Toggl Track alternative
A simpler Toggl Track alternative for teams
Toggl Track is popular timer-first time tracker with a large integration catalog. Hourtick focuses on the core: a Mac menu bar timer, tasks, timesheets, approvals and billable reports. Free for your whole team.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
- Team of 10
- $160
- $0 a month
- Free plan
- Up to 3 users, basic tracking and simple planning
- Unlimited people, every feature
- Approvals
- Premium plan
- On every plan
- Monitoring
- No screenshots
- None
Toggl Track prices from their pricing page, checked November 2026. Hourtick is free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month.
The real product
What you get instead of Toggl Track
The whole app, free for your whole team: timer, timesheet, tasks, chat and reports.
Why teams look for a Toggl Track alternative
- Billable rates need a paid plan and approvals need Premium, priced per user
- Costs scale linearly as the team grows
- Some teams find the product broader than what they use
Where Toggl Track shines
- Polished timer across many platforms
- 100+ integrations
- Strong reporting on paid plans
Where Hourtick is different
Toggl Track is a great timer. Hourtick puts the timer on the work itself: tasks, chat and AI agents that take tasks, with approvals and billable rates on every plan instead of Premium.
Try Hourtick next to Toggl Track
Sign up free, add a project and run the timer for a day. Nothing to cancel.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
Hourtick vs Toggl Track at a glance
| Criteria | Hourtick | Toggl Track |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month. $29/month for 5 GB. Every feature on both plans, no per-seat fees. | Free for up to 3 users. Starter $9/user/month billed yearly ($12 monthly); Premium $16/user/month billed yearly ($24 monthly). Timesheet approvals are a Premium feature. |
| Team of 10, per month | $0 on Free · $29 on Pro (5 GB) | $160 (Premium yearly, for approvals) |
| Free plan | Unlimited people, every feature, 500 MB of usage a month | Up to 3 users, basic tracking and simple planning |
| Task board and list | Board and list, assignees, chat, files, checklists. Every plan | No built-in task board |
| Built-in timer | Mac menu bar and web, offline. Every plan | Yes |
| Timesheet approvals | Included | Premium plan |
| Mac menu bar timer | Native menu bar timer with live time | See their site |
| Screenshots / activity monitoring | None — no screenshots or activity tracking | No screenshots; an optional desktop activity timeline that stays private to each person |
| Best for | Teams that want tasks and time tracking together, simple enough to use every day, free for everyone. | Individuals and teams who want a timer that plugs into lots of other tools. |
Toggl Track pricing from their pricing page, checked November 2026.
Toggl Track pricing in 2026
| Plan | Per person/month, billed yearly | Billed monthly | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | Up to 3 users (per the page's FAQ): manual and real-time timers, calendar integrations, tasks and boards |
| Starter | $9 | $12 | Billable rates, team reports, timeline views, time off and public holidays |
| Premium | $16 | $24 | Timesheet approvals, labor costs and profitability, fixed-fee projects, Jira and Asana integrations, SSO |
| Enterprise | Custom | — | Dedicated success manager, multiple workspaces, volume discounts |
- On 29 September 2026 the page listed Premium at $14 for the first year on an annual plan, then $18. On 12 November 2026 it lists $16 on annual billing and no first-year price.
- Add-ons are priced per user per month on top of a plan: Time Off Management $2, Capacity Management $5 on annual billing ($6 monthly).
- A team of 10, per month: $160 (Premium yearly, for approvals).
- Hourtick: Free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month. $29/month for 5 GB. Every feature on both plans, no per-seat fees.
From Toggl Track's pricing page, checked November 12, 2026. Prices change; check theirs before you buy.
Switching in an afternoon
- 1
Sign up free and add your clients and projects (task types are created for you).
- 2
Mark which task types are billable and set project rates and budgets.
- 3
Invite the team with a link. There is no per-seat price to approve.
- 4
Install the Mac menu bar app and track your first hour.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hourtick cheaper than Toggl Track?
For a team of 10, Toggl Track lists $160 (Premium yearly, for approvals) per month on the relevant plan (November 2026). Hourtick is free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month, or $29/month for 5 GB.
How much does Toggl Track cost?
Free for up to 3 users. Starter $9/user/month billed yearly ($12 monthly); Premium $16/user/month billed yearly ($24 monthly). Timesheet approvals are a Premium feature. (Toggl Track's pricing page, November 2026.)
Can I import my Toggl Track data?
There's no one-click import yet. Most teams recreate clients and projects in a few minutes (an admin's AI assistant can do it over Hourtick's MCP server), start tracking from a clean date, and keep Toggl Track's exports as the record of past hours.
When should I stay with Toggl Track?
If you rely on polished timer across many platforms, Toggl Track may still be the better fit.
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