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Clockify vs SEMrush

SEMrush
All industries
Do SEO, content marketing, competitor research, PPC and social media marketing from just one platfor
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Clockify the free plan stops at 5 users; SEMrush free tier limited to 10 reports per day across all tools
- They diverge on capability: Clockify covers Timer & manual time entry, SEMrush covers Keyword research.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clockify and SEMrush actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), 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 SEMrush
- Keyword research
- Site audit
- Competitor analysis
- Backlink analytics
- Rank tracking
- Content marketing
- PPC research
- Social media tools
Both cover
- Trello
- SOC2
- ISO27001
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Clockify
- Employee time trackingnot SEMrush
- Project time budgetsnot SEMrush
- Client billingnot SEMrush
- Productivity analysisnot SEMrush
- Payroll calculationnot SEMrush
SEMrush
- SEO keyword research and competitor analysisnot Clockify
- Website performance tracking and auditingnot Clockify
- Content marketing optimizationnot Clockify
- PPC advertising researchnot 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
SEMrush
- Free tier limited to 10 reports per day across all tools
- Keyword tracking capped at 500 per month on entry tiers (SEO and Starter plans)
- Additional users cost £45/month per user above base subscription
- Most advanced features require Advanced plan (£455.67/month), making entry cost significant for small teams
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
SEMrush
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the SEMrush 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 SEMrush if
- You need keyword research.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile app.
- You also want site audit.
Questions people ask
- Is Clockify or SEMrush better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clockify starts at Free and SEMrush at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clockify or SEMrush?
- Clockify starts at Free and SEMrush at Free.
- Does Clockify or SEMrush run on more platforms?
- Clockify runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android, Browser-extension. SEMrush runs on Web, Mobile app.
- 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 SEMrush is typically brought in for.
- What can Clockify do that SEMrush cannot?
- Clockify covers Timer & manual time entry, Timesheets, Calendar view, Projects & tasks. SEMrush covers Keyword research, Site audit, Competitor analysis, Backlink analytics. Both handle Trello, SOC2, ISO27001.
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