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Clockify vs Parabola
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Clockify the free plan stops at 5 users; Parabola the Basic plan allows 1 user and 1,000 credits with limited AI
- They diverge on capability: Clockify covers Timer & manual time entry, Parabola covers Visual workflow builder.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clockify and Parabola actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), 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 Clockify
- Timer & manual time entry
- Timesheets
- Calendar view
- Projects & tasks
- Reports & analytics
- Team dashboard
- Kiosk mode
- Offline mode
Only in Parabola
- Visual workflow builder
- Data transformation
- Conditional logic
- Looping
- Error handling
- Monitoring
- Scheduling
- 300+ apps
Both cover
- GDPR
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Clockify
- Employee time trackingnot Parabola
- Project time budgetsnot Parabola
- Client billingnot Parabola
- Productivity analysisnot Parabola
- Payroll calculationnot Parabola
Parabola
- Workflow automation for operations and finance teamsnot Clockify
- Data integration across 1,000+ sourcesnot Clockify
- Automation and reporting workflowsnot Clockify
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Parabola
- The Basic plan allows 1 user and 1,000 credits with limited AI
- No price is published for either the self serve or the business tier
- Credits are consumed when agents run, and further credits are bought pay as you go
- Role based access control, SSO, version history and SLAs all sit on the unpriced business plan
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Parabola
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Parabola review.
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.
Choose Parabola if
- You need visual workflow builder.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want data transformation.
Questions people ask
- Is Clockify or Parabola better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clockify starts at Free and Parabola at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clockify or Parabola?
- Clockify starts at Free and Parabola at Free.
- Does Clockify or Parabola run on more platforms?
- Clockify runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android, Browser-extension. Parabola runs on Web.
- Can I use Clockify for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Clockify best used for?
- Clockify is most often used for employee time tracking, project time budgets, client billing, productivity analysis. Of those, employee time tracking and project time budgets are not what Parabola is typically brought in for.
- What can Clockify do that Parabola cannot?
- Clockify covers Timer & manual time entry, Timesheets, Calendar view, Projects & tasks. Parabola covers Visual workflow builder, Data transformation, Conditional logic, Looping. Both handle GDPR.
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