Clockify vs timeghost (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 2.2.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Clockify grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features, ease of use and 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
timeghost
Work and project time tracking inside Microsoft Teams
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 timeghost if
- Fits if your company already lives in Microsoft Teams
- Makes sense if you want working-hours checks against legal rest limits
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't use Microsoft 365, since sign-in goes through it
- Pricey if you want dollars: prices are in euros per user and exclude VAT
- Tight if you are staying free, because there's no free plan after the 14 days
- Too light for invoicing, as it covers hours and budgets but not billing
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAClockifyVery good | 2.2GPAtimeghostFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C€7.90 a user a month on annual billing, €8.90 monthly, excluding VAT. That's between the middle and the dearer quarter of time trackers. |
| 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. | C14-day trial with every feature and no card needed. No free plan after it. |
| 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. | CCheck-in, project budgets and Microsoft 365 suggestions. It's built around Teams and has no invoicing. |
| 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. Sign-in is Microsoft 365 single sign-on, and Teams groups sync for you. |
| 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, iOS and Android, with Teams, Outlook, Planner, Azure DevOps and Jira. No desktop app. |
| Best for | free time tracking for a small team | time tracking inside Microsoft Teams |
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 timeghost. 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. timeghost starts at about $8.83 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Clockify scores higher and starts $4.84 a month lower. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, none scores higher than Clockify for less, and 30 score higher than timeghost 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 and invoicing.
- timeghost also covers calendar and time clock.
At a glance
| Clockify | timeghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually | €7.90 per user / month, billed annually (€8.90 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, all features included, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | CAKE.com Inc. | timeghost GmbH |
| Price read from | clockify.me | timetracking.timeghost.io |
| 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.
timeghost
- Prices are in euros, per user and exclude VAT; no dollar price is listed.
- It is built around Microsoft 365 and Teams, so it suits companies outside that ecosystem less well.
- There is no free plan; after the 14-day trial both plans are paid per user.
- Sign-in is through Microsoft 365 single sign-on, so users need a Microsoft account.
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.
timeghost
- Check-in, break and check-out
- Records working hours with one click in Teams and checks maximum work hours and rest periods against legal limits.
- Project time and budgets
- Books time to projects and tasks, with budgets and hourly rates per project for cost and profitability views.
- Time suggestions from Microsoft 365
- Turns Teams calls, Outlook appointments and Planner tasks into suggested entries that the user confirms.
- Teams group sync and sign-in
- Teams groups sync automatically, and new or departing employees are added or deactivated with single sign-on through Microsoft 365.
- Reports and export
- Reports for work time and project time, exportable to Excel, CSV or PDF with configurable columns.
- Mobile app
- Tracks work and project time on iOS and Android, aimed at mobile teams and field workers.
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.
timeghost
Annual Plan€7.90
per user / month, billed annually (€8.90 billed monthly)
Work and project time tracking, reports, mobile app, Microsoft 365 activity capture and unlimited projects and clients. Prices exclude VAT.
Monthly Plan€8.90
per user / month, billed monthly
The same features as the annual plan, cancellable monthly. Prices exclude VAT.
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.
timeghost
- Annual discount
Save over 10% with the annual plan
The vendor lists the annual plan at 7.90 euros per user a month, against 8.90 euros on monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Clockify or timeghost?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Clockify is cheaper to start with: $3.99 a month for each person, against about $8.83 a month for each person for timeghost. Clockify starts at $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually, and timeghost starts at €7.90 per user / month, billed annually (€8.90 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Clockify or timeghost?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Clockify has a free plan. timeghost does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Clockify and timeghost run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Clockify lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. 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.