Holded Alternative for time tracking (2026)

Let us start with the honesty that most “Holded alternative” articles lack: Cleverfy does not replace Holded for invoicing. Holded is an excellent invoicing and accounting ERP, there is a reason Visma paid around 120 million euros for it. This article answers a different question, the one that probably brought you here: does it make sense to use (and pay for) Holded for time tracking and the time record? Short answer: almost never. Clock-in in Holded is a paid add-on on top of a base plan that exists for something else. Let us go with the numbers.

Transparency: this is written by the Cleverfy team, with prices verified in July 2026 on holded.com. In invoicing we do not compete with Holded nor do we pretend to, this analysis is only about time tracking.

What Holded is and who is behind it

Holded was founded in Barcelona in 2016 by Javi Fondevila and Bernat Ripoll with a clear mission: to be the “operating system” of the Spanish SME, invoicing, accounting, inventory, projects and team in the cloud. They grew so fast that in June 2021 the Norwegian group Visma bought it for around 120 million euros, in one of the biggest deals in Spanish SaaS (the press headline read “from 0 to more than 100 million in five years”).

Visma is the same group that bought Woffu (2022) and Declarando: the consolidation of Spanish SME software under a Norwegian umbrella. For the invoicing user, Holded is still a great product with more muscle. For the clock-in user, it is worth understanding what time tracking is within Holded: a complementary module (“gem”) in a product whose priority is something else.

What Holded does well

• Reference invoicing and accounting for Spanish SMEs and freelancers: on that, few argue.
• A real all-in-one: invoices, expenses, banks, taxes, inventory, CRM, projects.
• The convenience of a single dashboard: if you already live in Holded, adding modules is one click.
• Visma backing: financial strength and guaranteed continuity.

Time tracking in Holded: how it works (and what it really costs)

Here is the detail almost nobody explains:

1. Clock-in lives in the “Equipo Pro” gem: a paid add-on of €1.50/employee/month that organises “absences, time tracking, bonuses, payroll and more”.
2. The gem is added to a mandatory Holded base plan: Plus €7.50/month, Basic €14.50/month, Standard €29.50/month, Advanced €49.50/month or Premium €99.50/month (promotional prices, its website shows standard rates up to double; verify the condition when signing up).
3. Translation with 10 employees: Standard plan (€29.50) + gem (€15) ≈ €44.50/month just to be able to clock in, if you do not use Holded for anything else. With a specialist: €12-15/month.

And the qualitative nuance: the module of an invoicing ERP is not a time-record product. With the new Royal Decree requiring traceability of changes, 4-year retention and remote access for the Inspectorate, ask in writing whether Holded’s module meets each point before relying on it.

Holded pricing in 2026 (what’s relevant for clocking in)

Item	Price
Base plan (mandatory)	€7.50-99.50/month depending on plan
”Equipo Pro” gem (time tracking)	+€1.50/employee/month
Total 10 employees (with Standard plan)	~€44.50/month
Total 10 employees if you do NOT need the ERP	You are paying ~€30/month as a toll
Trial	14 days free, no card

Reviews of Holded

Cross-platform reputation (verified July 2026):

Platform	Rating	Reviews
Capterra	4.6/5	348
G2	4.2/5	25
Trustpilot	4.2/5	2400
App Store ES	4.4/5	412
Google Play	4.8/5	559

Holded has excellent ratings: 4.6/5 on Capterra with 348 reviews (verified July 2026) and 93% positive sentiment, ease of use 4.6, features 4.3, support 4.2. The nuance that matters for this article: the reviews reward the all-in-one of invoicing, banks and taxes; time control appears as one more capability within project management, not as the reason for purchase. Nobody buys Holded to clock in, and that is exactly the point.

Why look for a Holded alternative for the time record (summary)

1. Paying a €29.50 base plan to access a €15 clock-in is a 200% toll.
2. A secondary module of an ERP will never be the product priority the new Royal Decree demands.
3. If you ever leave Holded (a change of accountant, of ERP and so on), your time record goes with it.

The winning setup: Holded to invoice + Cleverfy to clock in

You do not have to choose, you have to not mix:

	Cleverfy (clock-in)	Holded (invoicing + gem)
Cost of clocking in, 10 employees	€12-15/month	~€44.50/month (with Standard plan)
Requires a base plan?	No	Yes (€7.50-99.50/month)
QR/PIN kiosk	✅ All plans	Not documented publicly
Chrome extension + app + web	✅	App + web
4-year history + traceability + Inspection reports	✅ Specialty	Ask for confirmation in writing
Time AI assistant	✅	❌
Invoicing and accounting	❌ (not our thing)	✅ Excellent

Your accountant will keep receiving Holded’s invoices, and Cleverfy’s time reports, ready for an inspection. Each tool to its own. Cleverfy’s pricing.

When to use Holded for clocking in too

If you already pay for an Advanced or Premium Holded plan for your real invoicing operations, your team is small, your clock-in use is basic and its module confirms in writing that it complies with the new Royal Decree, then the €1.50/employee gem is a reasonable convenience: everything in one dashboard and a single provider. It is a legitimate case; it is simply not that of someone who signs up for Holded to clock in.

How to set up Cleverfy without touching your Holded

1. Do not cancel anything: your invoicing is untouched.
2. Sign up for Cleverfy, 10 minutes, 14-day trial with your full team.
3. If you clocked in on Holded’s gem, export the history and we import it for free.
4. Deactivate the gem in your next cycle and save the €1.50/employee.

Other alternatives (if the ERP is also under review)

• For the time record: Woffu (curiously, also Visma) or Sesame if you want an HR suite.
• For invoicing: that is not our terrain, compare ERPs with an advisor who sells none of them.

Conclusion

Holded earned its reputation doing THE thing: invoicing for SMEs. Time tracking within Holded is a convenient accessory for those already inside, and a bad purchase for those who come in for it. The time record is a legal obligation with a fine attached: give it a tool whose only job, roadmap and responsibility is exactly that.

Invoice with Holded. Clock in with Cleverfy. Try it free for 14 days, sign up in 10 minutes, and your accountant will receive better time reports than they used to.