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Alternatives to Clockwise
21 project management tools sit alongside Clockwise in this directory. Below is what separates each from Clockwise on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 13
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Clockwise starts at
- Free
Why people look past Clockwise
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Clockwise has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $13.5/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Smart scheduling for busy teams
- 4 tiers to Clockwise's 2.
Your intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you
- No free tier, where Clockwise has one.
- Starts $19 a month dearer, at $19/month.
Smart scheduling for the modern workforce
Priced and rated the same as Clockwise on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Project management built for speed
Priced and rated the same as Clockwise on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Visual project management for teams of all sizes
Priced and rated the same as Clockwise on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
AI-powered productivity for teams
- Starts $6 a month dearer, at $6/month.
- 3 tiers to Clockwise's 2.
Every Clockwise alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clockwise (this page) | Free | Freemium | 2 | |
| Reclaim.aiAI-powered calendar assistant for focus time and meeting optimization, direct successor to Clockwise users | Free | - | 4 | vs Clockwise |
| MotionAI calendar and task management with focus time protection and smart meeting scheduling | $19/month | - | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| Google CalendarFree calendar platform with basic scheduling and event management capabilities | Free | - | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| Hive | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| Teamhood | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| Taskade | Free, then $6/month | - | 3 | vs Clockwise |
| Nifty | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| Toggl Plan | Free, then $10/month | - | 3 | vs Clockwise |
| Craft Docs | Free | - | - | vs Clockwise |
| Podio | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| MeisterTask | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| Teamgantt | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| Paymo | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| Freedcamp | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| Tempo Timesheets | On request | Subscription | - | vs Clockwise |
| Pipefy | On request | Quote | - | vs Clockwise |
| Kanbanize | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| ProofHub | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| Sunsama | $17/month | - | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| GanttPRO | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Clockwise |
| LiquidPlanner | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Clockwise |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Clockwise badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (13)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Reclaim.ai , Free
- Google Calendar , Free
- Hive , Free
- Teamhood , Free
- Taskade , Free, then $6/month
- Nifty , Free
- Toggl Plan , Free, then $10/month
- Craft Docs , Free
What you would be giving up
Clockwise is most often brought in for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management, team coordination. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Clockwise is broadly right and the question is cost, the Clockwise pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Project Management category lists everything the directory holds, and best project management tools ranks them.
Clockwise runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Clockwise alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Clockwise?
- 21 other project management tools are listed in this directory, led by Reclaim.ai, Motion, Google Calendar, Hive. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Clockwise?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Reclaim.ai, Google Calendar, Hive, Teamhood, Taskade.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Clockwise?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Clockwise has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $13.5/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Clockwise?
- Clockwise is most often brought in for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management, team coordination. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Clockwise?
- None of the project management tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Clockwise alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Project Management, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Clockwise against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Clockwise covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every project management tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Project Management category, 21 tools beside Clockwise. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.