Timesheet vs Toggl

Timesheet

• Freelancers who track on a phone and want a free plan with exports
• Small teams that turn tracked hours into PDF invoices
• Employers that record hours, breaks and overtime against contracts
• Clocking in automatically by location, Wi-Fi network or NFC tag

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

Timesheet

• Basic and Plus are for one person; Basic has no cloud sync or multi-device support, and web app access starts on Pro.
• Invoices, team features, API access and the AI assistant need Pro at $10 per user a month.
• Pro and Business are limited to 50 users, and Enterprise to 200.
• Prices are net: the pricing page says applicable VAT is added at purchase.

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.

Timesheet

Timers on phone, watch and browser

Android and iOS apps start a timer in one tap and keep it running in the background, with breaks, expenses, tags and custom rates on every plan. A browser extension is also offered.

Location, Wi-Fi and NFC automation

Timers can start and stop from geofence rules, a detected Wi-Fi network or an NFC tag, for when a manual timer is easy to forget. All three are included in the free plan.

Reports and exports

Daily, weekly and monthly reports break time down by project, task, client and income. Data exports to Excel and CSV on every plan, with PDF reports alongside.

Invoices from tracked time

From Pro, invoices are generated from time entries with expenses and notes added, exported as PDF, and tracked by payment status.

HR and working-time rules

Business adds contracts and employment models, daily, weekly and monthly working-time limits, rest period and break enforcement, absence requests and leave and overtime balances.

Chronis AI and Activity Tracker

From Pro, the Chronis assistant logs time and controls the timer from chat in the web app or Telegram, and a Mac app records app usage and turns it into tasks you confirm.

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.

Timesheet

• Basic$0

  One person on the mobile app: unlimited time tracking and projects, basic statistics, Excel and CSV export, and geofence, Wi-Fi and NFC automation.

• Plus$5

  per month; $54 per year with annual billing, plus VAT

  One person: adds cloud backup, real-time sync between devices and unlimited storage. No web app or team access.

• Pro$10

  per user / month; $108 per user / year billed annually

  Adds web access, PDF invoices, team features for up to 50 users, API access, the Chronis AI assistant and the MCP server.

• Business$20

  per user / month; $216 per user / year billed annually

  Adds contracts and employment models, working-time limits, absence requests, leave and overtime balances, approval workflows and audit logs.

• Enterprise$35

  per user / month; $378 per user / year billed annually

  Everything in Business for up to 200 team members, with 24/7 priority support.

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.

Timesheet

• Annual discount

  Save 10% with annual billing

  The pricing page says annual plans save 10% against monthly billing: Plus is $54 a year against $5 a month, and Pro $108 per user a year against $10 a month.

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.