Compare LotHours
Most time clocks are general-purpose tools that a dealership has to bend to fit. LotHours is built only for car dealerships — flat-rate technician overtime, multi-lot polygon geofencing, and Apple Watch + Wear OS clock-in are in the box. Here's an honest, side-by-side look at how it stacks up against the tools dealers evaluate most.
Head-to-head comparisons
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LotHours vs Buddy Punch
LotHours vs Buddy Punch: a dealership-native time clock with flat-rate tech payroll, smartwatch apps, and in-app chat vs. Buddy Punch's low-cost facial-recognition punch clock.
LotHours vs Homebase
LotHours vs Homebase: a dealership-native time clock with flat-rate tech payroll and smartwatch apps vs. Homebase's per-location scheduling and time tracking with a real free tier.
LotHours vs When I Work
LotHours vs When I Work: a dealership-native time clock with flat-rate tech payroll, polygon geofencing, and smartwatch apps vs. When I Work's scheduling-first platform.
LotHours vs Deputy
LotHours vs Deputy: a dealership-native time clock with flat-rate tech payroll and Apple Watch + Wear OS apps vs. Deputy's deep labor-compliance and facial-recognition iPad kiosk.
LotHours vs Connecteam
LotHours vs Connecteam: a dealership-native time clock with flat-rate tech payroll, polygon geofencing, and smartwatch apps vs. Connecteam's all-in-one team app with flagship in-app chat.
Comparison at a glance
Across every tool dealers compare, these are the four things LotHours does that a general-purpose time clock generally can't.
- Flat-rate technician overtime computed on real clock hours via the FLSA half-time method.
- Multi-zone polygon geofences across multiple lots, the service drive, and a test-drive corridor.
- Native Apple Watch and Wear OS clock-in on both platforms.
- Per-site pricing — Free, Pro $79/site/mo, Enterprise custom — not per employee.
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