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Hourtick vs Jibble

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Hourtick

$29/mo Free tier

Time tracker, timesheet approvals, task board and team chat that is free for unlimited people with every feature, charging only once a workspace passes 500 MB of usage a month (Pro is $29/mo for 5 GB). Its twist is AI agents as teammates: they take tasks, log their own time and show up in billable reports. A REST API and MCP server come with the free plan.

Where Hourtick fits

  • Agencies and consultancies billing clients by the hour
  • Teams that want approvals free without paying per seat
  • Teams handing work to AI agents and billing for it
  • Mac users who want a menu bar timer

Jibble

Free plan 14 day free trial

Time and attendance with a free-forever plan for unlimited users. Paid Premium and Ultimate are billed per user in the app after a 14-day trial.

Where Jibble fits

  • Hourly teams that want a free time clock
  • Field and construction crews using GPS or kiosk
  • Companies exporting hours to Xero or QuickBooks
  • Admins who want time data inside Claude or ChatGPT

At a glance

DetailHourtickJibble
Starting price$29/moFree plan
Free tier✓Yes–No
Free trialNot on record14 day free trial
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underTime & attendance, Workforce managementTime & attendance
CapterraNot enough reviews4.8 from 1,980 reviews

Where they pull apart

Hourtick

Stands out: No per-seat pricing at all, so a 50-person team pays the same as a 5-person one, and approvals, billable rates and reports are not held back for a higher tier. It is one of very few time trackers built to record the hours and cost of AI agent work alongside people.

Watch out: It is a young product with no import from Harvest, Toggl or Clockify yet, so switching means starting fresh. There is no GPS or kiosk time clock for hourly or field staff, no payroll export, and Pro is billed monthly only. Usage based pricing means a chat and file heavy team can reach the paid plan sooner than a team that only tracks time.

Not the right fit for

  • Hourly shift workers who clock in at a kiosk or by GPS
  • Teams that need payroll integration
  • Companies wanting to import years of Harvest or Toggl data

Jibble

Stands out: Unlimited users on the free clock, plus an MCP server so Claude and ChatGPT can clock in and pull timesheets.

Watch out: Advanced policies, extra geofences, and analytics sit on paid plans selected in the app. New accounts trial those paid features for 14 days.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need published paid-plan prices
  • Companies that want payroll inside the same product

Pros and cons

Hourtick

  • Free for unlimited people with every feature
  • Timesheet approvals and billable reports included
  • API and MCP server on the free plan
  • No import from other time trackers yet
  • No GPS or kiosk clock for shift workers
  • Pro billed monthly only

Jibble

  • Free forever for unlimited users
  • MCP for Claude and ChatGPT
  • GPS, kiosk, Slack, and Teams clock-in
  • Paid prices shown only in-app
  • Not a full payroll product
  • Face capture can fail in poor light

What each one costs

Hourtick

$29/mo

Free for unlimited people with every feature and 500 MB of usage a month, with no time limit and no card. Pro is $29/mo per workspace for 5 GB, plus $10/mo per extra GB, billed monthly only. There are no per-seat prices and no feature tiers, and invoicing through your own Stripe carries no Hourtick fee. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 15 Oct 2026

Jibble

Free plan

Free forever for unlimited users on core time tracking. New accounts get 14 days of paid features. Premium and Ultimate are per-user upgrades selected in the app. Paid rates are shown in the app, not as a public rate card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Hourtick or Jibble for free?
Hourtick carries a free tier on our listing. Jibble offers a 14 day free trial.
Does Hourtick or Jibble have an MCP server?
Hourtick and Jibble ship a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 15 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?