Technology · head to head
Aha! vs Clockify
The short version
- Only Clockify has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Aha! sold as eight separate products rather than one subscription, so Roadmaps, Discovery, Ideas, Whiteboards, Builder, Develop, Teamwork and Knowledge are each priced per user; Clockify the free plan stops at 5 users
- They diverge on capability: Aha! covers Strategic roadmaps, Clockify covers Timer & manual time entry.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Aha! and Clockify actually diverge.
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 Aha!
- Strategic roadmaps
- Release planning
- Idea management
- Requirements & user stories
- Visual workflows
- Gantt charts
- Pivot tables
- Custom scorecards
Only in Clockify
- Timer & manual time entry
- Timesheets
- Calendar view
- Projects & tasks
- Reports & analytics
- Team dashboard
- Kiosk mode
- Offline mode
Both cover
- Jira
- GitLab
- SOC2
- ISO27001
- GDPR
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Aha!
- Product roadmapping linked to strategy and goalsnot Clockify
- Collecting and scoring customer feedback through Ideasnot Clockify
- Customer research and interview analysis with Discoverynot Clockify
- Agile delivery tracking with Developnot Clockify
- Internal product documentation with Knowledgenot Clockify
Clockify
- Employee time trackingnot Aha!
- Project time budgetsnot Aha!
- Client billingnot Aha!
- Productivity analysisnot Aha!
- Payroll calculationnot Aha!
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Aha!
- Sold as eight separate products rather than one subscription, so Roadmaps, Discovery, Ideas, Whiteboards, Builder, Develop, Teamwork and Knowledge are each priced per user
- Roadmaps at $59 per user per month is expensive next to general project tools, and Discovery and Ideas add $39 each
- The Develop integration with Roadmaps requires the Enterprise or Enterprise+ tier
- Annual billing is by invoice only; monthly is card
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
Aha!
$59/month- Startup$29/month
- All premium features
- Discounted pricing for early-stage startups
- Premium$59/month
- Strategy setting
- Roadmap creation
- Feature prioritization
- Enterprise$null/month
- Unlimited reviewers and viewers
- Advanced features
- Enterprise+$null/month
- Everything in Enterprise plus workflow automation
- Capacity planning
- Concierge support
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 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.
Questions people ask
- Is Aha! or Clockify better?
- Neither clearly leads. Aha! starts at $59/month and Clockify at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Aha! or Clockify?
- Clockify has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $59/month for Aha! and Free for Clockify.
- Does Aha! or Clockify run on more platforms?
- Aha! runs on Web. 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. Aha! starts at $59/month.
- What is Aha! best used for?
- Aha! is most often used for product roadmapping linked to strategy and goals, collecting and scoring customer feedback through ideas, customer research and interview analysis with discovery, agile delivery tracking with develop. Of those, product roadmapping linked to strategy and goals and collecting and scoring customer feedback through ideas are not what Clockify is typically brought in for.
- What can Aha! do that Clockify cannot?
- Aha! covers Strategic roadmaps, Release planning, Idea management, Requirements & user stories. Clockify covers Timer & manual time entry, Timesheets, Calendar view, Projects & tasks. Both handle Jira, GitLab, SOC2, ISO27001.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Aha!: Does Aha! have a free tier?
No. Aha! offers a 30-day free trial without requiring a credit card, but there is no permanent free plan. Pricing starts at $59/user/month for Aha! Roadmaps.
SourceAha!: How is Aha! pricing structured?
Aha! uses per-user billing. Premium plan charges all users equally regardless of permission level. Enterprise plans only charge for workspace owners and contributors, with unlimited reviewers and viewers at no additional cost.
SourceAha!: Can I use Aha! offline?
Aha! is a cloud-based SaaS platform with no offline mode mentioned in documentation. All features require internet connectivity to the cloud servers.
SourceAha!: What does Enterprise+ plan include?
Enterprise+ includes workflow automation, capacity planning, custom tables and calculations, advanced license management, account backup and export, anti-virus scanning, IP access control, and concierge white-glove support.
SourceAha!: How many integrations does Aha! support?
Aha! Roadmaps offers 40+ integrations including Jira, Azure DevOps, Slack, Salesforce, and Zendesk. Salesforce and Zendesk require additional add-on purchases.
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