Most biometric deployments come with a Windows machine in a corner running the vendor's sync tool, and an unspoken rule that nobody reboots it. ADMINFACE talks to devices directly — polled on a schedule, or receiving live pushes over ADMS — so punches reach attendance without a PC in the middle.
No credit card at signup. No trial clock. Your organisation gets its own isolated database.
The platform connects to each device on a schedule and fetches new logs, so punches arrive without anyone touching the reader.
Devices post punches to a receiver endpoint as they happen — the option that works when the reader sits behind a router you do not control.
Register as many readers as you have. Each carries its own connection settings, so branches with different hardware coexist.
Test a device from the interface when adding it, instead of finding out at month end that it never connected.
Every sync attempt is recorded, so a device that stopped reporting on the 4th is visible on the 4th.
Device user IDs map to employee records once, and punches land on the right person from then on.
Register the reader with its make, address and credentials, then run a connection test before saving.
Either let the platform poll it on a schedule, or point the device at the ADMS receiver endpoint to push live.
Match device user IDs to employee records once. New joiners are mapped as they are enrolled on the reader.
Logs land in the attendance register, get resolved against shifts, and carry into payroll.
The hardware is rarely the issue. Fingerprint and face readers are cheap, reliable and widely deployed. The failure is in what happens after the punch:
The last one is the expensive failure, because by the time it is found the data is often unrecoverable and a month of attendance has to be reconstructed from memory.
Two integration modes cover most site conditions:
Dedicated adapters cover eSSL, ZKTeco and Hikvision devices — between them the majority of readers deployed in Indian offices, factories and clinics. The adapter layer is structured so each vendor's connection handling is separate, which is what makes supporting more of them a contained piece of work rather than a rewrite.
If you are running something else, the ADMS push route works with any device that speaks the protocol, since the receiver accepts the punch rather than the platform having to understand the device.
A punch is not attendance. Turning one into the other requires knowing which shift the employee was on, what the grace period is, whether the day was a declared holiday, and whether approved leave already covers it. Because shifts, holidays and leave all live in the same platform, that resolution happens automatically instead of in a spreadsheet.
The result is a daily register with a status per employee per day, which payroll reads directly to derive paid days, loss of pay and overtime. There is no export step between the reader and the payslip.
Almost no organisation captures everyone on a device. Field staff, drivers, remote workers and anyone travelling need another route, and if that route is informal it undoes the discipline the reader was bought for. Web and mobile clock-in, GPS check-in for field staff, and WFH requests all write into the same register, so the exceptions are recorded rather than remembered. There is more on this on the attendance management page.
| ADMINFACE | Typical HR platform | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free for unlimited employees and devices | Often licensed per device or per employee |
| On-site software | None required | Usually a Windows sync utility |
| Live push support | ADMS push receiver included | Varies; often pull only |
| Failure visibility | Sync logged per attempt | Commonly silent until month end |
| Shift resolution | Automatic against shifts, leave and holidays | Often a manual spreadsheet step |
| Payroll link | Direct — same platform | Typically a CSV hand-off |
"Typical HR platform" describes the pricing and packaging patterns common across the category — per-employee monthly billing, feature tiers and time-limited trials. Individual products vary; check current terms with any vendor you are comparing.
eSSL, ZKTeco and Hikvision readers have dedicated adapters. Any device that supports the ADMS push protocol can also post punches to the receiver endpoint, since in that mode the device initiates the connection rather than the platform needing to understand the hardware.
No. The platform either connects to the device on a schedule or receives pushed punches over ADMS. There is no on-premise utility and no dedicated Windows machine to maintain.
With pull, the platform initiates a connection to the device on a schedule — simple, and fine where the device has a stable reachable address. With push, the device posts each punch as it happens, which works on sites behind NAT or consumer broadband where you cannot route inbound to the reader, and is closer to real time.
Every sync attempt is written to a log you can review, so a device that stopped reporting is visible as a gap rather than discovered at month end. Silent failure is the most expensive biometric problem, because the missing data is usually unrecoverable by then.
Yes. Any number of devices can be registered, each with its own connection settings, so branches running different hardware work side by side under one organisation.
Punches resolve against the employee's assigned shift, the holiday calendar and any approved leave to produce a daily attendance status. Payroll reads that register directly to derive paid days, loss of pay and overtime, so no export or re-keying is involved.
Yes, with no per-device or per-employee charge. Device integration is commonly held back as an enterprise feature elsewhere; here it is on the free plan.
The whole platform at no cost, for unlimited employees — funded by ads in the app rather than per-seat fees.
HR built for teams of 5 to 200, without the per-seat maths or the enterprise implementation project.
Clock in/out, shifts, overtime, GPS and biometric sync feeding one attendance register.
Leave types, balances, approval chains, holidays, comp-off and encashment in one place.
Salary structures, PF, ESI, professional tax, approval workflow, PDF payslips and EPFO ECR files.
Reusable onboarding templates, task checklists and a self-serve joiner portal.
Register your devices, run a connection test and let punches flow into attendance and payroll. Free for unlimited employees and unlimited devices.