Clockify vs Time Doctor

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

Time Doctor

• Distributed and outsourced teams that need verifiable records of hours
• Managers who want web and app usage reports with productivity ratings
• Companies preparing payroll from tracked time and attendance

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.

Time Doctor

• The pricing page lists no free plan; a paid plan follows the 14-day trial.
• Tracking history is kept for 3 months on Basic and 6 months on Standard; 2 years needs Premium.
• The mobile apps record work hours but do not capture screenshots, apps or other phone activity.
• Time cannot be tracked in the web app itself, and the Linux desktop app supports Ubuntu on Xorg only.

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.

Time Doctor

Automatic or interactive tracking

The desktop app tracks time either silently in the background or under the user's control with tasks, online or offline. The web app is for dashboards, reports and settings only.

Screenshots and screen recording

Optional screenshots are part of every plan and can be configured per team. Video screen recording comes with Premium and is an add-on for Basic and Standard.

Web and app usage

From Standard, reports show which websites and apps time went to, with configurable productivity ratings and an activity summary for people and teams.

Attendance, schedules and payroll

Standard adds shift schedules, attendance, break and leave tracking, time approvals and payroll reports built from tracked hours.

Benchmarks AI and unusual activity

Benchmarks AI compares teams with matched peer groups, and the unusual activity report flags mouse jigglers and irregular keyboard input. Both are in Premium or sold as add-ons.

Integrations through the browser

From Standard, more than 60 integrations work through Chrome and Firefox extensions that add start and stop timer controls inside supported web apps.

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.

Time Doctor

• Basic$6.67

  per user / month, billed annually ($8 month-to-month)

  Automatic tracking, projects and tasks, timeline report, screenshots, online and offline tracking, and 3 months of history.

• Standard$11.67

  per user / month, billed annually ($14 month-to-month)

  Adds schedules, attendance, time approvals, web and app usage, productivity ratings, payroll, 60+ integrations and 6 months of history.

• Premium$16.70

  per user / month, billed annually ($20 month-to-month)

  Adds Benchmarks AI, unusual activity reports, video screen recording, open API access, SSO, client login and 2 years of history.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Every feature plus private cloud deployment, customizable BI dashboards, guided implementation and custom contract 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.

Time Doctor

• Annual discount

  Two months free with annual billing

  Time Doctor's pricing FAQ says customers who pay annually receive two months free, a 16.6% discount on the monthly price: Basic is $80 per user a year against $8 a month.