TeamCrest gives 10–75 person hourly and seasonal teams one place for scheduling, time, coverage, communication, and day-to-day operations—while QuickBooks remains the accounting system your finance team knows.
One workday, one clear handoff
Illustrative workflow — TeamCrest handles operations before the books.
Schedule
May 18 – May 24
View full schedule
Approved timesheet
Pay period: May 12 – May 25
CSV payroll export
Approved hours ready for payroll preparation
Review & import
in your payroll flow
Accounting ledger
QuickBooks remains the financial system. TeamCrest is the operations layer for the work that happens before payroll and after a schedule is published.
| Workflow | Run in TeamCrest | Keep in QuickBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Schedules and shift coverage | Schedules, availability, open shifts, sub requests, and waitlists. | QuickBooks Time includes schedule creation and sharing. |
| Time clock and approved hours | Mobile clocking, optional geofence validation, timesheets, and manager approvals. | Time clock, kiosk, and payroll time-sync tools in QuickBooks Time. |
| Team communications | Targeted in-app, email, and SMS updates for the operational team. | Payroll and time notifications; not a dedicated team broadcast workspace. |
| Checklists and field workflows | Premium: forms, inspections, checklists, onboarding, and compliance workflows. | Keep operational checklists in a separate tool. |
| Accounting and payroll processing | Prepares approved time for export; it does not process payroll or run the ledger. | Accounting ledger, payroll taxes, payroll processing, and employee payments. |
This example compares the standard monthly list price of QuickBooks Time Premium with TeamCrest Pro. It isolates the workforce/time tool cost—your company keeps its QuickBooks Online subscription for accounting.
Verify QuickBooks Time list pricingQuickBooks Time Premium
$220.00/mo
$20 base fee (includes 1 admin) + $10 × 20 billable users
TeamCrest Pro
$39.80/mo
$1.99 × 20 team members
Difference at list price
$180.20/mo
$2,162.40/year before introductory offers.
Pricing snapshot checked August 7, 2026. Excludes QuickBooks Online, Workforce Payroll, taxes, processing, and promotional prices. The TeamCrest Pro example covers Pro capabilities; checklist workflows require TeamCrest Premium. CSV payroll export is available today; verify the import path for your exact QuickBooks setup.
Know which QuickBooks product you have
QuickBooks Time can be purchased on its own or included in a QuickBooks Workforce plan. The price example above is for standalone QuickBooks Time Premium, not a comparison with a Workforce bundle or your accounting subscription.
A time-tracking and scheduling product. TeamCrest is designed to take on more of the day-to-day operations work around schedules, coverage, communication, checklists, and approvals.
This is the comparison behind the 20-person list-price example—not a promise that every QuickBooks Time feature has a one-for-one replacement.
Workforce Premium includes QuickBooks Time Premium, and Workforce Elite includes QuickBooks Time Elite. These bundles pair a Time tier with a broader payroll and workforce workflow. Keep that financial workflow in QuickBooks while TeamCrest prepares approved operational time for review.
TeamCrest does not currently submit payroll, calculate taxes, or provide a direct Workforce payroll sync.
A practical migration path
TeamCrest does not replace your ledger, employee payments, tax setup, or accountant workflow.
Invite your team, publish schedules, collect time, coordinate coverage, and run operational checklists.
Use the Payroll Export center to review employee identifiers and the codes your payroll workflow expects.
Download the CSV, then have your accounting team test it in your exact QuickBooks product before relying on it for a live pay cycle.
No. Keep QuickBooks for accounting and payroll. TeamCrest is the operational system alongside it.
Not today. TeamCrest exports approved hours as CSV. Confirm the import path with your accounting team and the exact QuickBooks product before a live payroll run.
Correct the employee mapping, earning code, or date range in TeamCrest and generate a new export. Do not use an untested file for a live pay cycle.
Use TeamCrest when shifts still get coordinated in texts and spreadsheets, and your team needs stronger time, coverage, checklist, and communication workflows without a heavyweight HR suite.
TeamCrest does not replace your accounting ledger, payroll tax engine, or payroll processor. It makes the team work that feeds those systems more organized and easier to audit.
