IVO Systems vs busybusy

Your jobs are complex. Your timecard process doesn’t have to be.

TimeVO is built for heavy civil work, with auto-populated field employee and crew timecards, flexible job and cost-code setup, equipment time, approval controls, real-time job cost visibility, and accounting/ERP integrations.

Give the field a faster way to complete timecards while sending cleaner, more complete job-cost information back to the office.

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Built for the details behind heavy civil timecards

Auto-populate more of the timecard

Use information from other IVO Systems modules to help surface scheduled employees, equipment on the job, and time already entered.

Match your job-cost structure

Work with jobs, cost codes, bid items, pay classes, pay types, equipment, and production information that reflect how your company actually tracks work.

Give payroll better field data

Capture the details payroll and accounting need while the work is being recorded, reducing cleanup and back-and-forth after timecards come in.

Give everyone access

IVO uses company-wide access without per-user pricing, so you are not adding another license every time someone in the field needs the software.

BUILT FOR HEAVY CIVIL

Heavy civil timecards have more to get right.

Labor hours are only part of the record. TimeVO is built to capture jobs, cost codes, bid items, equipment, production, and the other job-cost details like pay classes, per diems, and more that need to make it from the field back to the office.

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COMPARISON

IVO vs busybusy for Heavy Civil Timecards

Both platforms help contractors capture field time and job-cost information. TimeVO is built around the more detailed timecard requirements of heavy civil, then connects that data with the rest of IVO Systems.

IVO Systems
busybusy
Timecard approach

IVO Systems

Individual and crew timecards built around jobs, cost codes, bid items, equipment, production, pay details, and field activity

Clue

Individual and crew time tracking with projects, cost codes, equipment, GPS, and supervisor tools
Auto-population

IVO Systems

Can auto-populate timecard details from connected IVO data, including scheduled employees, equipment assigned to the job, and individually submitted employee time

Clue

Can pre-select project, cost code, and equipment information from scheduled work
Heavy civil job setup

IVO Systems

Supports imported cost codes and bid items, plus detailed job structures from your ERP and accounting system

Clue

Supports projects, cost codes, budgets, and progress tracking
Labor + equipment

IVO Systems

Connects employee time, multiple pieces of equipment, production quantities, and job-cost information on the same field timecard

Clue

Tracks employee time, equipment usage, and project costs
Accounting integrations

IVO Systems

Connects directly to your ERP to sync jobs, employees, cost codes, pay classes, equipment, and approved timecard data

Clue

Integrates time and job-cost data with supported payroll and accounting systems
Pricing / access

IVO Systems

Company-wide access, no licenses or per-user pricing

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Free plan available with limited features; advanced Pro and Premium plans are priced per user

Timecards are more useful when they’re connected to the rest of your operations.

TimeVO shares the same jobs, employees, equipment, and field information used across IVO Systems.

That means less duplicate entry, fewer mismatched records, and less time reconciling information across separate tools.

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AUTO-POPULATED TIMECARDS

Make time entry FASTER and EASIER for the field.

TimeVO uses information already in IVO Systems to auto-populate the details field employees and foremen are most likely to need when completing timecards.

Start with the right job

An employee’s scheduled location can appear at the top of their timecard, giving them immediate context for where the work is being performed.

See equipment on site

Equipment assigned to that location is shown at the top of the list, so employees can find the right machine without scrolling through a list.

Build crew timecards faster

Employees assigned to the job appear at the top of the crew list, so foremen can build timecards faster without searching through everyone.

Since IVO Systems is an all-in-one field operations platform, TimeVO can use information from other IVO modules reduce searching, speed up entry, and improve the quality of the data sent back to the office.

PRICING + ACCESS

Give the field access without paying by the head.

busybusy offers a free plan with limited features, while its Pro and Premium plans are priced per user.

IVO Systems uses company-wide access without per-user pricing, so you can give TimeVO access to the people who need it without adding another software license every time your field team grows.

More employees shouldn’t automatically mean a bigger software bill.

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CUSTOMER PROOF

Why contractors choose IVO Systems...

“Payroll used to take half a day. This morning it took me 10-15 minutes.”
— Owner/President, Airy's, Inc.
“The biggest reason we chose IVO Systems is just the simplicity.”
— Equipment Manager, Midwest Mole
“It's great because of the ease of use and the fact that it's on our phones and everyone has access to it.”
— Vice President, Monona Plumbing and Fire
MODULAR PLATFORM

Start with timecards. Connect more when you’re ready.

TimeVO can stand on its own for field timecards, but it also connects with the rest of IVO Systems when you want to bring more of your daily operations together.

Every IVO module works together in the same connected platform.

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TEST DRIVE IVO SYSTEMS

Don't watch another canned software demo.

Take IVO for a test drive and see how TimeVO would actually work with your current timecard process.

You’ll use the software yourself, get pricing, and know after one meeting whether IVO is a fit for your company.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. If you're comparing busybusy with IVO Systems for field timecards, TimeVO is built specifically around heavy civil requirements, including jobs, cost codes, pay types, equipment, field activity, and job-cost information.

The difference becomes even more important if you want your timecards connected with employee scheduling, equipment tracking, maintenance, dispatch, and other daily operations in the same platform.

Both platforms support construction time tracking, cost codes, equipment, job costing, and crew-level time entry.

TimeVO is built around the detailed field timecard requirements heavy civil contractors deal with and is part of a broader heavy civil operations platform. That means your timecard data can also connect with scheduling, equipment tracking, maintenance, dispatch, and other areas of your daily operation.

TimeVO can auto-populate and prioritize information using data already in IVO Systems.

Scheduled jobs and employees can surface from ScheduleVO, relevant equipment can be prioritized from TrackVO, and employee time that has already been entered can flow into the crew timecard.

That means employees and foremen spend less time searching through long lists or rebuilding information IVO already has.

Yes. TimeVO can connect with supported ERP and accounting systems to bring information such as employees, jobs, equipment, and cost codes into IVO and send approved timecard information back out, depending on the integration.

Current supported integrations include:

  • Viewpoint Vista
  • Viewpoint Spectrum
  • FOUNDATION®
  • Sage 100 Contractor
  • Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate

No. You can start with TimeVO as your field timecard solution.

If you later want to connect employee scheduling, equipment tracking, maintenance, dispatch, inspections, or other areas of your operation, you can add those modules within the same IVO Systems platform.

busybusy has a free plan with limited features, while its Pro and Premium plans are priced per user.

IVO Systems does not use per-user pricing. TimeVO is available through IVO's modular, company-wide access model, so adding more employees does not mean purchasing another software seat for each person.

After your test drive, we'll provide pricing based on your company size and the modules you need.

TimeVO implementation typically takes around 4 to 5 days, depending on your company size, accounting setup, cost codes, pay types, and approval process.

IVO helps configure the system around your existing timecard process so your team can start with a setup that reflects how your company already works.

Your jobs are complex. Your timecards should be built for them.

TimeVO is built specifically for heavy civil contractors, with timecards designed around the way your crews, equipment, jobs, and cost structures actually work.

Capture the field details your office needs without forcing everything into a basic time-tracking setup, then connect that information to the rest of IVO Systems as your operation grows.

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Built for heavy civil. Built for the field. Modular platform. Connected operations.

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