Buddy Punch alternatives · Time Tracking
Free alternatives to Buddy Punch
Buddy Punch has no free plan. 36 of the 69 other time tracking apps in this directory are free or have a free plan.
Buddy Punch is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually. 5 of them have no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.
36 tools · Listings checked up to Nov 12, 2026 · Where the facts come from
The 12 closest to Buddy Punch
- Free plan
Jibble
Free time clock and attendance tracker with GPS and face recognition
What is free: Free plan for unlimited users: tracking on web, mobile, desktop and kiosk, with timesheets and reports. Capped at 2 locations, 1 kiosk and 1 work schedule, and screenshots are kept for 3 days.
- Jibble has a free plan. Buddy Punch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Jibble lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Jibble lists a browser extension.
- Jibble also covers invoicing.
- Free plan · from $3.99/mo
Clockify
Team time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users
What is free: Free for up to 5 users: unlimited tracking, timer, timesheet, calendar, auto tracker, Pomodoro timer and the apps. Reports cover a range of up to 1 month and export as PDF only.
- Clockify starts at $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually. Buddy Punch starts at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.
- Clockify has a free plan. Buddy Punch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Clockify lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only Clockify lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $3.99/mo
TimeCamp
Time tracking with attendance, billing and a free plan for any team
What is free: Free forever plan with unlimited users and projects: timesheets, the web, desktop and mobile apps and 2-factor authentication. Integrations, invoicing and attendance need a paid plan.
- TimeCamp starts at $3.99 per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month). Buddy Punch starts at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.
- TimeCamp has a free plan. Buddy Punch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only TimeCamp lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only TimeCamp lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $9/mo
Harvest
Time tracking that turns logged hours into client invoices
What is free: Free forever for 1 seat and 2 projects: time tracking, invoicing, expense tracking, basic reports with up to 4 custom reports, and the web, desktop and mobile apps.
- Harvest starts at $9 per seat / month, billed annually ($108 per seat). Buddy Punch starts at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.
- Harvest has a free plan. Buddy Punch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Harvest lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Harvest lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $7/mo
RescueTime
Automatic time tracking with distraction blocking and timesheets
What is free: Lite plan: automatic app and website tracking, activity reports, weekly summaries and 1 goal, with 2 weeks of report history. No Focus Sessions, alerts, offline time or iOS app.
- RescueTime starts at $7 per month, billed annually ($84). Buddy Punch starts at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.
- RescueTime has a free plan. Buddy Punch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only RescueTime lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only RescueTime lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $8.50/mo
Everhour
Time tracking that sits inside Asana, Jira, Linear and Trello
What is free: Free for up to 5 seats with limited features: time tracking, projects and tasks, reports and data export. Integrations are not included.
- Everhour starts at $8.50 per seat / month, billed yearly (5-seat minimum). Buddy Punch starts at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.
- Everhour has a free plan. Buddy Punch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Everhour lists a macOS app.
- Only Everhour lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $5.83/mo
TMetric
Time tracking with billing, invoicing and team monitoring
What is free: Free for up to 2 seats: unlimited time tracking, clients and projects, exportable project reports, a timer button in 50+ web apps, all apps and API access.
- TMetric starts at $5.83 per seat / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly). Buddy Punch starts at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.
- TMetric has a free plan. Buddy Punch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only TMetric lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only TMetric lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $8.25/mo
WakaTime
Automatic coding time tracking and AI usage analytics
What is free: 1 week of dashboard history, unlimited projects, shareable project charts, weekly coding reports, 1 programming goal and the public leaderboard.
- WakaTime starts at $8.25 per month, billed yearly ($99); $9 billed monthly. Buddy Punch starts at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.
- WakaTime has a free plan. Buddy Punch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only WakaTime lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only WakaTime lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $4/mo
My Hours
Project time tracking and timesheets, free for up to 5 users
What is free: Free for up to 5 active users: timer and timesheets, unlimited projects, tasks and clients, a billable rate per project, expenses and the dashboard, detailed and timesheet reports. No API access.
- My Hours starts at $4 per user / month, billed annually ($5 billed monthly). Buddy Punch starts at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.
- My Hours has a free plan. Buddy Punch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only My Hours lists a browser extension.
- My Hours also covers tasks and invoicing.
- Free plan · from $7/mo
ManicTime
Automatic time tracker, in the cloud or on your own server
What is free: Free version of ManicTime for Windows, usable in any setting. It lacks auto-tagging, timesheets, away-time tagging, the stopwatch and pomodoro timer, advanced search, tag plugins and ManicTime Server.
- ManicTime starts at $7 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly). Buddy Punch starts at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.
- ManicTime has a free plan. Buddy Punch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only ManicTime lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- Only Buddy Punch lists a web app.
- Free plan · from €2.99/mo
Kimai
Open-source time tracking with invoicing, self-hosted or cloud
What is free: Self-hosted Kimai is free and open source (AGPL 3) with unlimited users, customers and projects. Extras such as expenses, custom fields and kiosk mode are paid plugins. The Kimai Cloud pricing page lists no free plan.
- Kimai starts at €2.99 per user / month, billed annually (€3.99 billed monthly). Buddy Punch starts at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.
- Kimai has a free plan. Buddy Punch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Buddy Punch lists iOS and Android apps.
- Kimai is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from €8/mo
solidtime
Open-source time tracker for freelancers and teams
What is free: Solo cloud plan: 1 user with clients, projects, tags and tasks, calendar and timesheet views, breaks, desktop activity tracking and reporting. The self-hosted open-source edition is also free.
- solidtime starts at €8 per user / month, billed annually; on-premise licenses from €49 / year. Buddy Punch starts at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.
- solidtime has a free plan. Buddy Punch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only solidtime lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only solidtime lists a browser extension.
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to Buddy Punch?
Yes. Jibble, Clockify, TimeCamp, Harvest, RescueTime, Everhour, TMetric, WakaTime and 28 more are free or have a free plan.
Does Buddy Punch have a free plan?
Buddy Punch has no free plan. Buddy Punch is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.
When was this checked?
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This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Buddy Punch: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.