Norxten Core vs Workyard

Workyard and Norxten Core both track GPS crew time for construction businesses. Past that, they start from different problems. Workyard starts from GPS time tracking and workforce management, with job costing and labour cost reporting added at its Pro tier. Norxten Core starts from real-time field cost visibility: receipt expenses, crew labour, budget status, and project health, in one app at a flat monthly price.

Here is a factual side-by-side using each company's own published pricing as of September 2026, including where Workyard has the edge, so you can decide based on what your crew actually needs.

Pricing by crew size

Workyard's pricing has two parts: a per-user rate and a flat $50/month base fee on top, on annual billing. Norxten Core has no per-user charge, just a flat monthly price with an employee cap per tier.

Crew size	Workyard Starter (time only)	Workyard Pro (+ job costing)	Norxten Core
5 employees	$80/mo ($6 × 5 + $50)	$115/mo ($13 × 5 + $50)	Starter, $49.99/mo
10 employees	$110/mo	$180/mo	Field, $89.99/mo
15 employees	$140/mo	$245/mo	Field, $89.99/mo

Workyard figures use its published annual-billing rates ($6/user Starter, $13/user Pro, both plus the $50/month base fee). Norxten Core Starter covers up to 5 employees and 3 active projects; Field covers up to 15 employees and 8 active projects, with unlimited OCR receipt scans, travel tracking, and budget alerts included.

Feature comparison

	Norxten Core	Workyard
Pricing model	Flat monthly price per plan tier	Per user, per month, plus a $50/month base fee
Receipt capture	Automatic OCR: scans and reads receipts and invoices, assigns to the job	Photo and note attachment to a time card; automated OCR extraction is not listed in Workyard's published feature set
GPS crew time	GPS-verified punch in/out tied to the project	GPS clock in/out; offline time and location capture with sync on reconnect; facial-photo verification on select tiers
Live job costing	Included on every paid tier	Requires Pro tier or above
Travel time between sites	Field and Pro tiers	Included
Closeout / cost reports	CSV on every tier, PDF on Pro	Payroll export and labour-cost dashboards, not a project cost report

If you are comparing on receipts and job costing

Workyard lets a crew member attach a photo or note to a time card. Norxten Core reads the receipt automatically, pulling the vendor and amount and assigning it to the right project without manual entry. If receipt handling and live cost tracking are the main reason you are shopping, this is the core difference between the two tools, not a minor feature gap.

Who should choose Workyard

If GPS time tracking, scheduling, and payroll export are your main need, and job costing is a secondary feature you would use occasionally, Workyard is a mature, well-built option with real depth in that specific area, including facial-photo verification and offline capture on select tiers.

Who should choose Norxten Core

If receipts, live job costs, and a bill that does not go up every time you hire someone within your plan's crew limit are what you are actually trying to solve, Norxten Core was built around that specifically, with OCR receipt scanning included from the Starter tier up.

Frequently asked questions

Does Workyard scan receipts with OCR?

Workyard lets crew attach photos and notes to a time card. Automated OCR extraction of receipt data, such as vendor and amount, is not listed in Workyard's published feature set as of September 2026.

Does Workyard include job costing?

Job costing and labour cost reporting are part of Workyard's Pro tier and above, not the Starter tier.

How much does Workyard cost for a 10-person crew?

On annual billing, Workyard Starter is $6 per user plus a $50 monthly base fee, so a 10-person crew costs $110/month. Workyard Pro, which adds job costing, is $13 per user plus the $50 base fee, or $180/month for 10 people.

Does Norxten Core charge per user?

No. Norxten Core uses flat monthly plan pricing with an employee cap per tier: Starter up to 5 employees at $49.99/month, Field up to 15 employees at $89.99/month, and Pro with unlimited employees at $189.99/month.