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mJob vs ClockShark

Two crew time tracking apps that feed payroll and job costing, from different directions. mJob is a construction-only time and field management system with biometric clocks, geofence rules and ERP integrations, sold as Essentials and Enterprise plans with no published prices. ClockShark is a GPS time tracking, scheduling and job management app for construction and field service with published per-user prices and one AI agent, JobReady. Desk research from vendor sites read Oct 30, 2026; no winner.

DESK RESEARCH FROM VENDOR SITES. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Nov 1, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: mJob (Time tracking & field management; no public prices (quote / sales)) vs ClockShark (GPS time tracking & crew scheduling (with Lightning AI); vendor publishes prices). Facts last checked Nov 1, 2026. No winner declared; desk research from vendor sites.

Side by side

mJob vs ClockShark: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowmJobClockShark
CategoryTime tracking & field managementGPS time tracking & crew scheduling (with Lightning AI)
AI role (our label)Not AI-firstAI features added to established product
What it doesConstruction time tracking and field app for labor, equipment, materials and field reporting; the vendor says it has served construction since 1994, and its plans page says it is built for heavy civil and union compliance as well as general contractors. It offers a GPS-enabled mobile time clock; biometric clock-in (the Stride 80 touchless palm vein reader, the ATS Maximus terminal, The Prodigy and a Severe Duty NEMA 4X enclosure, plus the SecuGen Unity 20 Bluetooth scanner paired with an iPad app with custom clock-in questions and a Spanish interface); geofences with admin rules for when GPS is off (do nothing, warn or block) and alerts for out-of-zone punches; offline punching; time automation and labor law rules; bill and pay rate management; equipment hours and maintenance logs; material usage; field requisitions and purchase orders; daily logs, custom forms and analytics. A site banner introduces mJob Essentials as streamlined time tracking for growing crews. ERP and payroll integrations listed include Sage, Vista, Spectrum, QuickBooks, CMiC, ADP, Acumatica, Foundation, Procore, Oracle, Computer Guidance, Explorer, Paychex, COINS and SAMpro, and it builds custom integrations in house. The pages we read do not describe AI, so we tag it Not AI-first. Support-rating, verification and customer payroll claims are vendor content and are not used.Time-tracking, scheduling and job-management app for construction and field service, with GPS clock-in, job costing and payroll integrations. Features listed: mobile and web clock in/out, GPS and geofencing, who's-working-now view, drag-and-drop scheduling and draft schedules, time off, job costing, job management, conversations, shift wrap-up and compliance forms, reports, built-in Spanish language support, and payroll/accounting integrations (QuickBooks, Sage 100 Contractor, Xero, ADP and Paychex named). ClockShark Lightning, which its Lightning page describes as AI inside the existing app, has one AI agent, JobReady, which composes a shift brief from the day's schedule, jobs, site notes, checklists and attachments when a crew member opens the app on a scheduled day, plus two standard (non-AI) features: Task Checklists (up to 20 timestamped items that appear at clock-in) and Mileage Tracking (miles entered at clock-out, CSV export; Pro). The vendor says JobReady only produces a brief and never changes a schedule, job or record on its own, that on-clock GPS collection is unchanged, and that customer data is not used to train AI models. The Company menu links an AI Pledge from Simpro Group (Simpro Software, ClockShark, AroFlo and BigChange) with principles on privacy, transparency, fairness, accountability and inclusivity, including not sharing customer data with third parties to train AI models without express permission (vendor statement). Company counts, accuracy claims and testimonials are vendor content and are not used.
Who it's forConstruction trades.Small and mid-size construction and field service businesses that need crew time, GPS and scheduling feeding payroll and job costing.
Pricing (as publicly stated)No public prices on the Plans & Pricing page: mJob Essentials (Get Started: field time entry, GPS geofencing, labor law compliance, time automation rules, crew and foreman management, an Essentials Control Dashboard, ERP integrations including Sage, Acumatica and QuickBooks, offline mode) and mJob Enterprise (Contact Sales: adds daily logs, equipment and material tracking, custom ERP integrations, union and prevailing wage compliance, advanced cost tracking and analytics, multi-company and multi-division support and a dedicated implementation team) are described by features only; the page says the plans are designed to scale from 20 to 2,000 employees. Confirm current pricing with the vendor.Vendor-listed USD prices (rendered pricing page): Standard $42/month plus $9.50 per user per month; Pro $63/month plus $11.50 per user per month (Pro adds PTO, multi-department controls, advanced job costing, shift wrap-up forms and mileage tracking). The page states a three-year contract term applies to all pricing plans; 14-day trial with Pro features; pro-rated billing for active users. JobReady and Task Checklists are on both plans, Mileage Tracking on Pro. Confirm current terms with the vendor.
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Facts last checked: Nov 1, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • How punches are checked (vendor pages): mJob lists a GPS-enabled mobile time clock, fingerprint and touchless palm vein terminals, Bluetooth fingerprint scanners paired with an iPad for crew clock-in, and geofences with admin rules for when GPS is off (do nothing, warn or block) plus alerts for out-of-zone punches; its Essentials plan lists offline mode with auto-sync. ClockShark lists mobile and web clock in and out, GPS, geofencing and a who's-working-now view.
  • Beyond time: mJob's Enterprise plan adds daily logs and field data capture, equipment and material usage tracking, advanced cost tracking and analytics, union and prevailing wage compliance and multi-company and multi-division support. ClockShark lists drag-and-drop scheduling, time off, job costing, job management, conversations, shift wrap-up and compliance forms, with mileage tracking on its Pro plan.
  • Payroll and ERP: mJob lists integrations including Sage, Vista, Spectrum, QuickBooks, CMiC, ADP, Acumatica, Foundation and Procore, with custom ERP integrations on Enterprise. ClockShark names QuickBooks, Sage 100 Contractor, Xero, ADP and Paychex.
  • Where AI fits: mJob is tagged Not AI-first; the pages read describe no AI features. ClockShark is tagged AI features added to established product: its Lightning page describes one AI agent, JobReady, which writes a shift brief from the day's schedule, jobs, notes and checklists, and the vendor says it never changes a schedule, job or record on its own.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 30, 2026): mJob publishes no prices; its plans page lists mJob Essentials (Get Started) and mJob Enterprise (Contact Sales) by features only and says it is designed to scale from 20 to 2,000 employees. ClockShark Standard is $42/month plus $9.50 per user per month and Pro is $63/month plus $11.50 per user per month, in US dollars, with a three-year contract term on all plans and a 14-day trial.
  • Partly like-for-like: both cover crew time for payroll and job costing. They differ in scope: mJob reaches into biometric hardware, equipment, materials and union and prevailing-wage rules for larger and union crews, while ClockShark pairs GPS time with scheduling for small and mid-size crews and adds an AI shift brief.
  • Not used here: years-in-business, #1 rated support, accuracy and company-count claims and customer quotes on either site (vendor material). Facts for both tools come from vendor websites (desk research).

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What users say

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  • What mJob costs for your headcount and plan, and how that compares with ClockShark's base-plus-per-user price over a three-year term
  • Whether you need biometric clocks or phone GPS punches on your jobsites, and how each handles worker consent rules in your state
  • Which of your payroll and ERP systems each connects to out of the box
  • What did you use it for, on what kind of work and project size?
  • How long did setup and training take, and who on your team did it?
  • What does it cost you in practice, compared with what the sales call said?

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