uPunch Review 2026: Pricing, Pros and Cons
Reviewed November 1, 2026 by Loïc Joachim
Card punch time clocks sold through office supply stores.
| Best for | Nobody in 2026. |
|---|---|
| How staff clock in | Card punch |
| Free plan | No |
| 20 staff | $5.40 / month |
| 50 staff | $13.50 / month |
| 100 staff | $27 / month |
| Hardware cost | $155 - $230 |
| Made in | USA |
| Website | upunch.com |
Prices are in US dollars for the cheapest plan that includes a time clock, as of our last review. Check the vendor's site for current pricing.
Our uPunch review
You would have to be insane to use paper punch cards in the 21st century. These systems are worse in every way than what is possible for a fraction of the cost by any other method.
Pros
- Cheap to buy
Cons
- Paper cards and manual payroll
- Ongoing card costs
uPunch features
- Tablet kiosk app
- Clock in from a phone
- Desktop app
- Proprietary hardware clock
- Paper card punching
- PIN entry
- NFC cards or tags
- Face recognition
- Fingerprint reader
- GPS location checks
- Cloud based
- Ongoing subscription
- Locks you into their hardware
Looking for something simpler?
Timeclock.Kiwi was built by people who were fed up with time clocks that take three screens and a training session to use. Staff tap their name and a PIN on any tablet, a photo is taken in the background, and hours export straight to your payroll. You pay per kiosk, not per employee, from $5 a month.
Free for 3 months, no credit card required.
uPunch alternatives
- TimeLab A New Zealand time and attendance supplier selling everything from punch card clocks to NoahFace iPad kiosks and school bells.
- Allied Time A US seller of punch card and fingerprint time clocks.
- Compumatic A maker of traditional card punch time clocks.
- Acroprint A long standing maker of card punch time clocks.