Employee management software features, all in one workspace
Every one of Wrkbase's employee management software features runs on one shared database and one permission model. Pick any module below to see exactly what it does, and what it doesn't.
Announcements
A company-wide bulletin board. Pinned posts always surface first, and it reaches everyone, not just one team.
Realtime updates
One socket connection fans every update out live: task moves, attendance changes, mentions, leave approvals, no polling, no manual refresh.
Stale-task reminders
If a task sits untouched for 3 days, the assignee gets a reminder automatically, before it turns into a missed deadline, not after.
Also on every plan
Custom roles and two-factor sign-in
Create roles and choose their permissions from 95, and protect every account with an authenticator app and recovery codes.
Notifications your way
In-app, email, and browser push, switchable per notification type, with four notification sounds.
Search everything
One search box across tasks, people, announcements, and departments, scoped to what each person is allowed to see.
What Wrkbase doesn't do
Payroll covers salaried and hourly staff: a salaried line is the person's salary, an hourly line is their rate times their hours for the period, with overtime paid at your multiplier past a daily threshold, and both take bonuses, commission, and deductions. Hours come from an approved timesheet where there is one and the attendance clock otherwise. Task-timer hours and leave do not change pay. No tax filing, direct deposit, or weekly and double-time overtime rules.
No SSO/SAML. The API is small on purpose (tasks, employees, attendance, leads, plus webhooks): no OAuth apps and no ready-made integrations, though Zapier, Make, or your own code can use it. No app-store mobile apps: Wrkbase installs to a phone home screen from the browser and opens to a one-tap clock.
Tasks have checklists, templates, and daily, weekly, or monthly repeats, but no dependencies or Gantt charts.
Shift scheduling has no overnight shifts, open shifts, shift swaps, or labor-cost forecasting. Automations are one trigger and one action each: no multi-step flows or delays.
Reviews are a self review plus a manager review with a 1 to 5 rating: no 360 peer feedback or calibration.
Invoices are emailed to the customer as a PDF when sent, but there are no online payment links, card processing, or automatic reminders.
All of this in one subscription. Most tools sell you three or four.
You just saw everything above included by default. Here's what the same coverage costs, or doesn't exist at all, on the tools teams actually switch from.
| Feature | This is usWrkbase$0 to $18 / member | HBHomebase$0 to $120 / location | BPBuddy Punch$4.99 to $12.99 / user | CUClickUp$7 to $12 / user | Mmonday.com$9 to $19 / seat | BHBambooHR$10 to $25 / staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everyday workWhat the team opens every day | ||||||
| Task board | Included | $13/mo add-on | Add-on, or Advanced tier | Included | Included | Not available |
| Time tracking | Included | Included | Included | Paid plans | Pro plan only | Paid add-on |
| Team chat | Included | From Essentials | Not available | Paid plans | Not listed | Not listed |
| PeopleAttendance, leave and HR | ||||||
| Attendance clock | Included | Included | Included | Not available | Not listed | Paid add-on |
| Leave requests and balances | Included | From Plus | Included | Not listed | Not listed | Included |
| HR onboarding and documents | Included | All-in-One plan | $4/user add-on | Not listed | Not listed | Included |
| Payroll and AIWhere the add-ons usually start | ||||||
| Payroll | On Team. Tracking, no tax filing | Add-on: $39/mo + $6/employee | Add-on: $8/user + $49/mo | Not available | Not available | Add-on, US only |
| Built-in AI that takes actions | On Team, 500 actions/mo | Scheduling only, Plus tier | External assistants only | $9/user add-on | Monthly credits by plan | Answers questions only |
| PricingWhat you actually pay | ||||||
| Free plan | Up to 5 people | 1 location, 10 staff | Not available | Included | Up to 2 seats | Not available |
| Lowest paid price, per month | $8 / member | $30 / location | $4.99 / user + $19 | $7 / user | $9 / seat | $10 / employee, $250 minimum |
| Payroll and AI included in that price | Included | Not available | Not available | Not available | AI credits only | AI assistant only |
- Included
- Not available
- Not listed: not on that tool's pricing page
Competitor pricing and features as publicly listed, August to October 2026 (Homebase, Buddy Punch, ClickUp, monday.com, BambooHR). Pricing pages change. Confirm current numbers there before deciding.
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Built for how a specific team actually runs
Same product, three different reasons to choose it.
You don't need five subscriptions to run one team
A task board, a time tracker, an attendance system, and a payroll tool add up to real money and real login sprawl before you've hired your tenth person.
- Free for up to 5 members, no card, no 14-day clock
- $8/member adds payroll, performance, and the AI agent
- No implementation project: invite people the same day
Visibility without watching anyone
The usual answer to "what is a remote team doing" is monitoring software. Wrkbase's answer is different: make the work itself visible, not the person doing it.
42% of workers call employee monitoring unethical, and over half would consider quitting over it (ExpressVPN workplace surveillance research).
- No screenshots, no keystrokes, ever
- Sign-ins, breaks, and task moves post automatically
- AI-grounded search instead of a synchronous standup
The gap next to your MIS, not a replacement for it
Student records and funding claims stay exactly where they are. What often has no real home is staff task management, attendance across departments, and running payroll without a spreadsheet.
- Department-scoped task boards with role-based visibility
- Attendance and leave for staff, against real office hours
- A monthly salary pay run, with attendance on the same staff record
One team management platform. No bolted-together tools, no duplicate data.
Free for teams up to 5, no credit card required.