Staff operations software for further educationYour MIS runs students.Wrkbase runs staff.
Wrkbase is staff operations software for further education. It handles tasks, attendance, leave and pay for your own team, next to your MIS. No student data, ever.
- Free plan forever
- No student data stored
- No card needed
Attendance
Your daily sign-in, break, and sign-off record.
Today
Not signed inSigned in
—
Worked
0:00
Break
0:00
Signed off
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Today, everyone
The day starts with one click: Sign in.
Built for teams like yours
- Estates
- Admissions support
- Curriculum admin
- IT services
- HR and payroll
- Student services staff
- Finance office
- Free plan foreverUp to 5 people, no card
- Founder-led supportThe builder answers you
- Two-factor sign-inOn every plan
- 14-day money-backOn every paid plan
Your MIS was built for students. Staff work deserves a home too.
Inboxes and spreadsheets
- Track department tasks by emailBy hand
- Log leave on a shared sheetBy hand
- Ask who is in todayBy hand
- Rebuild the payroll sheetBy hand
- Chase heads for updatesBy hand
- Compile the monthly reportBy hand
Who does itYou
With Wrkbase
- A board for every departmentAutomatic
- Balances updated on approvalAutomatic
- Daily sign-in, late arrivals flaggedAutomatic
- Pay run from salary recordsAutomatic
- Activity feed posts itselfAutomatic
- Reports ready to downloadAutomatic
Your partReview and approve
Every department. One simple app.
Staff sign in each day against your own office hours, not term dates.
Attendance
Your daily sign-in, break, and sign-off record.
Today
Not signed inSigned in
—
Worked
0:00
Break
0:00
Signed off
—
Today, everyone
The day starts with one click: Sign in.
Wrkbase does the admin. You just say yes.
Keep your MIS exactly as it is.
Student records, funding claims and compliance reporting stay where they are. Wrkbase only handles staff.
- No student records
- No funding claims
- No migration project
Give each department a board.
Estates, admissions support, curriculum admin and IT each see their own work, with role-based visibility.
- Separate boards per department
- Heads see their own team
- Time logged as work is done
You approve. You don't chase.
Leave requests and the monthly pay run arrive ready for review. You check and approve.
- Leave approved in one click
- Pay run drafted from salaries
- Nothing final without your OK
Leave
Request time off and track your balance.
Casual
7 of 10 day(s) remaining
Sick
5 of 5 day(s) remaining
Unpaid
Unlimited — uncapped by design
My requests
Request leaveCasual · Nov 3 – Nov 4 (2 days)
PendingFamily event
Approvals
Approve allJordan Lee
Casual · Oct 12 – Oct 14 (3 days)
Priya Shah
Sick · Oct 19 (1 day)
Alex Rivera
Casual · Oct 26 (1 day)
Balances on top, your requests and your team’s approvals side by side.
Two subscriptions, or one
What tasks, time tracking and attendance cost in separate tools, for your team size. Wrkbase's Team plan also covers HR, salary pay runs, leads, invoicing and the AI agent.
- ClickUp UnlimitedTasks
- $70.00
- Buddy Punch StarterTime clock and attendance
- $68.90
- Separate tools, per month
- $138.90
Wrkbase, per month
$66.70
Team plan, billed yearly
$866.40 less per year at list price.
List prices from each vendor's pricing page, billed annually, checked 3 October 2026. ClickUp and Buddy Punch each do things Wrkbase doesn't; this compares price for these three jobs only.
Built by one founder. Checked on every request.
Sakib Islam
Founder, Wrkbase
I write the code and answer every message myself. Ask whether Wrkbase fits your team and you get a straight answer, including when it does not.
Talk to SakibTwo-factor sign-in
Available on every plan, including Free.
Roles and permissions
Custom roles, checked on the server for every request.
A full audit log
Every change, by a person or the AI agent, is recorded.
Your data stays yours
Each organization is isolated from every other one.
An MIS was built for students. Wrkbase was built for the staff who run the college.
Specific, sourced facts against five tools teams actually switch from. Where another tool is the better pick, the table says so.
| 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 |
- 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.
Want the detail on one of them? Wrkbase vs Homebase, Wrkbase vs Buddy Punch, Wrkbase vs ClickUp, Wrkbase vs monday.com, Wrkbase vs BambooHR.
Start free. Pay when the team grows.
Stay on Free as long as it fits, and move up only when you need more.
Not sure which plan? Answer two quick questions.
Best fit: Free
Free
For small teams getting started.
$0/forever
No credit card required
Start freeFree includes
- Up to 5 members
- Tasks, time tracking & attendance
- Team chat, calendar & leave
- HR tools, reports & custom roles
Team
For growing teams that run payroll and performance in Wrkbase.
$8/member a month
Billed per member. Cancel anytime.
Start with TeamEverything in Free, plus
- Up to 50 members
- Payroll runs with overtime
- Timesheets & shift scheduling
- Performance scores, goals & reviews
- Leads pipeline & finance
- Automations, API & webhooks
- AI agent, 500 actions/mo
Enterprise
For organizations that need unlimited AI usage and dedicated support.
$18/member a month
Billed per member. Cancel anytime.
Start with EnterpriseEverything in Team, plus
- Unlimited members
- Everything in Team
- Unlimited AI agent actions
- Dedicated onboarding & support
Every plan includes tasks, time tracking, attendance, leave, team chat and two-factor sign-in. Payroll, Performance, AI agent, Leads pipeline, Finance & invoicing, Timesheets & overtime, Shift scheduling, Automations, API & webhooks are on Team and Enterprise. Paid plans come with a 14-day money-back guarantee. Compare all plans
Questions college operations teams ask.
Does Wrkbase store any student data?
No. No student records, no funding claims, no Ofsted/ESFA reporting. If that's what you're evaluating, this isn't the right tool, and we'd rather say so now than after a demo.
Does this replace our MIS?
No. Student records, funding claims, and compliance reporting stay exactly where they are in your MIS. Wrkbase covers the side of the operation an MIS was never built for: staff task management, attendance, leave, and payroll.
Can different departments keep their own task boards separate from each other?
Yes. Estates, admissions support, curriculum admin, and IT can each run their own board with role-based visibility, so a department head sees their own team's work, not the whole college's.
Is one college's data ever visible to another organization on the platform?
No. Wrkbase is multi-tenant: your workspace is isolated from every other organization, with role-based permissions enforced server-side, not just hidden in the interface. See the security page for the actual architecture.
You run a college.Not a spreadsheet.
- Free plan forever
- 14-day money-back guarantee
- Cancel anytime