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Clockify vs. timeBuzzer

Software

Clockify is a time tracking software packed with detailed management and employee monitoring features, making it ideal for larger businesses and enterprises.

Feature highlights:

Timesheets, scheduling, activity & screenshot tracking, kiosk, expenses, approvals

Clockify offers a desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

It provides a simple timer and shows time entries in a list view, which can be edited directly through input fields.

It includes notifications and reminders, as well as idle detection to help users easily adjust time entries if they forget to stop the timer.

Additionally, the app can randomly take screenshots and log all computer activities. While computer activities are only stored locally on the devices of the users, screenshots are sent to the web app so managers can monitor their employees.

For on the go, Clockify offers a mobile app for iOS and Android. Like the desktop app, it provides users with a simple timer that allows them to easily start and stop timers, as well as the ability to manage recorded time entries.

timeBuzzer is a time tracking software that focuses on simplicity, accuracy and ease of use, making it ideal for freelancers and small to medium-sized businesses.

Feature highlights:

Project time tracking, customizable layer system, reporting, team management & assignments

The desktop app is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Like Clockify, it provides a simple timer, but displays time entries in a horizontal timeline, giving users a clearer overview of their day and enabling easy drag‑and‑drop editing instead of manual input fields.

It also includes notifications and reminders, as well as idle detection to help users easily adjust time entries if they forget to stop the timer.

However, at timeBuzzer we deliberately avoid features like screenshot tracking as we believe successful time tracking is built on trust and simplicity, not surveillance.

For on the go, timeBuzzer also offers a mobile app for iOS and Android. Like the desktop app, it provides users with a simple timer that allows them to easily start and stop timers, as well as the ability to manage recorded time entries.

Hardware

Clockify is entirely software-based and does not support dedicated hardware for time tracking. Users must start and stop timers through the app or website.

timeBuzzer offers an optional desktop buzzer alongside its software, turning time tracking into something simple and fun — and making it easy to capture even short activities like e‑mails or phone calls that often go untracked.

Learn more about the desktop buzzer

Integrations

Clockify offers an open API and various integrations, including automation platforms, making it easy to connect with your existing tools.

timeBuzzer offers an open API and various integrations, including automation platforms, making it easy to connect with your existing tools.

Pricing

Clockify’s software subscription plans cost up to $14.99 per user per month, with a 20% discount available for annual billing.

A 7-day free trial is available without requiring credit card details.

Cancellation: You can cancel your subscription at any time; it will remain active until the end of the billing cycle. According to Clockify, all data is securely stored even after cancellation, and you will regain access if you resubscribe.

timeBuzzer‘s software subscriptions cost up to €10 per user per month, with a 20% discount for annual billing. The optional desktop buzzer costs a one-time fee of €59 per device and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can try it risk-free. Volume discounts are available when purchasing multiple devices.

A free 15-day trial of all the paid software features iis available without requiring credit card details. If you order at least one desktop buzzer to test, your software trial is automatically extended to 30 days!

Cancellation: You can cancel your subscription at any time. It will remain active until the end of the billing cycle, after which you’ll smoothly transition to our free limited version. Your data remains securely stored and fully accessible again the moment you resubscribe.

Support

Clockify, based in the USA and originally from Serbia, offers 24/7 support in English via email, live chat, and phone. According to Clockify, they have an average response time of about one hour.

A Help Center is available in multiple languages, offering detailed documentation, FAQs, and video tutorials for self-service.

Support levels vary by plan, with higher tiers potentially including dedicated success managers.

timeBuzzer, based in Germany, EU, offers support in English and German via email and scheduled calls within 24 hours, during business hours from Monday to Friday, 9 am–6 pm CET you usually can expect much faster response times.

A Help Center is available in English and German, offering detailed documentation, FAQs, and video tutorials for self-service.

All users receive equal, personalized assistance, and user feedback is actively incorporated into product development.

Conclusion

Clockify could be the ideal choice, if you want a time tracking tool with many detailed management and employee monitoring features (like screenshot tracking etc.).

timeBuzzer is likely the perfect fit, if you’re looking for a time tracking tool that prioritizes user-friendliness, delivers effortless and highly accurate tracking, and respects your team’s privacy.

Why people choose timeBuzzer over Clockify?

I was using Clockify, but I very regularly forget to switch projects. Or to switch to another job with the same customer. For me, the physical buzzer was the selling point. – Stefanie S.

I was looking for a more elegant solution for better time tracking. After all, it’s easy to forget to start Clockify and so on. Your buzzer solution is brilliant! – Jens P.

Previously, we used Toggl and tried many other apps (Clockify, TimeCamp, Timely, Memtime, Kimai). We can honestly say that this is the best time tracking application for us. It’s simple and clean. The hardware button is simply ingenious. – Laszlo H.

I would like to say that your program is by far one of the best on the market – here clarity, efficiency and other factors are decisive. – Erik S.

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