Timeslider vs. Clockify
Clockify is free for up to five users, which is hard to beat. The catch: EU data centers only start with the Pro tier, and many features sit behind a pricing step. So where does which tool pay off?
In short
When Timeslider fits
You want time as blocks on the timeline of each timer, corrected by drag & drop instead of maintained in forms. A freely configurable dashboard is there from the Free plan. And from the sixth user you pay €4.99 per member while Clockify charges for every head – servers in Germany included.
When Clockify fits
Your budget has to stay at zero and five users are enough. You need GPS tracking or a kiosk mode for shift work. Or invoices should come straight out of the tracked time.
| Feature | Timeslider | Clockify |
|---|---|---|
| Slider-based time tracking | ✓ Core feature, one click starts the timer | ✗ Not available |
| Day at a glance | ✓ One timeline per timer, all timers of a day stacked under one shared time scale – gaps stand out immediately | List and calendar view |
| Adjusting times afterwards | ✓ Drag & drop the time blocks | ✓ Manual |
| Time templates | ✓ Personal templates from Free, team-wide from Professional | Favourites and recent entries |
| Tagging | ✓ By drag & drop or direct entry; freely definable categories and tags | ✓ Tags, projects, tasks, from a picker |
| Calendar integration | ✓ From Freelancer: Google and Microsoft 365, one click turns a meeting into time | ✓ Google and Outlook |
| Dashboard | ✓ Freely configurable widgets with Excel and PDF export, already in the Free plan | ✓ Predefined dashboards and reports |
| Team management | ✓ In the Professional plan, 5 users included | ✓ From Free up to 5 users, billed per user above that |
| Clock in/out & overtime | ✓ From Professional: working-time profiles, public holidays, overtime account with carry-over | Attendance and time off from Standard |
| GDPR & server location | ✓ Servers in Germany, in every plan | EU data center only from Pro ($7.99/user) |
| Reports | ✓ From the Freelancer plan | ✓ From Free |
| Microsoft Teams | ✓ Runs as a tab inside Microsoft Teams, personal and in a channel | ✓ Integration |
| Invoicing | ✗ Not included | ✓ From Standard ($5.49/user) |
| GPS tracking | ✗ Not available | ✓ From Pro ($7.99/user) |
| Kiosk mode | ✗ Not available | ✓ From Basic ($3.99/user) |
| Starting for free | 1 user forever, with dashboard and templates; 30-day Professional trial | Up to 5 users |
Timeslider details taken from our pricing overview and help center; competitor details from the public product and pricing pages of the vendor. Last checked: August 2026.
| Scenario | Timeslider | Clockify |
|---|---|---|
| Free | €0 · 1 user, forever | $0 · up to 5 users |
| 1 user / month | €7.49 (Freelancer) | $3.99 (Basic) · $7.99 (Pro) |
| 5 users / month | €29.99 (Professional, 5 users incl.) · €6.00 per user | $19.95 (Basic) · $39.95 (Pro, with EU hosting) |
| Larger teams | €4.99 per additional member · self-hosting on request | $11.99 per user (Enterprise) |
Vendor list prices for annual billing, as of August 2026. For the competitors, the five-user figure is their per-user price times five. Timeslider prices include German VAT; the Professional plan covers 5 users, each additional member costs €4.99 per month. Prices in other currencies are exclusive of tax. Vendors may change their prices.
Timeslider is the better choice for
- People who see their day as bars on a time scale, not as clock times in a table
- People who want a configurable dashboard already on the Free plan
- Teams with GDPR requirements: servers in Germany, in every plan
- Companies with an overtime account, overtime, and absences
- Teams that do not want to move up a tier for every feature
Clockify is the better choice for
- Teams on a strict zero budget with up to five users
- Shift and construction work needing GPS or kiosk mode
- Invoices generated straight from tracked time
- Very large teams that only need basic tracking
Free plan forever · No credit card · Servers in Germany