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HiVis vs BusyBusy for installation and service crews
BusyBusy is a time-tracking app for construction crews: workers clock in on their phones with GPS, including onto equipment, and the office gets job costs and payroll-ready timecards. HiVis is office software for small installation and service companies. The office or a foreman enters hours by job, and HiVis turns them into pay, job costs, stock and van records.
Every fact about BusyBusy below links to BusyBusy’s own pages and shows when we checked it.
Choose BusyBusy if
- You want to start free: BusyBusy lists a free plan with unlimited users.
- Your crew clocks in on Android or iOS phones with GPS, including onto machines, tools and trailers.
- You want payroll run and wages paid, with taxes and forms, through BusyPayroll with Gusto.
Choose HiVis if
- You want one flat price per workspace: $49/month covers up to 25 users, and crew who never sign in are free.
- You want each job’s labor and material cost as hours are entered, with an email when labor spend gets close to the budget.
- You run vans rather than heavy equipment, and want insurance, inspection and service reminders by date or mileage.
Price for a 10- and 25-person team
HiVis charges one monthly price per workspace, set by how many people sign in. BusyBusy’s Pro plan is priced per user per month, plus an admin license.
| Team size | HiVis | BusyBusy Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 10 people | Team plan: $49/month, or $39/month billed yearly | 9 × $11.99 = $107.91/month billed monthly, or 9 × $9.99 = $89.91/month billed annually, plus the $40 admin license, which includes the first user |
| 25 people | Team plan: $49/month, or $39/month billed yearly | 24 × $11.99 = $287.76/month billed monthly, or 24 × $9.99 = $239.76/month billed annually, plus the $40 admin license, which includes the first user |
BusyBusy’s pricing page lists a $40 admin license with the first user included, so the per-user amounts count the other users only. The page doesn’t say how often the license is billed, so it isn’t added to the monthly amounts. BusyBusy also lists a free plan with unlimited users, GPS time tracking, job costing and equipment tracking. In HiVis, crew members whose hours the office enters don’t need a login and don’t count as users, so a crew like that can fit a smaller plan.
Switching from BusyBusy
Export what you have
Pull your people, jobs and the last few pay periods of hours out of BusyBusy into a spreadsheet.
Send it to us
We import projects, people, stock and vehicles for you. It’s included on Business and available as a one-time service on other plans.
Set rates and enter a week
Add each person’s hourly rate from the date it applies, then enter the first week’s hours by job. Job costs update as soon as hours are entered.
Close the first pay period
When all of the period’s hours are approved, compare the totals with your old numbers, export the CSV and close the period.
Side by side
| What we compared | HiVis | BusyBusy |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat monthly price per workspace, by number of users | Per user per month, plus a $40 admin license that includes the first user (how often it’s billed isn’t stated); a free plan with unlimited users Source |
| Published price | $19/month for up to 5 users; $49 up to 25; $129 up to 75 | Pro: $9.99 per user per month billed annually, or $11.99 billed monthly Source |
| GPS clock-in | No. The office or a foreman records hours by job | Yes: records GPS location at clock-in, clock-out and breaks, and when the location changes significantly Source |
| Mobile app | No native app; works in a phone browser | Android and iOS apps, plus a web browser Source |
| Payroll | Calculates pay from hours, dated hourly rates and bonuses, plus per-km compensation for crew members’ own vehicles; closes pay periods once all hours are approved and no vehicle claims are pending; doesn’t run payroll or file taxes | Runs payroll and pays employees, with taxes and forms, through BusyPayroll with Gusto, priced separately Source |
| Quotes and invoices | Quotes with customer approval links; no invoices or payments | Not stated on the vendor’s site |
| Inventory and tools | Stock with minimum levels, who holds each item and stock used per job | Equipment tracking: crews clock in to machines, tools, attachments and trailers Source |
| Vehicle reminders | Insurance, inspection and service reminders by date or mileage, with email alerts | For equipment, trailers and attachments: routine inspections on set intervals, shown as upcoming, due or overdue (Operations module) Source |
| Languages | English and Ukrainian | English; the app opens in Spanish when the phone is set to Spanish Source |
Facts about BusyBusy last checked on October 5, 2026. Prices and features change; check the vendor’s site before you decide. BusyBusy is a trademark of its owner. HiVis is not affiliated with or endorsed by BusyBusy.
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