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Intelogos Analytics costs $8 per license a month billed yearly ($10 monthly), with no base fee. Buddy Punch Starter is $4.99 per user a month billed annually plus a $19 monthly base fee. For a 10-person team on yearly billing, Intelogos Analytics costs $80 a month and Buddy Punch Starter $68.90; Intelogos adds computer activity analytics, tool usage and KPIs, which Buddy Punch's pricing page doesn't list. Intelogos AI Intelligence, which adds Ask AI, costs $12 billed yearly; Buddy Punch lists MCP access for AI assistants but no built-in AI analytics (its pricing page, checked September 30, 2026).

Yes. Buddy Punch is a time clock: it records when people punch in and out, with scheduling, PTO, GPS and payroll options. Intelogos records which applications, websites and windows people use on their computers and turns that into KPIs and AI performance reports. If you've outgrown "who clocked in today" and want to understand how your team works, Intelogos is built for that.

No. Intelogos focuses on what happens on the computer during work — tool usage, engagement, KPIs and AI performance insights. If you need GPS or geofencing for field workers or shift scheduling, Buddy Punch covers that. If your team works on computers and you want to understand their productivity, that's what Intelogos does.

No. Intelogos never takes screenshots, records screens or logs keystrokes. It records time worked, the applications and websites used, window titles and URLs, and keyboard and mouse activity levels, then turns them into KPIs such as Engagement and Productivity. Window titles can include details such as email subject lines.

Yes. Invite people to install the desktop agent on Windows, macOS or Linux, or deploy background agents to company Windows and macOS computers with a script or an MDM or RMM tool. Intelogos starts collecting data once the agents are installed, and the free trial lets you test it before you decide. If you also need Buddy Punch's time clock features (GPS, scheduling, payroll), you can run both tools: Buddy Punch for attendance and Intelogos for computer activity analytics.

Yes. The desktop agent runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. Background agents, which run with no visible interface on company-owned computers, run on Windows and macOS.

Intelogos AI works on tracked work activity. Generate Insights reports are on every plan, and on the AI Intelligence plan ($12 per license a month billed yearly), Ask AI answers questions such as "Who's at risk of burnout?", with AI Performance Summaries and AI Coaching Recommendations. Buddy Punch's pricing page lists MCP access on Pro and Advanced for connecting AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude to its data, but no built-in AI analytics.

Yes. The Analytics and AI Intelligence plans start with a free trial.

Chronicle is a chronological record of every tool and window a person used, with window titles, URLs, total and active time, and keyboard and mouse activity. Owners, and admins and managers with Chronicle access, can filter, group, search and export it. Buddy Punch records punch times, breaks and hours; its pricing page lists no computer activity tracking.

No. Intelogos is priced per license per month: $8 for Analytics or $12 for AI Intelligence billed yearly, or $10 and $15 billed monthly, and its pricing page lists no base fee. Buddy Punch charges a $19 monthly base fee on every plan; its Data Retention add-on costs $2 per user a month, and its Payroll add-on $8 per user a month plus a $49 monthly base fee.