How to Build Your Own Clockify
Replace Clockify with a custom build. FREE Time Tracking Software - The most popular free time tracker for teams
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 57 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 57 features
Timekeeping(10 features)
Automatically track time spent on apps and websites and create timesheets based on activities
Allow employees to track time they spend on breaks
Visualize your tracked time and edit them in Calendar view, sync with Outlook or Google Calendar
Pin existing time entries to the top of the Time Tracker page for quick access
Get reminded when you forget to start or stop the timer
+5 more in this category
Billing(9 features)
Set up billable rates for your activities
Record billable and non-billable expenses with types, receipts, and reporting
Apply new hourly rates to past time entries
Bill clients for your work and record payments with invoice creation, PDF download, and customization
Add labor cost hourly rates to projects and users, and compare what you pay your team vs what you charge clients
+4 more in this category
Management(8 features)
Edit your team's timesheet and calendar, and log time on their behalf
Officially approve your team's timesheets and expenses with submission and reminders
Track daily employee attendance and overtime in one report
Update multiple things at once like time entries, users, and projects
Get direct access to your teams' accounts and log in on their behalf for troubleshooting
+3 more in this category
Reporting(6 features)
See who works on what and where you spend time
Receive a custom report via email each day, week, or month
Export your time tracking data as PDF, CSV, or Excel and share it with others
See who worked on what, how much money you earn, review your team's time, and export the data
Find all entries that are too short/long or are missing information
+1 more in this category
Project Management(5 features)
Set time or money budget on projects and track their status so they don't go over
Predict project performance and visualize how your project is progressing
Create new projects with the same task structure and settings like existing ones
Create projects you're working on and track progress with status, tasks, and forecasting
Plan projects and visualize team's capacity with milestones, assignments, and capacity planning
Security(5 features)
Record all actions users make and see them in a detailed audit report
Host your Clockify data in EU (Germany), UK, USA or Australia
Hide Projects, Team, and Reports from regular users and prevent seeing other people's time entries
Allow employees to sign in to kiosk with their personal 4-digit or 6-digit PIN code
Eliminate user-managed passwords and improve security by using your company's authentication system
Customization(4 features)
Add additional information and custom fields to time entries for complete data tracking
Choose the subdomain through which your users will use Clockify
Display, enter, and export time in decimal format
Add logo and control how long is kiosk open, customize QR code functionality
Enforcement(3 features)
Prevent users from entering time manually or changing start/end time
Prevent users from changing their past timesheets and expenses
Don't allow saving time with missing fields and information
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 57 features at very easy complexity.