mite vs Toggl (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Toggl grades higher than mite: 3.0 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Toggl grades higher on the free plan, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
mite
Simple web time tracking for freelancers and small teams
Toggl
Team time tracker with billing reports and capacity planning
Which one is for you
Pick mite if
- Fits if you track hours by customer and project and invoice somewhere else
- Works for small teams that want one price with nothing locked
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because there isn't one
- Not for you if you want invoices inside the tool, as it hands time to other apps
- Too light for Windows users who want an official desktop app, since that client is third-party
- Watch out: prices are in euros and include VAT where it applies
Pick Toggl if
- Fits if you're an agency or consultancy billing clients by the hour
- Works for teams of 3 or fewer on the free plan, or teams that want tracking and planning in one tool
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $12 a user on Starter against $9 billed annually, and $24 against $16 on Premium
- Skip it if you need timesheet approvals, profitability reports, Jira or Asana sync or SSO, since those need Premium at $16
- Tight if a fourth person joins, as the free plan stops at 3 users and has no billable rates or team reports
- Not for you if you want screenshots of your team's screens, as Toggl says it takes none
- Not for you if you work on Linux, as desktop apps are listed for Windows and macOS only
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAmiteFair | 3.0GPATogglVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C€5 a user a month including VAT, €4.20 for non-EU businesses. That's between the cheaper quarter and the middle of time trackers. | CStarter is $9 a user a month billed annually, the dear end of this category, and $12 if you pay monthly. It does bring billable rates and team reports. Timesheet approvals, profitability, Jira and Asana need Premium at $16, or $24 monthly. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 30-day trial with no card. No free plan, and data is deleted if you don't pay. | BFree for up to 3 users, with manual and real-time timers, focus mode, Google and Outlook Calendar, and tasks on boards. A freelancer could live there. A fourth person, billable rates or any team-level report means Starter. |
| Features | CTimer, customers, projects, services, reports and exports. It does tracking fully but has no invoicing of its own. | BStart a timer, log hours later or fill in a week, or let it record the apps and sites you used on a private timeline. Then billable rates, revenue and margin reports, tasks on boards and timelines with estimates, workload reports, and an AI you can ask about your hours. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build customers, projects and services before tracking. | BNo store rating on record, but you can be tracking in seconds with nothing set up: press start, or type the hours in afterwards. Idle detection nudges you when the timer's running but your device has gone quiet. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, iOS, Android and a macOS menu-bar app, with an open API and invoicing imports like Billomat and sevDesk. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and a browser extension, with an API, an MCP server and links to Slack, Salesforce, QuickBooks Online, GitHub and both big calendars. No Linux desktop app is listed, and Jira and Asana wait for Premium. |
| Best for | simple time tracking for freelancers and small teams | team time tracking with planning built in |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: mite and Toggl. How we grade
Price against what you get
mite starts at about $5.59 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Toggl starts at $9 a month for each person and scores 3.3.
Toggl scores higher, and starts $3.41 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, 10 score higher than mite for less, and none scores higher than Toggl for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- mite also covers reports and menu bar app.
- Toggl also covers tasks, kanban boards, Gantt & timelines and Pomodoro timer.
At a glance
| mite | Toggl | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | €5 per user / month, including VAT if required | $9 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | Free for up to 3 users: manual and real-time timers, focus mode, Google and Outlook Calendar integrations, simple planning with tasks and boards, and personal-level insights. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, fully featured, no credit card required | 30-day free trial of all features, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | mite GmbH | Toggl |
| Price read from | mite.de | toggl.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Worth knowing
mite
- Prices are in euros per user; the €5 includes VAT where it applies, and EU businesses with a VAT ID pay the net amount.
- There is no free plan, and data is deleted after a trial that is not paid for or after cancelling.
- It is a hosted web application only; the vendor says there is no self-hosted version.
- The official apps cover iOS, Android and macOS; the Windows client is third-party.
Toggl
- The free plan stops at 3 users, and billable rates and team-level reports start on Starter.
- Timesheet approvals, profitability reports, the Jira and Asana integrations and SSO need Premium.
- Monthly billing costs more: $12 instead of $9 per user on Starter and $24 instead of $16 on Premium.
- Desktop apps are listed for Windows and macOS; none is listed for Linux.
Key features
mite
- Manual entry and server-side timer
- Add entries by choosing a project and service, or start a timer that keeps running after the browser tab is closed.
- Customers, projects and services
- Time is structured by customer, project and service. Any of them can be archived instead of deleted.
- Reports and exports
- Dashboards for the person, team and project, filters by time frame, customer, user or billable status, and export to XLS, CSV or XML.
- User roles
- Four roles: account owner, administrator, co-worker and time tracker, who can track only on projects an admin grants.
- Apps
- Official iOS and Android apps and the mite.nano menu-bar app for macOS are included in the user fee.
- Open API and connections
- An open API for every user, with invoicing apps such as Billomat and sevDesk importing tracked time.
Toggl
- Timers and manual entries
- Start a timer, log hours afterwards or fill in a week at a time. Idle detection prompts you when the timer is running but the device has gone quiet.
- Automated tracking
- Toggl can record which apps and sites you used and lay them out on a private timeline. You decide which of them become time entries.
- Focus mode and Pomodoro
- Timed work sprints with a Pomodoro timer, plus reminders when logged time is under or over a threshold you set.
- Billing and profitability
- Billable rates by workspace, member or project start on Starter. Premium adds labor costs, fixed fee projects and reports on revenue, cost and margin.
- Capacity and project planning
- Tasks sit on boards, lists, timelines and calendars with estimates against tracked time. Utilization and workload reports account for time off and working hours.
- Toggl AI
- Ask in plain language about hours logged or projects over estimate, or have it log time and create tasks. An MCP server and CLI connect Toggl to Claude, Cursor or Codex.
Plans
mite
mite€5
per user / month, including VAT if required
One plan with every feature, billed monthly per active user; no minimum term. Businesses outside the EU pay €4.20 per user.
Toggl
Free$0
Up to 3 users. Timers, focus mode, calendar integrations, tasks and boards with estimates, and personal-level insights.
Starter$9
per user / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)
Billable rates, team-level productivity and revenue reports, timeline views, milestones, and capacity basics such as PTO and public holidays.
Premium$16
per user / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
Labor cost and profitability reports, fixed fee projects, project dashboards, timesheet approvals, Jira and Asana integrations, and SSO.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Premium plus personalized onboarding, a dedicated customer success manager, custom roles and custom solutions.
Ways to pay less
mite
No public discounts listed.
Toggl
- Annual discount
Up to 33.3% off with annual billing
The pricing page labels annual billing "Save 33.3%" and "4 months free". Premium is $16 per user a month annually against $24 monthly; Starter is $9 against $12, a 25% saving.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, mite or Toggl?
As of Nov 13, 2026, mite is cheaper to start with: about $5.59 a month for each person, against $9 a month for each person for Toggl. mite starts at €5 per user / month, including VAT if required, and Toggl starts at $9 per user / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, mite or Toggl?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Toggl has a free plan. mite does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do mite and Toggl run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Toggl lists a Windows app and a browser extension. Both list a web app and macOS, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.