Replacing your CompuMatic
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 CompuMatic 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 CompuMatic 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 CompuMatic 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 CompuMatic is
CompuMatic makes time recorders and biometric terminals for small business, paired with CompuTime101 software — typically a locally installed package administered from a single PC.
This guide covers:
Why teams move off CompuMatic
Locally installed software
CompuTime101 lives on a PC at the site. Reports mean sitting at that machine, and continuity depends on someone backing it up.
No remote or mobile punching
The terminal is the only entry point, which leaves field and remote staff unaccounted for.
Small vendor, long product cycles
Terminals stay in service a long time, so many installations are running software several versions behind current.
What replaces what
| Your CompuMatic setup | With ClockIt |
|---|---|
| CompuMatic terminal | ZKTeco terminal, pre-configured |
| CompuTime101 on a local PC | Cloud, nothing installed |
| Terminal-only punching | Terminal, web clock and mobile with GPS |
| Manual export to payroll | Payroll-ready export in your provider's format |
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.
CompuMatic migration questions
Can ClockIt connect to a CompuMatic XLS 21 or MP550?
No. CompuMatic terminals pair with CompuTime101 and do not support ADMS push.
How do I export from CompuTime101?
Export to CSV from the software before retiring the PC it runs on — that machine holds the only copy of your history.
Our terminal still works fine. Why change?
If it works and you are happy, do not. The reasons people move are wanting hours without a trip to the office PC, needing to cover field staff, or losing confidence in a PC nobody has backed up in years. If none of those apply, keep what you have.
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 CompuMatic?
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.