Is Clockwise or Remote better?

Neither clearly leads. Clockwise starts at Free and Remote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Clockwise or Remote?

Clockwise starts at Free and Remote at Free.

Does Clockwise or Remote run on more platforms?

Clockwise runs on Web. Remote runs on Web, Ios, Android.

Can I use Clockwise for free?

Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.

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 Remote is typically brought in for.

What can Clockwise do that Remote cannot?

Clockwise covers Focus Time protection, Meeting optimization, Scheduling links, Team analytics. Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Both handle Slack, Web support.

Project Management · head to head

Clockwise vs Remote

Clockwise

Project Management

Intelligent calendar management for teams

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Remote

Payroll & Benefits

The new standard for global employment

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Clockwise service discontinued and shut down on March 27, 2026; Remote employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published
They diverge on capability: Clockwise covers Focus Time protection, Remote covers Global Payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Clockwise and Remote actually diverge.

Attributes where Clockwise and Remote differ
Attribute	Clockwise	Remote
Pricing model	freemium	subscription
Platforms	Web	Web, Ios, Android
Category	Project Management	Payroll & Benefits
Founded	2016	2019

Identical on both: starting price (Free), 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 Clockwise

Focus Time protection
Meeting optimization
Scheduling links
Team analytics
Conflict resolution
Google Calendar
Zoom
Asana

Only in Remote

Global Payroll
EOR Services
Contractor Management
Compliance
Benefits
Equity Management
HRIS
BambooHR

Both cover

Slack
Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Clockwise

Schedulingnot Remote
Appointment bookingnot Remote
Time trackingnot Remote
Resource managementnot Remote
Team coordinationnot Remote

Remote

Employing staff in countries where you have no legal entity through an employer of recordnot Clockwise
Paying and managing international contractors with compliant agreementsnot Clockwise
Running payroll and HR records for a distributed workforcenot Clockwise

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

Remote

Employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published
Global Payroll carries an implementation fee to set up entities plus a recurring payroll delivery fee on top of the $29 per employee per month rate
Contractor Management Plus is $99 per contractor per month against $29 for the standard tier
The Equity product is limited to Delaware C-Corps
The PEO product bills in USD only and requires a US bank account
Remote states it collects reserve payments in high risk circumstances, so an upfront deposit is possible

Pricing, plan by plan

Clockwise

Free

FreeFree
- Focus Time
- Meeting optimization
- Personal analytics
Teams$6.75/month
- Team analytics
- Flexible meetings
- Admin controls

Remote

Free

Contractor Management$29/month
- Contractor Payments
- Compliance
- Contracts
Employer of Record$599/month
- Global Employment
- Payroll
- Benefits

Which should you pick?

Choose Clockwise if

You need focus time protection.
You want to start without paying.
You also want meeting optimization.

Clockwise review

Choose Remote if

You need global payroll.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want eor services.

Remote review

Questions people ask

Is Clockwise or Remote better?: Neither clearly leads. Clockwise starts at Free and Remote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Clockwise or Remote?: Clockwise starts at Free and Remote at Free.
Does Clockwise or Remote run on more platforms?: Clockwise runs on Web. Remote runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Clockwise for free?: Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
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 Remote is typically brought in for.
What can Clockwise do that Remote cannot?: Clockwise covers Focus Time protection, Meeting optimization, Scheduling links, Team analytics. Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. 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.

Source

Clockwise: What integrations did Clockwise support?

Clockwise integrated with Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Slack, and previously Asana (though this integration was discontinued).

Source

Clockwise: 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.

Source

Clockwise vs Remote

Clockwise

Remote

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Clockwise

Only in Remote

Both cover

What people use each for

Clockwise

Remote

Where each one falls short

Clockwise

Remote

Pricing, plan by plan

Clockwise

Remote

Which should you pick?

Choose Clockwise if

Choose Remote if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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