Clockify vs Clockodo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Clockify: it is first in our ranking of time tracking apps, and it grades higher too, 3.2 against 2.6.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Clockify grades higher on the free plan, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Clockify
Team time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users
Clockodo
Work time and project time tracking for service businesses
Which one is for you
Pick Clockify if
- Fits if you're a team of up to 5 and want a free tracker with no limit on tracked time
- Works for companies that need timesheets, attendance and approvals for payroll
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free with a sixth person, or need reports longer than a month or in a format other than PDF
- Skip it if you want invoicing on the cheapest plan, as that starts on Standard at $5.49
- Not for you if you need scheduling, expenses, budgets or GPS tracking below Pro at $7.99 a seat
- Pricey if you only need single sign-on, which sits on Enterprise at $11.99 a seat
- Watch out: Clockify says it gives no refunds and no discount beyond 20% off for annual billing
Pick Clockodo if
- Fits if you bill clients by the hour and want projects and budgets tracked
- Works for small German-style offices that need holiday and break rules
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want customer projects, which need Pro or Pro Plus
- Skip it if you need single sign-on, as it needs a Plus plan
- Watch out: Pro allows 1 webhook with 3 event types
- Watch out: prices are shown in euros and dollars, and the vendor sells to businesses
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAClockifyVery good | 2.6GPAClockodoGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBasic is $3.99 a seat a month billed annually, $4.99 monthly, which puts it in the cheaper quarter for time trackers rather than out on its own. Pro, with scheduling, expenses and GPS, is $7.99. Don't hold out for a deal: Clockify says 20% off for annual billing is the only one. | B$3.80 per user a month billed annually on Basic, $9.50 on Pro, against a category middle of $6.99. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree for up to 5 users with no cap on tracked time, and the timer, timesheet, calendar, auto tracker and Pomodoro timer are all in it. A single user can stay on it. The catch is reports: a 1-month range, and PDF export only. | CA 14-day free trial of all features with no card. |
| Features | BA timer, a weekly timesheet, a calendar and an auto tracker that logs the apps and sites you were in, then a kiosk, invoicing, time off, approvals, scheduling, expenses and GPS as you climb the plans. Nothing in the job is missing, and nothing here is unusual either. | BWork time, projects, absences, reports, invoicing links, an open API and webhooks. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core job. |
| Ease of use | B4.6 from about 4,400 App Store ratings. Start a timer, or type your hours into a timesheet. There's not much more to it than that. | CNo store rating on record. Customers and projects have to be set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and a browser extension. It hooks into Jira, Asana, Trello, QuickBooks, Xero and Zapier, and there's a public API. | BWeb, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, plus Lexware, sevdesk, QuickBooks, Jira, Asana, Slack and Zapier. No desktop app. |
| Best for | free time tracking for a small team | service businesses that bill by the hour |
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: Clockify and Clockodo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Clockify starts at $3.99 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Clockodo starts at $3.80 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Clockify scores higher, and starts $0.19 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, none scores higher than Clockify for less, and 2 score higher than Clockodo 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
- Clockify also covers Pomodoro timer.
- Clockodo also covers time clock and time off.
At a glance
| Clockify | Clockodo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually | $3.80 per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 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. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of all PRO features, no credit card required | 14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
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| Windows | ||
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| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | CAKE.com Inc. | Clockodo GmbH |
| Price read from | clockify.me | clockodo.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Clockify
- The free plan stops at 5 users, limits reports to a 1-month range and exports as PDF only.
- Invoicing, time off and approvals need Standard; scheduling, expenses, budgets and GPS tracking need Pro.
- Single sign-on, SCIM and the audit log are limited to Enterprise at $11.99 per seat / month.
- Clockify states it offers no discounts beyond 20% off for annual billing, and no refunds.
Clockodo
- Webhooks are limited to 1 webhook with 3 event types on Pro, and unlimited only on Pro Plus.
- Single sign-on and the extended SLA need a Plus plan.
- Work time and project time are separate product lines, so tracking customer projects needs Pro or Pro Plus.
- The pricing page shows each price in both euros and dollars; the vendor says it is sold to businesses.
Key features
Clockify
- Timer, timesheet and calendar
- Start and stop a timer, enter hours by hand, fill in a weekly timesheet or block out time on a calendar that shows Outlook and Google Calendar events.
- Auto tracker
- Records the time you spend in apps, websites and documents on a timeline that only you can see, and lets you turn those records into time entries.
- Reports and rates
- Summary, detailed and weekly reports break down tracked time. Billable rates start on Basic, and labor cost and profit reports need Pro.
- Kiosk
- From Basic, staff can clock in with a PIN on a shared device. QR code sign-in is on Standard and photo capture on Pro. Kiosk-only seats start at $0.79 a month, billed annually.
- Invoicing, time off and approvals
- Standard adds invoices built from tracked time and expenses, time-off policies and balances, and manager approval and locking of timesheets.
- Scheduling and location
- Pro adds a scheduling timeline for assignments and capacity, project forecasting, expense recording and optional GPS tracking of visited job sites.
Clockodo
- Work time tracking
- Clock in, clock out and record breaks in the browser or the app, with target hours, time accounts, overtime and break deduction.
- Project time tracking
- Time is assigned to customers, projects and services with hourly rates, flat rates, project budgets and budget alerts.
- Absence management
- Vacation quotas, public holidays, sick leave and an approval process, with a calendar showing who is away.
- Reports and invoicing
- A reports builder with PDF and CSV export, and invoice line items that transfer to tools such as Lexware Office, sevdesk and easybill.
- Open API and MCP server
- A REST API, webhooks and an MCP server for custom integrations, plus a browser extension for starting the stopwatch.
- Optional AI helpers
- The pricing page lists optional AI features for adding time entries by voice and improving or generating descriptions.
Plans
Clockify
Free$0
Up to 5 users. Unlimited tracking, timer, timesheet, calendar, auto tracker, Pomodoro timer, team activity and reports.
Basic$3.99
per seat / month, billed annually ($4.99 billed monthly)
Adds billable rates, adding time for others, required fields, bulk edit, kiosk, time audit, project templates and customized exports.
Standard$5.49
per seat / month, billed annually ($6.99 billed monthly)
Adds time off, invoicing, timesheet approval and locking, attendance and overtime, the manager role, rounding and the QuickBooks integration.
Pro$7.99
per seat / month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly)
Adds scheduling, forecasting, expenses, labor cost and profit, budgets, custom fields, GPS tracking, activity monitoring and a choice of data region.
Enterprise$11.99
per seat / month, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly)
Adds single sign-on, SCIM provisioning, a custom subdomain, account control and an audit log.
CAKE.com Bundle$12.99
per seat / month, billed annually ($15.99 billed monthly)
Enterprise Clockify together with the Pumble team chat and Plaky project management tools. Excludes Clockify data regions.
Clockodo
Basic$3.80
per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly)
Work time line: clock-in and out, breaks, holiday management and personal support by phone and email.
Basic Plus$5.70
per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)
Work time line with single sign-on, priority service with an extended SLA and automatic backups.
Pro$9.50
per user / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)
Project time line: customers, projects, budgets, hourly rates, absences and invoicing-tool integration.
Pro Plus$11.40
per user / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)
All Pro features plus single sign-on, priority support, extended SLA, budget warnings and unlimited webhooks.
Ways to pay less
Clockify
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
Clockify's pricing page states 20% off all plans when a seat is prepaid for the year: Basic is $3.99 per seat a month annually against $4.99 monthly.
Clockodo
- Annual discount
5% off with annual billing
Each plan on the pricing page has a Monthly or Annually toggle, with annual billing marked 5% lower.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Clockify or Clockodo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Clockodo is cheaper to start with: $3.80 a month for each person, against $3.99 a month for each person for Clockify. Clockify starts at $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually, and Clockodo starts at $3.80 per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Clockify or Clockodo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Clockify has a free plan. Clockodo does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Clockify and Clockodo run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Clockify lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps. Both list a web app, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. 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.