Toggl Alternatives: 10 Time Trackers Compared for 2026
Toggl Alternatives: 10 Time Trackers Compared for 2026
Short answer: Clockify if you want the cheapest per-seat price, Harvest if invoicing matters as much as tracking, Timely or Timing if you hate starting timers, Everhour if you live in Asana or Jira, Hubstaff if you manage a remote team and need proof of work, and solidtime or Kimai if you want to self-host.
Toggl Track is easy to like and gets pricey as you grow. Starter is $9 per user per month billed yearly ($12 monthly). Premium is $16 billed yearly ($24 monthly). The Free plan covers up to 3 users.
Here's the math for a 10-person agency. Billable rates and project estimates start on Starter: 10 x $9 x 12 = $1,080 a year. Want timesheet approvals, profitability reports, or the Jira and Asana integrations? That's Premium: $1,920 a year, or $2,880 if you pay monthly.
Most teams that leave Toggl want one of three things: a lower per-seat price, tracking that happens without timers, or a tool they host themselves. Every price below comes from the vendor's own pricing page, checked October 2026.
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TL;DR: Quick Picks for 2026
| Need | Top pick | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest per-seat price | Clockify | Free, paid from $3.99/seat/mo (yearly) |
| Time tracking plus invoicing | Harvest | Free (1 seat), Teams $9/seat/mo (yearly) |
| Automatic tracking for teams | Timely | From $9/user/mo (yearly) |
| Tracking inside Asana or Jira | Everhour | Free up to 5 seats, Team $8.50/seat/mo (yearly) |
| Remote teams, proof of work | Hubstaff | From $4.99/seat/mo (yearly) |
| Simple and cheap for small teams | My Hours | Free up to 5 users, paid from $4/user/mo |
| Automatic tracking on a Mac | Timing | From $9/mo (yearly) |
| Open source, Toggl-like UI | solidtime | Free self-host, cloud €8/user/mo (yearly) |
| Open source with invoicing | Kimai | Free self-host, cloud from €2.99/user/mo |
| Private, local-only tracking | ActivityWatch | Free |
What Toggl Actually Does Well
Toggl's timer is the reason people pick it. One click in the browser extension, desktop app, or phone, and you're tracking. Focus mode and calendar integrations are on the Free plan, so solo users rarely need to pay.
Toggl has also grown past tracking. Starter adds billable rates, timeline views, and PTO and holiday handling for capacity. Premium adds labor costs, profitability reports, fixed-fee projects, and timesheet approvals. For an agency that wants to know which clients make money, that's real value.
Toggl is good. The real question is whether you're paying Premium prices for a timer.
When to Leave Toggl
- Your team outgrew 3 free users. Toggl's Free plan stops at 3. Clockify's pricing card lists 5, and Everhour and My Hours also go to 5.
- You need approvals but not the rest of Premium. Approvals are Premium only at $16/user. Clockify includes approvals on Standard at $5.49.
- People forget to start timers. Timely and Timing track activity in the background and help you build timesheets after the fact.
- You want to own the data. Toggl is cloud only. solidtime, Kimai, and ActivityWatch run on your own machine or server.
1. Clockify
The budget pick. Paid plans cost a fraction of Toggl's.
Strengths:
- Free plan with unlimited time tracking, timesheets, reports, and apps
- Invoicing and timesheet approval arrive on Standard ($5.49/seat yearly)
- Pro adds expenses, budgets and estimates, scheduling, and optional GPS tracking
- Kiosk mode for shared devices on every paid plan
Weaknesses:
- Every active or invited user takes a paid seat
- The free user limit is unclear: the pricing card says 5 users, the FAQ says you can invite 4 people
- More menus and settings than Toggl's clean timer
Pricing: Per seat per month, yearly / monthly: Basic $3.99 / $4.99, Standard $5.49 / $6.99, Pro $7.99 / $9.99, Enterprise $11.99 / $14.99.
Best for: Teams that want Toggl's core at about a third of the price.
2. Harvest
Time tracking that ends in an invoice.
Strengths:
- Invoicing and expense tracking on every plan, even Free
- Pairs with Harvest Forecast for scheduling
- Accounting and payment integrations on Teams
- Clean, simple timer
Weaknesses:
- Free plan is 1 seat and 2 projects
- Timesheet approval and profitability reports are Enterprise only
- Pricier per seat than Clockify
Pricing: Teams $9/seat/month billed annually ($108/seat/year) or $11 monthly. Enterprise $14/seat/month annually or $17.50 monthly. Enterprise Plus is custom.
Best for: Freelancers and agencies who bill hourly and want tracking and invoicing in one place. More options in our Harvest alternatives guide.
3. Timely
Automatic tracking that drafts your timesheet for you.
Strengths:
- Tracks time spent in apps and websites in the background
- AI drafts timesheets from that activity, so you review a draft
- Budgets, billable rates, and project dashboards
- Integrations with Linear, Jira, Asana, ClickUp, and more
Weaknesses:
- Starter caps you at 5 users and 20 projects
- Premium costs the same as Toggl Premium
- Some teams are uneasy about activity tracking, so talk to them first
Pricing: Per user per month, yearly / monthly: Starter $9 / $11, Premium $16 / $20 (up to 50 users), Unlimited $22 / $28. Tasks add-on from $5 per person.
Best for: Consultancies whose people forget to start timers.
4. Everhour
A time tracker that lives inside your project tool.
Strengths:
- Native integrations with Asana, Jira, and 40+ other tools add timers inside the task view
- Budgets, billing, and invoicing on the Team plan
- Free for up to 5 seats
- 14-day trial of every feature on new accounts
Weaknesses:
- The free plan excludes integrations, which is the main reason to pick Everhour
- Team plan has a 5-seat minimum
- The monthly price isn't listed on the pricing page
Pricing: Team is $8.50 per seat per month billed annually, 5-seat minimum. Annual billing saves 15%. Custom plans from 50 seats are quoted.
Best for: Teams that plan work in Asana or Jira and want time tracked right on the task.
5. Hubstaff
Time tracking with proof of work for remote teams.
Strengths:
- Activity levels, screenshots, and app and URL tracking
- Clients and invoices from Starter, expenses and project budgets from Grow
- Payments and payroll on the Team plan
- 14-day trial, no card, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee
Weaknesses:
- Monitoring features can hurt trust if you roll them out badly
- 2-seat minimum on every plan
- Lots of add-ons (Insights, Locations, Silent app) at extra cost per seat
Pricing: Per seat per month, yearly / monthly: Starter $4.99 / $7, Grow $7.50 / $9, Team $10 / $12. Enterprise is $25/seat/month billed annually.
Best for: Remote teams and contractors where clients want evidence of hours worked.
6. My Hours
Plain, cheap time tracking for small teams.
Strengths:
- Free for up to 5 active users
- Unlimited projects and clients on Basic
- Pro adds rate and budget calculations and an approval workflow with audit log
- 14-day Pro trial, no card
Weaknesses:
- Fewer integrations than Toggl
- No automatic tracking
- Reporting is plain and functional
Pricing: Per user per month, monthly / yearly: Basic $5 / $4, Pro $9 / $8. Enterprise is custom.
Best for: Small agencies that want approvals without paying Toggl Premium.
7. Timing
Automatic time tracking for Mac users.
Strengths:
- Records which apps, documents, and sites you use, then you assign the time
- AI activity summaries and automatic meeting detection on Expert
- Team features and ClickUp, Linear, and Clio sync on Connect
- Licensed per Mac, with sync and cloud backup
Weaknesses:
- Mac only (iOS activity import exists, but there's no full iPhone app)
- Team features need the top Connect plan
- No Windows option for mixed teams
Pricing: Billed annually: Professional $9/month (1 Mac), Expert $11/month (2 Macs), Connect $16 per user per month (3 Macs per user). Monthly billing costs more.
Best for: Freelancers on a Mac who bill by the hour and hate timers.
8. solidtime (Open Source)
The modern open-source Toggl alternative.
Strengths:
- AGPL-3.0 licensed, and self-hosting is free
- Clean UI with clients, projects, tasks, tags, calendar, and timesheet views
- Billing and invoicing on the paid cloud plan
- Desktop app with automatic activity tracking
Weaknesses:
- Free cloud plan is 1 user
- Younger project with a smaller integration list
- Self-hosting means you own updates and backups
Pricing: Cloud Solo is free for 1 user. Professional is €8 per user per month billed annually or €9 monthly (excluding VAT). Self-hosted is free.
Best for: Teams that like Toggl's simplicity and want to host it themselves.
9. Kimai (Open Source)
The long-running open-source tracker, with invoicing built in.
Strengths:
- AGPL-3.0 licensed and free to self-host
- Invoice templates, so you can bill straight from tracked time
- Cheap hosted cloud if you'd rather not run it
- 30-day free trial on the cloud
Weaknesses:
- The interface looks dated next to Toggl
- No permanent free cloud plan
- Setup takes more effort than a SaaS signup
Pricing: Cloud, per user per month, yearly / monthly: Standard €2.99 / €3.99, Professional €3.99 / €4.99 (excluding taxes). Self-hosted is free.
Best for: Technical teams and freelancers who want invoicing without a subscription.
10. ActivityWatch (Open Source)
Free, private, automatic tracking for one person.
Strengths:
- Free and open source (MPL-2.0)
- Data stays on your device
- Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, plus browser extensions
- Tracks app and web activity automatically
Weaknesses:
- Personal tool only, with no team features
- No billable rates or invoicing
- Syncing between your devices is still in progress
Pricing: Free.
Best for: Developers who want to see where their time goes without sending data anywhere.
Recommendation by Profile
| You | Pick |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid per-seat price | Clockify |
| Track and invoice in one place | Harvest |
| Forget to start timers | Timely (team) or Timing (Mac solo) |
| Work happens in Asana or Jira | Everhour |
| Remote team, clients want proof | Hubstaff |
| Small team, approvals on a budget | My Hours |
| Want to self-host a Toggl-like app | solidtime |
| Self-host with invoicing | Kimai |
| Personal and private | ActivityWatch |
Pricing at a Glance (10 Users, Annual Billing)
| Product | Plan that fits | ~Annual cost |
|---|---|---|
| Toggl Track (Premium) | Approvals, profitability | $1,920 |
| Timely (Premium) | Automatic tracking, budgets | $1,920 |
| Harvest (Teams) | Invoicing, team reports | $1,080 |
| Toggl Track (Starter) | Billable rates, estimates | $1,080 |
| Everhour (Team) | Integrations, budgets | $1,020 |
| My Hours (Pro) | Approvals, budgets | $960 |
| solidtime (Professional) | Billing, invoicing | €960 (or free self-hosted) |
| Hubstaff (Grow) | Budgets, expenses | $900 |
| Clockify (Standard) | Invoicing, approvals | ~$659 |
| Kimai (Professional) | Cloud with invoicing | ~€479 (or free self-hosted) |
Directional numbers only. Features don't line up perfectly across tiers, so check that the plan you pick has the one feature you're switching for.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best free alternative to Toggl?
Clockify's Free plan includes unlimited time tracking, timesheets, and reports, and its pricing card lists up to 5 users. If you want to self-host, solidtime and Kimai are free and open source. For personal tracking, ActivityWatch is free and keeps data on your device.
Is Clockify better than Toggl?
Cheaper, yes. Clockify Standard ($5.49/seat yearly) includes invoicing and approvals, which Toggl puts on Premium at $16. Toggl's timer and interface feel cleaner, and its Premium plan has stronger profitability reporting.
How many users can use Toggl for free?
Up to 3, according to Toggl's pricing FAQ. The Free plan includes manual and real-time timers, calendar integrations, and simple planning with tasks and boards.
Is there an open source Toggl alternative?
Yes. solidtime is AGPL-3.0 and built as a modern Toggl alternative. Kimai is AGPL-3.0 and adds invoice templates. ActivityWatch is MPL-2.0 for personal automatic tracking.
Which Toggl alternative tracks time automatically?
Timely tracks app and web activity and drafts timesheets with AI. Timing does the same on Mac. ActivityWatch tracks locally for free, and solidtime's desktop app includes automatic activity tracking.
The Honest Take
Toggl is still one of the nicest timers to use. If you're a solo freelancer on the Free plan, there's little reason to move.
Teams feel it at Premium. $16 per user for approvals and profitability is a lot when Clockify offers approvals at $5.49 and Harvest adds invoicing at $9. If people keep forgetting timers, Timely and Timing fix the habit. And solidtime and Kimai let you stop paying per seat at all.
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