Project Management · head to head
Clockwise vs Paylocity
Clockwise
Project Management
Intelligent calendar management for teams
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -

Paylocity
Payroll & Benefits
HR and payroll solutions to drive employee engagement
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Clockwise has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Clockwise service discontinued and shut down on March 27, 2026; Paylocity the Internet Archive's capture of Paylocity's homepage on 3 January 2021 named a wide suite of modules, including Payroll, On Demand Payment, HR Edge, Recruiting, Performance Management, Compensation Management and a Learning Management System, all sold via 'Request a Demo' with no price figures published.
- They diverge on capability: Clockwise covers Focus Time protection, Paylocity covers Payroll.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clockwise and Paylocity 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 Clockwise
- Focus Time protection
- Meeting optimization
- Scheduling links
- Team analytics
- Conflict resolution
- Google Calendar
- Zoom
- Asana
Only in Paylocity
- Payroll
- HR Management
- Benefits Administration
- Time and Labor
- Talent Management
- Employee Engagement
- Microsoft Teams
- Google Workspace
Both cover
- Slack
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Clockwise
- Schedulingnot Paylocity
- Appointment bookingnot Paylocity
- Time trackingnot Paylocity
- Resource managementnot Paylocity
- Team coordinationnot Paylocity
Paylocity
No use cases recorded yet. See the Paylocity review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Clockwise
- Service discontinued and shut down on March 27, 2026
- All user data was deleted upon shutdown
- Integration with Asana was removed during product lifecycle
Paylocity
- The Internet Archive's capture of Paylocity's homepage on 3 January 2021 named a wide suite of modules, including Payroll, On Demand Payment, HR Edge, Recruiting, Performance Management, Compensation Management and a Learning Management System, all sold via 'Request a Demo' with no price figures published.
Pricing, plan by plan
Clockwise
Free- FreeFree
- Focus Time
- Meeting optimization
- Personal analytics
- Teams$6.75/month
- Team analytics
- Flexible meetings
- Admin controls
Paylocity
On request- Core Payroll$undefined/month
- Payroll Processing
- Tax Services
- Direct Deposit
- Complete HCM$undefined/month
- All Core features
- HR
- Benefits
Which should you pick?
Choose Clockwise if
- You need focus time protection.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want meeting optimization.
Choose Paylocity if
- You need payroll.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want hr management.
Questions people ask
- Is Clockwise or Paylocity better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clockwise starts at Free and Paylocity at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clockwise or Paylocity?
- Clockwise has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Clockwise and On request for Paylocity.
- Does Clockwise or Paylocity run on more platforms?
- Clockwise runs on Web. Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Clockwise for free?
- Yes. Clockwise has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paylocity starts at On request.
- What is Clockwise best used for?
- Clockwise is most often used for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management. Of those, scheduling and appointment booking are not what Paylocity is typically brought in for.
- What can Clockwise do that Paylocity cannot?
- Clockwise covers Focus Time protection, Meeting optimization, Scheduling links, Team analytics. Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Both handle Slack, Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Clockwise: What happened to Clockwise?
Clockwise was acquired by Salesforce and shut down on March 27, 2026. The company announced the team was joining Salesforce to work on Agentforce. User data was deleted and prorated refunds were issued to paying customers.
SourceClockwise: What integrations did Clockwise support?
Clockwise integrated with Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Slack, and previously Asana (though this integration was discontinued).
SourceClockwise: What were Clockwise's key features?
Clockwise offered AI-powered focus time protection, automatic meeting buffers, Slack status sync, smart lunch breaks, and team calendar synchronization to optimize schedules and prevent burnout.
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