Chaser vs Clockify
Clockify is great for tracking time. Chaser is great for getting paid.
Clockify is a time tracking and project management tool — invoicing is a secondary feature available on paid plans, with no automated follow-up. Chaser is built specifically to chase invoices and automate the payment reminder sequence so you never have to write a follow-up email again.
| Feature | Clockify | Chaser |
|---|---|---|
| Invoice follow-up automation | Not available | Fully automated 4-stage escalation |
| Escalation stages | 0 — manual only | 4 stages (day 3 / 7 / 14 / 30) |
| Invoice builder (PDF) | Basic invoicing (paid plan) | Full PDF + line items + VAT |
| UBL 2.1 XML export | No | Yes (Exact Online, Moneybird compatible) |
| Stripe payment links in emails | No | Yes — clients pay by card or iDEAL |
| Automated reminder emails | No | Yes — set and forget |
| Client payment tracking | Manual | Automatic — marks paid on Stripe webhook |
| Price | Free–$9.99/mo (invoicing on paid plan) | Free–€20/mo |
| Primary purpose | Time tracking + project management | Invoice building + payment chasing |
| Best for | Teams tracking billable hours | Freelancers who need to get paid faster |
Use Clockify if you…
- →Need to track time across multiple projects
- →Manage a team with billable hours
- →Want project management + time tracking in one tool
- →Use time data to generate invoices from tracked hours
Use Chaser if you…
- ✓Have clients who regularly pay late
- ✓Dread writing follow-up emails
- ✓Want automated escalating reminders (not just one)
- ✓Need a payment link in every reminder email
- ✓Want invoice + chasing in a single focused tool
Can I use Clockify and Chaser together?
Yes — and many freelancers do. Use Clockify to track your hours on a project, then create the invoice in Chaser based on those hours. Chaser then handles all the follow-up automatically. The two tools complement each other: Clockify tells you what to bill, Chaser makes sure you actually get paid.
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