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Rhumbix vs Workyard

Two field timekeeping platforms that tie crew hours to cost codes and payroll. Rhumbix covers timecards, production, T&M and daily field reports for trade contractors and GCs; Workyard leads with GPS time tracking, cost-code job costing and ERP sync, and its Autopilot plan adds AI time-keeping features. Desk research from vendor sites read Nov 2, 2026; no winner.

DESK RESEARCH FROM VENDOR SITES. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Nov 2, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Rhumbix (Field timekeeping, production & daily reports; no public prices (quote / sales)) vs Workyard (GPS time tracking, cost codes & field ops; vendor publishes prices). Facts last checked Nov 2, 2026. No winner declared; desk research from vendor sites.

Side by side

Rhumbix vs Workyard: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowRhumbixWorkyard
CategoryField timekeeping, production & daily reportsGPS time tracking, cost codes & field ops
AI role (our label)Not AI-firstAI features added to established product
What it doesField-first workforce management platform for trade contractors, self-perform divisions and GCs, covering timecards, production, T&M and dailies. It lists payroll-ready timecards (time and attendance), cost-coded production tracking against budget, change order tracking, time & materials (out-of-scope work) tracking from submission to approval with guest-mode external approvals of T&M tickets by email or text, daily field reports, health and safety reporting, custom forms, digital signatures, offline mode, Field Analytix and a no-code Data Explorer, with configurable workflows. The packages page (now at rhumbix.com/pricing) lists Essential Timekeeping, Essential Time & Materials, Plus (adds daily construction reporting and labor compliance reporting) and Advanced (enterprise workflows, controls and support); its plan table shows a Compliance Reporting Bundle (daily construction reports, toolbox talks, job hazard analysis and pre-task planning), active customer forms capped by plan (up to 3 or up to 10), items such as Data Explorer, API access and single sign-on on higher tiers or as add-ons, and a Time & Materials Dashboard marked Coming Soon. The page states SOC 2 Type 2 with encryption in transit and at rest, and says a dedicated field operations manager runs implementation. The vendor says many field forms can be trained and deployed in as little as 2 weeks (vendor claim). The site does not describe AI features. Autodesk said on March 31, 2026 that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rhumbix, and the homepage shows an Autodesk acquisition banner. Project counts, case-study hours and savings figures and the ROI calculator are vendor material and are not used.Workforce management for contractors and field teams, with GPS time tracking, cost-code job costing, accounting sync and scheduling. It offers GPS time tracking with time-clock rules and auto clock-in, a time clock kiosk and clock-in verification with facial photos (face detection to ensure only facial photos are submitted), overtime and break compliance with a GPS audit trail, time capture by project and cost code on every time card, time-card sign-offs, live job-cost reporting by employee and cost code, sync of time by job and cost code to accounting/ERP (Sage, NetSuite, ComputerEase and Foundation named on the pricing page), scheduling with notes/checklists/attachments, a live crew map, mileage allocation, field expenses on a company card, mobile forms with an AI-powered form builder/converter (upload a PDF or image; Smart Forms is listed as an add-on), and a developer API with 60+ endpoints and no additional usage fees. The pricing page's Autopilot plan adds "AI Time Keeping": a Time assistant (marked New) that the vendor says finds and fixes a full pay period of timecards automatically, with all changes reviewed and approved by admins before they go to payroll, and a Project Time Tracking Agent that detects work-site visits and allocates time to the right project using your offsite and rule-group settings with no manual clock-ins. Worker and contractor counts and customer quotes are vendor-published material and are not used.
Who it's forTrade contractors, self-perform divisions of GCs, project owners and public-sector teams; foremen through payroll and accounting.Contractors (trade, restoration, service and GC crews) that need GPS-verified, cost-coded time feeding payroll and job costing.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Not publicly listed. The packages page (rhumbix.com/pricing) shows Essential Timekeeping, Essential Time & Materials, Plus and Advanced, each Contact Us, with no prices; its FAQ says each person with a login is a user license, major credit cards are accepted and pricing is by contacting sales.Pricing page: plans start at $6 per user/month billed annually, with monthly billing also available. Plans: Starter, Pro, Autopilot (marked most popular; adds the AI Time Keeping features, time-clock automations, time-card sign-offs, ERP integrations and API access) and Enterprise (contact sales); Smart Forms is an add-on without a listed price. Per-plan prices above the $6 starting figure are not shown in the page text we read.
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Facts last checked: Nov 2, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Time capture: Rhumbix lists payroll-ready timecards with cost-coded production tracking against budget and offline mode. Workyard lists GPS time tracking with time-clock rules and auto clock-in, a kiosk, clock-in verification with facial photos, overtime and break compliance with a GPS audit trail, and project and cost code on every time card.
  • Field paperwork: Rhumbix lists T&M tracking from submission to approval (with guest-mode approvals by email or text), change order tracking, daily field reports, safety reporting and custom forms, with a Compliance Reporting Bundle on its plan table. Workyard lists mobile forms with 200 ready-made templates (daily reports, DVIRs, JHAs and more), form calculations including a T&M invoice with markup, and an AI form builder; Smart Forms is an add-on.
  • AI (vendor statements): Workyard's Autopilot plan lists a Time assistant (marked New) that finds and fixes a full pay period of timecards, with changes approved by admins before payroll, and a Project Time Tracking Agent that detects work-site visits and allocates time to projects. Rhumbix's site does not describe AI features.
  • Integrations: Workyard names Sage, NetSuite, ComputerEase and Foundation and a developer API with 60+ endpoints and no usage fees. Rhumbix lists API access and single sign-on on higher tiers or as add-ons, and states SOC 2 Type 2.
  • Ownership: Rhumbix's site shows a banner that Autodesk has signed a definitive agreement to acquire it (Autodesk announced the agreement on March 31, 2026).
  • Pricing: Workyard says plans start at $6 per user a month billed annually (Starter, Pro, Autopilot, Enterprise), with monthly billing available; higher plan prices are not shown in the page text read. Rhumbix shows Essential Timekeeping, Essential Time & Materials, Plus and Advanced, each Contact Us, with each person with a login counted as a user license.
  • Not used here: customer quotes and savings figures on either site (vendor material). Facts for both come from vendor websites (desk research).

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