# Clockify: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 54 judge labels across 6 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/clockify

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Time and attendance](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/time-and-attendance/index.md) | 12% | 2 | 11% | 28 |
| [Employee monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/employee-monitoring/index.md) | 4% | 5 | 0% | 12 |
| [Workforce planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/workforce-planning/index.md) | 2% | 18 | 0% | 1 |
| [Workforce management suites](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/workforce-management-suites/index.md) | 2% | 12 | 0% | 6 |
| [Leave and absence management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/leave-and-absence-management/index.md) | 0% | 24 | 0% | 5 |
| [Workforce scheduling](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/workforce-scheduling/index.md) | 0% | 39 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "or Clockify free for basic time tracking for up to 5 users. Both are repeatedly listed as best for small / transparent teams." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Employee monitoring)
- "Clockify's unlimited free plan makes it the go-to time and attendance solution for bootstrapped teams" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Time and attendance)
- "If your budget is $0: Go with Clockify (desktop/office teams) or Jibble (field/mobile teams)." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Employee monitoring)
- "Homebase (free tier) or Clockify (free up to 5 users) are excellent starting points" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Time and attendance)

## And against it

- "Avoid basic time trackers like Clockify unless your needs are simple" (MiniMax M2.5, Time and attendance)
- "I wouldn't choose Clockify just because its free plan is generous: its attendance and overtime reporting are on a paid tier" (GPT-6 Luna, Time and attendance)
- "Clockify / Toggl (more basic, free tier available)" (MiniMax M2.5, Time and attendance)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Clockify, from 133 of the 150 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- forbes.com: 76
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 61
- softwareadvice.com: 55
- capterra.com: 46
- leadchangegroup.com: 41
- joinhomebase.com: 32
- g2.com: 31
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 29
- firsthr.app: 22
- trackingtime.co: 22

### Pages cited

- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-time-and-attendance-software: 33
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-time-attendance-software: 32
- https://leadchangegroup.com/time-and-attendance-software/small-business: 23
- https://trackingtime.co/time-attendance-software/best-time-attendance-software.html: 21
- https://softwareadvice.com/employee-monitoring: 18
- https://firsthr.app/compare/general/employee-monitoring-software: 17
- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-time-and-attendance-software: 17
- https://desklog.io/blog/best-workforce-management-software: 14

## In its own words

What Clockify's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Clockify is the most popular free time tracker and timesheet software for teams of all sizes, providing tools for productivity, billing, and project management. (https://clockify.me/)
- For: teams of all sizes (https://clockify.me/)
- Price stated: FREE (https://clockify.me/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://clockify.me/)
- Free plan or trial: Free plan available with core time tracking features for teams and projects. Optional paid upgrades available for advanced features.; 7-day Trial (https://clockify.me/)
- Integrations claimed: 80 (https://clockify.me/pricing); 90 (https://clockify.me/features/); 100 (https://clockify.me/integrations) (pages disagree)
- Certifications: SOC 2, GDPR
- Hosting: EU (Germany), UK, USA, Australia
- Customers named: Riotters, NMCO Studio, Alexander Street Press

## What it publishes

Every page clockify.me exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2425 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 297 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 44 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-01-25
- report or ebook: 25 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-15
- comparison: 46 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-27
- template or tool: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-10-25
- glossary or explainer: 67 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-17
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Best user activity monitoring software https://clockify.me/blog/apps-tools/best-user-activity-monitoring-software
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Remote team monitoring https://clockify.me/blog/workforce-management/remote-team-monitoring
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: Best scheduling software https://clockify.me/blog/apps-tools/best-scheduling-software
- Recent: 2026-09-11 blog: Best remote employee monitoring software https://clockify.me/blog/apps-tools/best-remote-employee-monitoring-software
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Employee monitoring https://clockify.me/blog/workforce-management/employee-monitoring
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Monitor employee productivity https://clockify.me/blog/workforce-management/monitor-employee-productivity

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.