What is the best attendance app in Saudi Arabia?

There is no single best; it depends on whether you need payroll in the same system. Jisr, ZenHR and Bayzat combine attendance with payroll and Mudad. TECFY Attendance focuses on attendance with published prices and a free plan. Daftra and Odoo include attendance as part of a wider business system.

Is there a free attendance app for small companies?

Yes. TECFY Attendance's Bronze plan is free for up to 5 employees, with GPS verification, basic shifts, the iOS and Android app and a self-service portal. Odoo's Attendances app is part of the open-source Community edition, which has no licence fee but needs hosting.

Which attendance apps integrate with Mudad?

According to their websites, Jisr, ZenHR and Bayzat integrate with Mudad or generate Mudad-compliant WPS files as part of payroll. Odoo's Saudi payroll localization can generate WPS files. TECFY Attendance does not integrate with Mudad; it exports attendance totals for payroll.

Which apps offer face recognition with liveness detection?

TECFY Attendance (Golden plan) and Bayzat both state facial recognition with liveness detection. Other vendors mention biometric verification or devices; check the method in a demo.

Can I keep existing fingerprint devices?

Often yes. TECFY Attendance links fingerprint and face devices through a connector program on your network, and Jisr, ZenHR and Bayzat mention biometric device support. Ask each vendor whether your device model is supported.

Best Attendance Apps in Saudi Arabia (2026)

Searching for the best attendance app in Saudi Arabia brings up dozens of names, but most fall into three groups: full HR and payroll suites that include attendance, dedicated attendance platforms, and business systems with an attendance module. This list covers six real options across those groups, with pros and cons drawn from each vendor's own website as of September 2026. One of them, TECFY Attendance, is our product — we have marked it and held it to the same standard.

Short answer: if you want attendance, payroll and Mudad in one system, shortlist Jisr, ZenHR or Bayzat (all quote-based). If you need strong attendance with published prices and payroll is handled elsewhere, look at TECFY Attendance — free for up to 5 employees. If you already run Daftra or Odoo, try their built-in attendance first.

The six options at a glance

App	Type	Check-in methods (per vendor)	Payroll and Mudad	Pricing
TECFY Attendance (our product)	Dedicated attendance platform	GPS, NFC, Bluetooth beacon, Wi-Fi, LAN, web, face with liveness, fingerprint devices	Exports totals; no payroll or Mudad	Free up to 5 employees; 10 or 40 SAR per employee a month
Jisr	HR, payroll and spend suite	Mobile with geofencing, biometric tools	Payroll; integrations with GOSI, Muqeem and Mudad	Quote-based
ZenHR	HR and payroll suite	GPS, QR code, biometric devices, web	Payroll; Mudad-compliant WPS files; GOSI	Quote-based
Bayzat	HR and payroll suite	Mobile GPS with geofencing, selfie with facial recognition and liveness, biometric devices	Payroll; WPS files sent to Mudad	Quote-based
Daftra	Accounting and business system	Attendance and self-service mobile app	Payroll module	Part of Daftra plans, from 20 USD a month billed annually
Odoo Attendances	Module of the Odoo ERP	Kiosk (badge, RFID or PIN) or check-in from Odoo, logging IP and GPS	Odoo Payroll; Saudi localization generates WPS files	Included in Odoo; Community has no licence fee

1. TECFY Attendance (our product)

TECFY Attendance is built around turning each punch into a trustworthy monthly figure: capture, calculate against the shift, apply approved exceptions, then lock the period for payroll.

Pros

A wide choice of check-in methods that can be combined per site: mobile GPS, NFC tags, Bluetooth beacons, approved Wi-Fi, company LAN, web portal, and fingerprint or face devices alongside phones.
Facial recognition with liveness detection against photos and spoofing (Golden plan).
Detailed shifts — night shifts, grace periods, overtime thresholds and caps — and overtime confirmed by completion reports.
Published prices: Bronze free for up to 5 employees; Silver 10 SAR and Golden 40 SAR per employee a month.
More than 200 user guides for the admin panel, employee portal and mobile app.

Cons

No payroll, WPS file or Mudad, GOSI or Qiwa integration — you export reports to Excel or PDF for payroll.
The user guide is currently in Arabic only.
Face recognition and liveness are on the top plan only.

2. Jisr

Jisr is an all-in-one HR, talent and spend platform for Saudi businesses. Its features page mentions biometric and geofencing tools, a mobile app for punching in and out, and shift set-up covering Ramadan and summer schedules.

Pros: payroll with end-of-service calculations; integrations with GOSI, Saned, Muqeem and Mudad; built specifically for Saudi compliance. Cons: no public pricing; more system than you need if attendance is your only problem.

3. ZenHR

ZenHR's Saudi page lists attendance via GPS, QR code or biometric devices, syncing with payroll.

Pros: Mudad-compliant WPS file generation and submission, GOSI calculation, Muqeem integration, end-of-service calculation; operates across MENA. Cons: pricing by quote only.

4. Bayzat

Bayzat's KSA attendance page describes one-tap mobile check-in with GPS, selfie verification with facial recognition, image comparison and liveness detection, integration with fingerprint and facial devices, and configurable overtime rules such as starting after 8 hours daily or 48 weekly. Its Mudad page says WPS files are sent to Mudad automatically after payroll.

Pros: strong verification plus payroll and Mudad in one platform. Cons: no pricing published on its KSA attendance page.

5. Daftra

Daftra is a cloud accounting and business system whose HR section includes attendance, contracts and payroll, plus an attendance and employee self-service mobile app.

Pros: attendance in the same subscription as accounting, inventory and POS; 14-day free trial. Cons: attendance is one module among many, so compare its verification options with dedicated apps; plans include one user, with extra users charged monthly.

6. Odoo Attendances

If your company runs Odoo, the Attendances app works as a time clock: a kiosk where employees identify by badge, RFID or PIN, or check-in from the Odoo database, which logs the IP address and GPS coordinates. Extra hours can be calculated with tolerances and approvals. It is part of Odoo's open-source code (LGPL-3), so it is in Community as well as Enterprise.

Pros: attendance lands in the same database as HR and payroll; Odoo's Saudi payroll localization can generate WPS files. Cons: kiosk hardware for site check-in; on Enterprise, employees without users count as paying users unless licensed as Light Users.

Start TECFY Attendance free for up to 5 employees

How to choose

If your priority is…	Look first at
Attendance + payroll + Mudad in one vendor	Jisr, ZenHR, Bayzat
Field staff and multiple sites with location proof	TECFY Attendance, Bayzat, Jisr
Preventing buddy-punching with face and liveness	TECFY Attendance (Golden), Bayzat
Keeping existing fingerprint devices	TECFY Attendance, ZenHR, Bayzat
Transparent per-employee pricing or a free start	TECFY Attendance
One system with your accounting	Daftra or Odoo

Before signing, ask every vendor:

Which check-in methods are included in the plan you are quoted?
How are night shifts, Ramadan hours and public holidays handled?
Is overtime approved before it is paid, and how is the actual time confirmed?
How does data reach payroll — built-in, integration or export?
Where is data hosted, and how is biometric data protected?

Go deeper with how to choose a workforce attendance system, Jisr vs ZenHR vs TECFY Attendance, and the Saudi Labor Law rules on hours and overtime.