Clockodo vs Zistemo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Clockodo grades higher than Zistemo: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Clockodo grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Clockodo
Work time and project time tracking for service businesses
Zistemo
Project time tracking, attendance and invoicing in one app
Which one is for you
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 Zistemo if
- Fits if you are a small agency that tracks hours and sends the invoice from the same place
- Makes sense if your client data has to stay in Switzerland
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you work alone and want to pay little, since 1 user is $15 a month
- Tight if you will need more than 5 or 15 users, because extra users on Enterprise cost $5 each
- Not for you if you need timesheet approval without paying $75 a month for Enterprise
- Watch out: cancel and the account's data is deleted, so export first, and payment is PayPal or Visa or MasterCard only
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAClockodoGood | 2.2GPAZistemoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$3.80 per user a month billed annually on Basic, $9.50 on Pro, against a category middle of $6.99. | C$15 a month for 1 user ($158 a year), or $45 for 5 users, which is $9 a head. That's in the dearer part of what time trackers charge, and a solo user pays the full $15. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day free trial of all features with no card. | C14-day trial, no card needed, and nothing after that. There's no free plan. |
| Features | BWork time, projects, absences, reports, invoicing links, an open API and webhooks. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core job. | CTime, attendance, absences, tasks and invoices in one place. Gap: timesheet approval and the employee planner are Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Customers and projects have to be set up. | CNo store rating on record. It's a web app where you set up clients, projects and leave rules before it's useful. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, plus Lexware, sevdesk, QuickBooks, Jira, Asana, Slack and Zapier. No desktop app. | BWeb plus iOS and Android, with QuickBooks, Asana, Jira, HubSpot and Slack. No desktop app. |
| Best for | service businesses that bill by the hour | time tracking and invoicing for a small team |
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: Clockodo and Zistemo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Clockodo starts at $3.80 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zistemo starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3.
Clockodo scores higher and starts $11.20 a month lower. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, 2 score higher than Clockodo for less, and 38 score higher than Zistemo 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
- Zistemo also covers tasks and expense tracking.
At a glance
| Clockodo | Zistemo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $3.80 per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly) | $15 per month for 1 user, billed monthly ($158 per year) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Clockodo GmbH | DAYquiri GmbH |
| Price read from | clockodo.com | zistemo.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Zistemo
- Plans include a fixed number of users: 1, 5 and 15. Additional users on Enterprise cost $5 a month each.
- Timesheet approval and the employee planner are listed only on the Enterprise plan.
- Cancelling an account permanently deletes its data, so export first.
- Payment is by PayPal or Visa or MasterCard cards, as stated on the pricing page.
Key features
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.
Zistemo
- Project time tracking
- Time tracker on the mobile app, plus monthly or weekly timesheets on the web app, with reminders and planned-versus-actual comparisons.
- Attendance time
- Clock-ins, breaks and overtime with automatic flextime balances, escalation rules and detailed time reports.
- Absence management
- Several leave types, bank holidays handled automatically, time-off requests and a department calendar.
- Invoices and estimates
- An invoice wizard turns tracked time into invoices, and web-based offers cover estimates. Clients can pay by PayPal or credit card.
- Tasks and planning
- Tasks with tags, attachments, checklists and dependencies, plus an employee planner and skill-based resource planning on Enterprise.
- Swiss data hosting
- The vendor says data is stored in a Swiss data center with automatic backups; trial data is kept 60 days after the trial ends.
Plans
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.
Zistemo
Starter$15
per month for 1 user, billed monthly ($158 billed yearly)
Unlimited invoices, estimates, clients, projects and expenses, time tracking by project, late payment reminders and 1 GB storage.
Pro$45
per month for up to 5 users, billed monthly ($475 billed yearly)
Starter extended to 5 users, with team timesheets, a live tracker, reminders, billable team rates and access levels. 2 GB storage.
Enterprise$75
per month for up to 15 users, billed monthly ($790 billed yearly)
Pro plus timesheet approval, team performance overview, an employee planner, skill-based resource planning and an own SQL database copy.
Ways to pay less
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.
Zistemo
- Annual discount
Yearly billing costs less than 12 months
The pricing page has a Yearly toggle: for example $158 a year for Starter against $15 a month, and $475 against $45 for Pro.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Clockodo or Zistemo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Clockodo starts at $3.80 per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly), and Zistemo starts at $15 per month for 1 user, billed monthly ($158 per year). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Clockodo or Zistemo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Clockodo nor Zistemo has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Clockodo and Zistemo run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Clockodo lists 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.