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Clockify vs Paragon

Paragon
Automation & Integration
Embedded integration platform for SaaS
- From
- $299/month
- Rated
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The short version
- Only Clockify has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Clockify the free plan stops at 5 users; Paragon no price is published for either plan, and both require a quote
- They diverge on capability: Clockify covers Timer & manual time entry, Paragon covers Embedded workflows.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clockify and Paragon 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 Clockify
- Timer & manual time entry
- Timesheets
- Calendar view
- Projects & tasks
- Reports & analytics
- Team dashboard
- Kiosk mode
- Offline mode
Only in Paragon
- Embedded workflows
- Native integrations
- Workflow builder
- Error handling
- Monitoring
- Analytics
- Webhooks
- 500+ apps
Both cover
- GDPR
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Clockify
- Employee time trackingnot Paragon
- Project time budgetsnot Paragon
- Client billingnot Paragon
- Productivity analysisnot Paragon
- Payroll calculationnot Paragon
Paragon
- Embedding third party integrations into a SaaS productnot Clockify
- Managing customer facing connectors without building each onenot 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
Paragon
- No price is published for either plan, and both require a quote
- Cost scales with the number of customer tenants using the integrations, so the bill follows an end customer count rather than the vendor's own usage
- SAML SSO, self hosting, dynamic field mapping and SLAs are all Enterprise only
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
Paragon
$299/month- Starter$299/month
- 50 integrations
- Basic support
- Growth$999/month
- 200 integrations
- Priority support
- Enterprise$5000/month
- Unlimited integrations
- Dedicated support
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 Paragon if
- You need embedded workflows.
- You work on Web, Embedded.
- You also want native integrations.
Questions people ask
- Is Clockify or Paragon better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clockify starts at Free and Paragon at $299/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clockify or Paragon?
- Clockify has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Clockify and $299/month for Paragon.
- Does Clockify or Paragon run on more platforms?
- Clockify runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android, Browser-extension. Paragon runs on Web, Embedded.
- Can I use Clockify for free?
- Yes. Clockify has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paragon starts at $299/month.
- 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 Paragon is typically brought in for.
- What can Clockify do that Paragon cannot?
- Clockify covers Timer & manual time entry, Timesheets, Calendar view, Projects & tasks. Paragon covers Embedded workflows, Native integrations, Workflow builder, Error handling. Both handle GDPR.
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