ClickTime vs TimeLog (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, TimeLog grades higher than ClickTime: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
TimeLog grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ClickTime
Timesheets and labor cost tracking for finance and project teams
TimeLog
Professional services software with time tracking and invoicing
Which one is for you
Pick ClickTime if
- Fits if you run a services firm that needs approvals on timesheets
- Makes sense if you are happy to book a demo before seeing any price
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try before talking to sales, as there is no free plan or trial
- Pricey if you are a small team, as the $12 starting price is in the dearest tenth
- Watch out: expense tracking is a $4 per user a month add-on and many integrations cost extra
- Watch out: approvals, cost rates and time off need Team, and budgeting needs Premier, neither with a published price
Pick TimeLog if
- Fits if you run a consultancy that wants hours, projects and invoices in one place
- Makes sense if you work in euros
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are a small team, as the cheapest plan is €14 a user
- Tight if you stay on Starter, which has no integrations or API
- Watch out: prices are in euros and the page does not say whether they assume annual billing
- Watch out: Starter support is email only, through your TimeLog contact
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAClickTimeWeak | 1.8GPATimeLogWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DListed from $12 per user a month with the billing basis not shown, where the dearest tenth of time tracking starts at $12; other plans show no price. | D€14 a user a month on Starter, roughly $16 against a time-tracking middle of $6.67; Growth is €34.50. The billing basis is not stated. |
| Free plan and trial | FThe page offers no free plan and no free trial; every plan is bought through a demo request. | D14-day free trial, but no card detail on record, and no free plan. |
| Features | CTimesheets, reporting and AI chat, but approvals, cost rates and time off need Team, and budgeting and resource management need Premier. | CTime, expenses, projects and invoicing, but integrations and the API are not on Starter and salary administration needs Growth. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Plans are set up through a sales demo, with approvals and cost rules to configure. | CNo store rating on record. Projects, rates and finance settings are built before use. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android with 8 integrations on record, and no desktop app. | BWeb with an API and 6 integrations on record, and no desktop or phone apps. |
| Best for | timesheets with approvals for service firms | time, projects and invoicing for consultancies |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ClickTime and TimeLog. How we grade
Price against what you get
ClickTime starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. TimeLog starts at about $15.64 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and ClickTime starts $3.64 a month lower. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, 31 score higher than ClickTime for less, and 31 score higher than TimeLog for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- ClickTime also covers dashboards.
- TimeLog also covers Gantt & timelines and invoicing.
At a glance
| ClickTime | TimeLog | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $12 per user / month (starting price; billing basis not shown) | €14 per user / month, billing basis not stated |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | ClickTime | TimeLog |
| Price read from | clicktime.com | timelog.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ClickTime
- Per-plan prices are not displayed on the pricing page, and every plan is bought through a demo request.
- Expense tracking is a $4 per user a month add-on, and many integrations are add-ons rather than included.
- Approvals, cost rates and time off need the Team plan; budgeting and resource management need Premier.
- The page offers no free plan or free trial.
TimeLog
- Prices are shown in euros per user per month, and the page does not say whether they assume annual or monthly billing.
- Integrations and APIs are not on Starter; they begin on Growth.
- Starter has no salary administration and only email support for the designated TimeLog responsible.
Key features
ClickTime
- Web and mobile timesheets
- Daily, weekly or biweekly timesheets on web, iPhone and Android with a timer, notes, copy-forward entry and required-field rules.
- Automated time capture
- Team and above can pull time from calendars, Jira, GitHub, Zoom, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, with AI matching entries to projects.
- Cost structure at entry
- Billing and cost rates by person, project and date, plus custom fields for cost codes, CapEx and OpEx, grants and R&D.
- Approvals and audit trail
- Approval workflows, timesheet locking, overtime rules and a full change history; DCAA-compliant timesheets are listed in the plan table.
- Reporting and Ellie AI chat
- 70+ pre-built reports and dashboards, plus an AI chat that answers labor-cost questions and builds reports, limited on the Team plan.
- Budgeting and capacity
- Premier adds project budgets, resource allocation and capacity planning that use approved hours.
TimeLog
- Time and expense tracking
- Log time on mobile, web and desktop, register expenses with receipts, record absences and flex, and route hours through approval.
- Project management
- Gantt charts, budgets by project, task and employee, and work breakdown structures that go up to five levels on higher plans.
- Resource planning
- A resource planner with a utilization heatmap, booking by competence and availability, kept in step with project plans and logged time.
- Invoicing and finance
- Price lists, multi-currency invoicing, automated invoice suggestions and accounting periods that lock data for revenue follow-up.
- Integrations and API
- Connects to more than 25 finance and salary systems, with single sign-on through Google Workspace or Microsoft Entra ID.
Plans
ClickTime
Starter$12
per user / month; billing basis not shown
Web and mobile timesheets, 70+ reports, email reminders. Page data lists $15 per user a month for up to 25 users. Sold via demo request.
TeamCustom
Adds automated time capture and AI mapping, approvals, cost rates, Work Types and time off. Page data lists $19 per user a month, up to 200 users.
PremierCustom
Adds project budgeting, resource management, custom reports and dashboards. Page data lists $31 per user a month, up to 200 users.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Premier, plus custom integrations, advanced security and onboarding with a dedicated expert, for 1,000+ employee organizations.
TimeLog
Starter€14
per user / month, billing basis not stated
Time and expense logging, project management features, invoicing for time spent and fixed rates. No integrations or APIs.
Growth€34.50
per user / month, billing basis not stated
Adds project and organization management, salary administration, travel logging, multi-currency invoicing, integrations and APIs.
Professional€53
per user / month, billing basis not stated
Adds income logging, retainers and prepaid deals, KPI reporting, automated invoicing and advanced salary administration.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds licensed invoicing support, advanced contract management and rate indexing. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
ClickTime
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit pricing
The pricing page asks "Are you a nonprofit?" and links to separate nonprofit pricing; the figures are not on the page itself.
TimeLog
- Nonprofit
Discounted rate for NGOs
TimeLog's solutions menu describes a discounted rate for NGOs and non-profit organisations.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ClickTime or TimeLog?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ClickTime is cheaper to start with: $12 a month for each person, against about $15.64 a month for each person for TimeLog. ClickTime starts at $12 per user / month (starting price; billing basis not shown), and TimeLog starts at €14 per user / month, billing basis not stated.
Which has a free plan, ClickTime or TimeLog?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither ClickTime nor TimeLog has a free plan. TimeLog has a free trial.
Which platforms do ClickTime and TimeLog run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only ClickTime lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.