Choosing time tracking software should be a 30-minute decision. It is not. The Portuguese market has over 20 options, with prices between 5 and 50 euros per employee. This guide will tell you what matters when comparing systems.

The first question determines everything: office or operations?

If all your employees work at a computer, any app-based solution works. But if your operation has a factory floor, warehouse or production line, smartphone apps do not work where phones are in lockers or banned for safety.

Legal compliance is not optional

Before signing any contract, verify: records stored for at least 5 years; exportable in an auditable format for the ACT; data stored in the EU with AES-256 encryption and a data processing agreement (DPA).

7 essential criteria

• Transparent pricing with no hidden costs.
• Installation without a technician, in under 1 hour.
• Offline recording for industrial environments.
• Export to your accounting software (PHC, Primavera, Sage).
• Support in Portuguese, by people in Portugal.
• Works without smartphones for industrial operations.
• 30-day money-back guarantee.

Picco was built for Portuguese industrial SMEs with 15 to 100 employees. From 9.90 euros per month, installation in under 10 minutes, 30-day money-back guarantee. Find out more at damastor.com/picco.