How Zeprub works, from creating your account to your first payroll

Zeprub is set up from the browser, with no technicians or hardware. These are the steps a business follows from creating its account to downloading the hours for its first pay period.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Create your account

    Enter your email, a password, your business name, your country and how many people work with you. We don't ask for a card. The 15-day free trial starts when you confirm your email.

  2. 2

    Complete the welcome setup

    An assistant asks for your business details, your first location on the map, your main schedule, your employees and how they'll clock in. You can skip any step and come back later.

  3. 3

    Follow the getting started guide

    On the home screen you see a list of five steps: create a location, create a schedule, add your employees, invite them to the portal and set up the kiosk. Each step checks itself off when you finish it, and the guide disappears once they're all done.

  4. 4

    Create your locations and schedules

    Place each location on the map with its clock-in zone. Create schedules with start time, end time, workdays and meal break, and assign one to each employee.

  5. 5

    Add and invite your employees

    Add them one by one, from Excel or with a link so they sign up on their own. When you invite them to the portal, each person gets a user, logs in and registers their phone with their fingerprint or face.

  6. 6

    Set up the kiosk, if you need it

    For anyone who doesn't clock in with their phone, register a tablet or a computer as the location's kiosk. Each employee creates their PIN in their portal.

  7. 7

    Your team clocks in

    Everyone clocks in and out. On the home screen you see who's present, who hasn't clocked in yet and what's waiting for your approval.

  8. 8

    Review and approve

    Approve or void flagged punches and approve overtime, time off and vacation. Each supervisor approves their own team.

  9. 9

    Download the payroll summary

    Choose the period and download the summary in Excel, CSV or PDF, or with your payroll system's columns: one row per employee with days worked, hours, late arrivals, absences and overtime.

What you need to get started

An email, your business address and the list of your employees. Your employees clock in from their phone's browser, with nothing to install.

If someone doesn't have a phone, a tablet or a computer with internet works as a kiosk. There's no hardware to buy and no setup fee.

What happens when the trial ends

You can activate your subscription and keep going without losing anything. The price depends on your active employees and is billed monthly in US dollars. If you don't activate it, your account becomes read-only: you can log in, see and download everything, but your employees can no longer clock in.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to get Zeprub ready?

It depends on how many locations and employees you have. The welcome setup walks you through the essentials and you can skip steps to finish later; the guide on the home screen reminds you what's left.

Do I need technical help to set it up?

No. Everything is set up from the browser. If you get stuck, we help you by email, at no cost.

What if I skip a step in the welcome setup?

Nothing happens. The step stays pending in the getting started guide on the home screen and you do it whenever you want.

When can I get my first payroll summary?

As soon as your employees have clocked in for a period. You choose the dates, review what's pending and download the summary.

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Clock-in zone

Each location has a circle on the map, and people can clock in inside it.

Kiosk with code and PIN

A tablet at the entrance where each employee clocks in with their code and PIN, or their QR.

Employee portal

Each employee requests vacation, time off, overtime and punch corrections from their phone.

Payroll summary

Each employee's hours ready to pay, in Excel, CSV or PDF.

Try Zeprub free for 15 days, no credit card.

All you need is your email and your business name. Every feature is included.