Time Tracking & Attendance · head-to-head
clockodo vs ZEP
The written short answer is being updated after a re-evaluation. The scores below are current.
Read this comparison as one judge. Each weighs the same scores by what they care about.
The bench's picks
Same scores, different priorities: each judge's weighting applied to both products. The split is the finding.
- The Operations Lead clockodo ZEP picks ZEP
- The Payroll Officer clockodo ZEP picks ZEP
- The Works Council Advocate clockodo ZEP picks clockodo
- The Agency Owner clockodo ZEP picks clockodo
- The Field Supervisor clockodo ZEP tie
- The Skeptic clockodo ZEP picks clockodo
Criterion by criterion
| Criterion | clockodo | ZEP | The bench leans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture in the real workplace | ZEP, 3 of 6 judges | ||
| Working-time law & audit record | clockodo, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| Absence & shift planning | ZEP, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| Project, cost-centre & billing | ZEP, 4 of 6 judges | ||
| Payroll handoff | split 1–1 | ||
| European sovereignty | clockodo, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| Pricing transparency | clockodo, 6 of 6 judges |
Stars show the bench average per criterion; the lean counts which product each judge scored higher. Open a judge's tab for their reasoning on both sides.
Sovereignty, side by side
| Dimension | clockodo | ZEP |
|---|---|---|
| Legal entity | Incorporated in DE | Not determined |
| Ownership | Not determined | Not determined |
| Data residency | Not determined | Not determined |
| Subprocessors | Not determined | Not determined |
Facts, side by side
Only facts both products carry under the same definition — anything else would not be a fair row.
| Compliance · GDPR | yes1 | yes2 |
|---|---|---|
| Legal · Entity | Clockodo GmbH3 | ZEP GmbH4 |
| Pricing · Trial | 14 · yes3 | 14 · yes2 |
| Product · Absence types | Urlaub · Krankheit · Krankheit eines Kindes · Überstundenabbau · Home Office · Weiterbildung · Sonderurlaub · Mutterschutz · Militär- oder Ersatzdienst · Quarantäne5 | ganzer Tag · halber Tag (50% der Regelarbeitszeit) · stundenweise6 |
| Product · Calendar sync | yes · yes5 | Google · Microsoft Outlook · Apple (iOS)6 |
| Product · Customer count | 150007 | companies · 30004 |
| Product · Offline mode | yes · yes7 | yes · Projektzeiten · Belege6 |
| Product · Reports | Berichtsbaukasten, Export als PDF oder CSV8 | automated overtime calculations, real-time leave balances, working-time and leave reports4 |
| Product · Time tracking | Arbeitszeiterfassung minutengenau im Browser oder per App; automatische Berechnung von Sollstunden, Überstunden und Fehlzeiten8 | yes · yes · yes9 |
| Support · Channels | email · phone10 | phone · email11 |