Clockify is a time tracking tool built around projects, popular with freelancers and agencies worldwide. TimeTally is built from the ground up for UK employers who need employee time tracking, UK holiday management, and payroll-ready exports. Here's an honest look at which one fits your UK business.
Clockify has a free tier, but most UK employers need paid features. Here's what you'll actually pay — and what you don't get.
Free
$0
up to 5 users
Basic
$3.99
per user/month annual ($4.99 monthly)
Standard
$5.49
per user/month annual ($6.99 monthly)
Pro
$7.99
per user/month annual ($9.99 monthly)
| Feature | TimeTally | Clockify |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing per user/month | £3 (all features) | Free-$11.99 (5 tiers) |
| Built for UK businesses | ||
| Holiday / time off tracking | Standard plan and up | |
| Timesheet approval workflow | ||
| Project time tracking | ||
| Payroll / accounting export | Xero/QuickBooks journal, CSV | QuickBooks (Standard plan) |
| UK bank holidays by nation | Not listed | |
| Invoice integration | ||
| Free trial / plan | 14-day trial (full access) | Free plan up to 5 users |
Clockify prices and features checked on clockify.me/pricing, 2 October 2026.
Clockify is a time tracker designed around projects and billing clients by the hour. Timesheet approval and time off are on its paid Standard plan and up, prices are in USD, and it lists QuickBooks but not Xero. TimeTally is purpose-built for UK employers who need to track employee hours, manage statutory holiday allowances, and export payroll-ready data to Xero or QuickBooks — without features you will never use. See our full comparison matrix for a side-by-side view of all alternatives.
5-minute setup
No configuration overload
UK leave rules
5.6 weeks, bank holidays by nation
Payroll export
Wages journal to Xero, QuickBooks
HMRC records
Excel export of your records
Clockify doesn't track holidays or annual leave — it has no concept of UK statutory entitlements (5.6 weeks for full-time workers), pro-rata calculations for part-time staff, or carry-over rules. If you need both timesheets and holiday management, you'd need Clockify plus a separate tool like Timetastic — paying for two subscriptions and managing two logins.
TimeTally includes both for £3/employee. One tool, one login, one bill.
Example: A team of 15 employees on Clockify Pro: 15 × $7.99 = $119.85/month billed annually ($149.85 monthly), in USD.
TimeTally for 15 employees = £45/month for everything in one place.
Transparent pricing in GBP vs five USD-priced tiers with features locked behind upgrades
£3
per employee/month
Free–$11.99
per user/month
Clockify is designed around invoicing and billing clients for project work. TimeTally is designed around getting approved employee hours into your UK payroll software — Xero, QuickBooks, or CSV for Sage and other providers. For the vast majority of UK employers, payroll is where timesheet data needs to end up, not on a client invoice.
Track time to bill clients → Clockify
Track time to pay employees → TimeTally
For UK businesses that need to track employee hours for payroll, TimeTally is generally the better choice. TimeTally puts UK leave rules (5.6 weeks, pro-rata, bank holidays by nation), a rota, clock-ins and a Xero or QuickBooks wages journal in one £3 price. Clockify keeps approvals and time off on its paid Standard plan, scheduling and GPS on Pro, and lists QuickBooks but not Xero. Clockify is better suited for agencies and freelancers who bill clients by the hour and need invoicing features.
TimeTally costs £3 per employee per month with every feature included — billed in GBP. Clockify has a free tier with basic features, but paid plans range from $3.99 to $11.99 per user per month (billed in USD, so your costs fluctuate with exchange rates). For a team of 20 employees, Clockify Pro is $159.80/month billed annually ($199.80 monthly), while TimeTally costs £60/month with leave, rota and timesheets included.
Clockify includes time off tracking on its Standard plan and above, not on Free or Basic. TimeTally includes leave on every account, built around UK rules: 5.6 weeks statutory entitlement, pro-rata for part-timers and mid-year starters, carry-over, and bank holidays for each UK nation — for £3 per employee.
Yes. TimeTally prices approved hours, overtime included, and posts them to Xero or QuickBooks Online as a wages journal for the pay period, or exports them as CSV for any other payroll software (Sage included). This makes payroll processing much faster for UK businesses.
Choose TimeTally if you're a UK business needing holiday tracking, simple timesheet approval, payroll-ready exports, and predictable pricing. Choose Clockify if you need detailed project time tracking, bill clients by the hour, need invoice generation, or have 5 or fewer users and want a free plan.
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