The Zistemo Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Zistemo in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Zistemo
The Insider’s Guide
Project time tracking, attendance and invoicing in one app
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among time tracking apps, read from Zistemo’s own pages.
Made by DAYquiri GmbH · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Zistemo’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Zistemo’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 23 of the 98 other time tracking apps we grade
Zistemo is a Swiss-hosted business app that combines project time tracking, attendance and absence management, task management and invoicing. Its plans are flat monthly fees that include a set number of users rather than a per-user rate. Prices can be shown in euros, US dollars, Swiss francs or pounds.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Zistemo, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It's a web app where you set up clients, projects and leave rules before it's useful.
- 1
Best for time tracking and invoicing for a small team
Zistemo puts project time, attendance, absence and invoicing in one Swiss-hosted app.
- 2
Paid plans start at $15 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $15 per month for 1 user, billed monthly ($158 per year).
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial, no credit card required
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
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.
- 6
Attendance time
Clock-ins, breaks and overtime with automatic flextime balances, escalation rules and detailed time reports.
- 7
Absence management
Several leave types, bank holidays handled automatically, time-off requests and a department calendar.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 23 of 98
That is against the other time tracking apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Zistemo you could make: time tracking, time off, invoicing, expense tracking, tasks and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Zistemo at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $15 per month for 1 user, billed monthly ($158 per year)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- DAYquiri GmbH
- Category
- Time Tracking
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for time tracking and invoicing for a small team
Zistemo puts project time, attendance, absence and invoicing in one Swiss-hosted app. But plans are fixed blocks of 1, 5 or 15 users, timesheet approval and the employee planner sit on the $75 Enterprise plan, and there is no free plan. If you are one person, $15 a month is a lot for what you get.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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 | C | 14-day trial, no card needed, and nothing after that. There's no free plan. |
| Features | C | Time, attendance, absences, tasks and invoices in one place. Gap: timesheet approval and the employee planner are Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | C | No 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 | B | Web plus iOS and Android, with QuickBooks, Asana, Jira, HubSpot and Slack. No desktop app. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Zistemo is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Small agencies and consultancies that track time and invoice in one place
- Solo workers, since the entry plan covers one user
- Teams that want data kept in Switzerland
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$15
A month to start
Zistemo is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $15 per month for 1 user, billed monthly ($158 per year).
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.
Trying it first
14-day free trial, no credit card required
Read from zistemo.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on zistemo.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Project time tracking, attendance and invoicing in one app. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: tasks, time tracking, invoicing, reports, expense tracking, time clock, time off.
Time, attendance, absences, tasks and invoices in one place.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- QuickBooks
- Asana
- Jira
- HubSpot
- Slack
Zistemo is made by DAYquiri GmbH.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
23/98
Other time tracking apps it is graded above
Zistemo's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 23 of the 98 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 17.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 26 of 98) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $15 a month, against a middle price of $6.99 for the category: 69 of the 80 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 38 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 time tracking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Zistemo’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 16 of 98
- CFree plan and trialAbove 15 of 98
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 98
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 98
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 26 of 98
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 87 time tracking apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Zistemo is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Zistemo you could make: time tracking, time off, invoicing, expense tracking, tasks 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: 58 of the 98 other time tracking apps grade higher. It costs $180 a year.
What you could make
- Time tracking, time off, invoicing, expense tracking, tasks and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, QuickBooks, Asana and Jira among them.
What this rests on. Zistemo’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Harvest, Clockodo, TimeTac, Clockify and actiTIME
The 5 tools Zistemo is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Harvest
Free plan · from $9/mo
Time tracking that turns logged hours into client invoices.
- Harvest has a free plan. Zistemo does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Harvest lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Harvest lists a browser extension.
- 2.6GPA
Clockodo
Free trial · from $3.80/mo
Work time and project time tracking for service businesses.
- Only Clockodo lists a browser extension.
- Zistemo also covers tasks and expense tracking.
- 2.6GPA
TimeTac
Free trial · from $5/mo
Work hours, leave and project time tracking for teams.
- Only TimeTac lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Zistemo also covers tasks, invoicing and expense tracking.
- 3.2GPA
Clockify
Free plan · from $3.99/mo
Team time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users.
- Clockify has a free plan. Zistemo does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Clockify lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only Clockify lists a browser extension.
- 2.2GPA
actiTIME
Free plan · from $5/mo
Timesheets with project budgets, billing and a self-hosted option.
- actiTIME has a free plan. Zistemo does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only actiTIME lists a browser extension.
- actiTIME is self-hostable, according to its own site.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Zistemo free?
No, Zistemo is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
How much does Zistemo cost?
Zistemo lists 3 plans. Starter: $15 per month for 1 user, billed monthly ($158 billed yearly).
What platforms does Zistemo work on?
Zistemo is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Zistemo offer any discounts?
Zistemo publicly lists the following: Yearly billing costs less than 12 months.
Does Zistemo have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Zistemo is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Zistemo have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Zistemo is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Zistemo open source?
Zistemo is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
What does Zistemo integrate with?
Zistemo's listing names QuickBooks, Asana, Jira, HubSpot and Slack. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Zistemo?
Zistemo is made by DAYquiri GmbH.
What are the alternatives to Zistemo?
The closest alternatives to Zistemo in our directory are Harvest, Clockodo, TimeTac, Clockify and actiTIME.
How does Zistemo compare with other time tracking apps?
Zistemo's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 23 of the 98 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 17.
Is Zistemo good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Zistemo C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $15 a month, against a middle price of $6.99 for the category: 69 of the 80 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Zistemo?
The plain part of Zistemo you could make: time tracking, time off, invoicing, expense tracking, tasks and reports.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Zistemo’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Zistemo's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by DAYquiri GmbH. Prices change, so check zistemo.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Zistemo, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/zistemo
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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See our other guides
The best-graded time tracking apps after Zistemo, each with an Insider's Guide of its own.
- Time Tracking Insider's GuideEvery one of the 99 time tracking apps we grade, compared
- Jibble Insider's GuideFree time clock and attendance tracker with GPS and face recognition3.4 GPA
- Clockify Insider's GuideTeam time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users3.2 GPA
- TimeCamp Insider's GuideTime tracking with attendance, billing and a free plan for any team3.2 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Zistemo’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Zistemo is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by DAYquiri GmbH. Prices and plans change: check zistemo.com before you buy.