Clockify vs Toggl
Clockify and Toggl Track are both manual time trackers for freelancers, agencies and teams that bill by the hour, and neither is built to monitor employees. What separates them is price against polish. Clockify’s free plan covers core tracking with no expiry for up to five users, and independent comparisons put its paid tiers at roughly a third to a half of the closest competitor’s. Toggl costs more and caps its free plan at three users, but reviewers consistently name its interface as the reason people keep tracking.
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| Best for | Budget-conscious teams wanting free tracking plus paid business extras | Client-billing teams that need tracking people will actually do |
| Category | Time Tracking | Time Tracking |
| Pricing | See vendor pricing | See vendor pricing |
| Free plan | Up to 5 users, no expiry | Up to 3 users |
| Paid pricing (per user/month) | $3.99 to $11.99, billed annually | Starter $9, Premium $16, billed monthly |
| Interface | Functional but dated and cluttered | Polished one-click timer; its main advantage |
| Business extras | Invoicing, time off, scheduling, expenses on paid tiers | No scheduling; separate product needed |
| Timesheet approvals | Approval workflows on higher paid tiers | Premium and Enterprise plans only |
| Integrations | 90+ listed | Over a hundred, including Jira, Asana, Slack |
| Links | Full review · Website | Full review · Website |
Verdict
Choose Clockify if cost decides it or you need business features around tracking. A team of up to five can track time on the free plan indefinitely, and paid tiers add invoicing, time off, scheduling, expenses, budgets and kiosk mode for staff who only clock in and out. The tradeoff is an interface reviewers call dated and cluttered, and because the tool is permissive, your data is only as good as your team’s tracking habits.
Choose Toggl Track if your main risk is people forgetting to track. Reviewers universally name its one-click timer and browser extension as the reason tracking actually happens, and it adds offline tracking, multi-currency billable rates and a thirty-day trial that includes premium features. The tradeoff is price: it sits at the high end of the category, the free plan stops at three users, timesheet approvals need Premium, and scheduling requires a separate product. Some long-term users also report upsell prompts in the dashboard.
Put simply, Clockify gives you more features for less money, while Toggl charges for adoption. For hourly billing teams where missed entries cost real revenue, that premium can be worth paying.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Clockify really free?
Core time tracking on Clockify's free plan has no expiry and is listed for up to five users. Invoicing, time off tracking, kiosk mode and custom fields are reported as excluded, so needing any of those puts you on a paid plan.
Why do teams pay more for Toggl Track?
Mainly for the interface. Reviewers say its one-click timer and browser extension make tracking frictionless, which matters because time trackers usually fail when people stop using them.
Does either tool include scheduling?
Clockify includes scheduling on its paid tiers. Toggl Track does not; scheduling requires a separate product from the same vendor.