TimeCamp vs TimeLive (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TimeCamp grades higher than TimeLive: 3.2 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
TimeCamp grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
TimeCamp
Time tracking with attendance, billing and a free plan for any team
TimeLive
Timesheets, expenses, time off and attendance in one workforce app
Which one is for you
Pick TimeCamp if
- Fits if you want free timesheets for a team of any size
- Works for companies that keep attendance, overtime and time off alongside time tracking
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you rely on integrations, because Free and Starter have none and Premium has one
- Pricey if you want the AI Time Tracker, as it's billed by token usage on top of your plan
- Skip it if you need timesheet approvals, expenses, billing rates, screenshots or SSO below Ultimate at $9.99 a user
- Not for you if you bill clients on the free plan, as invoicing and attendance start on Starter and budgets on Premium
- Watch out: self-hosted or private cloud setups are only for 50 or more users on annual Ultimate
Pick TimeLive if
- Fits if you are a very small team that wants a free timesheet and leave tracker
- Works for firms that want an on-premises option
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you have more than 3 projects or 3 users on the free plan, and the page itself disagrees on 2 or 3
- Skip it if you want one flat price, because the cost depends on modules ticked
- Not for you if you want Kanban and scheduling in Standard, as those are add-ons
- Watch out: on-premises licences need a support contract and a sales quote
How we grade them
| 3.2GPATimeCampVery good | 2.4GPATimeLiveFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $3.99 a user a month billed annually, $5.49 month-to-month, and invoicing, attendance and time off are already in it. That sits in the cheaper quarter for time trackers. Ultimate is $9.99. The AI Time Tracker is extra, billed by token usage. | C$3 a user a month per module on annual billing. The total depends on the modules you pick, so a team of five with two modules lands mid-range. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree forever with unlimited users and unlimited projects, plus timesheets and the web, desktop and mobile apps. A whole team can stay there. No integrations, invoicing or attendance, mind. | BA free plan with all four basic modules for 3 users and 3 projects, enough for a tiny team. The page's FAQ says 2 users. |
| Features | BLog time with a timer, by hand or on a weekly timesheet, or let the desktop app track by itself. Then attendance, time off and overtime, invoicing, budgets with alerts, 10-plus reports and, on Ultimate, approvals, expenses and screenshots. The job is covered. | CTimesheets, attendance, leave and expenses. Advanced project management and the advanced calendar are upgrades. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. There are three ways to log time, but this is a web app you furnish with projects first, and working out which of five plans holds the feature you need takes longer than the setup. | CNo store rating on record. Modules, policies and approvals take setting up. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and a browser extension, with Trello, Asana, ClickUp, Jira, GitHub, QuickBooks and Xero on the list. Integrations are rationed, though: none on Free or Starter, one on Premium, unlimited on Ultimate. | BWeb, iOS and Android with QuickBooks, Xero, Asana, Jira and calendar links. No desktop app. |
| Best for | free timesheets for a team of any size | timesheets, expenses and attendance in one app |
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: TimeCamp and TimeLive. How we grade
Price against what you get
TimeCamp starts at $3.99 a month for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. TimeLive starts at $3 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
TimeCamp scores higher, and starts $0.99 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, none scores higher than TimeCamp for less, and 2 score higher than TimeLive 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
- TimeCamp is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- TimeLive also covers expense tracking, time clock, time off and dashboards.
At a glance
| TimeCamp | TimeLive | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $3.99 per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month) | $3 per user / month per module, billed annually ($4 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free forever plan with unlimited users and projects: timesheets, the web, desktop and mobile apps and 2-factor authentication. Integrations, invoicing and attendance need a paid plan. | 3 users and 3 projects with the timesheet, expense, time-off and attendance modules and the mobile app. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | 30-day trial of Standard on annual billing, 14 days on monthly billing |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | TimeCamp Inc. | Livetecs |
| Price read from | timecamp.com | livetecs.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
TimeCamp
- Integrations are not part of Free or Starter: Premium includes one and Ultimate removes the limit.
- The AI Time Tracker is billed by token usage on top of the plan price.
- Timesheet approvals, expenses, billing rates, screenshots and SSO login need the Ultimate plan.
- Self-hosted and private cloud setups are offered to customers with 50 or more users on annual Ultimate.
TimeLive
- The pricing page computes a total from the modules and users you tick, so the real monthly cost depends on that selection.
- The page's free-plan limits conflict: the table shows 3 users, while an FAQ on the same page says up to 2 users.
- Advanced calendar and advanced project management are upgrades, not part of Standard.
- On-premises licensing requires a support contract and is quoted by sales.
Key features
TimeCamp
- Timesheets and automatic tracking
- Time is logged with a timer, manual entries or a weekly timesheet, and the desktop app can track computer activity automatically. Apps and websites tracking starts on Premium.
- AI Time Tracker
- A separate app for macOS and Windows that suggests time entries. It is billed by token usage on top of the plan, which TimeCamp estimates at about $6 per user a month.
- Attendance and time off
- From Starter, an attendance calendar records working days alongside time-off and overtime tracking, with reports for each.
- Billing and budgets
- Invoicing starts on Starter, and billable time and budgets with alerts on Premium. Billing rates, expenses, labor costs and fixed fee projects need Ultimate.
- Reports
- More than 10 time tracking reports with PDF export. Excel export starts on Starter, scheduled email reports on Premium and the pivot table report on Ultimate.
- Approvals and monitoring
- Ultimate adds timesheet approvals, screenshots, unusual activity detection, remote work detection and a history of changes to time entries.
TimeLive
- Timesheets and timer
- Staff log hours with a timer or weekly timesheet against clients, projects and tasks, with approval workflows for managers.
- Attendance and geofencing
- Clock in and out with shifts, attendance policies and geofence areas, including polygon boundaries.
- Time off and expenses
- Separate modules handle leave policies, requests and approvals, plus expense sheets with types and approval.
- Billing and reports
- Project, billing and user reports, an audit trail, custom dashboards and scheduled report delivery.
- Advanced project management
- An add-on module with Kanban boards, project scheduling and forecasting. It is not part of Standard.
- Hosted or on-premises
- Run it in the vendor's cloud or buy an on-premises license and keep the data on your own infrastructure.
Plans
TimeCamp
Free$0
Unlimited users and projects with timesheets, the web, desktop and mobile apps and 2-factor authentication.
Starter$3.99
per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month)
Adds invoicing, attendance and an attendance calendar, time off, overtime tracking, Excel report export and unlimited tasks.
Premium$6.99
per user / month, billed annually ($9.99 month-to-month)
Adds one integration, billable time, budgets and estimates, apps and websites tracking, a resource planner and scheduled email reports.
Ultimate$9.99
per user / month, billed annually ($13.99 month-to-month)
Adds unlimited integrations, timesheet approvals, billing rates, expenses, labor costs, screenshots, custom fields and SSO login.
EnterpriseCustom
Price on request. Adds self-hosted or private cloud deployment, custom integrations, an audit log, data warehouse access and an SLA.
TimeLive
Free$0
3 users, 3 projects (1 project on the monthly tab), all four basic modules and the mobile app.
Standard$3
per user / month per module, billed annually ($4 billed monthly)
Unlimited projects and a basic Google or Outlook calendar; total depends on the modules and users you pick.
EnterpriseCustom
For 200 or more users: all modules plus the advanced calendar and advanced project management; sold through sales.
On-premisesCustom
One-time license fee with a required support contract, hosted on your own servers; sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
TimeCamp
- Annual discount
Lower rate with annual billing
Annual billing costs roughly 27% to 30% less than month-to-month: Starter is $3.99 per user a month against $5.49, and Ultimate is $9.99 against $13.99.
- Nonprofit
30% off for nonprofits
TimeCamp's pricing FAQ offers an additional 30% discount to non-profit organizations that email support with a copy of their 501(c)(3) paperwork.
- Education
30% off for universities, schools and students
The same pricing FAQ extends the additional 30% discount to universities, students and schools, arranged by contacting TimeCamp support.
TimeLive
- Annual discount
Lower per-user rate with annual billing
The pricing page's annual tab uses a $3 per module rate against $4 per module on the monthly tab.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, TimeCamp or TimeLive?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TimeLive is cheaper to start with: $3 a month for each person, against $3.99 a month for each person for TimeCamp. TimeCamp starts at $3.99 per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month), and TimeLive starts at $3 per user / month per module, billed annually ($4 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, TimeCamp or TimeLive?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both TimeCamp and TimeLive have a free plan.
Which platforms do TimeCamp and TimeLive run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only TimeCamp 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.