Clockify
Timer and timesheet time tracking with a free plan for up to 5 users and paid seats from $3.99/user/mo billed annually.
From $3.99/user/mo Free tier 7-day free trial API
Bottom line
Low cost time tracker for teams that bill by the hour or need timesheets for payroll. It is free for up to 5 users, and paid seats start at $3.99 a month billed annually, which is among the cheapest per seat pricing in the category. Approvals, time off and invoicing need Standard at $5.49, and GPS and scheduling need Pro at $7.99.
Stands out for: It carries one of the biggest review counts in time tracking, 4.8 on Capterra across 9,268 reviews, and the paid tiers are cheap enough to roll out company wide. The kiosk, timesheet approval and a payroll report of breaks, overtime and time off make it usable for hourly staff as well as for billable project work.
Watch out for: The free plan now stops at 5 users, so larger teams pay for every seat, and owners and admins count as seats too. Timesheet approval, time off and invoicing are not on Basic, and GPS location tracking, scheduling and expenses start on Pro. Monthly billing costs about 25% more than the annual prices.
Overview
Clockify is a time tracking app from CAKE.com, also sold in a CAKE.com productivity bundle. It covers project and client time, timesheets, attendance and billing.
Staff track time with a timer, manual entries, a weekly timesheet or a calendar view, on web, desktop, mobile and a browser extension. Basic adds a shared kiosk for clock in and out, bulk edits, break tracking and imports from files.
Standard adds formal timesheet approval, locked past entries, time off policies, invoices from tracked time and a report of daily start and end times, breaks and overtime for payroll, plus a QuickBooks sync. Pro adds scheduling, project forecasting, expenses, labor cost and profitability, optional GPS location tracking and photo capture at the kiosk. Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM user sync and an audit log.
Pricing is per seat: free for up to 5 users, then $3.99, $5.49, $7.99 and $11.99 a month billed annually, or $4.99 to $14.99 monthly. Pro features can be trialled free for 7 days.
Who it's for
Best for
- Agencies and consultancies billing clients by the hour
- Small teams that want free time tracking for up to 5 people
- Companies that need cheap timesheets and approvals for payroll
Not ideal for
- Deskless crews that need geofenced clock in on the entry plan
- Teams wanting productivity monitoring with screenshots
- Companies that want scheduling and payroll in one HR suite
Key features
Time tracking. Timer, manual entry and weekly timesheets across web, desktop, mobile and a browser extension.
Kiosk. Shared device clock in and out from Basic, with QR code sign in and photo capture on higher plans.
Approvals and payroll prep. Formal timesheet approval, locked past entries and a report of start and end times, breaks, overtime and time off.
Billing. Billable rates, invoices from tracked time and a QuickBooks sync for payroll and billing.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 5 users |
| Basic | $3.99/seat/mo | Billed annually, kiosk and admin controls |
| Standard | $5.49/seat/mo | Billed annually, approvals, time off, invoicing |
| Pro | $7.99/seat/mo | Billed annually, scheduling, GPS, expenses |
| Enterprise | $11.99/seat/mo | Billed annually, SSO and audit log |
Free for up to 5 users. Paid plans are per seat, billed annually: Basic $3.99, Standard $5.49, Pro $7.99 and Enterprise $11.99 per seat a month ($4.99, $6.99, $9.99 and $14.99 billed monthly). Every active or invited user takes a seat, including owners and admins. Pro features can be trialled free for 7 days. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 27 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Clockify expensive?
Clockify starts at $3.99/user/mo. We list 42 time & attendance tools in total. 7 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $8 a month.
- 20 quote-based
- 7 free tier
- 20 public price
Worked out automatically from every time & attendance listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Free for up to 5 users
- Paid seats from $3.99 a month billed annually
- Rated 4.8 on Capterra across 9,268 reviews
Cons
- Approvals and time off start on Standard
- GPS and scheduling start on Pro
- Owners and admins each take a paid seat
Integrations
QuickBooks Jira Asana Google Calendar
How Clockify compares
See all Clockify alternatives, with what each one does differently and a head to head for every pairing.
| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clockify (this tool) | ✓ | $3.99/user/mo | – | ✓ | |
 Toggl Track Similar timer and billable hours tracker with a 30 day trial and capacity planning built in, priced higher per seat from $9. | ✓ | $9/user/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
 TimeCamp Matches Clockify's $3.99 entry price and keeps a free plan with unlimited users, where Clockify caps free at 5. | ✓ | $3.99/user/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | Free plan | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
Toggl Track$9/user/mo Free tier API
Similar timer and billable hours tracker with a 30 day trial and capacity planning built in, priced higher per seat from $9.
TimeCamp$3.99/user/mo Free tier API
Matches Clockify's $3.99 entry price and keeps a free plan with unlimited users, where Clockify caps free at 5.
Free plan MCP API
Attendance first app with face verification and GPS on a free plan, a better fit for deskless hourly staff than project timers.
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