Oplero vs Clockify
Clockify is hard to beat on price — a free tier for up to five users is a real offer, and the paid seats are the cheapest of the tools compared here. The question is what happens to the hours afterwards: who approves them, what they get billed on, and how the payment gets matched.
| Feature comparison | Oplero | Clockify |
|---|---|---|
| Time tracking with a live timer | ||
| Invoicing from tracked hours | From the Standard tier up | |
| Task management with multiple views | List, kanban, calendar, table, Gantt, form, document | Projects and tasks for time entry |
| Client approves the timesheet without an account | ||
| Helpdesk with email mailboxes | ||
| Quotes with per-item approval | ||
| CRM for clients and contacts | ||
| Automatic payment matching from bank notices | ||
| Kiosk mode and attendance tracking | ||
| Free tier | Everything, while in beta | Up to 5 users |
Prices checked July 20, 2026 · clockify.me
Why teams switch
The hours stop being a dead end
A timer that produces a report still leaves someone to turn that report into money. In Oplero the approved timesheet is the invoice's source, so nothing gets retyped.
One workspace instead of a timer plus four tools
Tasks, tickets, quotes, invoices and clients share the same data. The hour you tracked knows which client it belongs to because the task already did.
Clients get a way in
A branded portal with magic-link login where clients approve timesheets and quotes and see their invoices — without you exporting anything.
From tracked hour to paid invoice
With Clockify
- Start the timer and pick a project
- Export the report, or upgrade a tier for invoicing
- Send it to the client and wait for a reply by email
- Retype the approved total into invoicing software
- Reconcile the payment by hand
With Oplero
- Start the timer on the task, the ticket or the document
- Hours collect into a timesheet the client approves from a link
- The approved timesheet becomes an invoice with a QR payment code
- A forwarded bank notice matches the payment and closes it
When ClickUp or the others make more sense
The budget is tight and a timer is enough
Clockify's free tier covers up to five users, and its paid seats are the cheapest among the competitors compared here. For a team that only needs a timer, that is a straightforward win.
You need attendance, not project billing
Kiosk mode, clock-in and time-off tracking are built for shift work. Oplero's timer is built for billable project hours and does not cover that.
Time is tracked against other people's systems
If the work lives in a client's tools and you only need to log hours against it, a standalone tracker is the honest fit.
Moving your data across
Clockify has a detailed CSV export and a documented API. Bring the structure across first, then the entries.
- Create clients and projects in Oplero before importing time entries
- Entries carry their description, duration and billable flag
- Tags map to custom field values, depending on how you use them
- Attendance and time-off records have no equivalent — leave them behind
Frequently asked questions
Is Oplero really cheaper than Clockify?
During the beta Oplero is free with no user limit, so yes. Afterwards it is $1.99 per user per month with no tiers, against Clockify's cheapest paid seat — but Clockify's free tier covers up to five users, which is unbeatable if a timer is all you need.
Can I import my Clockify data?
Yes. Export to CSV and import it into Oplero with a preview and an error report. Set up the clients and projects first so the entries have somewhere to attach.
Does Oplero have reporting like Clockify's?
Oplero has timesheets, billable summaries per client and project, dashboards and saved filters. Clockify's dedicated reporting and its attendance features go further; Oplero's reporting is built around what gets invoiced.