Toggl Track vs Clockify: Which Time Tracker Fits Your Team in 2026?
Clockify costs less than half as much per seat and adds kiosks, GPS and screenshots. Toggl bundles planning and capacity tools and refuses to monitor employees. Here is what each costs at your team size.
By Bill Belcamino · Last updated September 19, 2026 · Our methodologyResearched and fact-checked by the HelpCompare team
Free for up to 3 users; Starter $9/user/mo (annual)
Toggl Track
VS
Free for up to 5 users; Basic $3.99/seat/mo (annual)
Which is better for a small team, Toggl Track or Clockify?
Choose Clockify if price per seat, a free plan for up to 5 users, or a clock-in kiosk and GPS for hourly staff matter most; choose Toggl if you want planning and PTO in the same tool, no screenshots or location tracking, and SSO on Premium. Clockify’s paid plans are $3.99 to $11.99 a seat a month on annual billing; Toggl’s are $9 and $16 a user.
Heads up: Toggl now sells Toggl Track inside its unified Toggl plans (time tracking plus planning). Prices here are the ones new customers see on toggl.com/pricing, checked September 19, 2026. Existing Toggl Track accounts keep their current plans.
Quick verdict: Clockify is the cheaper tool at every tier: its paid plans run from $3.99 to $11.99 a seat a month on annual billing, against $9 and $16 for Toggl’s Starter and Premium, and its free plan covers 5 users against Toggl’s 3. Clockify also adds features Toggl deliberately leaves out: a shared clock-in kiosk from Basic, and GPS tracking and optional screenshots on Pro. Toggl’s plans include planning and capacity tools (timelines, PTO and flexible hours on Starter, profitability reports and project dashboards on Premium), and Toggl states it does not take screenshots or track location. Both put timesheet approvals and single sign-on on a higher plan: Premium on Toggl, Standard (approvals) and Enterprise (SSO) on Clockify.
Free for up to 3 users; Starter $9/user/mo (annual)
Free for up to 5 users; Basic $3.99/seat/mo (annual)
Free plan
Yes — up to 3 users
Yes — up to 5 users
Is Toggl Track cheaper than Clockify?
Clockify, clearly. For 10 people on annual billing, Clockify Basic is $39.90 a month and Standard (with approvals, invoicing and time off) $54.90, while Toggl Starter is $90 and Premium $160. On monthly billing Toggl rises to $12 and $24 a user, Clockify to $4.99 to $14.99 a seat. The free plans differ too: Clockify’s covers up to 5 users, Toggl’s up to 3.
No — Toggl states it does not take screenshots or track location
Optional screenshots and activity monitoring on Pro
Time off (PTO)
Starter (Time Off Pro is a paid add-on)
Standard and up
Single sign-on / SCIM
SSO on Premium; SCIM not listed
SSO and SCIM on Enterprise
Free trial
30 days
7 days of Pro, no card
Verified September 19, 2026Prices recorded from each vendor’s own pricing page. See sources
Prices in USD from toggl.com/pricing and clockify.me/pricing; features from each vendor’s pricing page and help center. All checked September 19, 2026.
Both are timers first: start and stop from web, desktop, mobile or a browser extension, then report by client and project. The split is price, how far each goes into attendance and monitoring, and how much planning comes with the plan.
Price per seat
Clockify’s paid plans cost $3.99, $5.49, $7.99 and $11.99 a seat a month on annual billing (20% off monthly). Toggl’s cost $9 and $16 a user a month on annual billing, or $12 and $24 monthly, a saving Toggl puts at 33.3%. Every active or invited Clockify user takes a paid seat; on Toggl every member is a billed user.
Attendance and monitoring
Clockify can run as a time clock: a shared kiosk with PIN clock-in from Basic, attendance and overtime on Standard, and GPS tracking, kiosk photo capture and optional screenshots every 5 minutes on Pro. Toggl makes the opposite choice on purpose: it says it does not monitor employees, take screenshots, or record keystrokes, browsing history or location.
Planning and profitability
Toggl’s current plans add planning to tracking: task boards and estimates on Free, timelines, milestones, PTO and flexible hours on Starter, and labor costs, profitability reports, fixed-fee projects and project dashboards on Premium. Clockify puts budgets, forecasting, scheduling, expenses and labor-cost reports on Pro.
Billing clients
Clockify includes invoicing from tracked time and expenses on Standard and up, plus QuickBooks sync; its Xero invoice sync is a $4.99-a-month add-on. Toggl’s current plans page lists billable rates and profitability reports but no invoicing, so check whether your accounting tool will do the invoicing.
Cost calculator: what does your team actually pay?
Toggl Track
$0/mo
Clockify
$0/mo
List prices checked September 19, 2026. Both bill every member as a paid user or seat. Clockify’s Free plan covers up to 5 users and Toggl’s up to 3. Add-ons (Toggl Time Off Pro, Clockify Xero or QuickBooks Payroll), kiosk-only seats and taxes are not included.
Choose Toggl Track if…
You want time tracking and light planning in one tool, your team would push back on screenshots or GPS, or you need single sign-on without buying Enterprise.
Choose Clockify if…
Cost per seat matters most, you need a shared clock-in kiosk, GPS or attendance for hourly staff, or you want invoicing and approvals on a cheap plan.
Total cost over time
Uses your selections above. Estimate excludes add-ons, overages, and negotiated discounts.
Ready to pick your time tracker?
Both have free plans. Track a real week with your team on each before you buy seats.
Toggl Track vs Clockify: security, offline & remote work
How Toggl Track and Clockify compare on compliance reports, sign-in controls, offline access and the setup details that matter for remote, hybrid and in-office teams. Every value links to the vendor page it came from.
Works offlineThe Windows and macOS desktop apps track and edit time offline and sync when reconnected; the web app works offline only on the Timer page, with reports and settings unavailable.source
Works offlineMobile and desktop apps track time offline (the Windows app has a 'Force offline' mode) and sync automatically once back online.source
Clockify's kiosk turns a shared device into a clock-in/clock-out station (PIN from Basic, QR code from Standard, photo capture on Pro); kiosk-only 'limited' users are billed at a lower seat rate.source
Audit reports: both publish a SOC 2 report, and Toggl Track and Clockify also hold ISO/IEC 27001. Ask each vendor for the report under NDA before you sign; security reviews usually want the latest one.
Single sign-on: Toggl Track includes it on Premium; Clockify includes it on Enterprise. If your team signs in through Okta, Microsoft Entra ID or Google, price the plan that includes SSO, not the entry plan.
Working offline: Toggl Track and Clockify let you keep working without a connection. Details are in the Offline mode row above.
Where your data lives: Clockify lets you choose US, EU, UK, Australia on Pro. This matters for teams hiring across the EU, UK or Australia.
In the office: Clockify: Clockify's kiosk turns a shared device into a clock-in/clock-out station (PIN from Basic, QR code from Standard, photo capture on Pro); kiosk-only 'limited' users are billed at a lower seat rate.
Toggl Track: worth knowing
RemoteToggl Track does not take screenshots or monitor app usage in any of its apps, so remote staff are not surveilled. source
OfficeDesktop apps in offices with restricted internet (firewall/proxy) most commonly hit sync problems; the Windows app has proxy settings. source
SecurityOrganizations can enforce SSO-only login for their domain once an SSO profile (Premium or Enterprise) is approved. source
Clockify: worth knowing
RemoteOn Pro and Enterprise, admins can optionally turn on GPS location tracking for field staff and screenshots every 5 minutes; users are notified when these are enabled. source
SecurityWorkspace owners on Pro or Enterprise can store data in the US, EU (Germany), UK or Australia. source
OfficeKiosk photo capture on Pro takes a photo at kiosk login to prevent buddy punching. source
Checked September 19, 2026 against each vendor’s own trust center, help docs and app pages. Hover or tap “source” to see the exact wording we relied on. “Not published” means we could not find the vendor saying it on its own site — it doesn’t mean the feature is missing. Plan names are the lowest plan the vendor says includes the feature. Security · Offline · Remote vs office · Download the data
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Clockify cheaper than Toggl Track?
Yes. Clockify’s paid plans are $3.99 to $11.99 a seat a month on annual billing; Toggl’s Starter and Premium are $9 and $16 a user. For 10 people, Clockify Basic is $39.90 a month and Toggl Starter $90. Prices checked September 19, 2026.
Which has the bigger free plan?
Clockify’s free plan covers up to 5 users; Toggl’s covers up to 3. Clockify’s free reports are limited to a one-month range and PDF export.
Does Toggl take screenshots of employees?
No. Toggl states it does not monitor employees, take screenshots, or record keystrokes, browsing history or location. Clockify offers optional screenshots and activity monitoring on its Pro plan.
Can Clockify work as a time clock?
Yes. Clockify’s kiosk lets staff clock in on a shared device with a PIN from the Basic plan; QR-code login comes with Standard and GPS and photo capture with Pro.
Is Toggl Track still available?
Toggl now sells time tracking as part of its unified Toggl plans. Toggl says Toggl Track remains available and supported for existing users.
Which plan do I need for timesheet approvals?
Toggl Premium ($16 a user a month, annual) or Clockify Standard ($5.49 a seat a month, annual).
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Every “best time tracker” listicle tells you why to buy. Here’s the other half: the specific conditions under which Toggl Track or Clockify is the wrong purchase for your team.
Toggl Track
✓
Buy Toggl Track if:
You want planning, timelines and PTO in the same tool
Your team values a no-surveillance policy
You need SSO without an Enterprise contract
✕
Do NOT buy Toggl Track if:
Budget per seat is the deciding factor
You need a shared clock-in kiosk or GPS for field staff
You want to invoice clients from the tracker
Clockify
✓
Buy Clockify if:
You want the lowest per-seat price
Hourly staff clock in on a shared device
You invoice clients from tracked time
✕
Do NOT buy Clockify if:
You need SSO but will not pay for Enterprise
Your team objects to optional monitoring features
You want a long trial before committing
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Bill has worked in software and digital marketing for more than 20 years. He spent nine years as an engineer at HP, served as COO scaling a platform past 200,000 users, and ran Google’s $70M/year search syndication partnership at Alot.com. He has bought, trialled, integrated and cancelled more SaaS tools than he can count, and started HelpCompare because the real cost of switching tools is the part nobody covers.
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