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Toggl Track alternatives

3 tools our write-ups put next to Toggl Track, with starting price, free tier, MCP and API side by side.

Toggl Track from $9/user/moFree tier30 day free trialAPI

Closest alternatives

The short answer

Clockify : Cheaper per seat, from $3.99 billed annually, with a kiosk and payroll report, but free only up to 5 users. From $3.99/user/mo
Harvest : Built around invoicing and payments from tracked time, with Stripe, QuickBooks and Xero links on its Teams plan. From $9/seat/mo
Hubstaff : Adds activity levels, GPS and payroll for remote and field teams, the monitoring Toggl deliberately leaves out. From $5/user/mo

Why people look past Toggl Track

Timesheet approvals, labor cost and profitability reports and the Jira and Asana integrations are Premium only, so billing heavy teams usually need the $16 tier. Monthly billing costs noticeably more than the annual prices shown. It is not a time clock, so hourly staff who need geofenced punches or kiosks are better served elsewhere.

What we noted

Approvals and profitability need Premium
Monthly billing costs more than annual
No kiosk or geofenced clock in

Not the right fit for

Hourly crews that need GPS or kiosk clock in
Managers who want screenshots and activity monitoring
Very price sensitive teams paying per seat for basic timesheets

Worth keeping in mind: Toggl takes a deliberate anti surveillance stance: no screenshots, keystroke, browsing or location recording, just timers people start themselves, which helps adoption with salaried and creative staff. Capacity views that account for PTO, public holidays and flexible hours sit next to the timesheet, and every paid plan gets a 30 day trial.

Toggl Track alternatives compared

Tool	Free tier	From	MCP	API	Head to head
Toggl Track (the one you are on)	✓Yes	$9/user/mo	–No	✓Yes
Clockify Cheaper per seat, from $3.99 billed annually, with a kiosk and payroll report, but free only up to 5 users.	✓Yes	$3.99/user/mo	–No	✓Yes	Head to head
Harvest Built around invoicing and payments from tracked time, with Stripe, QuickBooks and Xero links on its Teams plan.	✓Yes	$9/seat/mo	–No	✓Yes	Head to head
Hubstaff Adds activity levels, GPS and payroll for remote and field teams, the monitoring Toggl deliberately leaves out.	–No	$5/user/mo	✓Yes	✓Yes	Head to head

What each one does differently

Clockify

$3.99/user/mo Free tier 7 day free trial API

Why it comes up: Cheaper per seat, from $3.99 billed annually, with a kiosk and payroll report, but free only up to 5 users.

Stands out: It carries one of the biggest review counts in time tracking, 4.8 on Capterra across 9,268 reviews, and the paid tiers are cheap enough to roll out company wide. The kiosk, timesheet approval and a payroll report of breaks, overtime and time off make it usable for hourly staff as well as for billable project work.

Watch out: The free plan now stops at 5 users, so larger teams pay for every seat, and owners and admins count as seats too. Timesheet approval, time off and invoicing are not on Basic, and GPS location tracking, scheduling and expenses start on Pro. Monthly billing costs about 25% more than the annual prices.

Best for

Agencies and consultancies billing clients by the hour
Small teams that want free time tracking for up to 5 people
Companies that need cheap timesheets and approvals for payroll

4.8 on Capterra from 9,268 reviews

Read the Clockify write-up Toggl Track vs Clockify

Harvest

$9/seat/mo Free tier 30 day free trial API

Why it comes up: Built around invoicing and payments from tracked time, with Stripe, QuickBooks and Xero links on its Teams plan.

Stands out: Invoicing is part of the core product rather than an add on: tracked time and expenses become invoices, and payments and accounting connect to Stripe, QuickBooks Online, Xero and Deel. The 30 day trial includes Enterprise features like profitability reporting and approvals, and no card is taken.

Watch out: The base seat price is not the whole bill: additional invoices, projects, clients and tasks are charged on usage as a team grows, so model the cost before rolling it out. Timesheet approvals and profitability reports are Enterprise only, and SAML SSO cannot be tested during the trial.

Best for

Agencies and consultancies invoicing clients from tracked hours
Freelancers who want free tracking and invoicing for one seat
Finance teams that want time synced to QuickBooks or Xero

4.5 on Capterra from 653 reviews

Read the Harvest write-up Toggl Track vs Harvest

Hubstaff

$5/user/mo 14 day free trial MCP API

Why it comes up: Adds activity levels, GPS and payroll for remote and field teams, the monitoring Toggl deliberately leaves out.

Stands out: First-party MCP server and a public REST API at developer.hubstaff.com, with a 14-day trial and no credit card.

Watch out: Starter caps screenshots and app/URL tracking at 500 per seat per month and allows only 5 clients. Grow allows one integration.

Best for

Remote agencies that need screenshots and client invoices
Field teams that add GPS Locations on Team or Enterprise
Desks that want MCP or API access to time data

4.5 on Capterra from 1,613 reviews

Read the Hubstaff write-up Toggl Track vs Hubstaff

Common questions

What is the best Toggl Track alternative?

It depends on what sent you looking. Our write-ups put Clockify closest to Toggl Track. Why it comes up: Cheaper per seat, from $3.99 billed annually, with a kiosk and payroll report, but free only up to 5 users. The table above shows all 3 on price, free tier, MCP and API.

Is there a free alternative to Toggl Track?

Yes. Clockify and Harvest carry a free tier on our listing, so you can try the product without a card. Free tiers are capped, so check the limits against your volume before you move a team across.

What is the cheapest Toggl Track alternative?

Of the published starting prices here, Clockify is lowest at $3.99/user/mo. Starting price is the entry plan, not the seat count you will end up on, so read the plan table on each listing.

Which Toggl Track alternatives have an MCP server?

Hubstaff ships a first party MCP server, so you can drive it from Claude or ChatGPT without building against the API yourself.

Does Toggl Track have a free trial?

Toggl Track offers a 30 day free trial on our listing. Trial terms move, so confirm on the vendor site before you plan around it.

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