Punch clock app? The ZMI - App is more than that.
With the ZMI – App, employees record their working hours, absences and project times directly on their smartphone – simply, transparently and regardless of location.
Mobile Time tracking for iOS & Android
The ZMI – App enables flexible and location-independent recording of working times directly via smartphones and tablets with iOS or Android operating systems. Employees can record their working times in real time or retrospectively, which is particularly beneficial for field staff and mobile teams.
Offline functionality and GPS tracking
Working times can be recorded and later synchronized even without an internet connection. Optionally, the location of the booking can be recorded via GPS to increase the transparency and traceability of working times.
Project and order time recording
The ZMI – App supports the recording of project and order times, including the ability to scan barcodes. This facilitates the precise allocation of working times to specific projects or orders.
Workflow management and vacation requests
Employees can submit requests for leave, flexitime, business trips and booking corrections directly via the app. These requests are seamlessly integrated into the existing HR workflows and enable efficient processing.
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*for 100 employees compared to paper-based recording with weekly time sheets
ZMI - Ecosystem: integrations and partnerships
Open for your processes: ZMI grows with your requirements. Thanks to numerous REST and CSV interfaces, you can seamlessly integrate payroll programs, ERP systems and BI tools such as Power BI or DATEV. Whether importing personnel, exporting time and project data or live data for dashboards – our flexible architecture ensures that information arrives where you need it. This allows you to automate workflows, speed up reporting and avoid duplicate entries. The result: less effort, faster billing, better decisions.
Expand your software to suit your requirements
Good on their own, even better together: our extensions offer you comprehensive options for all HR and security processes.
ZMI - Time
ZMI – Time is the central platform for managing your HR data and configuring everything related to your working time recording.
- Intelligent personnel master data maintenance
- Multi-client capability
- Absence calendar
- Correction assistant with approval workflow
- High degree of customization
- Support for flexible working time models
ZMI - WebClient
The ZMI – WebClient offers time tracking and Employee Self Service integrated in one tool.
- Online bookings and subsequent booking of times
- User group-dependent evaluations and reports
- Digital applications for vacation, flexitime, booking corrections, etc.
- Information on the decision-making process by e-mail
- Display of time balances, remaining vacation, etc.
- Vacation & shift planner
Time recording terminals
Because flexibility doesn’t end with the hardware: With our powerful partner ecosystem, you benefit from a holistic approach to finding the optimal solution for your company. This also includes freedom of choice when it comes to hardware components for time tracking and access control. We are partners with the following manufacturers:
- Datafox
- dormakaba
- PCS Systemtechnik
- Uhlmann & Zacher
- Forsis
- Vectron
- GPSoverIP
Further ZMI modules
Staff scheduling (PEP)
Intuitive shift planning with ZMI – Planner.
Project time recording
Record order and project times in compliance with ZMI – Auftrag.
Driver’s license check
Seamless documentation of your driver’s license checks with ZMI – Führerscheinkontrolle.
Access control
Online and offline access control with ZMI – Zutritt & ZMI – Connect.
Hosting options
You can either install our software locally on your own servers or
. You can use our Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) service and host the software required for the ZMI – App conveniently in a private cloud.
Self-Hosted
The ZMI software is installed and operated in your company’s own infrastructure. This means you retain full data sovereignty and can control hardware performance, security policies and integrations yourself – online and offline.
Advantages
- Full data control
- Individual customizability
- Offline availability in the LAN
- No ongoing hosting fees
Private cloud
The ZMI software is hosted for you in a dedicated cloud environment. You can access the applications from any location via a browser or remote desktop connection without having to use your own server resources.
Advantages
- Regular updates and backups
- Fast commissioning
- Location and device-independent access
- Predictable operating costs
Over 1,700 customers at
have already opted for ZMI at
.
Thanks to the confident and consistently very pleasant project management, all requirements, especially with regard to the interface programming, could be realized cleanly within the schedule.
One advantage is that we can also operate across locations with this standardized software and can therefore also support each other in administration in times of staff shortages.
Simple operation and handling for those responsible for time management. Workflows can be customized.
The individual solutions for corporate criteria are particularly noteworthy. The diverse evaluation options and informative reports round off the software.
We chose ZMI time tracking because it allows us to integrate 3 programs from other providers into one program.
The program is very easy to understand. The support team is very helpful and always tries to find a solution. You can implement projects well with ZMI.
Over 1,700 customers
already rely on ZMI.


Frequently asked questions
Answers to your most important questions
Is the ZMI - App available for both iOS and Android?
Can I use the ZMI - App without an internet connection?
Yes, the ZMI – App can be used offline. Recorded bookings are temporarily stored and synchronized as soon as an Internet connection is available again.
Does the ZMI - App support the recording of project and order times?
Yes, in addition to pure working time bookings, the ZMI – App also enables order and project time bookings – on request also by barcode scan via the camera of a smartphone or tablet. This means that times can be recorded particularly quickly and conveniently.
How does the ZMI - App communicate data?
The data communication of the ZMI – App takes place in real time via a secure Internet connection, whereby all data is transmitted in encrypted form. The ZMI – App is also offline-capable. Recorded bookings are temporarily stored and synchronized as soon as a connection is re-established.
Can I submit vacation requests via the ZMI - App?
Yes, leave requests and other workflow requests can be submitted directly and easily via the ZMI – App. These are forwarded digitally to the defined decision-makers and automatically noted in the system after approval.
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Would you like to find out more about the ZMI - App and the products that go with it?
My team and I will be happy to advise you!
– Markus Welsch (Head of Sales)

