Clockify vs SmartSuite Comparison

Why choose Clockify

• Has a free plan (SmartSuite does not)
• Lower estimated cost for 10 users: $50/mo vs $200/mo
• Higher Cost score (9/10 vs 6/10)
• Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 7/10)
• Better fit for freelancers (9/10 vs 3/10)

Why choose SmartSuite

• Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 5/10)
• Higher Support score (7/10 vs 5/10)
• Better fit for enterprise (7/10 vs 5/10)
• Better fit for mid-market (8/10 vs 6/10)
• Includes Kanban boards, which Clockify lacks

Clockify

Pros

• The free tier gives unlimited time tracking with a timer, a timesheet, and desktop and mobile apps.
• Paid plans are inexpensive, from 4.99 to 14.99 USD per seat per month.
• A broad feature set covers kiosk clock-in, attendance, time off, invoicing, and expenses in one tool.
• Enterprise security includes SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, SSO, SCIM, and audit logs.
• Integrations shipped in 2026 include Jira two-way sync, Xero, and Peppol.

Cons

• Reviewers report that the mobile app syncs poorly with desktop and lags.
• Reports and dashboards are hard to customize, and the free plan limits reports to one month of data.
• Useful features such as approvals, invoicing, and scheduling sit behind paid tiers.
• It lacks project management basics such as kanban boards and docs, which require Plaky.
• In August 2026 a Serbian group entity was reported to be in liquidation, which raises vendor-stability questions.

SmartSuite

Pros

• The same records can be shown as grid, Kanban, Gantt, timeline, calendar, map and dashboard views without duplicating data.
• Its compliance coverage is unusually strong for the category, with ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and GDPR audits plus a choice of US or EU data residency.
• Read-only users, commenters and form submitters are free, which lowers the cost of involving stakeholders.
• It ships more than 200 templates and an AI solution builder to speed up setup.
• Reviewers describe the support team as responsive.

Cons

• Team, Professional and Enterprise carry 3-, 5- and 25-seat minimums, and there is no free plan.
• The Team plan allows only 5,000 records per solution, and automation runs plus API calls are hard-capped each month.
• SAML SSO and SCIM are available only on Enterprise and Signature plans.
• There is no team chat or whiteboard, and external access is limited to read-only shared views.
• Reviewers say complex workflows and large data imports take real setup effort, and there are no native desktop apps.