How do I choose time-tracking and payroll software for my company?

Quick answer

1. First check compliance with RO legislation: support for the Labour Code and REGES/Revisal.
2. Require integration with accounting and a correct export to the 112 declaration.
3. Assess scalability: it should grow with headcount, without switching platforms.
4. Put a premium on ease of use and Romanian-language support.
5. Confirm mobile access and employee self-service, then compare total price, not just the base subscription.

The Labour Code (Law 53/2003) requires attendance records (time tracking), which the software must produce auditable.
Contracts and their changes must be submitted to REGES on time, so REGES/Revisal support is not optional for RO.
Payroll generates the 112 declaration: the software must export correct data in the required formats.
Time and payroll data are personal data (GDPR): require role-based access, an access log and EU-compliant hosting.

Example: a 30-employee company chooses software with an export to 4conta, so time tracking flows straight into payroll preparation.
Example: a company with shift work checks whether the software correctly computes night hours and bonuses.
Example: a company with field teams requires mobile time tracking with validation, to stop centralizing paper time sheets.
Example: before buying, the company tests the platform with its own data during the free trial.

Choosing software with no support for RO legislation (REGES/Revisal, Labour Code), leaving compliance up to a person.
Selecting time tracking without integration with payroll and accounting, which leads to monthly manual reconciliations.
Deciding on price alone, ignoring implementation, migration and training costs.
Ignoring Romanian-language support and mobile access, which slows adoption.

4softhr is native to RO legislation: time tracking and payroll preparation compliant with the Labour Code and support for REGES/Revisal.
It integrates with 4conta (accounting) and 4mystaff (time tracking) in the 4b2b ecosystem, closing the flow from time tracking to payroll.
It scales with the company: modules enabled as needed, so you pay only for what you use, at an affordable price.
Mobile time tracking and employee self-service reduce manual centralization and the volume of requests to HR.
Romanian-language support and a free trial make the choice and the adoption safer.