Clockify vs TMetric

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

TMetric

• Freelancers and pairs who fit within the free 2-seat plan
• Service teams and agencies that invoice clients from tracked time
• Teams with Linux users: desktop apps cover Windows, macOS and Linux
• Managers who want optional screenshots and app usage data

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.

TMetric

• The free plan is limited to 2 seats.
• Invoicing, billable rates, budgets, calendar sync and task management start on Professional.
• Time off, team timesheets, screenshots and the QuickBooks, Jira, Redmine and ClickUp integrations need Business.
• Refunds are offered within 30 days for annual subscriptions and within 7 days for monthly ones.

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.

TMetric

Timer and timeline

Track time with a timer or add it by hand, organize entries with tags, and review the day on a timeline. Idle detection and an offline mode are part of the feature list.

Timer button in web apps

Browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari and Opera add a TMetric timer button inside more than 50 web apps, such as Jira, Asana and GitHub.

Billing and invoicing

Professional adds billable rates, expenses, project budgets with alerts, time rounding and invoices for clients built from tracked time.

Team timesheets and time off

Business adds team timesheets alongside a Time Off module for requesting and tracking leave. Professional includes a personal timesheet view.

Activity monitoring

On Business, managers can turn on app and site monitoring, screenshot capturing and activity tracking for the team, with notifications as events happen.

Reports

Reports summarize time by project, task, team member and app usage. Exportable project reports are part of the free plan.

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.

TMetric

• Free$0

  Up to 2 seats. Unlimited time tracking, clients and projects, exportable project reports, web, mobile and desktop apps, and API access.

• Professional$5.83

  per seat / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly)

  Adds billable rates and expenses, project budgets and alerts, time rounding, client invoicing, calendar sync and task management.

• Business$7.50

  per seat / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)

  Adds the Time Off module, team timesheets, app and site monitoring, screenshots, and QuickBooks, Jira, Redmine and ClickUp integrations.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Everything in Business plus customizable features and integrations, priority support, tailored deployment and volume discounts.

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.

TMetric

• Annual discount

  Save up to 20% with annual billing

  The pricing page labels annual billing "Save up to 20%". Professional is $70 per seat a year ($5.83 a month) against $7 billed monthly, and Business is $90 against $9.

• Nonprofit

  Discounts for non-profits on request

  TMetric's pricing FAQ says discounts may apply to workspaces run by non-profit or government institutions. No percentage is published; the vendor asks you to get in touch.

• Education

  Discounts for educational institutions

  The same pricing FAQ says discounts may apply to educational institutions. No percentage is published.