QuickBooks Time alternatives · Time Tracking
Free alternatives to QuickBooks Time
QuickBooks Time has no free plan. 36 of the 69 other time tracking apps in this directory are free or have a free plan.
QuickBooks Time is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month. 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 QuickBooks Time
- 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. QuickBooks Time does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Jibble lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Jibble lists a browser extension.
- 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. QuickBooks Time starts at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month.
- Clockify has a free plan. QuickBooks Time 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). QuickBooks Time starts at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month.
- TimeCamp has a free plan. QuickBooks Time 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). QuickBooks Time starts at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month.
- Harvest has a free plan. QuickBooks Time does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Harvest lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Harvest 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). QuickBooks Time starts at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month.
- Everhour has a free plan. QuickBooks Time 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). QuickBooks Time starts at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month.
- TMetric has a free plan. QuickBooks Time 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. QuickBooks Time starts at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month.
- WakaTime has a free plan. QuickBooks Time 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). QuickBooks Time starts at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month.
- My Hours has a free plan. QuickBooks Time does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only My Hours lists a browser extension.
- My Hours also covers tasks.
- Free plan · from $4.50/mo
TrackingTime
Time tracking with projects, approvals and client reports
What is free: Unlimited users, tasks, projects and clients, timers and manual entry, desktop, mobile and browser apps, and PDF export. No billable hours, CSV or Excel export, dashboards or AutoTrack.
- TrackingTime starts at $4.50 per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly). QuickBooks Time starts at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month.
- TrackingTime has a free plan. QuickBooks Time does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only TrackingTime lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only TrackingTime lists a browser extension.
- 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). QuickBooks Time starts at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month.
- ManicTime has a free plan. QuickBooks Time does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only ManicTime lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- Only QuickBooks Time 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). QuickBooks Time starts at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month.
- Kimai has a free plan. QuickBooks Time does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only QuickBooks Time 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. QuickBooks Time starts at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month.
- solidtime has a free plan. QuickBooks Time 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 QuickBooks Time?
Yes. Jibble, Clockify, TimeCamp, Harvest, Everhour, TMetric, WakaTime, My Hours and 28 more are free or have a free plan.
Does QuickBooks Time have a free plan?
QuickBooks Time has no free plan. QuickBooks Time is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month.
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 QuickBooks Time: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.