Clockify vs solidtime

Clockify

• Teams of up to 5 that want a free tracker with no cap on tracked time
• Companies that need timesheets, attendance and approvals for payroll
• Workplaces with shared devices that need a clock-in kiosk
• Teams that also want the Pumble and Plaky tools in one bundle

solidtime

• Freelancers who want a free tracker for one user
• Teams that prefer open-source software hosted in the EU
• Companies that want to self-host under an annual license

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.

solidtime

• Prices are in euros and exclude VAT.
• The free Solo plan is limited to 1 user and has no billable rates, invoicing, estimates, PDF reports or shareable reports.
• The free self-hosted edition leaves out invoicing; that needs a Business license from €49 a year.
• The site lists a web app, desktop apps and a browser extension, but no iOS or Android app.

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.

solidtime

Timer, calendar and timesheet

Track with a live timer, drag entries on a calendar, or fill a weekly grid with one row per project and task. Breaks are tracked apart from work time.

Desktop activity tracking

The macOS, Windows and Linux apps record which app and document is in focus and detect idle time. That activity stays on the device until it becomes a time entry.

Reporting and exports

Reports filter by member, project, client, task, tag or billable state and export as CSV, Excel or ODS. PDF reports and read-only report links need Professional.

Invoicing

Billable entries become invoices with tax rates, discounts, EU reverse charge, PDF output and structured e-invoices. Invoicing is part of Professional and the Business license.

Projects, roles and access

Projects carry a rate and a budget, and five built-in roles control who sees what. Team support and access management are Professional features.

Imports and API

Data can be imported from Toggl, Clockify, Harvest, another solidtime instance or generic CSV files, and an API gives other tools access.

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.

solidtime

• Solo (cloud)Free

  1 user. Time entries, clients, projects, tags and tasks, calendar and timesheet views, breaks, desktop activity tracking and reporting.

• Professional (cloud)€8

  per user / month, billed annually (€9 billed monthly), excl. VAT

  Adds team support, access management, billable hours and rates, invoicing, estimates, rounding, PDF and shareable reports and priority support.

• Open Source (on-premise)€0

  Self-hosted deployment with all core features. Invoicing and the private Docker registry are not included.

• Business (on-premise)From €49

  per year, excl. VAT, for one organization

  Self-hosted license with invoicing. €49 a year for 1 user, €199 for 5, €699 for 20 and €1,499 for 50; 100 users on request.

• Enterprise (on-premise)Custom

  For larger companies: everything in Business, plus priority support and custom terms.

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.

solidtime

• Annual discount

  Save 11% with annual billing

  The pricing page labels annual billing "save 11%": cloud Professional is €8 per user a month billed annually against €9 billed monthly.