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The only 100% free time tracker and timesheet helping teams be more productive and businesses to organize and charge more efficiently.

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Pros:

Their customer support is also very good and has helped me when I've encountered issues with the software.

Cons:

We create web software for a living, and we were so confused by much of the reporting that we couldn't determine what accurate numbers would be.

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Average score

Ease of Use
4.7
Customer Service
4.6
Features
4.6
Value for Money
4.7

Likelihood to recommend

9.1/10

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Tomasz
Tomasz
CTO in Poland
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

The best time tracking software

5.0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: I'm still amazed at how fast the tool is and how intuitive it is.

Pros:

The application (website) is super intuitive. All users (developers, testers, team managers) had no problem with using it and only needed minutes to get used to using it.

Cons:

I think the feature that some users need is more localizations. We wanted to contribute, but there isn't a nice online editor we could use.

Joseph
Media Buyer in US
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Easiest and Cheapest Project Management

5.0 last month New

Comments: I've used Clockify from when I was an employee tracking my work hours on a daily basis, to now using it as someone who needs to stay on top of other's projects and hours. I only started using it because it was free, but I prefer it to other things I've used in the passed, such as Asana, Slack, or just sharing a google drive.

Pros:

I prefer the simplicity of the layout compared to alternatives and the free version accommodates most needs adequately. You're not forced to pay to get use out of it.

Cons:

Some may feel that Clockify is more limited compared to alternatives.

Erdenebaatar
business counsultant in Mongolia
Capital Markets, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

"Time is gold" This time is waiting for YOU if you can plan it properly and work accordingly. This i

3.0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: When described in general by Clockify, it is important to give yourself and all your loved ones the time they have been assigned to feel "the value of time." To do so, this app is designed to accomplish a simple project.

Pros:

With Clockify, I can easily keep track of how much time I'm spending on different activities. It's so simple to use - I just click a button to start a timer, and Clockify automatically records the time I spend on each task. Plus, I can organize my work into projects and tasks, so I always know which activities are taking up the most time. It's a great way to stay organized and make sure I'm using my time efficiently.

Cons:

Does Clockify have a lot of revenge time and it's important to let others know and spread what they've learned that they haven't been able to learn? I lacked a little knowledge of English when it was used. Time planning is important for any job. Everyone's knowledge and interests vary, so could Clockify be simplified a little easier to make everyone use it? I'm wondering if I'm going to do that.

COING Response

3 weeks ago

Hello there, Thank you so much for the feedback! Any suggestions about improvements within our app are highly appreciated and will be forwarded to our product team for future consideration. You would be able to send us any suggestions by following this link here: https://clockify.me/feedback Support Team is also available should you require any assistance within the app by simply visiting this link here and filling out the form: https://clockify.me/help/contact Cheers!

Federico
Federico
CFO in Brazil
Verified LinkedIn User
Banking, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Great solution for a Small / Medium Business

5.0 2 months ago

Comments: We found a solution that solved the need to have lengthy spreadsheets with all our projects, now we can share, coordinate and summarize everybody´s work.

Pros:

This solution is great, easy to use, have great functions to export reports to excel to perform analysis, nice and powerful dashboards, and almost no training needed for the users.

Cons:

Really we can´t find Cons for this app, the only issue is that the timesheet feature is not shown by default, but you can simply make it appear with a little of research.

Eray
IT Desktop Engineer in Türkiye
International Affairs, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Efficiently Time Tracking Thanks to Clockify

4.0 last week New

Comments: Clockify has revolutionized my time utilization. It's an indispensable tool in my workflow. Though it has a few drawbacks, its benefits far outweigh them. Clockify is a game-changer for efficient time tracking.

Pros:

Clockify has transformed my time management. The user-friendly interface makes tracking tasks and projects effortless. Customizable tags and integrations with other tools enhance organization and workflow. Clockify has truly optimized my productivity.

Cons:

Clockify's free version lacks advanced reporting options. The mobile app occasionally experiences performance issues. It also lacks built-in task management features. However, these limitations don't overshadow its overall value.

COING Response

last week

Hi Eray, Thank you for the feedback. Please contact our support team at [email protected] so we can investigate reports about mobile app performance. Cheers,

wesley
editor in US
Writing & Editing, Self Employed
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Good old fashion Numbers spreadsheet

5.0 last week New

Comments: It helped me stay organized as I tracked my mileage and the spreadsheet is real easy to use and manage. I would buy this product and recommend it to my friends.

Pros:

I used it to track the jobs that I do. Many different ways to export, track, and tagging to help me organize my business and customize my time tracking to my likeness. I used the free version, so to my knowledge it is gonna be the easiest and probably the cheapest software with a the most bang for the buck.

Cons:

Not a very comprehensive system. Like I said I used the free version and I cannot really complain!

Tiffany
Office Administrator in US
Professional Training & Coaching, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Meh...not my favorite

4.0 2 months ago New

Comments: Clockify was just MEH for me. Nothing was great or like "I HAD TO HAVE", but nothing was also so bad that I could not reccomend it. This product is not the best in the field and its not the worst. Thats exactly how I feel about it.

Pros:

Clockify was pretty straightforward, or so I thought. It was easy to input all of my staff and to roll out the product. The online clock in process was simple.

Cons:

I didn't like the project management in clockify. Also it wasn't as easy to input all other stuff I needed for payroll management

Pradnesh
Pradnesh
Senior Network Engineer in Ireland
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer & Network Security, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

A User-Friendly Time Tracking Tool for Improved Productivity

5.0 last month New

Pros:

Clockify is a time tracking tool that helps you keep track of how much time you spend on various tasks and projects. It is an online software that can be used on a desktop, laptop, or mobile device.With Clockify, you can create projects and tasks and assign time to them. You can start and stop the timer whenever you begin or end a task. The software also allows you to track time manually by entering it into the system.Clockify offers detailed reports, which can help you understand how you're spending your time, and help you make more informed decisions about your work. You can see how much time you spend on each task, how much time you spend on a project as a whole, and how much time you spend on each client or team member.Overall, Clockify is a useful tool for anyone who wants to improve their time management skills and productivity, whether you're a freelancer, a small business owner, or an employee in a larger organization.

Cons:

Limited customization: While Clockify is easy to use, it may not offer as much customization as some users may want. For example, some users may want more control over the types of reports they can generate.Steep learning curve for advanced features: While basic time tracking with Clockify is easy, some of the more advanced features may require a bit of a learning curve to fully understand and utilize.Limited integrations: While Clockify does offer some integrations with other tools, it may not have as many options as some users may want. This could make it less useful for users who rely heavily on other tools for their work.

COING Response

last month

Thank you for sharing your feedback! We are excited to announce that Clockify has recently launched its marketplace, which will enable users to create their own add-ons. These add-ons will facilitate integrations with other applications, giving our users even more flexibility and convenience. Cheers!

Laura
Laura
Systems Engineer in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Medical Devices, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great timer for productivity, quick and easy to set.

5.0 last month New

Comments: The fundamental issue we have been addressing is simply the inquiry, "What did you work on today?" I feel more productive since I can manage my time by doing precisely what I want, I can complete more things than before, and I know where to spend my time. Being conscious of your time is too valuable these days; being able to report our productivity has been a game changer, greatly assisting us in dissecting our duties and maybe splitting tasks depending on hours worked in various areas.

Pros:

Clockify is really quick and simple to set up; for the purposes of our business, we had all of our workers set up their productivity monitoring on Clockify in less than an hour. I like that I can write down precisely what I am doing for the day so that if there are any questions, my watch can be checked. I also like that I can make modifications myself because I am not the best at clocking in and out of breaks. It is really helpful and simple to use, and you can truly see where your time is spent.

Cons:

While customization is one of the best features of Clockify, it can also be a problem; allowing employees to add their own ratings means we have a lot of duplicates. This is not necessarily a problem, but it does make reporting more concise; for example, each employee tends to keep track of their staff meeting times in their own created category, rather than sharing one; this should have been fixed during our implementation process and could have been avoided; additionally, there is nothing to discredit that app; I use it in my web browser.

Victoria
Victoria
Director in UK
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Clockify - The Time-Tracking Tool You Need!

5.0 last month New

Comments: Overall, Clockify is an excellent tool for tracking your time, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a simple and user-friendly time tracking solution. While the free version is great, you may need to upgrade to a paid version if you're working with a team. The minor issues I encountered didn't affect the overall performance of the tool. So give it a try and see how it works for you!

Pros:

The free version is great, and it offers all the basic features I need for time tracking, including adding projects, tasks, and generating reports.The interface is user-friendly and very easy to navigate, which makes it easy to use for people who have never used it before.You can track time across multiple devices, including your desktop, laptop, or smartphone. The time tracking app is well designed and helps you keep track of your work even when you're on the go.Clockify integrates well with other tools like Trello, Asana, and other popular project management tools.

Cons:

Sometimes, the time tracking feature can be inaccurate, especially when using the smartphone app.The free version is limited to one user, which may not be ideal for teams.Customer support can be slow to respond in some cases.

Aria
Operations Manager in Philippines
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Keep It Simple and Smart

5.0 last year

Comments: Clockify has helped my team get our projects organized for quite some time. We enjoyed the free version for a little over a year before we started opting for the paid version since we want to take advantage of some of the paid features such as automation, API integration, templates, and other productivity features to further improve our operations.

Pros:

Clockify is a very simple platform to use with very user-friendly functions and operations. It takes less than 15-min for a new user to get familiar with it and already start working with the system. We love the fact that the system allows admins to be able to get high-level and granular data of individual users or projects. Data Analytics is really great with the high-level information that is already provided by the system UI, but Clockify also provides the capability to either extract the data and user a different data visualization platform to use, or integrate it with a different analytic platform all in all.

Cons:

There are some limitations as to what data can be captured and stored in Clockify. If an operation is using a different KPI metrics (such as qty produced / time-spent) then this platform does not support that.

Amanda
Amanda
Social Media Manager + Strategist in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Clockify is a total MUST for time tracking & productivity

5.0 5 months ago

Comments: My overall experience with this platform would be that it is such a great way to be able to offer proof to support the services you are offering in such a professional way. It helps elevate your invoicing process to.

Pros:

I love the ease of the use of this, it integrates so well with other platforms like Asana, and Monday.com where you can actually start tracking your time directly from the task assigned in the project management platform I really love how it all works together to support the overall effort.

Cons:

I think the con would be the ease of editing time could be misused by the wrong person.

COING Response

5 months ago

Hi Amanda, Thank you for your review! Please note that we do offer the option to lock timesheets and also to force timer mode which would disable manual editing of hours for regular users. Cheers!

Tom
Principal Consultant in US
Computer Software, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Great tool for time tracking, timesheet, and delivering professional services.

5.0 last year

Comments: I've been using Clockify for years, starting from selection of a system for time tracking, adoption and evolution over the years. It started with the right strong points, and matured in other areas.

Pros:

Ease of use is the star feature of Clocikfy. It has the right degree of sophistication to support enterprise reporting needs, but doesn't isn't onerous on the data entry side. It is far better than "simply using spreadsheets" (which is NOT really simple due to lack of back-end integration that Clockify has). While its feature set has grown to be truly enterprise-grade, ease of use has been maintained. I've also worked with other sophisticated enterprise systems that are feature-filled but over-priced. Clockify has the optimal balance.

Cons:

There's nothing not to like. It makes the time tracking part of the job, which isn't my favorite part of the job, require no more than the minimum effort.

Vickey
Owner in US
Accounting Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

The BEST Time Tracking Software I Have Ever Used

5.0 last year

Comments: Have I mentioned that I LOVE this software? It is awesome! It does everything I need and more to track the time spent on my clients. Would highly recommend their software!

Pros:

What is there NOT to like about this software? It was very easy to set up. It is simple to use. I have a small accounting firm and needed to track time spent per client per employee. This software does it simply and effectively. I love the "tags" as well. With the previous time tracking software I was using before they started to charge a fortune for it...I would have to type out the "tasks" that I was working on with each client. With Clockify, I have set up reports, reviews, emails, data entry, etc. as tags and it is simple as clicking the tag. LOVE LOVE LOVE this software!

Cons:

I guess if there was something I could change about the software it would be to add a "pause" button. I have to "Stop" the timer if I get interrupted in a client project and then go down in the time tracker and restart it when I get back in it. Not hard and it still does what I need it to do...but a "pause" button would be nice =) Another "con" would be that I have to manually add new clients and project which takes less than one minute...so not really an issue either =)

COING Response

last year

Thank you very much for the review Vickey! We are glad that you're enjoying Clockify. If you have any feature suggestions, you're welcome to fill out this form https://clockify.me/feedback Considering manually adding of projects and clients, please note that you can import them all at once with the CSV file. If you have any additional questions regarding this, please write at [email protected] Cheers!

Aimee
Developer in US
Internet, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

A real lifesaver

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I discovered Clockify some time ago when a client wanted to see if there were any time tracking pieces of software he could use. I didn't use it then, but when our time tracking software turned into a frustrating mess of lost time entries, slow loading, and mis-calculated weekly times, I gave it a shot. Best decision I ever made for our team.

Pros:

- Ease of use - Ability to set up and customize lots of options - Works well on multiple platforms - Has extensions and apps - Quick & light

Cons:

- I wish there were the slightest bit more features in terms of clients vs projects, like the ability to assign people to whole clients rather than just projects, as well as the ability to bulk assign someone (like a page of checkboxes) to projects - I wish there were more integrations as well, such as with Freshbooks for invoicing

COING Response

3 years ago

Thanks for the kind words, Aimee! In Clockify client category is always connected to the project and cannot work independently. But, perhaps settings up tags for your clients could help you out. Also, creating groups can be useful for managing projects easily. Heres the link: https://clockify.me/help/users/user-groups And we plan the integration with Quickbooks for invoicing. Cheers!

Tim
Design Director in Philippines
Architecture & Planning, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

What gets measured, gets managed

5.0 11 months ago

Comments: Clockify plays a vital role in tracking our activities. Knowing what gets done, when, and for what project allows us to identify the tasks and resources we need to allocate. The product has a very generous free tier, and it is relatively easy to implement with some basic introduction. Aside from the various ways to log time, I enjoy the report feature because it allows me to view data in various ways.

Pros:

I like that it has several ways you can track your time: you can manually log, use a timer, or input via the calendar. This feature helped make it easier to deploy to the team because they can choose how to log. And the dashboard shows how others are doing so you can see your team log as well.

Cons:

None so far. It has been useful for our team. In due time, I'm exploring to use the paid version.

COING Response

10 months ago

Thanks for your amazing and detailed review Tim! We are happy to hear that you're enjoying Clockify and that it was easy to adapt it to your worfklow. If you happen to have any suggestions for us, feel free to reach out to [email protected] Cheers!

João
Software Developer in Portugal
Information Technology & Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

The best by far for personal projects or Independant Freelancing

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Amazing, best could not ask, I would like to make a copy cat of this one just for fun, that is how good it is.
Really good work guys. If you want more business though, maybe have 2 different models one for personal project / freelancers and another for companies so they could track people's hours in a legit form(track editing and how edited, team user accounts all that)

Pros:

Really really easy and intuitive to use, plus the right features for billing and calculating the time spent on a project.

Cons:

It is not that I do not like, it is simply that Jibble is the tool for companies employees sign-ins and outs, Clockify wins in how fast and adjustable it is for independent workers but loses with companies who need the closest to the most legit form of tracking employees hours. In that sense never noticed Clockify being careful about that.

Fahad
Data Analyst in India
Real Estate, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Clockify: Efficient Time Tracking with Room for Improvement

4.0 2 weeks ago New

Comments: Clockify provides an efficient and user-friendly solution for time tracking. Its straightforward interface and seamless integration with project management tools make it easy to monitor and manage time spent on various tasks. The ability to generate detailed reports adds value to both individuals and teams for tracking productivity and streamlining invoicing processes. While the mobile app experience and offline functionality could be improved, Clockify remains a reliable choice for effective time tracking and resource management. With continued enhancements, Clockify has the potential to become an even more indispensable tool for professionals seeking to optimize their time utilization.

Pros:

Clockify is a highly efficient time tracking tool that offers valuable features for individuals and teams alike. The platform's intuitive interface and easy setup process make it a breeze to start tracking time across various projects and tasks. The ability to categorize time entries, set billable rates, and generate insightful reports allows for accurate time management and client invoicing. Clockify's seamless integration with popular project management tools further enhances productivity by synchronizing time entries and simplifying workflow management.

Cons:

Despite its strengths, Clockify has a few areas that could benefit from improvement. The mobile app experience can be somewhat lacking, with occasional glitches and slow loading times. Additionally, while the free version offers sufficient features for basic time tracking, some advanced functionalities, such as project templates and custom reporting, are only available with the paid plans. Furthermore, the absence of a comprehensive offline mode limits the usability of the tool in situations without internet access.

COING Response

2 weeks ago

Hi Fahad, Thank you for your feedback! Hearing the experiences of our users matters to us, so we highly appreciate this. If you wish to give us a more detailed feedback on existing features, and what you would like to see changed/added, please feel free to use our feedback form - https://clockify.me/feedback. Cheers!

Carmen
CEO and Director at Parto Positivo L in Vietnam
Education Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Excellent tool for small businesses

5.0 last year

Comments: My overall experience is excellent and it's a tool I have recommended to all business owners even at the initial stage when it's a one person business. It was a game changer for me as it allowed me to focus on profit, delegate time consuming tasks and be more efficient. Now that I have a team I can analyse our time and continue to find efficiencies as well as ensuring there is time for training and personal development which are core to our company culture.

Pros:

As a small business owner I appreciate having a tool that makes it easy to track time. This has allowed us to direct our time and efforts to the projects that were more profitable as well as making sure there was time for training and employee development. We are a team of 4 but the tool was useful even when it was just myself. Time tracking is the one thing I'd absolutely recommend to any business owner from the initial stage. It helped me direct my efforts, focus on profit, as well as delegating time consuming tasks.

Cons:

I think there is so much more I could do with it but I haven't had time to explore other functionalities. The reporting tool could be improved by being able to merge different projects or change them. Sometimes we would accidentally create different projects for the same thing and looking back it would be nice to be able to fix those kind of things.

Juliette
Student in US
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

A Fantastic Software with Great User Interface Design

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: Clockify is the most efficient software I've used to track my time, and I find the "Time Tracker" view very easy to use. I feel like some of the other views such as "Time Sheet" may be redundant, but maybe that is just because of the type of work I am doing. Overall, Clockify is fantastic and I hope the product never changes its layout.

Pros:

Clockify is hands-down the easiest software I've ever used to track my time. I've worked part time for several companies, and I've always been confused by the layout of online time management systems. Clockify is the only software where I understand where I input my time while also being able to leave detailed notes on what I was working on at the same time. The website loads seamlessly on my computer and it only takes me a few seconds to input my time, which is exactly what a great software should do.

Cons:

I always use the "Time Tracker" view when I input my time because some of the the other views seem a bit more confusing. I was particularly confused by the "Time Sheet" view at the beginning because I work on different types of tasks, and so I felt like I was unable to change the task when I used this view. However, using the "Time Tracker" view is much better because that way I can take better notes on what I was working on through various "tasks." I think the "Time Sheet" view could be simplified or even eliminated because having both "Time Sheet" and "Time Tracker" seem redundant, but perhaps it is helpful for people in other fields.

COING Response

2 years ago

Hi Juliette, thank you for the review and all the nice words regarding the Clockify app. Please note that, if you are the admin of the workspace, there is an option to deactivate the timesheet page, if you are not using it. This can be found under the workspace settings. I hope this will help. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected] Best

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Straighforward time tracker

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: As I work on multiple projects at the same time it is usually very difficult to pinpoint how time is spent during a regular working day. After starting using the app regularly i.e. having a tab regularly open and using Android app always when on the go (meetings, etc.) I got a clear picture of how time is spent and which projects are regularly taking "invisible time" ie. time that is not billed. After setting up basic projects and tagging each activity with a project I can get basic overview of how I am spending my time at a glance. I don't need to submit my time sheet to anyone, so I am not using the reports as much, but I see this as a very useful feature for freelancers. The user interface is simple and focuses on one single thing - and switching between the web app - tab in the browser and the app on the phone is without any problems. Another thing worth mentioning is integration with gmail - so each time I get something via email that will take more than 2 min to complete I could just click on the button within the gmail and start tracking time for that task - for me it meant really understanding how much all those "little tasks" actually take. In a way I also use this as a log for what I've done and to see if I am meeting the goals I set to myself such as 'spending more time on product development instead on operational things', since at the end of a week you have a clear view of whether you actually did what you've said you would focus on.

Pros:

Simplicity - It's a straightforward time tracking app that one actually uses. After trying different apps that I usually forgot to use regularly, or that offer too few or too many features I stumbled upon this app that is easy to use, offer just the features that you need (such as projects, analytics) and that are easy to use both through web browser and on the phone I finally managed to keep track of the time spent during the day over different projects. If you click on any task that you previously tracked it will start another tracking instance which is really beneficial for repetitive tasks and tasked stopped due to interruptions.

Cons:

Editing of time entries (when you forget to stop the timer or to start it again when you start working on a new task) are the only things I see as potential area to be further developed (such as splitting the task into two etc.) for the way I use the app. I must admit I have not used the teams feature,although it seems worth exploring.

Peter
Director in Cyprus
Computer & Network Security, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Simple but powerful time tracking

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: I am using Clockify for my own business, since I would like to track time for my customers. The problem I ran into is only finding tailored solutions for project management tools (i.e. Jira, Pro-Tool, ...) to track time on special platform artifacts like tickets. But, I needed a generic solutions covering multiple clients, leaving me an option to enter billable hours, different rates for different clients and super easy start and stop.
From all the years I am working, the true superb attribute of an awesome time tracking app is a ultra simplistic way to start and stop tracking. No one wants to spent time on this task.
Clockify is providing me everything I would like to have in a time tracking application - this is why I love it!

Pros:

Clockify has a super slick design with a very cleaned up user interface. It allows a user to enter billable and non-billable hours. You can have multiple clients and multiple projects for each client. Each client can have a different rate you work for. You can very easily modified entries you made wrong (especially useful to make it always to quarter hours or half hour trackings). The reports are absolutely sufficient for me. it helps me also to track down problems with my time tracking (low hours, no project assigned). Just recently I found out, that there is an app (not only the browser version). This makes it even more easy to use Clockify. I am really looking forward using it for my whole company next month!

Cons:

It should have a setting to setup a default tracking (default customer, default billable, ...). Maybe even a small toggle to check "default", which will setup the time tracking with this default setup. Actually, the reporting also is confusing in the beginning, since it shows the result of all hours worked for a month, when actually I have the filter setup for a single client. Not sure if this is on purpose. The export as a file provides me the freedom I want anyways. Clockify is taking the system time for tracking. And since I use Ubuntu and Windows, they both always set my timezone wrong (I live in Cyprus). Windows sets it 2 hours behind, Ubuntu to the front. Unfortunatly, I very often switch between them. So, it would be more handy using a backend call and starting the timer, tracking a UTC timestamp. And when stopping the timer, another call stop the timer in the backend, again UTC time. Then the times wouldn't be off. I do not like it least of the software, but having a break gap option would be ace.

COING Response

4 years ago

Thank you for the feedback, Peter! If you're using the browser extension, you can set a default project there. You can also set a default project's billable status in the project's settings (and in the workspace settings for all new projects). If you're having issues with filters not applying correctly, please contact us at [email protected] and we'll figure it out. As for the time zones, Clockify uses three time zones to record and display time values at the moment: Your computer¿s system time zone (when you record time) UTC (stored in the database) Time zone in User Settings (when displaying recorded time) When you record time in Clockify (eg. when you start a timer), your system time is used. Then, Clockify converts that time to UTC and sends the converted value to the server. When you later view the time in reports, the time zone from your User Settings is used.

Tina
Digital project manager in Canada
Consumer Goods, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Perfect for freelancers!

5.0 last year

Comments: I first started using Clockify as a way to efficiently track my contractors' time and get a clear idea of which projects they were working on. It allowed me to better manage their time and manage resources. Additionally, as a freelance consultant, I'm able to track my own time super easily with the Chrome plugin, which makes reporting and invoicing a breeze at the end of each month.

Pros:

The layout and features are intuitive and easy to use. The reporting feature is my favourite since it's dead simple to quickly generate a report of my hours (as a freelancer) and submit them to my employer, with all the relevant info captured right there. As a business owner, I heavily depend on this feature again to get a quick overview of where my employees' time is spent.

Cons:

I can't really say I dislike anything about Clockify. It does everything I need it to do, which is why I've been using it for the last few years. I've never found anything lacking, at least for my purposes.

Scott
Staff Software Development Engineer in US
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Good product giving deeper insight into project development

4.0 last year

Comments: Overall, Clockify is a great tool that can help give teams more transparency into how time is being spent. It encourages good habits and organizational transparency, but it does require some amount of buy-in from users to make it effective.

Pros:

Clockify excels at providing project teams with deeper insight into where time is being spent. It's reports are great for quickly providing the information that is desired, at any level of detail. It's numerous tagging features allow for commonalities to be observed between projects as well, to identify potential areas of waste. It also promotes a culture of transparency and accountability that encourages users to be proactive about how they spend their time.

Cons:

It's strength in promoting active time tracking is also it's weakness. It requires users to "buy-in" to detailed time tracking. While the benefits are clear to project owners, managers, It can be a hard sell if trying to encourage adoption to a larger group that has an existing time tracking methodology. Many folks aren't used to tracking their precise activities and can view this as just another unnecessary tool. It works great for small teams. Additionally, there are a few UI annoyances that make it difficult to update/correct time if you forgot to switch your running timer to a different item. It would be nice if there were different options for sorting your time in the Time Tracker page (ie. sort by time started regardless of project) so tasks appear linearly throughout the day so you don't have to click through the different projects trying to find the one that is incorrect. Additionally, it would be nice if you were allowed to set the current timer's start time to a future time. For example, I know I need to switch to a new task in 10 minutes, but will be busy at the actual start time to lock in the task change.

Gabrielle
Assistant Bookkeeper in US
Nonprofit Organization Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

!! Highly Recommend to Businesses of ALL Sizes !!

5.0 last year

Comments: We are a nonprofit organization, and have been using Clockify for years. We've never experienced any problems, and this software is extremely EASY to use. Other programs we researched were too tedious or complex, but Clockify makes every feature simple, and provides MORE services we haven't even begun to use yet! It's incredible! We use this every day for our employees to clock in and clock out, for the bookkeepers to create monthly reports to see which projects we are spending most of our time on, and it even has a mobile app that's very efficient. By far, the BEST software we have found, and I highly recommend Clockify to businesses of ALL sizes.

Pros:

We are a nonprofit organization, and have been using Clockify for years. We've never experienced any problems, and this software is extremely EASY to use. Other programs we researched were too tedious or complex, but Clockify makes every feature simple, and provides MORE services we haven't even begun to use yet! It's incredible! We use this every day for our employees to clock in and clock out, for the bookkeepers to create monthly reports to see which projects we are spending most of our time on, and it even has a mobile app that's very efficient. By far, the BEST software we have found, and I highly recommend Clockify to businesses of ALL sizes.

Cons:

I have not found any "cons" with Clockify, and we've been using it for years.