Attendance Software for Small Business That Stays Simple
Free for your first five people, ₹199 per user after that, and no base fee ever. Set it up in an afternoon and skip the enterprise features you will never touch.
Start free, because small teams should not pay to try
When you are running a small business, every subscription has to earn its place. Attendance software often fails that test immediately by charging a hefty platform fee before you have added a single employee. Workclave flips it: your first five users are genuinely free, with no trial clock ticking down and no card required to begin.
That free tier is not a crippled demo either. Five people get the same session-based attendance, project linkage, approvals and reporting as everyone else. For a founder-led team or an early agency, that is often enough to run on for a long time before you pay anything at all.
Simple pricing you can predict
Growth should not trigger a pricing surprise. Once you pass five users, Workclave is a flat ₹199 per user per month, and — this is the part that matters — there is no base platform fee sitting underneath it. Your bill is simply your paid headcount times ₹199, which you can work out in your head.
That absence of a base fee is what makes Workclave realistic for small teams. Suites that charge a monthly minimum before per-user costs punish you hardest when you are smallest, because the fixed fee is spread across so few people. Linear pricing keeps you in control as you grow.
- Free for up to 5 users, with full features.
- ₹199 per user per month after that.
- No base platform fee, no setup fee.
- Roughly 60% cheaper than heavier HR suites for lean teams.
Set up in an afternoon, not a quarter
Big HR platforms assume you have an implementation team and weeks to spare. A small business has neither. Workclave is built to be running the same day you sign up: add your people, create the projects or clients you bill against, and start capturing sessions. There is no lengthy onboarding project to schedule.
The simplicity is deliberate. Because Workclave focuses on session-based attendance, timesheets, approvals and utilisation rather than trying to be an entire HR department, there is far less to configure and far less that can go wrong. Fewer knobs means fewer ways to get stuck.
No bloat, and no surveillance either
Small teams run on trust, and the last thing a close-knit business needs is software that treats its own people as suspects. Workclave takes no screenshots, logs no keystrokes and tracks no mouse movement. It records that a project-linked session happened and that a manager approved it — the accountability you need, without the creepiness you do not.
You also avoid paying for features you will never open. There is no payroll engine to configure, no recruiting module gathering dust, no performance-review workflow you did not ask for. What you get is the operational core a small services team actually uses every week, and nothing weighing it down.
Frequently asked questions
Is the free plan actually free, or a limited trial?
It is genuinely free for up to five users, with the full feature set and no time limit. You only start paying once you add a sixth user, and even then it is ₹199 per user per month with no base fee.
What happens to my bill as I grow past five people?
You pay ₹199 per user per month for each user beyond the free tier, and nothing else — there is no base platform or setup fee. Your cost is simply your paid headcount multiplied by ₹199, so it stays easy to predict.
How long does setup take for a small team?
Most small teams are up and running the same day. You add your people, create the projects or clients you bill against, and begin capturing sessions — there is no lengthy implementation project because the product stays focused on attendance, timesheets, approvals and utilisation.
Does the small-business plan track screens or activity?
No. Regardless of plan, Workclave never takes screenshots, logs keystrokes or tracks mouse movement. It records project-linked sessions and manager approvals, giving you accountability without surveillance.
Start free — up to 5 users, no base fee.
Session-based attendance built for Indian IT teams and agencies. ₹199/user/month after the free tier, priced in ₹, DPDP-aligned and India Labour Code ready.