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In the era of remote work, managers need insight into their teams' hours and productivity more than ever. Our tested, ranked picks help you find the best employee monitoring system for your business.

By Neil McAllister
The Best Employee Monitoring Software
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Online payroll service Rippling offers comprehensive employee management features and customizability at custom prices. The depth of its tools and flexibility may overwhelm smaller businesses, but running payroll for employees and contractors on the site is a simple and clear process.

By Kathy Yakal

Human resources is a vital function for any business. Our expert analysts test and evaluate leading HR software to see which systems can best help you hire, train, motivate, and retain your workforce.

By Juan Martinez  & Neil McAllister
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If your business needs to get employees working at the office, you're facing several hurdles, and not just around health and safety. Here's what you need to know as well as ten tools that can help.

By Gadjo Sevilla

With the Delta variant making rounds, if you’re looking to reopen your office, contact tracing is a must to keep your employees safe. Check out these software solutions purpose-built to fulfill that need.

By Gadjo Sevilla
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Toggl Track is an intuitive and easy-to-use service that gives you exactly the tools you need for tracking time spent on tasks. It's a top pick among time-tracking services for freelancers, thanks especially to its generous free tier.

By Jill Duffy
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Humanity is an extremely well-thought-out shift scheduling tool that's both flexible and easy to use. Excellent mobile app integration and manifold help and support options should appeal to both managers and employees.

By Gadjo Sevilla
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Snap Schedule 365 excels at shift scheduling and features unlimited customization options. It's designed and priced for larger organizations, and as such, may be priced outside the budget of many small businesses.

By Gadjo Sevilla
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Deputy is one of the best all-around shift schedulers we've tested and throws in bonus human resources functionality, which may meet the needs of some small to midsize businesses.

By Gadjo Sevilla
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Paycor Scheduling (formerly Ximble) is one of the best designed shift schedulers we've reviewed to date. A competitive price and a straightforward approach to shift planning make this a well-earned Editors' Choice pick.

By Gadjo Sevilla
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Visually attractive and functional, When I Work is solid shift planning and scheduling software that works equally well on mobile and desktop browsers.

By Gadjo Sevilla
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Because it's a cloud service, Controlio's employee monitoring solution is well-priced and scalable. It's also capable with the ability to track every aspect of an employee's activities with an eye towards productivity and potential threats.

By Gadjo Sevilla
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StaffCop Enterprise is an thorough employee monitoring solution with a rich selection of tools. It enables powerful surveillance, data gathering and reporting, though it still requires on-premises installation.

By Gadjo Sevilla

If your business is heading back to the office, this new Zoho app can help organize staff and shifts, track your company's wellness measures, and maintain a safe entry checkpoint process. Best of all, it's free until the end of the year.

By Gadjo Sevilla
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VeriClock excels as time tracking solution for remote workers. Affordable pricing and a reliable mobile app make it a solid choice for SMBs.

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Hubstaff excels at both time tracking and employee monitoring. To round out the platform, it also adds project management and task tracking functionality for managers as well as their teams.

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DeskTime Pro’s stellar time tracking features make it viable for SMBs who also need basic employee monitoring. Calendar and invoicing features add a lot of value to a platform that's also easy to set up and use.

By Gadjo Sevilla
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Attractive pricing and an efficient user interface make ActivTrak a solid employee monitoring and analytics tool that's squarely focused on worker productivity. Improved capabilities around remote workers make this a good tool to watch during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Gadjo Sevilla
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