Comparison
Hourtick vs monday.com
monday.com: Flexible work platform built from boards and columns, with AI features and automations. Hourtick: a Mac menu bar timer, tasks, timesheets, approvals and billable reports, free for your whole team.
| Criteria | Hourtick | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| 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 for up to 2 seats. Basic $9/seat/month, Standard $12, Pro $19, billed yearly. The time tracking column is on Pro and Enterprise. |
| Team of 10, per month | $0 on Free · $29 on Pro (5 GB) | $190 (Pro, billed yearly, for time tracking) |
| Free plan | Unlimited people, every feature, 500 MB of usage a month | Up to 2 seats and 3 boards |
| Task board and list | Board and list, assignees, chat, files, checklists. Every plan | Yes, boards with custom columns |
| Built-in timer | Mac menu bar and web, offline. Every plan | Time tracking column on Pro ($19/seat/month yearly) and up |
| Timesheet approvals | Included | See their site |
| Mac menu bar timer | Native menu bar timer with live time | See their site |
| Screenshots / activity monitoring | None — no screenshots or activity tracking | See their site |
| Best for | Teams that want tasks and time tracking together, simple enough to use every day, free for everyone. | Teams that build custom workflows on boards. |
Prices from each vendor's pricing page where verified (September 2026). “See their site” means we couldn't verify it.
monday.com: strengths and trade-offs
- + Very flexible boards and column types
- + Automations and integrations on Standard and up
- + Strong templates for many industries
- − Time tracking needs the Pro plan, priced per seat
- − Boards take setup to model time and billing
- − The free plan is limited to 2 seats
The verdict
Pick monday.com if you need very flexible boards and column types. 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 monday.com?
For 10 people, monday.com lists $190 (Pro, billed yearly, for time tracking) per month; Hourtick is free for the whole team, or $29/month for 5 GB of usage a month.
Does Hourtick do everything monday.com does?
No. monday.com offers very flexible boards and column types, automations and integrations on standard and up, strong templates for many industries. Hourtick covers the everyday core instead: a task board and list with assignees, chat and files, a timer on every task, timesheets, approvals and billable reports, with nothing to configure first.
Can I track time on tasks like in monday.com?
Yes, on every plan. Start the timer from a task, or pick the task in "What are you working on?"; the time shows on the task, per person, and in reports. In monday.com: time tracking column on Pro ($19/seat/month yearly) and up.
How much does monday.com cost?
Free for up to 2 seats. Basic $9/seat/month, Standard $12, Pro $19, billed yearly. The time tracking column is on Pro and Enterprise. (monday.com's pricing page, September 2026.)
What does monday.com's free plan include?
Up to 2 seats and 3 boards.
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