Simple Timesheet vs PK4 Time Tracker: Free Employee Timesheet App vs Paid Workforce Management Platform

Both Simple Timesheet and PK4 Time Tracker help organizations track employee work hours inside Salesforce. However, they are designed for different purposes.

PK4 Time Tracker is a broader workforce and project management platform with features like projects, tasks, PTO, expenses, departments, and integrations. Simple Timesheet is more employee-focused and mainly designed for timesheets, approvals, leave tracking, billing rates, and reporting.

Pricing Comparison

Application	Pricing
PK4 Time Tracker	Paid (~$18/user/month)
Simple Timesheet	✓ Completely Free

Feature Comparison

Feature	PK4 Time Tracker	Simple Timesheet
Timesheet Entry	✓	✓
Timesheet Approvals	✓	✓
Leave Management	✓	✓
Employee Project Assignment	✓	✓
Employee Billing Rates	✓	✓
PDF Timesheet Export	Not Verified	✓
Dashboards & Reports	✓	✓
PTO & Expenses	✓	✗
Departments & Workforce Modules	✓	✗
QuickBooks Support	✓	✓ Implemented for Client Use Cases
Easy to Test & Use	Moderate	✓
Licensing Cost	Paid	✓ Free

Verdict

PK4 Time Tracker is suitable for organizations needing project operations, workforce management, PTO, and expense tracking.

Simple Timesheet focuses more on employee timesheets, approvals, leave management, reporting, project assignments, and billing rates without additional licensing costs.

For organizations mainly looking for employee timesheet management inside Salesforce, Simple Timesheet provides the required functionality in a simpler and cost-effective way.