Clockify

Clockify is a time tracking platform whose free tier covers core functionality for unlimited users, with timesheets, project tracking, reporting, and basic invoicing.

How accounting firms use it

Firms use it to introduce time tracking without a spending decision. Where a practice has never tracked time systematically, the value is uncertain until the data exists — and a free tier removes the need to justify the cost before that data is available.

Time is logged against clients and engagements, giving visibility into where staff hours actually go. For many firms the first month’s data is itself the finding: work assumed to be profitable often is not, and the discrepancy is usually in non-billable admin rather than in the engagements themselves.

Key features

Time entry works from browser, desktop, mobile, and browser extensions, with timers or manual entry and timesheet views for weekly completion. Projects can be structured per client with tasks beneath.

Reporting covers time by client, project, task, and team member, with billable and non-billable distinction and rate tracking on paid tiers. Basic invoicing generates from billable time.

Paid tiers add approval workflows, time auditing to catch anomalous entries, scheduling, expenses, and labour cost tracking for margin analysis.

Who it’s best for

Small and mid-sized firms wanting standalone time tracking at low or no cost, particularly those introducing it for the first time or with enough staff that per-user pricing elsewhere becomes significant.

Firms needing time integrated with billing, workflow, and client management should use practice management such as Karbon, Canopy, or Mango. BigTime and BQE Core cover project accounting, and Toggl Track is the closest direct comparison.