Noko vs Toggl

Noko

• Small agencies and consultancies that invoice for hours
• Developers who log time from commit messages
• Mac and iPhone users who want a menu bar timer

Toggl

• Agencies and consultancies that bill clients by the hour
• Teams that want time tracking and capacity planning in one tool
• Freelancers and teams of up to 3 who can stay on the free plan
• Employers who want time data without screenshots or keystroke logging

Noko

• The plans page lists no free plan; the help center describes a free account with 1 user and 1 project, set up by emailing support.
• Essential has no invoicing, entry approval starts on Team and the entry audit log needs Organization.
• Team is priced for 5 users at $49 a month and Organization for 25 at $199, even if fewer people use it.
• There is no native Android or Windows app; Android phones use the mobile web app.

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.

Noko

Fast entry with projects and tags

Time is logged from any page against a project, with tags to categorize the work. A new client's project can be created while logging the entry.

Timers that follow you

A timer started in the browser carries over to the Mac menu bar app or the iPhone app, and timers have keyboard shortcuts.

Billing increments and unbillable time

Timers and entries round up automatically to the increment you set. Unbillable time is tracked separately to show client and project overhead.

Invoicing

Invoices are generated from logged time in multiple currencies, with expenses or credits added. Clients can pay through Stripe or PayPal.

Reports and exports

Reports show who is working on what and how often, can be shared with a client or manager, and download as CSV, Excel or PDF.

Developer integrations and API

Developers can log time from GitHub or Beanstalk commit messages. Projects sync from Basecamp, and a REST API and Zapier connect other tools.

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.

Noko

• Essential$12

  per month with 1 user; extra users $7 each a month

  Time tracking and reporting for a team of one. No invoicing.

• Solo$19

  per month with 1 user; extra users $14 each a month

  Time tracking, reporting and invoicing for a team of one.

• Team$49

  per month with 5 users; extra users $10 each a month

  Time tracking, reporting, invoicing and entry approval, with email support.

• Organization$199

  per month with 25 users; extra users $8 each a month

  Everything in Team, plus the entry audit log and priority support.

• EnterpriseFrom $499

  per month

  For larger teams that need more users, integrations and training: all features, concierge setup and an account manager, by quote.

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.

Noko

• Annual discount

  One month free with yearly billing

  Noko's help center says switching a plan to yearly billing gives one month free, with plan and user changes prorated during the prepaid year.

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.