Comparison
fairzeit vs Clockify. A free plan, or entries ready to confirm.
Choose Clockify if price matters most: up to 5 people track for free, Basic costs €3.99 a month, and invoicing and approvals come with Standard at €5.49, billed yearly. Linux and mobile apps too. Choose fairzeit if your work at the computer should become suggestions with a reason instead of a timeline you sort by hand, and if screenshots should be impossible in every plan.
Seven things
Lane by lane. fairzeit 7 of 7, Clockify 1 of 7.
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Tracks automatically in the background
Clockify’s auto tracker records a timeline; you turn it into entries by hand. fairzeit suggests them, ready to confirm.
- fairzeit
- Yes: In the background, on the Mac (Windows planned)
- Clockify
- Limited: Timeline; entries by hand
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Suggests entries and says why
With Clockify you assign every entry yourself. fairzeit suggests the project and tells you why.
- fairzeit
- Yes: With the reason; you confirm
- Clockify
- No: Assigned by hand
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Activity local, entries in the EU
Clockify’s tracker stays local, its entries live in the cloud, on EU servers only from Pro. fairzeit always stores confirmed entries in the EU.
- fairzeit
- Yes: Activity stays local; confirmed entries are stored in the EU
- Clockify
- Limited: Local; entries in the EU only from Pro
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No screenshots, in any plan
From the Pro plan up, a Clockify admin can switch on screenshots. No fairzeit setting turns them on.
- fairzeit
- Yes: No setting turns them on
- Clockify
- Limited: Optional from Pro
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Cancel monthly
Clockify can be cancelled monthly and then falls back to the free plan. fairzeit can be cancelled monthly too, on monthly billing.
- fairzeit
- Yes: On monthly billing; the yearly plan at the year’s end
- Clockify
- Yes
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Everything in one plan, solo or team
With Clockify, the plan decides what you get; EU servers, for example, start at Pro. fairzeit has one plan with every feature.
- fairzeit
- Yes: Every feature, from one person
- Clockify
- No: EU servers only from Pro
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Pay once, with updates
Clockify is subscription only. fairzeit can also be bought once, with every update for as long as fairzeit is offered.
- fairzeit
- Yes: Lifetime from €349; sales open soon
- Clockify
- No: Recurring only
Price · October 2026
What Clockify costs. And what fairzeit costs.
| Plan | Billed yearly | Billed monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Freeup to 5 people | Free | |
| BasicMatching planno invoicing | €3.99 | €4.99 |
| Standardwith invoicing and approvals | €5.49 | €6.99 |
| ProEU servers available; optional screenshots | €7.99 | €9.99 |
| Enterprise | €11.99 | €14.99 |
| CAKE.com Bundlewith other CAKE.com apps; no EU servers | €12.99 | €15.99 |
Per person per month, excl. VAT. As of 14 October 2026.
fairzeit
- Billed yearly
- €16
- Billed monthly
- €20
One plan with every feature, solo or team. Per person per month, excluding VAT.
Lifetime: €349 once per seat, €299 for each further seat, with every update for as long as fairzeit is offered, at least 5 years. Sales open soon.
A year for 1, 5 and 10 people, billed yearly
| 1 person | 5 people | 10 people | |
|---|---|---|---|
| fairzeitsubscription, excl. VAT | €192 | €960 | €1,920 |
| Clockify Basicexcl. VAT | €47.88 | €239.40 | €478.80 |
| fairzeit Lifetimeonce, excl. VAT | €349 | €1,545 | – |
Lifetime at the first tier; at most 5 seats per company, larger teams use the subscription.
In fairness
Where Clockify is better. What speaks for Clockify.
Free plan
Up to 5 people track for free on Clockify. fairzeit has no free plan.
Price
Basic costs €3.99 a month and Standard with invoicing €5.49, both billed yearly, excluding VAT. fairzeit costs €16.
Invoices and approvals
From Standard up, Clockify writes invoices and lets managers approve timesheets. fairzeit exports amounts and has no approvals; e-invoicing is planned.
Windows, Linux and mobile
Clockify also runs on Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android. So far fairzeit is for macOS only; Windows is planned.
Integrations
Clockify connects to a large catalogue of tools. fairzeit exports files.
A draw: on monthly billing, both can be cancelled monthly.
Switching
From Clockify to fairzeit. Your data comes along.
- From Clockify
Detailed report as CSV or ExcelCSV · Excel- fairzeit takes over
- Time entries, clients, projects, tasks and hourly rates
- Hourly rates
- Come along, from the report’s rate column.
Clockify’s detailed report has a column for the hourly rate. fairzeit takes it over, so there is nothing to re-enter.
How switching worksQuestions
Questions about Clockify and fairzeit
Can I bring my Clockify data with me?
Yes. In Clockify, export the detailed report as CSV or Excel and load it into fairzeit. fairzeit takes over the time entries, clients, projects, tasks and hourly rates.
Is fairzeit cheaper than Clockify?
No, Clockify is much cheaper: free for up to 5 people, Basic at €3.99 and Standard at €5.49 a month, billed yearly, excluding VAT. fairzeit costs €16. The difference pays for suggestions instead of sorting by hand, and for a plan with no screenshots.
Does fairzeit take screenshots like Clockify?
No, never. On Clockify, an admin can switch on screenshots from the Pro plan up, taken at random moments. fairzeit has no such setting.
Where is my data stored?
Clockify stores it in the cloud; EU servers in Germany come only with Pro and not with the CAKE.com Bundle. With fairzeit the recording stays on your device, and confirmed entries are stored in the EU.
How long can I try it?
Clockify Pro for 7 days, fairzeit for 14. After that, fairzeit gives you 30 days to get your first charge back: 44 days risk-free in all.
Suggestions, not sorting by hand.
44 days risk-free: 14 days to try, then 30 days to get your first charge back. How it works