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Paymo alternatives

Paymo charges a price per user on its Plus and Pro plans, and its Free and Solo plans are for one user. It keeps timesheet approvals and the workload of each person for its Pro plan, puts two tax fields on an invoice, and in the US takes online payments only through PM Payments, which charges its own rates and a monthly account fee.

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The short answer

This page lists Hourbun, our app, and Avaza, Clockify, Tempough, Invoice Ninja and Harpoon. Each one costs less than Paymo for 2 people, or does more on a feature that the pages of Paymo limit or leave out.

The apps

6 alternatives to Paymo

Hourbun first, as it is our app. Then the others by their price for 2 people, lowest first. Each one costs less than Paymo, or does more on a feature in bold.

  1. 1. Hourbun Our app

    Freelancers, consultants and small teams who bill their clients by the hour

    Hourbun vs Paymo

    2 people, a month

    $15 (lower price)

    Duo

    Timesheet approvals
    Higher plan On the Team plan
    Weekly capacity of each teammate (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes
    No fee of the app on online payments (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes Only the fees of Stripe
    A tax on each line, and a second tax (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes

  2. 2. Avaza

    Teams that want projects, tasks, scheduling, chat, timesheets and invoicing in one app

    Hourbun vs Avaza

    2 people, a month

    $11.95 (lower price)

    Startup

    Timesheet approvals (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes
    Weekly capacity of each teammate (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes Available hours of each person in a Staff Utilisation report
    No fee of the app on online payments
    No
    A tax on each line, and a second tax (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes A tax on each line; a tax can have several components, one compound

  3. 3. 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 Clockify

    2 people, a month

    $13.98 (lower price)

    Standard

    Timesheet approvals
    Higher plan From the Standard plan
    Weekly capacity of each teammate (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes A daily capacity for each member
    No fee of the app on online payments
    No
    A tax on each line, and a second tax
    Higher plan Two taxes, simple or compound, from the Standard plan

  4. 4. Tempough

    Freelancers who want a free or flat solo plan, and teams that plan capacity and margins in the same app as their time

    Hourbun vs Tempough

    2 people, a month

    $15 (lower price)

    Partnership

    Timesheet approvals
    Higher plan Weekly timesheets, on the Team plan
    Weekly capacity of each teammate
    Higher plan Forecast and capacity planning on the Team plan
    No fee of the app on online payments (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes Tempough takes no percentage of a payment
    A tax on each line, and a second tax
    Partly A tax rate for each invoice

  5. 5. Invoice Ninja

    Freelancers and small businesses that want a free plan, many payment gateways, native apps or a self-hosted server

    Hourbun vs Invoice Ninja

    2 people, a month

    $18 (lower price)

    Enterprise (1–2 users)

    Timesheet approvals
    No
    Weekly capacity of each teammate
    No
    No fee of the app on online payments (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes Only the fees of your payment gateway
    A tax on each line, and a second tax (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes Up to three taxes on each line or invoice

  6. 6. Harpoon

    Agencies and freelancers that want yearly revenue goals and forecasts beside time tracking and invoicing

    Hourbun vs Harpoon

    2 people, a month

    $19 (lower price)

    Freelancer

    Timesheet approvals
    No
    Weekly capacity of each teammate (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes
    No fee of the app on online payments (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes Only the fees of Stripe
    A tax on each line, and a second tax (ahead of Paymo)
    Yes One or more taxes on each line

For comparison

Paymo

Teams that want tasks, Gantt charts and resource scheduling in the same app as their time tracking and invoices

Hourbun vs Paymo

2 people, a month

$31.80

Plus

Timesheet approvals
Higher plan On the Pro plan
Weekly capacity of each teammate
Higher plan On the Pro plan (employee scheduling and workload)
No fee of the app on online payments
Partly Outside the US, only the fees of the gateway; in the US, PM Payments charges its own rates and $20 a month
A tax on each line, and a second tax
Partly Two tax fields on each invoice
  • USD list prices, billed monthly
  • ≈ marks an estimate
  • Highlight = cheaper than Paymo
  • Bold row = ahead of Paymo
  • 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 Paymo?

This page lists Hourbun, our app, and Avaza, Clockify, Tempough, Invoice Ninja and Harpoon. Each one costs less than Paymo for 2 people, or does more on a feature that the pages of Paymo limit or leave out.

Which Paymo alternative costs the least?

For 2 people, Avaza costs the least on this page: $11.95 a month on its Startup plan. Hourbun, our app, costs $15 a month on its Duo plan, and Paymo $31.80 a month on its Plus plan.

Is Hourbun an alternative to Paymo?

Yes. Hourbun bills a team at one flat price, with recurring invoices, estimates, expenses and timesheet approvals included: 10 people pay $99 a month. Paymo charges for each user on its team plans, so the same 10 people pay $159 on Plus, and it keeps timesheet approvals for Pro. Paymo fits teams that want project management in the same app.

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

Avaza, Clockify, Tempough, Invoice Ninja, Harpoon and Paymo are trademarks of their owners, and Hourbun is not affiliated with them.

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