Costlocker review (2026): is it worth $12 a month, billed yearly?
Time and cost tracking that shows profit per project for agencies
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Costlocker report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for agency profitability with time tracking
Costlocker ties tracked time and costs to project budgets, so an agency can see profit as it goes. It is a single plan at $12 per active user a month on yearly billing, $20 on monthly billing, with nothing cheaper for light users.
Who Costlocker is for
- Fits if you run an agency and want project profit next to the hours
- Makes sense if you only pay for the people who actually log time
Who Costlocker is not for
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $20 against $12 on a yearly plan
- Skip it if you are a freelancer, as one plan means no cheaper tier for light use
- Not for you if you need ready-made integrations, as only the API and Make.com are listed
- Watch out: it is aimed at agencies and may carry more than a small team needs
Why Costlocker gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$12 per active user a month billed yearly, or $20 monthly. The dearest tenth of time tracking starts at $12.
- CFree plan and trial30-day free trial with no card needed, and no free plan.
- CFeaturesTime, costs, expenses and budgets in one plan, but integrations are limited to the API and Make.com, per the listing.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Projects, clients and budgets have to be built before the profit view is any use.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, Mac, Windows and iPhone apps with an API; no Android app on record and only the API and Make.com for integrations.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Costlocker's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Costlocker's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 12.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 18 of 69) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $12 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.70 for the category: 50 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 31 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 70 time tracking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Costlocker’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 69, level with 13
- CFree plan and trialAbove 10 of 69, level with 40
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 69, level with 41
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 69, level with 47
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 18 of 69, level with 28
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 64 time tracking apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Costlocker, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Costlocker you could make: time tracking and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 53 of the 69 other time tracking apps grade higher. It costs $144 a year.
What you could make
- Time tracking and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Apps for macOS, Windows and iOS that stay in step with each other.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Make.com among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Costlocker’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Costlocker?
Costlocker is a time tracking tool built for agencies that bill for hours. Beyond logging billable and non-billable time, it records project costs and budgets so each project, client and team can be compared on profit. It sells one plan priced per active user.
Worth knowing
- There is a single plan, so no free tier and no cheaper tier for light users.
- The $12 price needs yearly billing; monthly billing is $20 per active user.
- Integrations are limited to the API and Make.com; no native apps by name are listed.
- Aimed at agencies, so it may carry more than a freelancer needs.
Key features
- Profitability insights
- Compares projects, clients and teams on revenue against cost, so unprofitable work shows up and high-value clients stand out.
- Time tracking
- Logs billable and non-billable hours per project, with apps for Mac, Windows and iOS alongside the web app.
- Cost and expense tracking
- Records labor costs, subcontractors, overhead and other expenses next to the hours, not only time.
- Budget control
- Sets a budget per project and compares it with actual cost as work is logged, to catch overruns early.
- Active-user billing
- Only active users are billed. A deactivated user keeps their data, and unused prepaid time becomes credit on the next invoice.
- API and Make.com
- Connects to other tools through its developer API and through Make.com.
Costlocker pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Costlocker is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $12 per active user / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $12 per active user / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| All-Inclusive Plan | $12per active user / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly) | One plan with unlimited projects and clients, desktop apps, API access and chat and email support. |
Read from costlocker.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Costlocker before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount40% off with yearly billing
The pricing page states a 40% discount on the yearly plan compared with monthly billing.
Stated on costlocker.com
Works with
- Make.com
Costlocker alternatives
- Costlocker vs Harvest
Free plan · from $9/mo
- Costlocker vs Everhour
Free plan · from $8.50/mo
- Costlocker vs TMetric
Free plan · from $5.83/mo
- Costlocker vs BigTime
From $20/mo
- Costlocker vs ClickTime
From $12/mo
Common questions
Does Costlocker have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Costlocker is listed for Web, macOS, Windows and iOS.
Does Costlocker have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Costlocker is listed for Web, macOS, Windows and iOS.
Is Costlocker open source?
Costlocker is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Costlocker have an API?
Yes. Costlocker offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.