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ADP vs Clockify

ADP logo

ADP

Accounting & Finance

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Clockify logo

Clockify

Accounting & Finance

Free time tracker for teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Clockify has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: ADP no pricing is published; every quote is custom and driven by employee count and which services are taken; Clockify the free plan stops at 5 users
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Clockify covers Timer & manual time entry.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Clockify actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Clockify differ
AttributeADPClockify
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android, Browser-extension
CategoryAccounting & FinanceUnknown
Founded19492017

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in ADP

  • Payroll
  • Tax services
  • HR management
  • Time & attendance
  • Benefits administration
  • QuickBooks
  • Sage
  • Oracle

Only in Clockify

  • Timer & manual time entry
  • Timesheets
  • Calendar view
  • Projects & tasks
  • Reports & analytics
  • Team dashboard
  • Kiosk mode
  • Offline mode

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ADP

  • Payroll processing and tax filingnot Clockify
  • HR administration and employee recordsnot Clockify
  • Time and attendance trackingnot Clockify
  • Benefits administrationnot Clockify
  • Talent management on the mid-market and enterprise productsnot Clockify

Clockify

  • Employee time trackingnot ADP
  • Project time budgetsnot ADP
  • Client billingnot ADP
  • Productivity analysisnot ADP
  • Payroll calculationnot ADP

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ADP

  • No pricing is published; every quote is custom and driven by employee count and which services are taken
  • Split into three separate products by company size, RUN for 1 to 49 employees, Workforce Now for 50 and above, and Lyric HCM for enterprise, so growing across a threshold means changing product rather than plan

Clockify

  • The free plan stops at 5 users
  • Free accounts are throttled to 30 API requests per hour and 3 webhooks
  • Reporting on the free plan only covers a 1 month range
  • Invoicing needs Standard at $5.49 per seat per month and GPS tracking needs Pro at $7.99
  • SSO, SCIM provisioning, a custom subdomain and the audit log are Enterprise only at $11.99 per seat per month

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

$29/month
  • Essential$79/month
    • Payroll
    • Tax filing
    • Direct deposit
  • Enhanced$139/month
    • HR tools
    • Background checks
    • Job posting

Clockify

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited users
    • Unlimited projects
    • Time tracking
  • Basic$3.99/user/month
    • Bulk edit
    • Billable rates
    • Rounding
  • Standard$5.49/user/month
    • Timesheet approvals
    • Invoicing
    • Scheduled reports
  • Pro$7.99/user/month
    • Profit & loss
    • GPS tracking
    • Screenshots

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

  • You need payroll.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want tax services.
ADP review

Choose Clockify if

  • You need timer & manual time entry.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android, Browser-extension.
  • You also want timesheets.
Clockify review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Clockify better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Clockify at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Clockify?
Clockify has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for ADP and Free for Clockify.
Does ADP or Clockify run on more platforms?
ADP runs on Web, Ios, Android. Clockify runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android, Browser-extension.
Can I use Clockify for free?
Yes. Clockify has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. ADP starts at $29/month.
What is ADP best used for?
ADP is most often used for payroll processing and tax filing, hr administration and employee records, time and attendance tracking, benefits administration. Of those, payroll processing and tax filing and hr administration and employee records are not what Clockify is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Clockify cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Clockify covers Timer & manual time entry, Timesheets, Calendar view, Projects & tasks.
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