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Should I use Clockify?

Time tracker and timesheet in one app - clockify.me

Worth it. Buy it if you need cheap, easy time tracking — the free plan alone covers most small teams and freelancers. Skip it if you need deep project management, white-glove support, or cannot risk account-access surprises.

Confidence

High. Based on 20+ public sources including G2, Trustpilot, Reddit, and vendor pages. Some review snippets were truncated.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Basic / Pro / EnterpriseTiered per-user, see site

Best for

  • Freelancers billing hourly
  • Small-to-mid teams wanting free timesheets
  • Agencies tracking client billables
  • Nonprofits tracking grant hours

Not for

  • Teams needing deep project management
  • Anyone who can't risk sudden account lockouts
  • Managers imposing tracking top-down (morale friction)
  • Buyers uneasy with activity-monitoring features

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

One team reported a sudden lockout from their account and rebuilt their own tracker.

medium

Screenshots, GPS, and scheduling sit behind paid tiers; free plan is time tracking only.

medium

Trustpilot shows recent 1-star reviews; test support responsiveness before a paid commitment.

low

Tiered pricing grows per user and per feature set; confirm what your team actually needs.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Generous free plan for time tracking, vendor-claimed unlimited users
  • Consistently rated affordable versus paid competitors
  • Reviewers say it is very easy to get started with
  • Broad feature set users describe as extensive
  • Mobile apps and kiosk time clock for field teams

Cons

  • Project management features are basic versus full PM tools
  • Reported sudden account lockouts; one team rebuilt in-house
  • Mixed Trustpilot feedback, including recent 1-star ratings
  • Mandated tracking by management created morale pushback

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/01/2026 - 12 sources - No CVEs found against Clockify's core product; it runs a CAKE.com bug bounty. The 2025 CVE in sources applies to an unrelated WordPress plugin (Clockinator Lite).

official x2review x7security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Repeatedly called affordable; strong free plan
  • Ease of use: 5/5. Reviewers consistently say easy to start
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Broad features, but PM is basic
  • Support quality: 2/5. Lockout complaint plus 1-star Trustpilot reports
  • Security posture: 4/5. Bug bounty, encrypted connections, no core CVEs
  • 7.0/10 Review score Independent OnTheClock review
  • Yes Free tier 100% free plan (vendor-claimed)
  • 3 tiers Paid plans Basic, Pro, Enterprise
  • $0 raised Funding No outside funding per Tracxn

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Time tracking and timesheets
  • Vendor claims unlimited users

Basic / Pro / Enterprise

Tiered per-user, see site

  • Screenshots and GPS tracking
  • Scheduling and attendance
  • Higher security on Enterprise

Security

No CVEs found against Clockify's core product; it runs a CAKE.com bug bounty.

The 2025 CVE in sources applies to an unrelated WordPress plugin (Clockinator Lite).

What users say

Most users praise Clockify as easy and affordable time tracking, with recurring complaints about access lockouts and basic project features.

“I've relied on Clockify's free plan for years…”
Reddit, r/TimeTrackingSoftware
“one morning clockify cut our active…”
Reddit, r/SideProject
“Clockify is very easy to get started wit…”
Clockify customer reviews

Alternatives

Compare Clockify with each alternative.

  • solidtime

    Open-source option if you want data control

Companies that use it

  • HPE
  • American Express
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources including G2, Trustpilot, Reddit, and vendor pages. Some review snippets were truncated.

Best-value free time tracker for small teams; avoid if you need deep project features or fear lockouts.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources including G2, Trustpilot, Reddit, and vendor pages. Some review snippets were truncated.

Sources

  1. An Honest Review of Clockify (OnTheClock)ontheclock.com
    review
  2. Clockify Review: Pros, Cons, Features, Pricing (BuddyPunch)buddypunch.com
    review
  3. Honest Clockify Review (Connecteam)connecteam.com
    review
  4. ProWorkflow vs Clockifyproworkflow.com
    review
  5. Clockify (by CAKE.com) Reviews — Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  6. Clockify Reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  7. Clockify locked us out — r/SideProjectreddit.com
    review
  8. Clockify Plans & Pricingclockify.me
    official
  9. Clockify Paid Features Explainedclockify.me
    official
  10. CAKE.com Bug Bounty Programsecurity.cake.com
    security
  11. Clockify Product Security Pageclockify.me
    security
  12. Clockify Company Profile — Tracxntracxn.com
    news

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