Comparison
Hourtick vs Clockify
Clockify: Budget-friendly time tracker with a free plan for up to 5 users and many paid add-on modules. Hourtick: a Mac menu bar timer, tasks, timesheets, approvals and billable reports, free for your whole team.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
- Team of 10
- $0 a month
- $54.90–$69.90
- Free plan
- Unlimited people, every feature
- Up to 5 users, core tracking
- Approvals
- On every plan
- Standard plan and up
Prices from each vendor's pricing page where verified (October 2026). Hourtick is free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month.
The real product
See Hourtick in action
The real app, not a mock-up: timer, timesheet, tasks, chat and reports, and the Mac menu bar timer.
And the timer lives in your Mac menu bar
Start and stop without opening a browser tab. The time sits next to the clock, and every entry lands in the same timesheet as above.
- Pick the project and task, type a note, start
- Running time next to the clock, all day
- Works offline and syncs when you're back
| Criteria | Hourtick | Clockify |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month. $29/month for 5 GB. Every feature on both plans, no per-seat fees. | Free plan for up to 5 users. Basic $3.99, Standard $5.49, Pro $7.99, Enterprise $11.99 per seat/month billed yearly ($4.99 / $6.99 / $9.99 / $14.99 monthly). Approvals and invoicing start on Standard. |
| Team of 10, per month | $0 on Free · $29 on Pro (5 GB) | $54.90–$69.90 (Standard, for approvals) |
| Free plan | Unlimited people, every feature, 500 MB of usage a month | Up to 5 users, core tracking |
| Task board and list | Board and list, assignees, chat, files, checklists. Every plan | No built-in task board |
| Built-in timer | Mac menu bar and web, offline. Every plan | Yes |
| Timesheet approvals | Included | Standard plan and up |
| Mac menu bar timer | Native menu bar timer with live time | See their site |
| Screenshots / activity monitoring | None — no screenshots or activity tracking | Optional activity tracking and screenshots on Pro and up |
| Best for | Teams that want tasks and time tracking together, simple enough to use every day, free for everyone. | Cost-conscious teams that want a free start (up to 5 users) and optional add-ons later. |
Prices from each vendor's pricing page where verified (October 2026). “See their site” means we couldn't verify it.
Clockify pricing in 2026
| Plan | Per person/month, billed yearly | Billed monthly | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | Up to 5 users, unlimited tracking and projects, timer, timesheet, calendar and reports |
| Basic | $3.99 | $4.99 | Billable rates, adding time for others, import, kiosk, time audit |
| Standard | $5.49 | $6.99 | Timesheet approvals, locking time, invoicing, time off, QuickBooks |
| Pro | $7.99 | $9.99 | Scheduling, budgets, profitability, expenses, optional activity tracking and GPS |
| Enterprise | $11.99 | $14.99 | SSO, custom subdomain, audit log, data region choice |
- Every active or invited user on the Team page takes a paid seat, including the owner, admins and managers.
- Since April 2026 the free plan covers up to 5 active users (it used to be unlimited). It has no approvals, invoicing or billable rates: billable rates start on Basic, approvals and invoicing on Standard.
- A team of 10, per month: $54.90–$69.90 (Standard, for approvals).
- Hourtick: Free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month. $29/month for 5 GB. Every feature on both plans, no per-seat fees.
From Clockify's pricing page, checked October 1, 2026. Prices change; check theirs before you buy.
Try Hourtick next to them
Sign up free, add a project and run the timer for a day. Nothing to cancel.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
Clockify: strengths and trade-offs
- Free plan for up to 5 users
- Low per-seat prices
- Wide feature set incl. scheduling and GPS on higher tiers
- The free plan stops at 5 active users; after that every person is a paid seat
- Many features are split across four paid tiers
- The breadth of settings can feel heavy for small teams
The verdict
Pick Clockify if you need free plan for up to 5 users. Pick Hourtick if you want the core of time tracking done beautifully: free for the whole team, with a price that never grows with headcount.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hourtick cheaper than Clockify?
For 10 people, Clockify lists $54.90–$69.90 (Standard, for approvals) per month; Hourtick is free for the whole team, or $29/month for 5 GB of usage a month.
Does Hourtick do everything Clockify does?
No. Clockify offers free plan for up to 5 users, low per-seat prices, wide feature set incl. scheduling and gps on higher tiers. Hourtick focuses on simple, correct time tracking, tasks, approvals and billable reporting.
How much does Clockify cost?
Free plan for up to 5 users. Basic $3.99, Standard $5.49, Pro $7.99, Enterprise $11.99 per seat/month billed yearly ($4.99 / $6.99 / $9.99 / $14.99 monthly). Approvals and invoicing start on Standard. (Clockify's pricing page, October 2026.)
What does Clockify's free plan include?
Up to 5 users, core tracking.
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