The 6 Best Clockify Alternatives for Mac in 2026

Toggl is the closest swap if you want timers, team reports and billable rates. Harvest wins when invoicing from tracked hours is the main job. TMetric is the cheapest paid timer. If timers never stuck, Timing (paid, Mac only) and Dayflow (free, open source) record your Mac activity automatically. ActivityWatch does that for free and keeps everything on your device.

Clockify is hard to beat at the bottom of the price list. Its Free plan covers a five-person workspace with unlimited tracking, timers, timesheets, the auto tracker, reports and apps. People usually start looking elsewhere for one of three reasons:

• The features you want sit on a per-seat tier. Invoicing, time off and approvals start on Standard, at $5.49 per seat a month billed annually or $6.99 billed monthly. Scheduling, expenses, GPS and activity monitoring need Pro, at $7.99 billed annually or $9.99 billed monthly.
• It is still a timer you have to remember. Clockify is primarily timer and timesheet based. The desktop app includes an auto tracker, but most of the product assumes you start, stop or type in entries.
• Your hours live in Clockify’s cloud. You can choose the hosting region (EU in Germany, UK, USA or Australia), but there is no local-only option.

The right replacement depends on which of these applies to you. For background, here is a closer look at how Clockify works on a Mac.

Disclosure: Dayflow is our product. It is one of the six picks below, and a later section covers where it is the wrong choice. This comparison is based on each vendor’s own documentation and pricing pages as checked on October 4, 2026. Dayflow details reflect version 2.2.0. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor’s page before you pay.

Quick comparison

Tool	Best for	How it tracks	Price
Toggl (formerly Toggl Track)	Teams that want the closest like-for-like swap	Timers, timesheets, calendar integrations, background tracking in the desktop app	Free for up to 3 users; Starter $9 per user/month billed annually, $12 billed monthly
Timing	Mac users who want automatic records they can bill from	Automatic, across apps, websites and documents	Professional $9/month billed annually, $11 billed monthly; no free tier
Harvest	Freelancers and teams who invoice from their hours	Timers, timesheets, connected calendar	Free for 1 seat and 2 projects; Teams $9 seat/month billed annually, $11 billed monthly
Dayflow	Remembering what you actually did, with no timers	Screen captured at one frame every 10 seconds, written into a timeline by AI	$0, MIT licensed; optional Pro $20/month

What Clockify does well

Before you switch, it is worth being clear about what you would give up. Clockify does a lot, and on several counts it is the strongest tool in this article.

The free plan is large. The pricing page says “for up to 5 users,” and the FAQ says you can invite up to 4 people. Both describe the same thing: a five-person workspace. That free workspace includes unlimited tracking, the timer, timesheets, the auto tracker, the calendar, reports and the apps. None of the timer-based alternatives below offers more free seats.

Paid tiers start low. Basic is $3.99 per seat a month billed annually, or $4.99 billed monthly. No other per-seat paid plan here starts lower.

It covers more of the business than tracking. Standard adds invoicing, time off and approval workflows. Pro adds scheduling, forecasting, expenses and GPS tracking. Enterprise, at $11.99 billed annually or $14.99 billed monthly, adds SSO and audit logs. There is also a kiosk mode for clock-in, which matters for shift and attendance use. If you also use other CAKE.com products, the CAKE.com Bundle is $12.99 per seat a month billed annually or $15.99 billed monthly.

It runs almost everywhere. Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and browser extensions are all listed. Of the timer-based tools here, only TMetric also lists Linux.

You choose where the data is hosted. Regional hosting in the EU, UK, USA or Australia is a real advantage for teams with data residency requirements.

Clockify offers a 7-day trial of Pro features with no credit card required.

Why people switch from Clockify

Timers depend on memory. A timer only records the hours you remembered to start it for. If your weeks end with gaps you fill in from guesswork, the problem is how you capture time, not which timer app you use. That points you toward automatic Mac time trackers rather than a different timer. If you want a rough sense of how much of your week goes unaccounted for, try the where does my week go calculator.

The useful features are spread across tiers. Invoicing starts on Standard. Activity monitoring, expenses and scheduling start on Pro. A small agency that wants invoicing plus expenses ends up paying Pro rates for every seat. Whether that is expensive depends on the alternative. Several tools below charge more, not less.

Cloud only. Clockify lists no AI features and offers no local storage mode. Some people want their work history to stay on their Mac. Others want an assistant that can answer questions about their week. Clockify offers neither.

Mac users want something that feels native to the Mac. Clockify is built to work across many platforms. Two of the alternatives below, Timing and Dayflow, are Mac-only and built around how a Mac records app and screen activity.

The best Clockify alternatives, ranked

1. Toggl (formerly Toggl Track)

Toggl is the closest swap, and the comparison is a common one. See our Toggl vs Clockify breakdown and the page on Toggl for Mac. The product is now presented simply as “Toggl,” combining time tracking with planning. The vendor lists Toggl Track and Toggl Plan as legacy products that existing users can still access.

What changes: You keep timers, timesheets and calendar integrations, and the desktop app adds background tracking and a timeline. You gain project planning with timelines, tasks and capacity management. You also get Toggl AI for natural-language questions about workspace data, an MCP server and an AI Task Creator. The vendor states that it does not take screenshots or record keystrokes.

Price: Free for up to 3 users. Starter is $9 per user per month billed annually, or $12 billed monthly. Premium is $16 billed annually, or $24 billed monthly. Enterprise is priced on request. Paid plans come with a 30-day trial.

The limit: It costs more per seat than Clockify, and the free plan covers fewer people. Billable rates require a paid plan. No Linux app is listed.

Switch to it if you want a timer-based tool with stronger planning and AI, and the higher per-seat price is acceptable.

2. Timing

Timing replaces the timer with automatic recording. See Timing as an alternative for more detail.

What changes: Timing records time automatically across apps, websites and documents on your Mac, down to specific URLs and Mail threads. You still assign that time to projects, and AI-powered suggestions help with time entries. The vendor states that tracked times are stored locally and never leave your Mac unless you opt into sync. All plans list Sync & Cloud Backup. AI activity summaries and an MCP integration are included on every plan.

Price: No free tier. Professional is $9 a month billed annually, or $11 billed monthly. Expert is $11 or $14. Connect, for teams, is $16 per user billed annually or $20 billed monthly. The trial is 30 days with no credit card required. The vendor notes that prices may vary by region or tax.

The limit: Mac only. The Professional plan covers 1 Mac and has limited web app access. Teammates on Windows cannot join you.

Switch to it if you work alone or in an all-Mac team, bill by the hour and want automatic records that turn into billable time entries.

3. Harvest

Harvest is the pick when the point of tracking is getting paid. The site footer reads “Bending Spoons Operations S.p.A.,” so Harvest is now owned by Bending Spoons. If that ownership change is the reason you are hesitating, we cover the options in Harvest alternatives for Mac.

What changes: Tracking is similar to Clockify: one-click timers, daily and weekly timesheets, or a connected calendar. Billing is stronger. You can invoice from tracked time and accept online payments, track expenses, and connect accounting tools such as QuickBooks and Xero. Even the free plan includes invoicing and expense tracking. Clockify reserves invoicing for paid plans.

Price: Free forever for 1 seat and 2 projects. Teams is $9 per seat a month ($108 per seat billed annually), or $11 billed monthly. Enterprise is $14 ($168 per seat billed annually), or $17.50 billed monthly. Enterprise Plus is priced on request. Prices are shown as “starting from.” The trial is 30 days, no card required.

The limit: No automatic activity capture is listed. The free plan is much smaller than Clockify’s.

Switch to it if invoicing and accounting sync matter more than seat price. To check whether your billed rate covers your unbilled hours, try the real hourly rate calculator.

4. Dayflow

Dayflow does not ask you to track time at all. It records your screen at one frame every 10 seconds, and AI writes your day into a readable timeline. Full recordings and the local timeline are stored on your Mac. Here is how automatic time tracking on a Mac works.

What changes: There are no timers to start or timesheets to fill in. You choose where the screenshots are analyzed. With Local AI, a model runs on your Mac through Ollama or LM Studio, so analysis stays on-device. You can also send selected screenshots to your own cloud provider, or let Dayflow Pro handle cloud analysis. The details are in local and cloud processing. You can export any date range as Markdown, for example to fill in a timesheet without manual entry.

Price: $0 and MIT licensed. Pro is optional at $20 a month. Under the privacy policy, Pro deletes screenshots after processing and may retain Activity Data for sync.

The limit: Dayflow has no invoicing, payroll approvals, team reports or website blocking. It requires macOS 14 or later. AI summaries can miss or misread work, so check them before you share them.

Switch to it if your real problem is remembering what you did, not billing for it.

5. TMetric

TMetric is the closest match to Clockify on price and platforms. See TMetric as an alternative. It is developed by Devart.

What changes: You keep a start-and-stop timer and manual entries, and you gain a timer button inside more than 50 web apps. The Business plan adds app and site monitoring, activity levels, optional screenshots, a time off module, team timesheets, and Jira, Redmine and ClickUp integrations. Like Clockify, TMetric lists Linux alongside Mac and Windows.

Price: Free for up to 2 seats, with unlimited time tracking, unlimited clients and projects, exportable reports and API access. Professional is $5.83 per seat a month billed annually, or $7 billed monthly, and adds client invoicing, billable rates and project budgets. Business is $7.50 billed annually or $9 billed monthly. Enterprise is priced on request. The trial is 14 days and can be extended by 7.

The limit: The free plan has only 2 seats and stores 7 days of activity data. Invoicing requires a paid plan. It is still primarily a timer.

Switch to it if you want Clockify’s structure and cross-platform reach, and invoicing at $5.83 per seat billed annually suits you better than Clockify’s Standard tier.

6. ActivityWatch

ActivityWatch is the free, open-source, local-first option. We compare it directly in ActivityWatch vs Dayflow.

What changes: You stop entering time. ActivityWatch records the active application and window title, and whether you are away from the keyboard. Browser extensions add the active tab title and URL, and editor plugins add coding activity. The vendor states that all data is stored on your own device and never sent to any server. You can extend it with custom watchers and query it through a local API.

Price: Free. The vendor describes it as completely free and open source under MPL-2.0, with no feature gates, usage limits or ads. The site mentions optional “AW Pro” patronage, but we could not confirm a price for it. For current details, see the vendor’s site.

The limit: Sync between devices is still a work in progress. There is no iOS app and no built-in AI summaries. Its documentation lists none of Clockify’s billing, approval or team features. You get raw activity data and have to interpret it yourself.

Switch to it if you want free, private, automatic tracking on Mac, Windows, Linux or Android, and you are comfortable reading charts instead of a written summary.

Alternatives by reason for leaving

• “I want the same thing, but with better planning and AI.” Toggl.
• “I need to invoice clients and sync with QuickBooks or Xero.” Harvest.
• “I want cross-platform timers, including Linux, for less.” TMetric.
• “I keep forgetting to start the timer, and I bill hourly on a Mac.” Timing.
• “I want to remember what I actually did, without timers, and keep it on my Mac.” Dayflow.
• “I want it free, open source and fully local, on any desktop OS.” ActivityWatch.

Full comparison table

Tool	Price	Automatic capture	Where data lives	Platforms	Open source
Clockify	Free up to 5 users; Basic $3.99/seat/month billed annually ($4.99 monthly) to Enterprise $11.99 ($14.99 monthly)	Auto tracker in the desktop app; activity monitoring on Pro	Cloud, with hosting in the EU (Germany), UK, USA or Australia	Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, browser extensions	No
Toggl	Free up to 3 users; Starter $9/user/month billed annually ($12 monthly); Premium $16 ($24 monthly); Enterprise on request	Background tracking and timeline in the desktop app	Cloud, synced across apps	Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, browser extensions	No
Harvest	Free for 1 seat, 2 projects; Teams $9/seat/month billed annually ($11 monthly); Enterprise $14 ($17.50 monthly)	None listed	Cloud	Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, browser extensions	No
TMetric	Free up to 2 seats; Professional $5.83/seat/month billed annually ($7 monthly); Business $7.50 ($9 monthly)	App and site monitoring on Business	Cloud, synced across apps	Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, browser extensions	No
Timing	No free tier; Professional $9/month billed annually ($11 monthly); Expert $11 ($14); Connect $16/user ($20)	Yes, across apps, websites and documents	On your Mac, with optional sync	Mac	No
ActivityWatch	Free	Yes, active app, window title and AFK; URLs through browser extensions	On your device	Windows, Mac, Linux, Android	Yes, MPL-2.0
Dayflow	$0; optional Pro $20/month	Yes, screen captured at one frame every 10 seconds	On your Mac; selected screenshots go off-device only if you use your own provider or Pro	Mac (macOS 14+)	Yes, MIT

When should you stay with Clockify?

Stay if your team has five people or fewer and the free plan already covers you. None of the alternatives gives away more seats.

Stay if you need attendance more than tracking. Kiosk clock-in, time off, GPS tracking and scheduling are core to Clockify, and none of the Mac-focused tools here lists them all.

Stay if your team runs on Linux as well as Macs, unless TMetric’s feature set suits you better. Stay if you need data hosted in a specific region, or SSO and audit logs at $11.99 per seat billed annually.

Stay if the real problem is forgetting to start timers and you have not tried the auto tracker in Clockify’s desktop app. Try that before moving your whole team.

Where Dayflow is the wrong pick

Dayflow is built to answer one question: what did I actually work on? It is the wrong tool for several jobs Clockify handles.

• You invoice clients from tracked hours. Dayflow has no invoicing. Harvest wins, and its free plan already includes invoicing.
• You manage a team and need approvals or team reports. Dayflow has neither. Toggl wins if you are leaving Clockify. Otherwise, stay with Clockify.
• You need payroll data, kiosk clock-in or time off. Stay with Clockify.
• You need billable time entries generated automatically on a Mac. Timing wins. It has billing status tracking, rounding in reports and integrations with ClickUp, Linear, Clio and GrandTotal.
• Some of your team is on Windows or Linux. Dayflow is Mac only. ActivityWatch covers Windows, Linux and Android for free and local tracking, and TMetric covers them for timers.
• You want website blocking. Dayflow does not block anything. None of the tools in this article lists blocking either, so pair your tracker with a dedicated blocker.

Also keep in mind that AI summaries can miss or misread work. If a Dayflow summary is going into a client report, read it first.

The bottom line

If you like how Clockify works and only want better planning or AI, move to Toggl and accept a higher per-seat price. If billing is the point, Harvest gives you invoicing even on its free plan. If price and Linux support matter most, TMetric is the closest copy of Clockify.

If you are leaving because timers never stuck, a different timer will not help. Timing is the polished paid option for automatic, billable records on a Mac. ActivityWatch is the free, open-source and local option. Dayflow is the free, open-source option that writes your day as a timeline you can read, with recordings kept on your Mac. For the wider field, see our guide to the best time tracker for Mac.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free alternative to Clockify on Mac?

ActivityWatch is free and open source under MPL-2.0, with no feature gates, and stores data on your device. Dayflow is $0 under the MIT license, with an optional $20 a month Pro plan. Toggl's free plan covers up to 3 users. If you need a free plan for a team of five with timesheets and reports, Clockify's own Free plan is still the most generous of the group.

Is Toggl cheaper than Clockify?

No. Toggl Starter is $9 per user per month billed annually, or $12 billed monthly. Clockify Basic is $3.99 per seat a month billed annually, or $4.99 monthly, and Standard is $5.49 or $6.99. Toggl's free plan covers up to 3 users, while Clockify's Free plan covers up to 5. You pay more for Toggl in exchange for its planning tools and Toggl AI.

Which Clockify alternative tracks time automatically on a Mac?

Timing records time across apps, websites and documents on the Mac. ActivityWatch records the active app, window title and away-from-keyboard time. Dayflow records the screen at one frame every 10 seconds and has AI write a timeline. Toggl lists background tracking in its desktop app, and TMetric adds app and site monitoring on its Business plan.

Can Dayflow replace Clockify for invoicing clients?

No. Dayflow has no invoicing, payroll approvals or team reports. If you bill clients from tracked hours, Harvest is the better pick: its free plan includes invoicing and expense tracking for 1 seat and 2 projects, and paid plans add online payments and QuickBooks and Xero integrations. Dayflow can sit alongside it as a record of what you actually did.

Does Clockify store time data locally on my Mac?

No. Clockify is a cloud service. You can choose data hosting in the EU (Germany), the UK, the USA or Australia, but there is no local-only mode. If local storage matters, Timing stores tracked times on your Mac unless you opt into sync, ActivityWatch keeps all data on your device, and Dayflow stores recordings and its timeline on your Mac.

Is there an open-source alternative to Clockify for Mac?

Yes, two. ActivityWatch is open source under MPL-2.0 and runs on Mac, Windows, Linux and Android. Dayflow is open source under the MIT license and runs on macOS 14 or later. Neither copies Clockify's timer and timesheet model. Both record activity automatically, and neither offers invoicing or approvals.

Which Clockify alternative also works on Linux?

TMetric and ActivityWatch both list Linux, as does Clockify itself. Toggl and Harvest list web, Mac, Windows and mobile apps but not Linux. Timing and Dayflow are Mac only. If your team mixes Linux and Mac machines and wants timers, TMetric is the closest fit. If you want automatic local tracking, ActivityWatch covers both.

Does Timing have a free plan like Clockify?

No. Timing has no free tier and is subscription only. It offers a 30-day trial with no credit card required. After that, Professional is $9 a month billed annually or $11 billed monthly. Expert is $11 or $14, and Connect is $16 or $20 per user. The vendor notes that prices may vary by region or tax.

What is the cheapest paid alternative to Clockify?

Among the timer-based alternatives, TMetric Professional is cheapest at $5.83 per seat a month billed annually, or $7 billed monthly. It includes client invoicing, billable rates and project budgets. Clockify Basic is still lower at $3.99 per seat annually. Price alone is therefore a weak reason to leave Clockify, unless the feature you need sits on a higher Clockify tier.

Does Toggl take screenshots of my screen?

The vendor states that Toggl does not take screenshots or record keystrokes. It tracks with timers, timesheets and calendar integrations, plus background tracking in the desktop app. If you want optional screenshots for a team, TMetric's Business plan lists them. Clockify offers activity monitoring on its Pro plan.