ClockIt

Overview

ClockIt brings employee timekeeping together with scheduling, leave administration, and project-hour tracking. It is best suited to businesses that need several ways to record attendance and want payroll and job-costing reports from the same service. The unlimited-user free plan makes it easy to start, but scheduling, PTO, and location controls require a paid plan.

ClockIt runs on its own servers and does not support installation on a customer's infrastructure. That is a practical constraint for organizations that require on-premises hosting, even if its broad clock-in options otherwise fit their operations.

For more choices in this category, see our Time Clock Software list.

Key features

Attendance and clock-in options

Employees can clock in and out through mobile apps, the web, kiosks, desktop software, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, or biometric devices. Real-time syncing helps managers keep attendance records current across different work settings. The range is a strength for teams whose employees do not all work at a desk, though organizations should consider whether biometric or location-based collection fits their privacy expectations.

Schedules, breaks, and leave

Custom shifts and schedules can include work and break durations, with notifications for employees. PTO tools cover accruals, holidays, leave requests, and approval flows; these are paid-plan capabilities rather than part of the free tier. That makes ClockIt more useful for teams coordinating absences and shifts, but a business seeking only basic time clocks can avoid paying for those controls.

Payroll and project reporting

Reports cover work duration, overtime, and PTO, with CSV and Excel export for payroll workflows. Project and task tracking records billable hours against projects and job codes, which can help teams prepare client billing and review where time is spent. The desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux can track project and task hours and take periodic screenshots, a monitoring feature that may not suit every workplace.

Location and integrations

Paid plans add job-site geofences and location capture, as well as IP restrictions, to limit where employees can clock in or out. Those controls can be valuable for field operations, but are unnecessary overhead for teams that do not need location-based attendance rules. Clocking through Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Google Chat is supported; the integrations page also names QuickBooks, Xero, ADP, Asana, and Paychex, with several marked as coming soon.

Pricing

ClockIt has a free plan, paid plans from $2.99 per user per month, and a 14-day trial. The free plan is billed FREE for Life and allows unlimited users. It includes basic time tracking, mobile, web, kiosk, Slack, Teams, desktop, and biometric clock-ins, basic real-time attendance dashboards, and online support. It is a substantial starting tier for attendance, but it omits the paid workforce-management tools.

The Monthly plan costs $2.99 per user per month. It adds PTO and vacation tracking, corrections and manual time, schedules and shifts, notifications, projects and task tracking, payroll reports, route planning, IP restrictions, geofencing and location capture, API access, and priority support. It fits employers who need those controls without an annual commitment.

The Annually plan costs $29.90 per user per year and includes the same listed paid features. It is the lower-cost-per-month option for organizations willing to commit annually; the monthly plan costs more over a full year but avoids that billing term. Organizations with more than 100 users are directed to contact support for special pricing plans with dedicated support. ClockIt also offers online support on Free and priority support on paid plans.

Platforms

ClockIt supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows, and provides an API. The mix covers mobile and desktop timekeeping alongside browser access. Its own-server hosting means these platform options do not include customer-hosted installation.

Who it's for

ClockIt is a strong fit for businesses coordinating shifts, time off, attendance, and project hours, particularly when employees need more than one way to clock in. Freelancers, remote teams, and project managers may also find the desktop project tracking useful. It is a weaker fit for organizations that require on-site hosting, or for teams that do not want location capture or periodic screenshots as part of their timekeeping workflow.

Pros and cons

Pros: The free plan supports unlimited users and multiple clock-in methods, making it possible to establish basic attendance tracking without a per-user charge.

Pros: Paid plans combine scheduling, PTO, location controls, payroll exports, and project tracking, reducing the need to separate those workflows across tools.

Pros: CSV and Excel exports include work duration, overtime, and PTO data for payroll processes.

Cons: Schedules, leave management, payroll reports, and geofencing are paid features, so the free tier is limited to basic time tracking and attendance dashboards.

Cons: ClockIt cannot be installed on a customer's infrastructure, ruling it out for organizations with that hosting requirement.

Cons: Periodic desktop screenshots and location capture may be too intrusive for workplaces that prefer less employee monitoring.

Alternatives

Jibble is worth considering if a free plan with a stated allowance of two geofences and one work schedule better matches the team's needs.

ClockOut may suit very small teams that want a free plan capped at two people, with GPS punches, basic scheduling, pay estimates, and CSV export.

PunchFlow is an option for teams whose needs fit its free tier of up to two employees, one kiosk, core time clock, and basic reports with CSV export.

OnTheClock is an alternative with paid employee time tracking, scheduling, and PTO management.

VeriClock is a paid alternative for readers comparing timekeeping plans with an account fee and per-user pricing.

Buddy Punch is another paid time-clock option, with its Starter plan charging employees and managers while administrators are free.

ShiftFlow may be preferable for teams prioritizing real-time team presence and activities alongside timesheets exportable to PDF or CSV.

Timeero is a paid alternative with a separately priced messaging add-on available on Pro and Premium plans.

Verdict

Choose ClockIt if your business wants an unlimited-user free starting point and expects to grow into scheduling, PTO, project tracking, and payroll reporting with varied clock-in methods. Its breadth of attendance controls is the main reason to choose it. Look elsewhere if your organization requires customer-hosted installation or does not accept the location and screenshot monitoring options.