Clockify vs Tick
We give Clockify a 4.0 GPA and Tick a 3.2, out of 4.0. Clockify grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.
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
Tick
Time tracking against project budgets, priced by project count
How we grade them
| 4.0GPAClockifyExcellent | 3.2GPATickVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ABasic is $3.99 a seat a month billed annually, or $4.99 monthly, which is under what most time trackers start at. Even 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 discount. | B$19 a month covers a team running 10 projects, with unlimited users. That's cheap for a team and dear for one freelancer. It climbs to $49 for 30 projects and $149 for 100. These figures come from Tick's comparison pages, as its pricing page couldn't be read. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree for up to 5 users with no cap on tracked time: timer, timesheet, calendar, auto tracker and Pomodoro timer. A small team could stay here for good. Reports only cover a 1-month range, though, and export as PDF only. | BFree if you're tracking time toward a single project, with unlimited people. One project is a tight limit for most teams, though. Past that there's a 30-day free trial with no credit card. |
| Features | AA timer, a weekly timesheet, a calendar and an auto tracker that logs the apps and sites you were in. Then a clock-in kiosk, invoicing, time off, approvals, scheduling, expenses and GPS tracking as you go up the plans. That's the whole job. | BQuick time entry, several timers to switch between, and a time budget on every project and task, with the hours left shown as you save. Reports by client or person export to CSV or QuickBooks. But there's no invoicing built in, and it doesn't track expenses or money at all. |
| Ease of use | A4.6 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. | BWe have no App Store rating on record, so a B is as high as we go. Entering time takes three steps: pick a project, pick a task, enter the hours. You see what's left in the budget without running a report. |
| 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. | AWeb, iOS, Android, a Mac menu bar app and a browser extension, and timers run on a watch too. There's an API, Zapier, Basecamp, Trello, Asana and QuickBooks Online. No Windows or Linux desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | free time tracking for a small team | tracking hours against project budgets |
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 Tick. How we grade
Where they differ
- Clockify starts at $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually. Tick starts at $19 per month for a team running 10 projects, unlimited users.
- Only Clockify lists Windows and Linux apps.
- Clockify also covers Pomodoro timer and invoicing.
- Tick also covers menu bar app.
At a glance
| Clockify | Tick | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually | $19 per month for a team running 10 projects, unlimited users |
| 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. | Free when tracking time toward a single project, with unlimited people. An account downgraded to the Free plan must first close its other open projects. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of all PRO features, no credit card required | 30-day free trial, no credit card required |
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| Made by | CAKE.com Inc. | Higher Pixels |
| Price read from | clockify.me | tickspot.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
Tick
- Agencies tracking hours against fixed time budgets
- Growing teams that want pricing by project count, not headcount
- Teams that manage their projects in Basecamp
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.
Tick
- Tick's pricing page is behind a bot check and was not read; prices here come from its comparison pages, which give no plan names or exact project limits.
- Tick tracks time budgets only: the help center says it does not track expenses or work with dollar amounts.
- There is no built-in invoicing; time and billable rates are pushed to QuickBooks Online to create invoices there.
- A Mac menu bar app is listed, but no Windows or Linux desktop app.
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.
Tick
- Timecard
- Entering time takes three steps: pick a project, organized by client, pick a task, and enter the hours. Notes can be added to each entry.
- Running timers
- Start one timer or switch between several as you move between tasks, then save the time from the timer. Timers run on phone, watch, desktop and browser.
- Budget feedback on every entry
- Projects and individual tasks each carry a time budget. After an entry is saved, Tick shows how many hours remain in both, without running a report.
- Recurring projects
- A monthly project such as a retainer can be set to recur: it closes at the end of the month and a new one opens. The help center marks this as available on select plans.
- Reports and exports
- Reports show hours by client or by person for a week, month or custom period, expand to individual entries, and export as CSV or to QuickBooks.
- Basecamp integration
- Imports projects from a Basecamp account, creates tasks from Basecamp to-dos automatically, and lets people track time inside Basecamp 2 or 3.
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.
Tick
Free plan$0
Tracking time toward a single open project, with unlimited people.
10 open projects$19
per month, unlimited users
The price Tick's comparison pages quote for a team running 10 projects, whether it has 10 people or 30.
30 open projects$49
per month, unlimited users
The price Tick's comparison pages quote for a team running 30 projects.
50 open projects$79
per month, unlimited users
The price Tick's comparison pages quote for a team of 50 people running 50 projects.
100 open projects$149
per month, unlimited users
The price Tick's comparison pages quote for a team of 100 people running 100 projects.
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.
Tick
No public discounts listed.
