Clockwise Hidden Costs 2026
What they don't show you on the pricing page
Clockwise costs Free to $7.75 per user/month as of May 2026. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.
Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.
- Free tier: No free tier available
Clockwise true cost runs -98% above the listed $0-$7.75/user/month price as of May 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$42 in year-one costs vs the $2,325 base license. Key hidden costs: business plan is annual-only billing - the business plan at $11.50/user/month is only available with annual billing, meaning a minimum upfront commitment of $138/user/year. there is no monthly billing option for business, forcing teams to commit for a full year before they can fully evaluate the tier, free plan's 30-day teams trial creates upgrade pressure - new free users automatically receive a 30-day trial of teams features. when the trial expires, functionality reverts to the limited free tier, creating pressure to upgrade right when users have become accustomed to premium features, optimization window limitations - free plan has minimal optimization, teams offers only a 2-week window, and business extends to 4 weeks. teams planning meetings or schedules further out hit these limits and must upgrade to extend their scheduling horizon. Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.
Example: True Cost for 25 Users
| License (25 × $7.75 × 12) | $2,325/yr |
| Implementation (one-time) | +$15,000–$50,000 |
| Premium Support (20%) | +$465/yr |
| Training (25 × $500) | +$12,500 |
| Admin (part-time) | +$15,000–$25,000/yr |
| Estimated Year 1 Total | ~$42 |