Clockify vs timeBuzzer

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

timeBuzzer

• Freelancers and agencies that bill clients by the hour
• People who want a physical reminder on the desk to track time
• German-speaking businesses that invoice with sevdesk, Lexware Office or bexio

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.

timeBuzzer

• The pricing page lists a single paid plan and does not describe the free starter version an account falls back to.
• Every active member needs a paid seat whatever their role, and the vendor does not refund software subscriptions.
• The Buzzer is sold separately at $59 per device plus shipping; the apps work without it.
• Timers run in the desktop and mobile apps; the web console is for managing, analyzing and reporting on time.

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.

timeBuzzer

Desktop and mobile timers

Apps for Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android run a real-time timer, accept manual entries and notes, and keep working offline, syncing when a connection returns.

Hardware Buzzer

A 125-gram USB-C device with a touch sensor and multi-color LED. Touching it opens the desktop app, rotating scrolls through activities and pressing starts or stops the timer.

Custom layers

The structure time is tracked against is configurable, so customers, projects and tasks can be renamed or rearranged to fit an industry or workflow, with no limit on entries.

Web console and analytics

A browser dashboard shows where time went, lists every entry with search and filters, and lets entries be edited and marked as billed.

Reports and exports

Time entries turn into PDF reports that can carry your own logo, and raw data exports to XLSX or CSV for invoicing and further processing.

Team roles and integrations

Admin, manager and user roles control access, and users see only their own time. Invoicing tools such as sevdesk and bexio connect directly, and Zapier, Make and an open API cover the rest.

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.

timeBuzzer

• timeBuzzer Pro$8

  per user / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly), excl. VAT

  Apps for all devices, unlimited projects, clients and tasks, insights, reports and exports, integrations and API, and roles and permissions.

• Buzzer hardware$59

  per device, one-time, plus shipping

  Optional USB-C desk device that controls the desktop app, with a 30-day money-back guarantee on a first purchase.

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.

timeBuzzer

• Annual discount

  20% off with annual billing

  The help center lists Pro at $10 per seat a month with monthly billing or $8 with annual billing, which it describes as a 20% discount or 2 months free.

• Education

  Discounts for students and schools on request

  The pricing FAQ says discounts are offered on request to students and educational institutions. No amount is published.

• Nonprofit

  Nonprofit discount on request

  The pricing FAQ says non-profit organizations can ask for a discount, as can larger teams. No amount is published.