Clockify vs Toggl Track

Updated October 2026 · AppBreakup editorial

Clockify

A low-cost time tracker and timesheet app with a free plan and paid tiers priced per seat.

Free plan + paid

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Toggl Track

A popular one-click time tracker with timers, timesheets and reports for freelancers and teams.

Free plan + paid

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The short answer

Choose Toggl Track if you value the simplest possible timer and polished reports, and are fine paying more per user. Choose Clockify if price matters most or you want timesheets, kiosks, time off and approvals in one tracker. The biggest difference is cost and scope: Clockify is much cheaper per seat and broader, Toggl is simpler and more focused.

Clockify or Toggl Track: our take

Toggl Track is built around a start-stop timer that works the same on the web, desktop, mobile and a browser extension that adds timer buttons inside tools like Jira, Asana and Gmail. Entries are organised by client, project, task and tag, and reports show billable time and progress against estimates. It deliberately avoids employee monitoring, with no screenshots. Clockify covers the same basics and adds more ways to log time: manual entry, a weekly timesheet, a kiosk for shared clock-in devices and a desktop auto tracker. Higher tiers bring time-off tracking, approvals, invoicing, expenses, scheduling, GPS and screenshots, which some teams want and some employees find intrusive.

Pricing is where they part most. Toggl's free plan covers up to 3 users; Starter costs $9 per user/month and Premium $16 per user/month, with a 30-day trial. Clockify's free plan covers up to 5 users, and paid plans run from Basic at $3.99 per seat/month to Pro at $7.99 per seat/month, both billed annually. Clockify's many tiers and add-ons can make it harder to tell which plan you need, and it also offers a choice of data location in the EU, UK, USA or Australia.

Both run on the web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android and as browser extensions, so platform coverage will not decide it.

Freelancers and small teams who mostly want an easy timer and clean billable-hours reports will likely prefer Toggl Track's focus. Larger or budget-conscious teams, or companies that need timesheets, attendance and leave in the same tool, will get more for less from Clockify, provided they check which tier includes the features they need.

Choose Clockify if…

Budget-conscious teams that want timesheets, time off and approvals in one tracker
Free plan and low per-seat prices
Timer, timesheet, kiosk and auto tracker options

Choose Toggl Track if…

Freelancers and small teams who want an easy timer and clear billable-hours reports
Very easy start-stop timer on every platform
Browser extension adds timers inside many web apps

What is Clockify?

Clockify, part of the CAKE.com bundle, covers time tracking for individuals and teams at a lower price than most rivals. You can run a timer, enter time manually, fill a weekly timesheet, use a kiosk for shared clock-in devices, or let the desktop auto tracker record apps and sites. Time is organised by client, project, task and tag, with reports, billable rates and exports. Paid tiers add things like time-off and holiday tracking, approvals, invoicing, expenses, scheduling, GPS and screenshots, single sign-on and choice of data region. The free plan includes the core tracker and reports for a small team; paid plans are priced per seat with annual discounts, and Clockify can be bundled with CAKE.com's chat and planning apps. It runs in the browser, on Windows, Mac and Linux, on iOS and Android, and as a browser extension. The many tiers and add-ons can make it hard to tell which plan you need.

What is Toggl Track?

Toggl Track is one of the best-known time trackers, built around a simple start-stop timer that you can run from the web, desktop apps, mobile apps or a browser extension that adds timer buttons inside tools like Jira, Asana and Gmail. Time entries are organised by client, project, task and tag, and reports show where hours went, what is billable and how projects compare with estimates. Desktop apps can also record which apps and websites you use as a reminder when filling gaps, and calendar integrations turn meetings into entries. The free plan suits individuals and very small teams; paid Starter and Premium plans add billable rates, project time estimates, team reports, timesheet approvals, invoicing and more admin controls, with a 30-day trial. It runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android and the web. It favours ease of use over employee monitoring: there are no screenshots, which some managers want and many employees prefer.

Side by side

Attribute	Clockify	Toggl Track
Pricing	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Open source	No	No
Self-hostable	No	No
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Best for	Budget-conscious teams that want timesheets, time off and approvals in one tracker	Freelancers and small teams who want an easy timer and clear billable-hours reports
Status	Active	Active

Verified facts, compared

Facts both apps publish, checked on each vendor's own site.

Fact	Clockify	Toggl Track
Free plan	Yes, up to 5 users	Yes, up to 3 users