ClockOn Review Australia 2026
All-in-one AU payroll+roster — Pro is now $8.80
ClockOn is still the hospitality roster that includes native STP instead of exporting everything to Xero. Pro from $8.80 is the roster SKU; Standard at $3.25 is payroll/T&A with a five-licence floor. Beam super is documented for paying users. Award templates carry a no-guarantee FAQ, phone is extra, and GST treatment disagrees between the MSA (inclusive) and a comparison blog (exclusive). Best for small AU venues that want one vendor from roster to pay run.
- Best for
- AU cafes, restaurants, pubs and clubs that want rostering plus STP in one Australian-hosted system and will pay Pro rather than Standard.
- Not ideal for
- Teams that need a Fair Work guarantee, weekend phone included in the base fee, or a perpetual free payroll plan.
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Overview
ClockOn is pro from $8.80 — pip melbourne, beam super on paid plans. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Suite 3.34, Platinum Building, 4 Ilya Avenue, Erina NSW 2250, it serves Australian businesses with local data hosting and AU-based support.
Feature highlights
These highlights come from vendor documentation and editorial analysis of public sources. They are not firsthand test results or a claim that every listed capability was exercised in a trial.
- Pro from $8.80 with rostering
Live /pricing headline. Standard is payroll/T&A from $3.25 with a 5-licence floor. Stored $7 annual dropped.
- Native STP and Beam super
STP2 from ClockOn including Starter. Beam on paying plans (help Aug 2026). Starter still needs another clearing house.
- Award templates — no guarantee
Hospitality/retail/pharmacy templates. FAQ: no Fair Work guarantee.
- Melbourne PIP hosting
Hosting FAQ: PIP, ISO 27001 infrastructure, BitLocker, MFA. AU-hosted.
- Time-limited free Starter
12 months or 27 STP. MSA up to 20 employees. Not perpetual free payroll.
- Phone is extra
02 4344 9444 exists; Telephone Product Support is chargeable. $19.75 not reprinted.
AU Compliance Scores
These scores apply to Australian tax, payroll and banking capabilities where they are relevant to ClockOn. They are SoftwareHQ editorial judgements from public documentation, not firsthand product tests.
Not applicable means this product type is not scored on that dimension (for example BAS lodgement on a CRM). Not supported means the vendor does not offer it. Unknown means we could not verify it from public sources — that is not the same as unsupported.
Not a BAS lodge product. Journal export to Xero/MYOB. Skybridge bookkeeping is a separate MSA service.
Native STP Phase 2 from ClockOn payroll, including Starter. Vendor copy that it lodges to the ATO. Not an ATO software-register extract.
Help 12 Aug 2026: Beam super payments for paying users. Starter: super reports only, separate clearing house. QE calculations advertised. Vendor copy, not an ATO certificate.
Built-in templates including hospitality/retail/pharmacy (vendor). FAQ: reviewed by payroll experts, no Fair Work guarantee. EBAs supported.
Not an accounting product. MSA cl 11.10 default: fees inclusive of GST unless specified.
Not a bank-feeds product.
When this was checked
Status as of (page snapshot) against a 90-day review target. Checked dates are not updated when the site is rebuilt.
Editorial article date: . That is not proof that pricing, hosting, or compliance was re-checked.
- PricingVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
Pro from $8.80/employee. Standard $16.25 for 5 then $3.25. Starter $0 (12 months/27 STP). OPS from $190. Stored $2.45/$7/$150 dropped as live list.
- HostingVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
PIP Melbourne. ISO 27001 infrastructure, BitLocker, MFA. Shared unless dedicated. AU-hosted.
- Modern AwardsVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
Templates reviewed by payroll experts. FAQ: no Fair Work guarantee.
- Payday SuperVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
Beam for paying users (help 12 Aug 2026). Starter reports only.
- STP Phase 2Verified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
Native STP Phase 2 from ClockOn payroll including Starter. Vendor copy.
- SuperannuationVerified
Verified — checked 8 September 2026.
Beam on paid plans; SAFF export remains.
Pricing (AUD)
All prices below are in Australian dollars and include GST. Verified — checked 8 September 2026. Source: clockon.com.au/pricing.
- Users: up to 20 employees (MSA)
- Stp Submissions: 27
- Months: 12
- Users: minimum 5 licences
- Users: per employee
- Users: per payslip, minimum monthly charge
Estimate first-year cost for ClockOn
Observed price changes
Recorded when a listed price changed. This is not a complete vendor timeline.
- Pro headline $8.80/employee. Standard $16.25 for 5 then $3.25 extra. OPS from $190. Stored $2.45/$7 and $150 dropped as live list.
- Outsourced Payroll · $150 → $190 · Outsourced Payroll from $190/month (stored $150 dropped).
- Standard · $2.90 → $3.25 · Standard live floor $3.25 extra after 5 licences / $16.25 min (stored $2.90/$2.45 dropped).
- Pro · $8 → $8.80 · Pro headline from $8.80/employee (stored $8 monthly / $7 annual dropped as live list).
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Native STP Phase 2 and pay runs — not export-only
- Pro from $8.80 includes rostering + HR
- Beam super documented for paying users (Aug 2026 help)
- Melbourne PIP hosting with ISO 27001 infrastructure claim
- Time-limited free Starter with real STP
- Australian phone number and Erina office
- Xero/MYOB journals plus Flare
- Outsourced Payroll still on the menu
Cons
- Live Pro $8.80 is higher than stored $7 annual
- Standard five-licence floor; rostering not in that SKU
- Award templates explicitly not guaranteed
- Phone support extra; $19.75 not reprinted so budget is a quote
- GST: MSA inclusive vs blog exclusive
- Starter is 12 months/27 STP, not forever
- Shared hosting unless dedicated
- Implementation and training are paid ($120+)
How this review was made
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- Vendor documentation — Public pages from ClockOn and other sites. Recorded HTTP(S) URLs are listed under Sources. A source URL is a document we recorded, not a claim that every sentence on this page was checked against that URL.
- Editorial analysis — SoftwareHQ's written verdict and scores for Australian buyers. The header score is an editorial assessment, not a user-review average, not a lab result, and not a number derived from how many evidence records exist.
- Firsthand records — This review has no firsthand observation records, trial walkthroughs, or screenshots from a logged-in SoftwareHQ account. Missing tests stay not tested.
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Sources
Public pages recorded when this review was compiled. They are not a checklist that every claim was verified, and they are not evidence of hands-on product testing.
- Clockon official site
- Clockon pricing
- Clockon Award Interpretation
- Clockon Payroll
- Clockon Rostering
- Clockon Payday Super
- Clockon integrations
- Clockon contact
- Clockon Overview
- Clockon Phone Support
- Clockon 51000321831 Clockon Hosting FAQ
- Clockon Msa
- Clockon Outsourced Payroll
- Clockon 51000512158 Super Payments Through Beam
- Clockon about
- Clockon Xero Payroll Only Plan Alternative
ClockOn Alternatives
If ClockOn doesn’t quite fit your needs, consider these alternatives for Australian businesses:
- RosterElf — Core $6 annual +GST — AWS Sydney, not AU-only. From $8/mo ex GST.
- Workforce.com (Tanda) — Tanda All-in-One $12.80+GST — WFM module still quote-only. From $12.8/user/mo ex GST.