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Crew Active vs Connecteam

Crew Active is the Connecteam alternative for small teams in cleaning, landscaping, construction, winter service, and home care: from €69 net a month, every feature in every package, 1-month free trial, no minimum term.

According to its website, Connecteam is an app for frontline teams that brings scheduling, time tracking, communication, and HR together, priced in US dollars per hub. Crew Active is scheduling and time tracking software with GPS proof, offline clock-in, time accounts, and chat at a fixed package price in euros, built for teams that work on site at customers.

Crew Active and Connecteam Compared

Target audience according to the vendor: Frontline teams from small businesses to global enterprises, in many industries including construction, cleaning, healthcare, home care, security, field services, and lawn care

Crew Active and Connecteam by topic
TopicCrew ActiveConnecteam per its website
Scheduling
  • Drag & drop calendar
  • Planning board: employees and resources as rows, days as columns
  • Recurring jobs
  • AI scheduling by availability, roles, labour laws, and costs; open shifts for employees to claim
Time tracking
  • Start, pause, and stop via app or browser
  • Automatic break deduction (30 min after 6 h, 45 min after 9 h)
  • Time clock app, hours flow onto timesheets automatically
GPS
  • GPS location proof as PDF with map and accuracy
  • Geofencing from the Advanced plan, live GPS breadcrumbs from the Expert plan (both also in the free Small Business plan)
App and offline
  • App for iOS and Android, web interface for the office
  • Clock in offline in the app
  • According to its help centre: clocking in and out in the mobile app, kiosk app, and desktop time clock needs an active internet connection
Chat
  • Chat with photos and read receipts
  • Push notifications in the app
  • 1:1 messages and team chats by location, project, or department
Absences
  • Vacation requests with approval
  • Sick leave
  • Time off requests from the phone, policies for any absence type
Integrations and export
  • Reports per employee and per customer as Excel
  • Billing proposal per customer as PDF
  • Sync hours with your payroll provider or export as PDF or XLS; integrations including Gusto, QuickBooks, Xero, and Zapier; API access from the Expert plan
Hosting
  • Servers in the EU
  • Data stored with Microsoft Azure (Netherlands) and AWS (Germany)
Pricing model
  • from €69 net / month for up to 5 employees
  • Fixed package prices instead of per-user pricing, e.g. €379 net for up to 50 employees (€7.58 per employee)
  • All features in every package
  • from $29 / month for the first 30 users, billed annually
  • Prices in USD per hub (Operations, Communications, HR & Skills): Basic $29, Advanced $49, Expert $99 per month for the first 30 users billed annually ($35, $59, $119 monthly), plus a fee per additional user; Enterprise customised
  • Small Business plan with all hubs free for up to 10 users
  • Save 18% when billed annually
Free trial
  • 1-month free trial, no credit card
  • 14-day free trial, no credit card
Minimum term
  • No minimum term
  • Monthly subscription can be cancelled at any time (no refunds for pre-paid amounts); annual subscription with a prorated refund if cancelled within the first 30 days
Other statements
  • Plan vehicles, machines, and accommodation
  • Target hours per weekday and overtime balance
  • Map with running jobs and planned routes
See connecteam.com

As stated by Connecteam on its own website, not a complete list. As of October 2026. Sources: connecteam.com/, connecteam.com/pricing/, connecteam.com/employee-scheduling-app/, connecteam.com/employee-time-clock-app/, connecteam.com/employee-communication-app/employee-team-chat-app/, connecteam.com/hr-people-management/pto/, connecteam.com/integrations/, connecteam.com/industries/, connecteam.com/gdpr-ready/, help.connecteam.com/en/articles/16287971-does-the-time-clock-support-offline-mode

What Crew Active Offers

Every feature is included in every package.

Scheduling
  • Drag & drop calendar
  • Planning board: employees and resources as rows, days as columnsNew
  • Recurring jobs
  • Fixed tours with a team, weekdays and stops in your orderNew
  • Planning check: warns about too many weekly hours or two customers at once
  • Job requests to chosen employees, who accept or decline
  • Public holidays per German state
  • Photos on the job
Resources
  • Plan vehicles, machines, and accommodation
  • Warning when a resource is double-booked
  • Accommodation per employeeNew
  • Record where machines areNew
Time Tracking
  • Start, pause, and stop via app or browser
  • GPS location proof as PDF with map and accuracy
  • Clock in offline in the app
  • Automatic break deduction (30 min after 6 h, 45 min after 9 h)
  • Office can add or correct hours
  • Time tracking can be switched on or off per companyNew
Time Account & Absences
  • Target hours per weekday and overtime balanceNew
  • Carry over overtime from your previous systemNew
  • Vacation requests with approval
  • Sick leave
  • Time off in lieuNew
  • Employees report when they are not availableNew
  • Remaining vacation, pro rata from start date
Reports & Billing
  • Reports per employee and per customer as Excel
  • DATEV export: monthly hours as a LODAS file for your payroll office and tax advisorNew
  • Paid vacation and sick leave in hours and moneyNew
  • Overview with hours, labour costs, and plan vs. actual
  • Billing proposal per customer as PDF
Communication & Documents
  • Chat with photos and read receipts
  • Push notifications in the app
  • Share documents such as payslips with employees
App & Data
  • App for iOS and Android, web interface for the office
  • Customers with multiple addresses
  • Map with running jobs and planned routes
  • 5 languages: German, English, Italian, Turkish, Romanian
  • Servers in the EU

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the difference between Crew Active and Connecteam?

    According to its website, Connecteam bundles scheduling, time tracking, communication, and HR into three hubs, each priced in its own plans. Crew Active includes scheduling with a planning board, time tracking with GPS proof, time accounts, absences, reports, and chat in every package, at a fixed euro price with no minimum term.

  • Can you clock in offline with Connecteam?

    According to Connecteam's help centre (as of October 2026), its mobile app, kiosk app, and desktop time clock do not support clocking in or out without internet; employees need an active internet connection. In the Crew Active app, employees clock in even without signal, and the times are sent as soon as there is a connection again.

  • How much does Connecteam cost?

    According to Connecteam's pricing page (as of October 2026), in US dollars per hub: Basic $29, Advanced $49, and Expert $99 per month for the first 30 users billed annually, $35, $59, and $119 monthly, plus a fee per additional user. The Small Business plan is free for up to 10 users. Connecteam offers a 14-day free trial without a credit card.

  • Is Crew Active a good Connecteam alternative?

    Yes, for small teams in cleaning, landscaping, construction, winter service, and home care that schedule jobs at customer sites: scheduling with a planning board, time tracking with GPS proof and offline clock-in, time accounts, absences, reports, and chat are included in every package, from €69 net a month for up to 5 employees, with no minimum term. The app comes in 5 languages. Good to know: chat in Crew Active is direct messaging between two people; there are no group chats.

  • How much does Crew Active cost?

    Crew Active charges fixed package prices instead of per-user prices: from €69 net per month for up to 5 employees, tiered up to €379 net for up to 50 employees. Every feature is included in every package, with no minimum term.

  • Can I try Crew Active for free?

    Yes. You can try Crew Active for 1 month with every feature, no credit card needed.

  • Where does Crew Active store data?

    Crew Active hosts your customer, employee, and time data in an EU data centre and signs the data processing agreement with you on request, at no extra cost. To be straight about it: a few add-on features (maps, push, email) use named providers, some of which process outside the EU. If your client specifically requires a German server location, we do not meet that today, so ask us before you commit to it.

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