Clockify alternatives
Clockify charges a price per seat for each active or invited user. It puts invoices on its Standard plan and a currency for each client on Pro, sells its Xero integration as a paid add-on, and has no MCP server for AI assistants.
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The short answer
This page lists Hourbun, our app, and Kimai, Avaza, Toggl, Everhour and Harvest. Each one costs less than Clockify for 2 people, or does more on a feature that the pages of Clockify limit or leave out.
The apps
6 alternatives to Clockify
Hourbun first, as it is our app. Then the others by their price for 2 people, lowest first. Each one costs less than Clockify, or does more on a feature in bold.
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1. Hourbun Our app
Freelancers, consultants and small teams who bill their clients by the hour
Hourbun vs Clockify2 people, a month
$15
Duo
- Invoices from tracked time (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes
- A currency for each client or project (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes
- Accounting sync
- Partly Xero, one way: issued invoices and credit notes, and their payments if you choose
- An MCP server for AI assistants (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes ChatGPT, Claude and others connect with its address and one sign-in, on every plan
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2. Kimai
Teams that want open-source time tracking on their own server, or EU-hosted time tracking priced per user
Hourbun vs Kimai2 people, a month
€7.98 (lower price)
Standard · ≈ $8.93 USD, estimate
- Invoices from tracked time (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes
- A currency for each client or project (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes A currency for each customer
- Accounting sync
- No
- An MCP server for AI assistants
- No
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3. Avaza
Teams that want projects, tasks, scheduling, chat, timesheets and invoicing in one app
Hourbun vs Avaza2 people, a month
$11.95 (lower price)
Startup
- Invoices from tracked time (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes
- A currency for each client or project (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes A currency for each customer
- Accounting sync (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes Xero, two way: invoices, supplier bills and payments
- An MCP server for AI assistants (ahead of Clockify)
- Higher plan A remote MCP server, read and write, on the paid plans
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4. Toggl
Teams that want time tracking with planning and capacity, and that invoice in another tool
Hourbun vs Toggl2 people, a month
$24
Starter, with no client invoices
- Invoices from tracked time
- No Exports billable time as CSV, XLSX or PDF for another invoicing tool
- A currency for each client or project
- Higher plan A currency for each rate, so for each project, from the Starter plan
- Accounting sync
- No The Xero integration of Toggl Track is not supported in Toggl
- An MCP server for AI assistants (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes A remote MCP server with sign-in, read and write, on every plan, Free included
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5. Everhour
Teams that plan their work in Asana, Jira, ClickUp, Trello or another project tool and want to track time inside it
Hourbun vs Everhour2 people, a month
$50
Team
- Invoices from tracked time (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes
- A currency for each client or project
- No One base currency for each workspace
- Accounting sync (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes QuickBooks Online, Xero and FreshBooks: invoices copied as drafts, their status synced back
- An MCP server for AI assistants (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes A remote MCP server with sign-in, read and write, on every plan, Free included
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6. Harvest
Teams that want desktop, mobile and browser apps, QuickBooks Online or project-tool integrations
Hourbun vs Harvest2 people, a month
≈ $130
Teams · estimate
- Invoices from tracked time (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes
- A currency for each client or project (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes
- Accounting sync (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes QuickBooks Online and Xero: invoices and payments
- An MCP server for AI assistants (ahead of Clockify)
- Yes A remote MCP server with sign-in: it reads and writes time, and makes draft invoices
For comparison
Clockify
Teams that want a free time tracker with desktop and mobile apps, or per-seat plans with scheduling, time off and invoices
Hourbun vs Clockify2 people, a month
$13.98
Standard
- Invoices from tracked time
- Higher plan From the Standard plan
- A currency for each client or project
- Higher plan A currency for each client, from the Pro plan
- Accounting sync
- Add-on A Xero add-on at $4.99 a month, from the Standard plan: it sends invoices to Xero and syncs their payments back
- An MCP server for AI assistants
- No Coming soon, set up with an API key
- USD list prices, billed monthly
- ≈ marks an estimate
- Highlight = cheaper than Clockify
- Bold row = ahead of Clockify
- The example: 2 people · 8 clients · 10 projects · 8 tasks · 10 invoices and $16k invoiced a month
Questions
Questions and answers
What are the alternatives to Clockify?
This page lists Hourbun, our app, and Kimai, Avaza, Toggl, Everhour and Harvest. Each one costs less than Clockify for 2 people, or does more on a feature that the pages of Clockify limit or leave out.
Which Clockify alternative costs the least?
For 2 people, Kimai costs the least on this page: €7.98 (about $8.93) a month on its Standard plan. Hourbun, our app, costs $15 a month on its Duo plan, and Clockify $13.98 a month on its Standard plan.
Is Hourbun an alternative to Clockify?
Yes. Hourbun has the tools to bill clients on every plan: invoices, expenses, money budgets, a currency for each client and online payment. Clockify costs less per seat, but puts invoices on its Standard plan, expenses and client currencies on Pro, and Xero in a paid add-on. Clockify fits teams that track time only.
Sources
- Each fact comes from the comparison page of its app, which names its sources
- A feature that no page of an app states is a No
- Prices change: check the pricing page of each app
Kimai, Avaza, Toggl, Everhour, Harvest and Clockify are trademarks of their owners, and Hourbun is not affiliated with them.