scheduling, compliance and platform, across all three options.

Best fit
TempClock
One plan, every feature

Face-verified clock-in on standard tablets, geofencing, client approvals and payroll-ready timesheets in one system.

Biopanel Systems
Biometric terminals

Wall-mounted fingerprint and face terminals. Strong at the door itself, but tied to fixed hardware with little around scheduling, payroll or live oversight.

Traditional
Sheets & fingerprint clocks

Spreadsheets, PIN pads and basic fingerprint clocks. Cheap to start, but manual, easy to fudge and slow to turn into clean payroll.

TempClock compared with Biopanel-style biometric terminals and traditional spreadsheets or fingerprint clocks, across six feature groups
FeatureWhat TempClock does TempClockOne plan, every feature Biopanel SystemsBiometric terminals TraditionalSheets & fingerprint clocks
Clock-in & verification
Face-verified clock-in A major cloud provider's face-matching service checks each clock-in is the badge holder Yes YesOn the terminal NoPIN or signature
Liveness / anti-spoofing A liveness check at enrolment, and an optional anti-photo check at the kiosk Yes PartialVaries by model NoNo check
Match confidence on record Every clock-in stores a match score, so a person can audit the decision later Yes PartialPass / fail only NoNot recorded
Location & presence
Live GPS geofencing Kiosk clocks record location, with warn or strict geofence modes per site Yes NoFixed to the terminal NoNot available
Real-time multi-site board One live board shows who is on site, who is late and which shifts are uncovered Yes PartialPer-terminal logs NoManual roll-call
Fire register on demand A print-ready list of everyone on site, including night shifts, visitors and contractors Yes NoNot available NoPaper sign-in
Payroll & timesheets
Payroll-ready timesheets Hours priced by one rules engine, approved, then exported from a closed pay week Yes PartialRaw punch export PartialRe-keyed by hand
Pay & charge rate rules Rates by worker, client, location and time band, with margins tracked live Yes NoNot available PartialSingle flat rate
Sage & Xero export Sage 50 Payroll file per pay element with your payment codes; invoice files for Sage 50 Accounts and Xero Yes PartialGeneric CSV PartialCSV only
Scheduling
Shift scheduling & rotas Rotas with templates and recurring patterns, confirmations and cover offers Yes NoNot available PartialSpreadsheet rota
No-show & late alerts Late arrivals and no-shows flagged on the live view, with email alerts you can switch on Yes NoNot available NoSpotted by hand
Compliance & records
Full audit trail Each clock keeps kiosk, location, match score and time; corrections keep the original and a reason Yes PartialBasic event log NoIn/out times only
E-signed agreements Send, sign and seal worker and client agreements without leaving the system Yes NoNot available NoPaper or email
Privacy-minded face data Optional, with consent and a PIN alternative; face data deleted when a worker leaves Yes PartialTemplates on device NoNo biometric data
Platform & access
Standard tablets Android tablets or iPads in a lockable stand, no proprietary terminals Yes NoTerminals per door PartialClocks or paper
Multi-language kiosk Kiosk screens in English, Polish, Romanian and Lithuanian, per site and per worker Yes PartialDepends on firmware NoEnglish only
REST API & webhooks A documented REST API with scoped keys, and webhooks for clock events Yes NoClosed system NoNot available

Competitor columns reflect typical biometric-terminal and spreadsheet or fingerprint-clock setups, not any one product; capabilities vary by model and configuration.

Under the bonnet

Why the “Yes” column is earned

Each clock-in runs the same short pipeline, then lands on a live board your team can actually watch.

VERIFICATION PIPELINE
CaptureBadge entered, kiosk camera takes a frame step 1
ChecksOptional anti-photo check, per site step 2
MatchMust match the worker whose badge was entered step 3
RecordedClock saved with site, kiosk, location and match score step 4
LIVE BOARD today
On site
47
Late
2
Sites
6
Clock-ins through the day
6am12pm6pm11pm

One system, every column covered

Biometric terminals stop at the door and traditional methods stop at a spreadsheet. TempClock carries the whole job: verified, geofenced and ready for payroll.

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