Clockify
Clockify is the volume leader on price: free for up to 5 users with unlimited tracking, then Basic $3.99 and Standard $5.49 per seat per month annual — the cheapest paid entry in this comparison.
Verified against: clockify.me as of 2026-09-30
Quick verdict: Clockify is the default choice when the budget decides before the feature list does. Five users free is a genuine plan for a small team, and Basic at $3.99 per seat per month annual undercuts every paid alternative here by a wide margin; Standard at $5.49 adds timesheets and invoicing, Pro at $7.99 adds activity and advanced reports, Enterprise at $11.99 adds security and data regions. Seat accounting is explicit: active and invited users occupy seats, deactivated users do not. Choose Toggl if you will pay for better reporting, TimeCamp if you need unlimited free users beyond five, and Hubstaff if monitoring is the requirement.
- Our rating: 4.3/5
- Strongest dimension: Value (5/5, research only)
- Weakest dimension: Functionality (4/5, research only)
- Pricing: Free plan · $3.99/seat/mo (Basic, annual)
- Verification: Research-only pass over official sources, last checked 2026-09-30. Sources: clockify.me
Clockify pricing details
- Free plan available
- paid plans from $3.99/seat/mo (Basic, annual)
- free $0 for up to 5 users · Basic $4.99/seat/mo · Standard $6.99/seat/mo · Pro $9.99/seat/mo · Enterprise $15.99/seat/mo (billed monthly)
- annual billing: Basic $3.99, Standard $5.49, Pro $7.99, Enterprise $11.99 per seat per month
Seat-based; every active or invited user occupies a seat and deactivated users do not. The free tier allows up to 5 users with unlimited time tracking, timesheets, auto tracker and desktop apps. Kiosk access for shared devices is sold as limited seats at $0.79 to $2.39 per seat per month annual. A combined CAKE.com bundle is listed at $27.97 per seat per month, advertised as saving 53%.
In our index: Free plan $0 (up to 5 users) · Basic $3.99/seat/mo annual ($4.99 monthly) · Standard $5.49 ($6.99) · Pro $7.99 ($9.99) · Enterprise $11.99 ($15.99)
How Clockify scores across our 6 index dimensions
- Functionality: 4/5 (research only)
- Usability: 4/5 (research only)
- Stability: 4/5 (research only)
- Collaboration: 4/5 (research only)
- Localization: 4/5 (research only)
- Value: 5/5 (research only)
Score rationale: The price leader: a genuinely usable free tier for teams of up to five and the lowest paid entry at $3.99 per seat per month annual. The free tier is now explicitly capped at 5 users — earlier material claiming unlimited free users is out of date. Reporting depth and polish trail Toggl.
What Clockify does well
- Free for up to 5 users with unlimited tracking, timesheets, auto tracker and desktop and mobile apps
- Lowest paid entry in the class at $3.99 per seat per month annual, with every active or invited user counted as a seat
- Kiosk mode for shared devices sells limited seats from $0.79 per seat per month annual, far below full seats
Where Clockify falls short
- The free tier's 5-user cap is a real limit, and older material claiming unlimited free users no longer reflects the page
- Reporting and polish trail Toggl, and the interface rewards people who are comfortable with dense tooling
- The combined CAKE.com bundle at $27.97 per seat per month bundles tools most buyers do not want
How Clockify compares to other Time Tracking tools
Our index tracks 5 Time Tracking tools. Clockify sits at 4.3/5, with annual billing: basic $3.99, standard $5.49, pro $7.99, enterprise $11.99 per seat per month. Here are the 4 closest alternatives we hold pricing and scoring evidence for.
- Toggl Track — 4.4/5 · Free plan · $9/user/mo (Starter, annual)
Toggl Track is the design-first tracker: free tier for a limited number of users, then Starter $9 per user per month and Premium $16 on annual billing, with capacity planning layered on top. - Harvest — 4.2/5 · Free plan · $9/seat/mo (Teams, annual)
Harvest is the invoicing-shaped tracker: a free plan with 1 seat and 2 projects, Teams at $9 per seat per month annual, Enterprise at $14, and payments processed through the product itself. - TimeCamp — 4.1/5 · Free plan · $3.99/user/mo (Starter, annual)
TimeCamp is the unlimited-free pick: a free forever plan with unlimited users and unlimited projects, paid tiers from $3.99 per user per month annual, and an AI time tracker billed by token usage. - Hubstaff — 3.9/5 · Free plan · $4.99/seat/mo (Starter, annual, 2-seat minimum)
Hubstaff is the monitoring-first tracker: a 1-seat free plan, paid tiers from $4.99 per seat per month annual with a 2-seat minimum, plus per-seat add-ons for insights, screenshots, locations and silent app tracking.
Frequently asked questions about Clockify
How much does Clockify cost?
Free plan available; paid plans from $3.99/seat/mo (Basic, annual); free $0 for up to 5 users · Basic $4.99/seat/mo · Standard $6.99/seat/mo · Pro $9.99/seat/mo · Enterprise $15.99/seat/mo (billed monthly); annual billing: Basic $3.99, Standard $5.49, Pro $7.99, Enterprise $11.99 per seat per month. Billing detail: Seat-based; every active or invited user occupies a seat and deactivated users do not. The free tier allows up to 5 users with unlimited time tracking, timesheets, auto tracker and desktop apps. Kiosk access for shared devices is sold as limited seats at $0.79 to $2.39 per seat per month annual. A combined CAKE.com bundle is listed at $27.97 per seat per month, advertised as saving 53%. Figures verified 2026-09-30.
Does Clockify have a free plan?
Yes. Clockify has a free tier; paid plans start at $3.99/seat/mo (Basic, annual).
What is Clockify rated in our index?
Clockify sits at 4.3/5 in our index, strongest on value (5/5, research only) and weakest on functionality (4/5, research only). Clockify is the default choice when the budget decides before the feature list does. Five users free is a genuine plan for a small team, and Basic at $3.99 per seat per month annual undercuts every paid alternative here by a wide margin; Standard at $5.49 adds timesheets and invoicing, Pro at $7.99 adds activity and advanced reports, Enterprise at $11.99 adds security and data regions. Seat accounting is explicit: active and invited users occupy seats, deactivated users do not. Choose Toggl if you will pay for better reporting, TimeCamp if you need unlimited free users beyond five, and Hubstaff if monitoring is the requirement.
What are the drawbacks of Clockify?
The free tier's 5-user cap is a real limit, and older material claiming unlimited free users no longer reflects the page Reporting and polish trail Toggl, and the interface rewards people who are comfortable with dense tooling The combined CAKE.com bundle at $27.97 per seat per month bundles tools most buyers do not want.
What does Clockify do well?
Free for up to 5 users with unlimited tracking, timesheets, auto tracker and desktop and mobile apps Lowest paid entry in the class at $3.99 per seat per month annual, with every active or invited user counted as a seat Kiosk mode for shared devices sells limited seats from $0.79 per seat per month annual, far below full seats.
How was Clockify verified?
Research-only pass over official sources, last checked 2026-09-30. Sources: clockify.me.
What are the alternatives to Clockify?
We track Toggl Track, TimeCamp, Harvest, Hubstaff as the closest alternatives in our Time Tracking index, and 4 head-to-head comparisons against Clockify are available.