Huble vs Clockify
Huble vs Clockify: free, but at what cost?
Clockify's the obvious starter pick because it's free. Here's where teams who tried it ended up needing more — and where Clockify still wins.
Last updated: April 2026 · Clockify pricing as of clockify.me/pricing
Choose Huble if…
- You bill clients and need project margin live, not after the fact
- You need activity capture — Clockify only added it as a paid add-on
- You want native desktop apps with offline-first sync
- You're past 10 people and the 'free forever' tier is starting to bottleneck
Choose Clockify if…
- Your team is small and budget-constrained — Clockify's free tier is genuinely useful
- You only need timesheets, not project margin or activity insights
- You're already part of the COING (Pumble, Plaky) ecosystem
- You need on-premises self-hosting on the cheap
Choose neither if…
- You actually want a project-management tool — pick Linear or Asana instead
- You need full HR + payroll alongside tracking — try Deel or Rippling
- You're in regulated industry and need HIPAA / FedRAMP — neither of us are there yet
Feature by feature
The honest table.
Time tracking
Manual timer
Huble
Clockify
Offline desktop client
Huble
offline-firstClockify
Multiple parallel timers
Huble
Clockify
—Pomodoro / focus mode
Huble
Clockify
(Pro)Activity & insights
Active-window tracking
Huble
(Team+)Clockify
Add-onProductivity-state classification
Huble
core / non / offClockify
—Blurred screenshots
Huble
opt-inClockify
Add-onGPS / location tracking
Huble
—Clockify
Add-on (Pro)Reports & finance
Pre-built reports
Huble
Clockify
Project margin (live)
Huble
Clockify
—Custom report builder
Huble
Clockify
(Pro)Invoicing
Huble
Push to Xero / QuickBooksClockify
Add-on (Plaky)Pricing model
Free tier (unlimited users)
Huble
—Clockify
Team tier price / user
Huble
$12 / moClockify
$7.99 / moActivity capture cost
Huble
Included on Team+Clockify
Add-on, +$$Security
SOC 2
Huble
In progressClockify
Type IIGDPR-ready
Huble
Clockify
SSO + SCIM
Huble
(Business)Clockify
(Enterprise)Self-hosted
Huble
—Clockify
(Enterprise)10-person team, with activity capture
Side-by-side pricing.
$9.60 / user / mo × 10 × 12, annual billing. Activity included.
- Activity capture, screenshots, URL capture — included
- Project margin, approvals, custom reports
- 100+ native integrations
$7.99 / user / mo × 10 + activity + screenshots add-ons.
- Activity capture is an add-on, not built-in
- Screenshots are a separate add-on
- Invoicing requires Plaky/Pumble bundle
Pricing as published by Clockify.
Why they switched
“We loved Clockify when we were three people. When we hit fifteen, the add-ons we needed to add up to more than Huble's all-included plan — and we still didn't have the project margin view.”
Migration
Migrating from Clockify? Two clicks.
Paste your Clockify API key, pick the workspace, confirm the project mapping, done. Tags, entries, custom fields, and clients all come through. Most teams are fully cut over in under 30 minutes.
FAQ
Switching questions.
Why isn't Huble free forever like Clockify?
We have a free tier for individuals, but not for unlimited teams. Building the activity-capture engine and the offline-first desktop apps takes engineers — we'd rather charge teams a fair seat price than show ads or sell data.
Does Huble export to Clockify-compatible CSV?
Yes. If you ever want to migrate back, we provide a one-click export in Clockify's CSV format, with all your tags and custom fields preserved.
Can we run both in parallel during a pilot?
Yes — pilot Huble with one team for 2 weeks while Clockify keeps running everywhere else. We don't double-charge during overlap.
Does Huble self-host?
Not yet. On-premises is on the Q4 roadmap for Enterprise customers. If self-hosting is a hard requirement today, Clockify's the better pick.
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