Crewmeister
German shift-time tracker from ATOSS with GPS clock-in, vacation and overtime, from €2/user/month
Quick Overview
| Company | ATOSS Aloud GmbH |
|---|---|
| Category | Time Tracking Software |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
| EU Presence | EU (Germany) |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | From €2/user/month excl. VAT across all plans (Go, Easy, Pro); custom pricing above 50 employees |
| Free Option | 14-day free trial |
| Replaces | Deputy, When I Work, Homebase |
Detailed Review
Crewmeister is a Munich time-clock app aimed squarely at shift-based small and medium businesses: mobile and terminal clock-in with GPS tagging, a vacation planner, sick-leave tracking, overtime accounts and Excel export, sold at a flat rate rather than assembled from a module calculator with sales calls attached.
The product reads as deliberately unglamorous, which for a bakery chain or a care-home operator choosing between three competing time-clock apps is closer to a compliment than a criticism — it does the recording duty and the roster maths and stops there.
It started as an independent Munich startup and is now owned by ATOSS Aloud GmbH, itself part of the publicly listed German workforce-management group ATOSS Software SE. That ownership matters for the jurisdiction question this directory cares about: the product stays a German-registered entity with a German imprint after the acquisition, rather than being folded into an offshore holding structure, and it inherits a large group's scheduling expertise instead of losing investment as an orphaned acquisition often does.
Pricing is unusually simple for this category: all three tiers, Go, Easy and Pro, cost the same €2 per user per month excluding VAT, and the difference between them is which features are switched on rather than a rising per-seat price as you move up the ladder.
That flat structure means a small team can adopt the full feature set without a separate negotiation for every added module. Companies above 50 employees move to a custom Enterprise quote, and a 14-day free trial is available before any commitment is made.
What Crewmeister does well
- Flat €2/user/month across all tiers
- GPS-tagged mobile and terminal clock-in
- Vacation, sick leave and overtime in one app
- Backed by ATOSS's workforce-management expertise
- 14-day free trial
Where Crewmeister falls short
- No project-level time tracking or billing
- German-market focus
- Custom pricing only above 50 employees
- Less depth than a dedicated PSA tool for agencies
Standout feature. The only tracker here where every plan costs the same €2 per user, whatever features are switched on.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Flat €2/user/month across all tiers
- GPS-tagged mobile and terminal clock-in
- Vacation, sick leave and overtime in one app
- Backed by ATOSS's workforce-management expertise
- 14-day free trial
Cons
- No project-level time tracking or billing
- German-market focus
- Custom pricing only above 50 employees
- Less depth than a dedicated PSA tool for agencies
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Crewmeister?
Crewmeister is a Munich time-clock app aimed squarely at shift-based small and medium businesses: mobile and terminal clock-in with GPS tagging, a vacation planner, sick-leave tracking, overtime accounts and Excel export, sold at a flat rate rather than assembled from a module calculator with sales calls attached.
The product reads as deliberately unglamorous, which for a bakery chain or a care-home operator choosing between three competing time-clock apps is closer to a compliment than a criticism — it does the recording duty and the roster maths and stops there.
Where is Crewmeister based?
Crewmeister operates from Munich, Germany, which places it under EU (Germany).
What does Crewmeister cost?
From €2/user/month excl. VAT across all plans (Go, Easy, Pro); custom pricing above 50 employees. 14-day free trial.
Who is Crewmeister best for?
German SMEs that want shift clock-in without a big HR suite. The only tracker here where every plan costs the same €2 per user, whatever features are switched on.
What are the drawbacks of Crewmeister?
No project-level time tracking or billing. German-market focus. Custom pricing only above 50 employees. Less depth than a dedicated PSA tool for agencies.