Toggl Track vs Clockify (2026): Price, Features and Free Plans
Toggl Track and Clockify are the two time trackers most small teams choose between, and the choice comes down to price against adoption. Clockify sells approvals, invoicing, attendance and overtime at $5.49 per seat and a kiosk at under a dollar; Toggl sells approvals at $16 and has no invoicing or attendance at all, but it is the tracker people keep using, with a one-click timer, a private timeline and a written refusal to monitor. Both free plans shrank in 2026: Clockify to five users with one-month reports on April 21, and Toggl to three users on new accounts with the September 15 relaunch.
This comparison uses October 2026 pricing from both vendors' pages, worked out at 5, 15 and 50 people, with the exact tier that carries each feature, because the pages that rank for this query quote prices without tiers and still describe free plans that no longer exist.
The verdict
Clockify for teams that want the most features for the least money: approvals, invoicing, attendance and overtime at $5.49, a kiosk and GPS on higher tiers, and an official Toggl importer.
Toggl Track for teams where adoption is the problem: the simplest timer, a private timeline that fills gaps, a written refusal to monitor, and profitability reporting on Premium. It costs three times as much for approvals.
On free plans neither is what it was: Clockify allows 5 users with 31-day reports and PDF-only export since April 21, 2026; new Toggl accounts get 3 users since the September 15, 2026 relaunch. TimeCamp has no cap if free is the deciding factor.
Starting points by situation.
Side by side, October 2026
| Clockify | Toggl Track | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 5 users, 31-day reports, PDF export only, no billable rates or kiosk (since April 21, 2026) | 3 users on new accounts, limited report views (since September 15, 2026); older workspaces keep 5 |
| Paid plans, annual | Basic $3.99, Standard $5.49, Pro $7.99, Enterprise $11.99 per seat | Starter $9, Premium $16 per user; Enterprise by quote |
| Paid plans, monthly | $4.99, $6.99, $9.99, $14.99 | $12, $24 |
| Billable rates | Basic | Starter |
| Timesheet approvals | Standard ($5.49) | Premium ($16) |
| Invoicing | Standard | None; billable amounts reported only |
| Budgets and estimates | Pro ($7.99) | Estimates on Starter; budgets and profitability on Premium |
| Labor cost and profitability | Pro | Premium |
| Attendance, overtime, time off | Standard | Time Off Pro add-on $2; no attendance or overtime |
| Kiosk and GPS | Kiosk from Basic, kiosk seats from $0.79; GPS on Pro; no geofencing | None |
| Scheduling | Pro | Capacity Management add-on $5 to $6 |
| Monitoring | Opt-in activity monitoring on Pro; no screenshots | None, by written policy |
| Automatic tracking | Auto tracker on desktop, private | Timeline on desktop, private |
| SSO | Enterprise | Premium |
| Integrations | QuickBooks on Standard; Jira, Asana, Trello and others | Jira and Asana on Premium; Notion, Slack, API, MCP |
| Import from the other | Official Toggl importer (CSV of the Detailed Report) | Universal CSV importer |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, kiosk, extensions | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, extensions |
| Trial | 7 days of Pro | 30 days on paid plans |
What each costs at 5, 15 and 50 people
| Plan | 5 people | 15 people | 50 people | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clockify Free | $0 | Not available | Not available | 5 users, one-month reports |
| Clockify Basic ($3.99) | $19.95 | $59.85 | $199.50 | Billable rates, kiosk, breaks, time audit |
| Clockify Standard ($5.49) | $27.45 | $82.35 | $274.50 | Approvals, invoicing, attendance, overtime, time off, QuickBooks |
| Clockify Pro ($7.99) | $39.95 | $119.85 | $399.50 | Budgets, scheduling, expenses, GPS, labor cost |
| Toggl Free | Not available | Not available | Not available | 3 users on new accounts |
| Toggl Starter ($9) | $45 | $135 | $450 | Billable rates, team reports, estimates |
| Toggl Premium ($16) | $80 | $240 | $800 | Approvals, labor cost, profitability, Jira and Asana, SSO |
Monthly totals on annual billing at October 2026 published prices. For the features most teams buy a tracker for, approvals and billing, Clockify Standard at $82.35 for 15 people compares with Toggl Premium at $240. Toggl's price buys adoption and reporting polish, not features.
Adoption against features
Time tracking fails when people stop doing it, and this is where Toggl earns its price. The timer starts in one click, the desktop timeline records which windows were open so a forgotten timer can be reconstructed privately, and the interface has not grown a settings maze. Toggl's pricing FAQ states that it does not monitor employees, take screenshots or record keystrokes, browsing or location, which is a sentence you can show a skeptical team. Clockify has an auto tracker and a comparable timer, but its four tiers, kiosk modes, approvals and activity monitoring option make it a heavier product to introduce, and reviews after the April 2026 free-plan change describe the member and project screens as slow on large workspaces.
Clockify's answer is everything Toggl refuses to build: invoicing, attendance and overtime for hourly staff, a kiosk for shared devices at under a dollar a seat, GPS on Pro and an opt-in activity monitor. A business that needs any of those pays Clockify $5.49 to $7.99 or buys a second tool alongside Toggl. Our Toggl alternatives and Clockify alternatives pages cover the other candidates for each direction.
Which one fits
Two tools, so the chooser shows the better fit and the margin.
Each tool in detail
Clockify
The most features for the least moneyWhat it is
Clockify is a timer and timesheet with modules by tier: billable rates, kiosk, breaks and time audit on Basic; approvals, time off, invoicing, attendance, overtime and the QuickBooks integration on Standard; budgets, scheduling, expenses, GPS, labor cost and an opt-in activity monitor on Pro; SSO and audit logs on Enterprise. Its owner CAKE.com cut the free plan on April 21, 2026.
Where it wins
- Approvals and invoicing at $5.49, a third of Toggl's price for approvals
- Attendance, overtime, kiosk and GPS for hourly staff
- Official Toggl importer and QuickBooks sync
- Linux, iOS and Android apps plus kiosk mode
Where it loses
- Denser interface across four tiers
- Free plan now capped harder than Toggl's grandfathered workspaces
- Activity monitoring exists, which Toggl's policy rules out
- Trustpilot 2.9 of 5 over 85 reviews, mostly about the free-plan change
Choose it if
You need invoicing, attendance or a kiosk, or you want the price.
Toggl Track
The tracker people keep usingWhat it is
Toggl Track is a timer with projects, clients and reports, a private desktop timeline, calendar integration and a Pomodoro mode. Starter adds billable rates, team reports and estimates; Premium adds approvals, labor cost and profitability, fixed-fee projects, Jira and Asana and SSO. Toggl relaunched as Toggl 2.0 on September 15, 2026 with an AI assistant and an MCP connector, and grandfathered existing Track plans.
Where it wins
- Highest adoption; one click to start, nothing to resent
- A written policy against monitoring
- Profitability, labor cost and fixed-fee reporting on Premium
- 30-day trial and month-to-month billing
Where it loses
- No invoicing, attendance, overtime, kiosk or GPS
- Approvals cost $16 per user
- Free plan now 3 users on new accounts
- Add-ons for time off and capacity
Choose it if
Your tracking data decays because people stop tracking, and you bill or budget by project.
Moving between them
- Toggl to Clockify: export Toggl's Detailed Report as CSV a year at a time, invite users to Clockify so emails match, then use Workspace settings, Import. Time entry import needs a paid Clockify plan or the trial.
- Clockify to Toggl: start a Clockify paid trial if you are on Free, because Free exports PDF only; export the Detailed report as CSV with all columns; import through Toggl's universal CSV importer.
- Reconcile one month of totals by project before canceling. Both bill monthly, so there is no annual refund to chase if you were on monthly plans.
How this comparison was made
Both products were checked on the same criteria used across our tool reviews: features by tier, free-plan limits, published pricing with add-ons, platforms, monitoring, integrations and import paths. Prices and plan contents were read from clockify.me/pricing and toggl.com/track/pricing in October 2026, with the free-plan changes taken from Clockify's help-center notice and Toggl's community forum. No vendor paid for placement and there are no affiliate links.
Key takeaways
- Clockify for features and price: approvals, invoicing, attendance and overtime on Standard at $5.49, budgets and GPS on Pro at $7.99, kiosk seats from $0.79.
- Toggl Track for adoption: the simplest timer, a private timeline, no monitoring by policy, and profitability reporting on Premium at $16.
- For 15 people with approvals, Clockify Standard is $82.35 a month and Toggl Premium is $240.
- Free plans in October 2026: Clockify 5 users with 31-day reports and PDF export; Toggl 3 users on new accounts, 5 on grandfathered workspaces.
- Toggl has no invoicing, attendance, kiosk or GPS; Clockify has all four.
- Clockify has an official Toggl importer; Toggl imports Clockify CSVs through its universal importer, which on Clockify Free requires a paid trial to export.
Frequently asked questions
Is Toggl or Clockify better?
Clockify if you need invoicing, approvals, attendance or a kiosk and want the lowest price: those sit on its $5.49 and $7.99 plans. Toggl Track if the problem is people not tracking: it is simpler, private by design and refuses to monitor, and its $16 Premium adds profitability reporting.
Which is cheaper, Toggl or Clockify?
Clockify at every tier. On October 2026 annual pricing Clockify runs $3.99 to $11.99 per seat; Toggl Starter is $9 and Premium $16 per user. For approvals, Clockify Standard at $5.49 compares with Toggl Premium at $16.
Is Clockify still free?
Yes, for up to 5 users, with reports limited to a 31-day range, PDF-only export, and no billable rates, kiosk or time off, after the changes announced April 21, 2026. Unlimited time entries and projects remain free.
Is Toggl Track still free?
Yes, for 3 users on accounts created since the Toggl 2.0 relaunch on September 15, 2026, with limited report views. Older workspaces keep 5 free users under grandfathered plans.
Does Toggl have invoicing?
No. Toggl reports billable amounts by client and project but does not generate invoices. Clockify issues invoices from tracked time on its Standard plan and syncs with QuickBooks.
Does either tool monitor employees?
Toggl's pricing FAQ states it does not monitor employees, take screenshots or record keystrokes, browsing or location. Clockify offers an opt-in activity monitoring feature on its Pro plan and takes no screenshots on any tier.
Can I move from Toggl to Clockify?
Yes. Clockify has an official Toggl importer: export Toggl's Detailed Report as CSV, invite your team to Clockify so email addresses match, then import under Workspace settings. Importing time entries requires a paid plan or the 7-day trial.
Which is better for hourly employees?
Clockify. It has a kiosk from its Basic plan with kiosk-only seats from $0.79, attendance and overtime reports on Standard, and GPS and scheduling on Pro. Toggl has none of these and is built for project time, not attendance.