Best for
Best for budget-conscious teams that need cheap per-seat time tracking with invoicing and approvals on top.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Time Tracking Comparison
Clockify vs. Timely
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for people who forget to start timers and want work captured automatically.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Clockify | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | lower value Free for up to 5 users; Basic from $3.99 / seat / month Annual billing: Basic $3.99, Standard $5.49, Pro $7.99 and Enterprise $11.99 per seat and month. Billed monthly they are $4.99, $6.99, $9.99 and $14.99. The CAKE.com Bundle is $12.99 annually or $15.99 monthly, and kiosk-only seats cost between $0.79 and $2.39. | Starter from $9 / user / month Billed yearly; $11 billed monthly. Premium $16 and Unlimited $22 per user and month billed yearly ($20 and $28 monthly), Enterprise on request. Starter is capped at 5 users and 20 projects. A Tasks add-on starts at $5 per person. |
| Free trial | Free plan for up to 5 users | 14-day trial |
| API | Yes, a documented public REST API with webhooks | Not stated |
| Languages | Multiple | Not stated |
| Made in | Not stated | Norway |
| Time tracking | Yes, timer, manual entry, weekly timesheets, a calendar view and an automatic activity tracker, with unlimited projects and clients on every plan | Yes, automatic activity capture with AI-drafted timesheets, plus idle detection and an optional manual timer |
| Invoicing | Yes, from the Standard plan upwards; expenses and budgeting come with Pro | Yes, invoices raised in Timely and sent to QuickBooks Online; accounting integrations from the Premium plan |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, with project budgets and team attendance; the free plan limits report ranges to one month | Yes, project dashboards with budgets and billable rates, a people view for capacity and allocation, plus overtime and undertime reporting on the top plan |
| Integrations and API | Yes, a documented public REST API covering time entries, projects, tasks, users, approvals, invoices and expenses, with webhooks limited to 3 on the free plan, 100 per workspace on the paid plans and 300 on Enterprise | Yes, API access on every plan, plus around 90 integrations |
| AI features | No | stated Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | more entries Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat, 24/7, Community forum | Chat |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Asana, Jira, Trello, Notion, Salesforce, Zendesk, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Google Calendar, Google Sheets, Gmail, QuickBooks, Xero, Zapier | Asana, Trello, Jira, monday.com, ClickUp, Linear, Google Calendar, Outlook, GitHub, Slack, QuickBooks, Xero, Toggl, Zapier |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Clockify Free for up to 5 users; Basic from $3.99 / seat / month Timely Starter from $9 / user / month
- Free trial Clockify Free plan for up to 5 users Timely 14-day trial
- Support Clockify Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat, 24/7, Community forum Timely Chat
- AI features Clockify No Timely Yes
- Time tracking Clockify Yes, timer, manual entry, weekly timesheets, a calendar view and an automatic activity tracker, with unlimited projects and clients on every plan Timely Yes, automatic activity capture with AI-drafted timesheets, plus idle detection and an optional manual timer
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Clockify
Strengths
- Free plan for up to five users, with unlimited projects and unlimited tracking
- Among the cheapest paid seats in the category, from $3.99 a seat and month
- Documented REST API with webhooks, and more than 100 app integrations
- Broad feature set including kiosk mode, scheduling and activity monitoring
- 24/7 support by email, chat and phone on every plan
Limitations
- Reporting less refined than Toggl
- Invoicing, approvals, scheduling and expenses each sit a tier apart
- Free reports only cover a one-month range
Timely
Strengths
- Automatic tracking, no forgotten timers
- AI-drafted timesheets
- Memory is private to each user until they submit it
- Invoices can be raised and pushed to QuickBooks Online
Limitations
- Pricier than simple trackers
- Automatic approach is a different workflow
- Starter is capped at five users and twenty projects
- Capacity management, overtime and undertime only on the top plan
- Tasks is a paid add-on rather than part of a plan
Plans
Pricing
Clockify
- Free $0 Up to 5 users. Unlimited tracking and unlimited projects, with report ranges limited to one month and no invoicing, approvals, scheduling or expenses.
- Basic $3.99 Per seat and month, billed annually, or $4.99 monthly. Adds administrative controls, kiosk access and bulk editing.
- Standard $5.49 Per seat and month, billed annually, or $6.99 monthly. Adds time off, invoicing, approvals and attendance tracking.
- Pro $7.99 Per seat and month, billed annually, or $9.99 monthly. Adds activity monitoring, scheduling, expenses and budgeting.
- Enterprise $11.99 Per seat and month, billed annually, or $14.99 monthly. Adds single sign-on, a custom subdomain, SCIM provisioning and audit logging.
- CAKE.com Bundle $12.99 Per seat and month, billed annually, or $15.99 monthly.
Timely
- Starter $9 Per user and month billed yearly, $11 monthly. Capped at 5 users and 20 projects. Automatic tracking, AI timesheets, billable-hour reporting, in-app support and API access.
- Premium $16 Per user and month billed yearly, $20 monthly. Capped at 50 users. Adds project-management and accounting integrations, team management, budgets and costs, and planning.
- Unlimited $22 Per user and month billed yearly, $28 monthly. Unlimited users. Adds capacity management and reporting, overtime and undertime, Azure user management and 50+ currencies.
- Enterprise Not stated On request. Adds tailored onboarding and setup, team training, regular reviews, reporting support and priority support.
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Clockify https://clockify.me · checked against the official source on 2026-09-15
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