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HelloTime is the best Clockify alternative for Indian teams moving beyond a free timer. Clockify has no India payroll, GST invoicing or biometric attendance; HelloTime starts at ₹99 / $3.99 per user, runs on Azure Central India, and bundles attendance, desktop tracking, India payroll auto-file (private beta) and HelloBooks GST books on one tenancy.
TL;DR
| Capability | HelloTime | Clockify |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing (entry plan) | From ₹99 / $3.99 / user / mo (Attend tier) | Free tier; paid from $3.99 / user / mo (Basic, annual) — about ₹332 |
| Free tier | Free Attend for 1 user; paid from ₹99 / $3.99 | Yes — unlimited users on the Free plan |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of every paid feature, no credit card | 14-day trial of the paid plan |
| Country focus | India / Global — INR-native, GST-ready | Global — no India-specific compliance |
| Data residency | Azure Central India | US / EU regions |
| India payroll (PF / ESI / PT / TDS / LWF) | Native via HelloBooks Payroll — Form 24Q quarterly, Form 16 annual auto-file (private beta) | No — Clockify has no payroll engine |
| GST-compliant invoicing | Yes — HelloBooks issues GSTIN / HSN / SAC invoices natively | No — Clockify invoices are not GST-compliant |
| Face-recognition attendance | Yes — Azure Face + liveness check, included on Attend ₹99 | No — kiosk PIN only, no biometric |
| WhatsApp / SMS clock-in | Yes — bottom-of-pyramid coverage for staff without smartphones | No |
| Desktop productivity (screenshots, app / URL) | Opt-in by feature — off by default; consent-first | Limited — basic activity tracking on paid tiers; no screenshots |
| Screenshot retention | Per tier: Attend none / Track 30d / Business 365d (+₹50/seat 3-year add-on) | N/A — no screenshots |
| Project budgets & billable tracking | Yes — billable / non-billable, utilization, budget alerts | Yes — on paid tiers |
| Mobile app | iOS + Android, offline-first (Flutter + SQLite) | iOS + Android |
| Native accounting integration | HelloBooks (built-in) — one tenancy, one bill | None — CSV / API export only to QuickBooks / Xero |
| Free migration | Yes — users, projects, time entries via CSV; team-assisted at scale | Self-serve export only |
Pricing and feature parity check on 2026-05-13. Vendors update plans frequently — see Clockify's site for the current list.
On the entry tier we are now level, not cheaper: HelloTime Attend is $3.99 / user / month and Clockify Basic is also $3.99 (about ₹332) — though an India-billed team pays ₹99, well under that conversion. Clockify's free unlimited tier is hard to beat for raw price. The real difference is scope: once you need payroll, GST invoicing and attendance, HelloTime is dramatically cheaper than the Clockify plus separate-vendor bundle.
No. Clockify has no payroll engine and cannot file TDS, PF, ESI, PT / LWF or Form 24Q. HelloTime handles the full India payroll loop via HelloBooks Payroll (private beta), including Form 16 annual generation.
Yes. Users, projects, tags and historical time entries import via CSV from a standard Clockify export. At 50-plus seats our team runs the migration for free. Reports and templates need to be re-created.
Yes — Attend is free forever for 1 user. Paid plans start at ₹99 / $3.99 per user / month and include a 7-day trial of every paid feature with no credit card.
Azure Central India region. Your data stays in country, which matters for India compliance, customer trust and lower-latency mobile clock-in on Indian carriers.
No. Clockify offers kiosk PIN on paid tiers but no face recognition or anti-spoof. HelloTime includes Azure Face + liveness on the Attend tier at ₹99 / $3.99 per user.
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