Replacing your AMGtime
What happens to your punch history, which terminal replaces yours, and what it costs. Written for people who already own the hardware — not a sales comparison.
Most teams replacing a AMGtime are around 20 people and set themselves up in under an hour. Past 100, book a call — the terminal count and site layout are worth working through first.
Your AMGtime will not connect to ClockIt
We would rather lead with that than waste your time. ClockIt reads terminals that speak the ADMS push protocol — that means ZKTeco and eSSL devices. A AMGtime does not, and no amount of configuration changes it.
So this is a hardware replacement, not an integration. The rest of this page is about what that actually involves and what it costs, including the parts people usually discover too late.
What a AMGtime is
AMGtime is a Los Angeles time-and-attendance vendor selling desktop, web and cloud editions of its software alongside a broad hardware catalogue — including new and refurbished HandPunch terminals for sites keeping legacy hardware alive.
This guide covers:
Why teams move off AMGtime
Editions split across desktop, web and cloud
Which features you get depends on which edition you bought. Teams on the older desktop edition are running local software with the maintenance that implies.
Modules bought separately
Capability is often added as modules on top of a base licence, so the final number depends on your combination rather than a single published rate.
Legacy hardware kept on life support
Buying a refurbished HandPunch keeps an old estate running for another year. It also defers a replacement that gets no cheaper for waiting.
What replaces what
| Your AMGtime setup | With ClockIt |
|---|---|
| Desktop or web edition licence plus modules | $2.99/user/month, everything included |
| Refurbished legacy terminal | New ZKTeco terminal with warranty, pre-configured |
| Local install and maintenance | Cloud, nothing to maintain |
| Edition-dependent features | One version, same features for everyone |
The terminal you need
Time Clock X990 FP+RFID Ethernet
The X990 is the industry-standard biometric workhorse, now upgraded for the cloud era. Designed for high-traffic environments like factories, warehouses, and large offices, it combines a rugged hardware build with lightning-fast fingerprint verification (<0.5s).
$450
- Free worldwide shipping
- Arrives pre-configured for your ClockIt account
- Yours outright — no lease, no per-clock licence
How the migration actually goes
- 1
Export your history before you unplug anything
Pull your punch history out of the existing software as CSV while the system is still running. This is the step people skip and regret — once a terminal is decommissioned or a licence lapses, historical punches stored on-device or in a local database can become very hard to reach. Keep the export regardless of whether you import it; payroll audits reach back years.
- 2
Create your ClockIt account
Free to start, no card. Add your employees, set your pay period, and configure overtime rules to match what your old system was doing. Most teams have this done in well under an hour.
- 3
Plug in the new terminal
Your ClockIt device arrives pre-configured for your account. It connects over WiFi or Ethernet and pushes punches to the cloud using built-in ADMS — no local server, no static IP, no port forwarding, no software to install on a PC in the back office.
- 4
Enrol employees and run both in parallel
Enrol fingerprints or faces on the new terminal — a few seconds per person. Run the old clock alongside the new one for one full pay period so you can reconcile the two before you retire the old hardware. Nobody should cut over blind on payday.
- 5
Retire the old terminal
Once a pay period reconciles cleanly, decommission the old clock. Keep the CSV export from step one in your records.
The integration capabilities of this mobile time clock app are outstanding. It seamlessly connects with our existing HR and payroll systems, creating a streamlined workflow that has significantly reduced errors and improved our overall efficiency.
AMGtime migration questions
We were about to buy a refurbished HandPunch from AMGtime. Should we?
That is the decision worth pausing on. A refurbished hand-geometry terminal costs a meaningful fraction of a new biometric clock and buys you time on hardware whose supply is shrinking. If the estate has to move eventually, moving now avoids paying twice.
Can ClockIt read data from AMGtime software?
There is no direct integration. Export your history to CSV from AMGtime and keep it for your records.
Does ClockIt work with the hardware AMGtime sells?
Only where that hardware is ZKTeco or eSSL with ADMS support. HandPunch terminals do not qualify.
Does ClockIt integrate with my existing terminal?
Almost certainly not, and we would rather say so plainly than waste your time. ClockIt connects to terminals that support the ADMS push protocol — that means ZKTeco and eSSL devices. Hand-geometry readers, proximity-card clocks and most access-control terminals do not speak it. If your device is not a ZKTeco or eSSL, the honest answer is that you need new hardware, which is why we sell it pre-configured rather than pretending a connector exists.
How much does the hardware cost?
Terminals in our shop run $450–$650 with free worldwide shipping, and they arrive already configured for your ClockIt account. That is a one-time purchase, not a lease, and there is no per-clock software licence on top of it.
What does the software cost after that?
ClockIt is $2.99 per user per month. There is a free plan to start on and no setup fee, no per-terminal licence, and no annual contract required.
We have 100+ employees. Can we talk to someone first?
Yes — book a call. Once you are past roughly 100 people the questions get specific to your setup: how many terminals across how many sites, how shifts and overtime rules are structured, and how punches need to reach payroll. That is a conversation, not a signup form.
Replacing something else?
Ready to retire the AMGtime?
Start free and set your account up today — the terminal can follow once you know it fits. Under 100 employees, most teams do this without talking to anyone.