Clockify vs TimeTac (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 2.6.
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 and ease of use. They get the same grade on features 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
TimeTac
Work hours, leave and project time tracking for 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 TimeTac if
- Fits if you track hours and leave for a team and want apps on phones and computers
- Works for teams that bill projects as well as hours
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want one price per head, as there is a base fee on Working Hours
- Tight if you need compliance, approvals or the API, which start on Standard
- Pricey if you want automated tracking, which sits on Project Time Advanced at $18
- Watch out: prices vary by visitor country, and hardware is priced separately
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAClockifyVery good | 2.6GPATimeTacGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CWorking Hours is $5 per user a month billed yearly on Essential and $9 on Standard, plus a $20 base fee. For five people, Standard comes to about $13 a head. |
| 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. | CA 30-day free trial with no card required. |
| 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. | BSeveral ways to clock in, absences, overtime and payroll data, project time, automatic tracking, integrations and an API. |
| 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. Compliance rules and workflows need configuring. |
| 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, iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows, with integrations and an API. |
| Best for | free time tracking for a small team | teams that need hours, leave and projects tracked |
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 TimeTac. 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. TimeTac starts at $5 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
Clockify scores higher and starts $1.01 a month lower. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, none scores higher than Clockify for less, and 2 score higher than TimeTac 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.
- TimeTac also covers time clock and time off.
At a glance
| Clockify | TimeTac | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually | $5 per user / month, billed yearly ($6 billed monthly), plus a base fee |
| 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 | 30-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | CAKE.com Inc. | TimeTac |
| Price read from | clockify.me | timetac.com |
| 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.
TimeTac
- The Working Hours licence adds a base fee on top of per-user prices: $20 a month billed yearly or $25 billed monthly.
- The price table is built by page script and varies by visitor country; the dollar prices here are the page's US rates.
- The page invites teams of 20 or more users to request a personalised quote.
- Hardware such as terminals and premium support services are priced individually, not listed.
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.
TimeTac
- Several ways to clock in
- Browser, mobile apps with offline mode, NFC tags, terminals and a time tracking cube, with GPS and geofencing on higher plans.
- Absence management
- Leave requests with approval workflows, absence quotas, public holidays and holiday templates, with balances and entitlements from Standard.
- Overtime and payroll data
- Overtime rules, paid breaks, automatic break rules and compliance checks prepare hours for payroll on the Standard plan and above.
- Project time and budgets
- Track hours by client, project and task, compare against budgets and run billable-hours and client reports.
- Automatic time tracking
- A desktop app records apps and browser tabs in the background and suggests entries to confirm. The plan matrix lists it under Project Time Advanced.
- Integrations and API
- Integrations and an API are part of the Standard plans, with API users and bulk actions on Advanced working hours.
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.
TimeTac
Working Hours: Essential$5
per user / month, billed yearly ($6 billed monthly)
Time tracking, absence management, reporting, multi-device access and exports. Plus a base fee of $20 a month ($25 billed monthly).
Working Hours: Standard$9
per user / month, billed yearly ($11 billed monthly)
Adds compliance checks, approval workflows, overtime and payroll, geofencing, integrations and API. Base fee applies.
Working Hours: Advanced$11
per user / month, billed yearly ($13 billed monthly)
Adds advanced absence rules and team workshops or pilot projects. Base fee applies.
Project Time: Essential$10
per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
Project time tracking, basic reporting and budget overview. No base fee when bought without Working Hours.
Project Time: Standard$14
per user / month, billed yearly ($17 billed monthly)
Adds budgets and cost control, billable hours, client reports, team utilization, geofencing and API.
Project Time: Advanced$18
per user / month, billed yearly ($22 billed monthly)
Adds automated time tracking, custom workflows, advanced BI and team workshops or pilot 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.
TimeTac
- Annual discount
Yearly billing is cheaper per user
The pricing configurator defaults to yearly billing and lists a lower per-user rate for each plan than the monthly one, for example $5 against $6 on Working Hours Essential.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Clockify or TimeTac?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Clockify is cheaper to start with: $3.99 a month for each person, against $5 a month for each person for TimeTac. Clockify starts at $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually, and TimeTac starts at $5 per user / month, billed yearly ($6 billed monthly), plus a base fee.
Which has a free plan, Clockify or TimeTac?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Clockify has a free plan. TimeTac does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Clockify and TimeTac run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Clockify lists a Linux app and a browser extension. Both list a web app and macOS, Windows, 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.