Clockodo vs TimeTac (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Clockodo if

• Fits if you bill clients by the hour and want projects and budgets tracked
• Works for small German-style offices that need holiday and break rules

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you want customer projects, which need Pro or Pro Plus
• Skip it if you need single sign-on, as it needs a Plus plan
• Watch out: Pro allows 1 webhook with 3 event types
• Watch out: prices are shown in euros and dollars, and the vendor sells to businesses

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

Clockodo

• Webhooks are limited to 1 webhook with 3 event types on Pro, and unlimited only on Pro Plus.
• Single sign-on and the extended SLA need a Plus plan.
• Work time and project time are separate product lines, so tracking customer projects needs Pro or Pro Plus.
• The pricing page shows each price in both euros and dollars; the vendor says it is sold to businesses.

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.

Clockodo

Work time tracking

Clock in, clock out and record breaks in the browser or the app, with target hours, time accounts, overtime and break deduction.

Project time tracking

Time is assigned to customers, projects and services with hourly rates, flat rates, project budgets and budget alerts.

Absence management

Vacation quotas, public holidays, sick leave and an approval process, with a calendar showing who is away.

Reports and invoicing

A reports builder with PDF and CSV export, and invoice line items that transfer to tools such as Lexware Office, sevdesk and easybill.

Open API and MCP server

A REST API, webhooks and an MCP server for custom integrations, plus a browser extension for starting the stopwatch.

Optional AI helpers

The pricing page lists optional AI features for adding time entries by voice and improving or generating descriptions.

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.

Clockodo

• Basic$3.80

  per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly)

  Work time line: clock-in and out, breaks, holiday management and personal support by phone and email.

• Basic Plus$5.70

  per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)

  Work time line with single sign-on, priority service with an extended SLA and automatic backups.

• Pro$9.50

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

  Project time line: customers, projects, budgets, hourly rates, absences and invoicing-tool integration.

• Pro Plus$11.40

  per user / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)

  All Pro features plus single sign-on, priority support, extended SLA, budget warnings and unlimited webhooks.

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.

Clockodo

• Annual discount

  5% off with annual billing

  Each plan on the pricing page has a Monthly or Annually toggle, with annual billing marked 5% lower.

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.