TCP Software Review: Time Clocks and Scheduling for Schools, Government and Public Safety

Name: TCP Software
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TCP Software (TimeClock Plus, LLC) sells three products under one roof: TimeClock Plus for time and attendance, Humanity Schedule for shift planning, and Aladtec for 24/7 fire, EMS, law enforcement and corrections rosters. It also makes its own time clocks, including biometric units, and says more than 37,000 organizations use its software.

Its center of gravity is the public sector. K-12 districts, universities, city and county governments and public safety agencies are the core buyers, with healthcare, retail and manufacturing as secondary markets. Humanity is the only product with a published price list.

Rajat·Editorial Lead, Software Evaluation·Updated September 25, 2026·Fact-checked by Chandrasmita

The verdict

TCP is the vendor I would call first for a school district or county that needs to replace paper timesheets and old punch clocks. TimeClock Plus handles leave and accrual rules including FMLA, overtime and FLSA compliance, and K-12 substitute assignment and absence tracking, which general-purpose scheduling tools do not cover.

The product set came together through acquisitions. TCP bought Humanity in December 2020 to add healthcare and retail scheduling, then bought Aladtec, a River Falls, Wisconsin vendor with more than 2,400 public safety customers in the US and Canada, in October 2021. That history matters because the three products still carry separate names and separate buying paths.

I would pass on TCP for a contact center (Aspect is built for that) or for a multinational that needs one compliance engine across dozens of countries and union agreements, where WorkForce Software, now ADP WorkForce Suite, is the stronger match. For a European retail chain that wants AI-driven demand forecasting, Quinyx is the better fit.

Where TCP Software fits

Who it suits

TCP fits K-12 districts, higher education, city and county governments, and fire, EMS and police agencies in the US and Canada. It also suits hourly healthcare and retail teams that only need Humanity for scheduling and want a published per-employee price.

What it does differently

No other vendor in this category pairs a K-12 substitute workflow, a public safety scheduler with union and fatigue rules, and its own biometric clock hardware. Aladtec's 24/7 rotational scheduling is purpose-built for shift patterns that general retail schedulers handle awkwardly, and TCP was named a Leader in the 2026 NelsonHall Workforce Management NEAT evaluation.

How it gets bought

Commercially, TCP spans a wide range: a 30-person clinic can start on Humanity Essentials with a card, while a state university will run an RFP for TimeClock Plus with clocks and payroll integration. Both paths exist, but they are different sales motions under different product names.

TCP Software pricing: Humanity plans and quoted TimeClock Plus deals

TCP's pricing page covers Humanity Schedule only. Essentials is $2.75 per employee per month billed annually and is capped at 250 employees; Professional starts at $3.75 with volume discounts. TCP counts managers and administrators with a login as employees, so a 200-person roster with 15 supervisors is billed on 215 seats.

TimeClock Plus, Aladtec and the physical clocks are sold by quote. Public sector buyers should expect a procurement process with hardware, implementation and payroll integration priced as separate lines, and should ask whether cooperative purchasing contracts apply.

Plan	Published price	Annual
Humanity Schedule Essentials	$2.75 per employee/mo, billed annually (up to 250 employees)	Not stated
Humanity Schedule Professional	From $3.75 per employee/mo, billed annually; volume discounts may apply	Not stated
Humanity Schedule Enterprise	Custom quote	Not stated
TimeClock Plus and Aladtec	Custom quote	Not stated

Pricing last checked September 25, 2026. View source

Humanity self-serve plans versus sales-led deals

Essentials and Professional can be bought online with Visa, Mastercard or American Express on monthly or annual terms. Enterprise, and Professional deals signed through sales, can be paid by ACH, check or wire, which suits finance teams that cannot put software on a card.

All Humanity prices are in US dollars only. Buyers outside the US will be invoiced in USD.

What to price separately for TimeClock Plus

Ask for the software subscription, each clock model (standard, biometric or mobile), installation, and the payroll or ERP connector as separate lines. A district with 40 buildings will spend more on clocks than a single-site employer, and that cost does not show up in a per-employee rate.

The full TCP Software pricing breakdown

TCP Software features: TimeClock Plus, Humanity, Aladtec and clocks

TimeClock Plus time and attendance

TimeClock Plus captures hours across locations and applies overtime, job code, pay rate and break rules before sending totals to payroll. It is sold to employers with complex public sector pay rules as much as to private companies.

Leave and accruals. PTO, FMLA, holiday and sick time requests with automatic accrual balances.

K-12 resource management. Substitute assignment tracking and absence management for school districts.

Payroll connectors. Integrations with ERP, HCM and payroll systems, plus custom setups for in-house payroll.

Humanity Schedule

Humanity is TCP's shift scheduling product for healthcare, retail and other hourly teams. It is the only TCP product sold self-serve, with Essentials, Professional and Enterprise plans.

Self-serve plans. Essentials and Professional can be bought online on monthly or annual billing.

Trial. A 30-day trial of Professional with no contract or card.

Aladtec public safety scheduling

Aladtec is built for agencies that staff around the clock. It automates rotational coverage, tracks overtime against budget, and applies union and fatigue rules so schedules hold up in an audit.

Who uses it. Fire departments, EMS agencies, law enforcement and corrections.

Employee self-service. Mobile access to schedules, shift trades and open shift pickup.

Time clock hardware

TCP sells physical clocks, biometric options and mobile clocking, which lets a district or hospital buy the terminal and the software from the same company.

Biometric clocks. Finger or face-based punches reduce buddy punching at shared entrances.

Mobile clocking. Staff who move between sites can punch from a phone instead of a wall unit.

TCP Software pros and cons

Strengths

Public sector leave and substitute rules come built in
TimeClock Plus tracks PTO, FMLA, holiday and sick time with accruals, and has K-12 resource management for substitute assignment and absence tracking. Jasper County Board of Education reports its payroll process went from four days to two hours after moving to it.
Aladtec covers 24/7 public safety rosters
Aladtec handles rotational shift patterns for fire, EMS, law enforcement and corrections, enforces work, union and fatigue rules, and lets staff trade shifts and pick up open shifts from their phones. It served more than 2,400 agencies when TCP acquired it.
Hardware and software from one vendor
TCP sells its own time clocks, including biometric models and mobile clocking, so one vendor supports both the punch and the timecard. That removes a common finger-pointing problem when a clock stops syncing with the payroll export.
Published prices for the scheduling product
Humanity Schedule lists $2.75 and $3.75 per employee per month and offers a 30-day trial with no credit card. Among the enterprise scheduling vendors reviewed here, TCP is the only one with any public price.

Limitations

Three product brands, three buying paths
TimeClock Plus, Humanity and Aladtec came from separate companies and are still sold under their own names. An agency that wants time capture plus public safety scheduling should confirm how the two products share employee records and whether they are on one contract.
Weak fit for contact centers and global employers
TCP lists no contact-center forecasting, intraday adherence or multi-country compliance engine. Operations running agents across queues, or employees across many countries, are better served by Aspect or ADP WorkForce Suite.
Core products are quote-only
TimeClock Plus and Aladtec have no published pricing, and clock hardware adds a capital cost that per-employee comparisons miss.
Humanity Essentials stops at 250 employees
Teams above 250 people must move to Professional or Enterprise, so the lowest published rate does not apply to mid-sized employers.

TCP Software sells TimeClock Plus for time and attendance, Humanity Schedule for shift planning and Aladtec for 24/7 public safety scheduling, along with physical and biometric time clocks. It serves K-12, higher education, government and healthcare, and reports more than 37,000 customers. Pricing is quote-based.

What to ask in a TCP Software demo

A TCP evaluation usually runs through a public procurement or an operations-led trial of Humanity. Use the demo to pin down which of the three products you need and how they connect.

Ask which products the quote covers, because TimeClock Plus, Humanity and Aladtec are separate products and a proposal can include one, two or all three.
Bring your hardest pay rule to the demo, such as a split-shift custodian with a stipend or a firefighter on a 24/48 rotation, since that shows whether configuration or custom work is needed.
Request itemized hardware pricing per clock model and site, because clocks are a one-off capital cost that changes the total far more than the software rate for multi-building employers.
Confirm the payroll or ERP connector by name and ask for a reference customer on the same system, since integration effort is where public sector timekeeping projects slip.

Frequently asked questions about TCP Software

Is TCP Software the same as TimeClock Plus?

TCP Software is the company, legally TimeClock Plus, LLC. TimeClock Plus is its time and attendance product; it also sells Humanity Schedule and Aladtec.

How much does TCP Software cost?

Humanity Schedule Essentials is $2.75 per employee per month billed annually, and Professional starts at $3.75. TimeClock Plus, Aladtec, Humanity Enterprise and clock hardware are quoted.

Does TCP offer a free trial?

Yes, for Humanity Schedule Professional: 30 days with no contract or credit card. TimeClock Plus and Aladtec are sold through demos.

Who owns Humanity and Aladtec?

TCP acquired Humanity in December 2020 and Aladtec in October 2021. Both now sit alongside TimeClock Plus.

Is TCP Software good for school districts?

It is one of the better fits, because TimeClock Plus includes K-12 substitute assignment and absence management alongside leave, FMLA and FLSA rules.

Can TCP schedule a contact center?

TCP does not advertise contact-center forecasting or intraday adherence tools. A dedicated contact-center WFM product such as Aspect is a closer match.

Alternatives worth comparing

TCP's closest rivals split into two groups: global enterprise WFM suites and industry-specific schedulers. The right one depends on sector and geography.

Product	Pricing model	Free trial	Why buyers shortlist it
Shiftboard	Custom quote	Not stated	Shiftboard is shift scheduling software for 24/7 manufacturing, energy, chemical and oil and gas operations, now owned by [UKG](/software/ukg) after a deal that closed on May 30, 2025.
Dayforce	Custom quote	Not stated	Dayforce is a single-database HCM suite covering payroll, HR, workforce management and talent for mid-market and enterprise employers.
UKG	Custom quote	Not stated	UKG, the company formed from Kronos and Ultimate Software, sells time, scheduling and HCM to large employers and is TCP's most common rival in healthcare and government deals.
Legion	Custom quote	Not stated	Legion WFM is the AI-native workforce management platform built for enterprise organizations with large hourly workforces.
Infor WFM	Custom quote	Not stated	Infor WFM handles time and attendance, demand-based scheduling and absence for large manufacturing, healthcare and retail employers.

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