Microkeeper Review: Features, Pricing, Pros & Cons for 2026

Microkeeper offers both guided implementation and self-setup. Guided implementation covers discovery, system configuration and testing, admin training, a parallel pay run, and go-live support, and typically takes around eight weeks depending on payroll and rostering complexity. Self-setup is available through detailed guides and general support, but requires more time and technical understanding of how Microkeeper’s different workflows depend on one another.

Microkeeper uses a controlled approach to award interpretation rather than relying entirely on prebuilt rules. Businesses configure their Modern Award, EBA, or custom payroll conditions, including overtime, penalty rates, allowances, and other calculations, and Microkeeper then applies those rules to timesheets and payroll. Award rate changes need to be reflected in the configuration rather than being automatically maintained for every business.

Microkeeper lets new employees submit personal details, tax information, superannuation details, bank information, and required documentation online. HR teams can also manage contracts, policies, licenses, certifications, skills, and document expiry dates, while employees can access their information through self-service tools.

Microkeeper provides native integrations with platforms including Xero, MYOB, Beam, Teamtailor, Manatal, and One Click Life. It also offers an open API for custom integrations, although businesses using tools outside its native integration list may need development work to connect their existing systems.

Microkeeper is ISO 27001:2022 compliant and hosts its infrastructure in Australia, with a 99.9% availability guarantee for core services. Security measures include encrypted data transmission, MFA, audit logging, daily encrypted backups, restricted production access, vulnerability scanning, annual penetration testing, and documented disaster recovery processes. For biometric clocking, fingerprint images are not stored; instead, they are converted into a non-reversible binary representation.

Yes. Employees can use the Microkeeper mobile app to view rosters, clock in and out, check timesheets and payslips, update availability, request leave, and access personal information. Depending on the employer’s setup, mobile clocking can also use location permissions to verify where an employee starts or finishes a shift.

Microkeeper includes reporting across payroll, timesheets, attendance, workforce costs, leave, and other workforce data, along with dashboards and payroll audit information. Higher-tier plans add custom reporting, while supported accounting integrations can pass payroll and cost data into other financial systems.

Yes. Microkeeper is designed to support mid-sized and enterprise Australian businesses, including organizations with large teams, multiple locations, rotating shifts, and complex payroll structures. Enterprise capabilities include Roster Cycles for FIFO or recurring shift patterns, advanced scheduling, custom reports, priority support, and dedicated account management. I wouldn’t rule it out based on the size of the vendor team alone, since the product is specifically built to support more complex workforce environments.

Yes. Microkeeper’s HR, rostering, timesheets, and payroll modules were built as part of the same platform and share workforce data. That distinction matters because roster and timesheet information can move directly into payroll without relying on separate acquired systems or synchronization between different products.