Clockify
Free time tracker and timesheet app for teams, with paid tiers for billing, scheduling and control
By Clockify (CAKE.com) · 4.8/5 verified-buyer score
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Teams that need billable-hour tracking, timesheets, approvals and invoicing without heavy per-seat cost
- SMBs and agencies replacing spreadsheets with a free tier for up to 5 users
- Operations teams needing attendance, overtime, scheduling, kiosk clock-in and GPS in one tool
- Businesses that want tracked time to flow into QuickBooks, Jira, Salesforce or 90+ other apps
Ideal size: 5-500 people · SMB to mid-market with hourly or billable time
Not for
- Enterprises needing FedRAMP or HIPAA-specific certifications or a dedicated government cloud
- Companies wanting AI-native forecasting, agentic workflows or documented AI governance
- Firms needing deep project cost accounting or ERP-grade financials beyond hourly rates and expenses
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
Same day (self-serve signup)
~1 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$2,400/yr
Starts at $0 · Per seat, per month, billed annually (20% off) or monthly; entry paid tier $3.99/seat/month annually; free plan up to 5 users
Implementation Friction
1/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Buyer Score
out of 5 · verified buyers
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Free up to 5 users; every active or invited user on a paid plan occupies one paid seat
Add-on costs
- Kiosk limited-user seats: $0.79-$2.39 per seat/month billed annually, depending on plan
- CAKE.com Bundle (ENTERPRISE Clockify + Plaky + Pumble): $12.99 per seat/month billed annually
Company & support
Who is behind Clockify, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Headquarters
- Not recorded
How you get support
- PhoneAll plans
- EmailAll plans
- Live chatAll plans
- Support portal / ticketsNot listed
- Community forumNot listed
- Help centre / docsNot listed
- Dedicated account managerPaid plans
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- 24/7
- Response time
- Under 1 hour average email response time
24/7 email, chat and phone support; the FAQ states support is offered to everyone regardless of plan. Dedicated success representative is available on paid plans to clients meeting seat thresholds (40 seats on ENTERPRISE, 120 on BASIC).
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Clockify sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
The lines cross at the median of the solutions shown, so about half sit on each side of each line.
Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Clockify
- Wagepoint
- Fieldwire
- Financial Cents
- monday.com
- Canopy
Add or change companies
Up to 10 companies including Clockify. Listed closest first.
Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Clockify ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Clockify is a freemium time tracker and timesheet app used by millions of people. Teams log hours with timers, timesheets, calendars, kiosks or auto-trackers, then turn that data into reports, budgets, payroll and invoices. Paid tiers from $3.99 per seat per month (annual) add time off, approvals, invoicing, scheduling, expenses, activity monitoring, GPS and SSO. It connects to 100+ apps including Jira, Salesforce, HubSpot, QuickBooks, Google Calendar and Outlook, and the vendor publishes SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR compliance.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Clockify cost for a team?
The free plan covers up to 5 users with unlimited tracking, timesheets, reports and apps. Paid tiers are billed per seat per month: BASIC $3.99, STANDARD $5.49, PRO $7.99 and ENTERPRISE $11.99 when billed annually, with roughly a 20% discount versus monthly billing. A CAKE.com Bundle with Plaky and Pumble is $12.99 per seat per month annually. Every active or invited user occupies a paid seat; deactivated users free theirs up.
How long does it take to get value from Clockify?
Clockify is self-serve and free to start, so a team can create an account and track time the same day. There is no mandatory implementation fee. Paid features can be trialled for 7 days without a credit card, and qualified customers receive onboarding help, materials, consulting sessions and product usage reviews from CAKE.com.
What security and compliance certifications does Clockify have?
The vendor's security page states an annual SOC 2 Type II report and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, and lists GDPR alignment. Clockify also runs a bug bounty programme with continuous audit and penetration testing, offers SSO, SCIM provisioning and audit logs on ENTERPRISE, and lets PRO and above host data in the EU (Germany), UK, USA or Australia.
Does Clockify integrate with the tools we already use?
Yes. The integrations page lists native connections such as QuickBooks, Xero, Jira, Google Calendar, Outlook, Zapier and Peppol e-invoicing, plus 90+ apps that can be timed from directly through the browser extension, including Salesforce, HubSpot, Asana, Trello, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Zendesk and Notion. A public API and webhooks are available for custom work.
Does Clockify offer AI features?
The vendor pages reviewed describe time tracking, reporting, scheduling, monitoring and automation features, but do not document any AI capabilities, model sourcing or AI audit logging. Buyers evaluating AI-specific requirements should treat this as unconfirmed rather than assuming AI functionality.