All industries · head to head
Clockify vs Pipedrive
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; Pipedrive email account connectivity restricted to maximum of five email accounts per user
- They diverge on capability: Clockify covers Timer & manual time entry, Pipedrive covers Visual pipeline.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clockify and Pipedrive actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (All industries).
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 Pipedrive
- Visual pipeline
- Deal tracking
- Activity reminders
- Email integration
- Mobile apps
- Reporting
- Goal tracking
- Lead management
Both cover
- Trello
- Asana
- GDPR
- SOC2
- ISO27001
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Clockify
- Employee time trackingnot Pipedrive
- Project time budgetsnot Pipedrive
- Client billingnot Pipedrive
- Productivity analysisnot Pipedrive
- Payroll calculationnot Pipedrive
Pipedrive
- Sales pipeline management with kanban-style dashboardsnot Clockify
- Multi-channel communication with email and calendar syncnot Clockify
- Sales automation for small to mid-market teamsnot 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
Pipedrive
- Email account connectivity restricted to maximum of five email accounts per user
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
Pipedrive
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Pipedrive 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 Pipedrive if
- You need visual pipeline.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want deal tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Clockify or Pipedrive better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clockify starts at Free and Pipedrive at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clockify or Pipedrive?
- Clockify has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Clockify and On request for Pipedrive.
- Does Clockify or Pipedrive run on more platforms?
- Clockify runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android, Browser-extension. Pipedrive runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Clockify for free?
- Yes. Clockify has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Pipedrive starts at On request.
- 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 Pipedrive is typically brought in for.
- What can Clockify do that Pipedrive cannot?
- Clockify covers Timer & manual time entry, Timesheets, Calendar view, Projects & tasks. Pipedrive covers Visual pipeline, Deal tracking, Activity reminders, Email integration. Both handle Trello, Asana, GDPR, SOC2.
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