TimeTac vs Toggl (2026): which should you pick?

Pick TimeTac if

• Fits if you track hours and leave for a team and want apps on phones and computers
• Works for teams that bill projects as well as hours

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want one price per head, as there is a base fee on Working Hours
• Tight if you need compliance, approvals or the API, which start on Standard
• Pricey if you want automated tracking, which sits on Project Time Advanced at $18
• Watch out: prices vary by visitor country, and hardware is priced separately

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

TimeTac

• The Working Hours licence adds a base fee on top of per-user prices: $20 a month billed yearly or $25 billed monthly.
• The price table is built by page script and varies by visitor country; the dollar prices here are the page's US rates.
• The page invites teams of 20 or more users to request a personalised quote.
• Hardware such as terminals and premium support services are priced individually, not listed.

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.

TimeTac

Several ways to clock in

Browser, mobile apps with offline mode, NFC tags, terminals and a time tracking cube, with GPS and geofencing on higher plans.

Absence management

Leave requests with approval workflows, absence quotas, public holidays and holiday templates, with balances and entitlements from Standard.

Overtime and payroll data

Overtime rules, paid breaks, automatic break rules and compliance checks prepare hours for payroll on the Standard plan and above.

Project time and budgets

Track hours by client, project and task, compare against budgets and run billable-hours and client reports.

Automatic time tracking

A desktop app records apps and browser tabs in the background and suggests entries to confirm. The plan matrix lists it under Project Time Advanced.

Integrations and API

Integrations and an API are part of the Standard plans, with API users and bulk actions on Advanced working hours.

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.

TimeTac

• Working Hours: Essential$5

  per user / month, billed yearly ($6 billed monthly)

  Time tracking, absence management, reporting, multi-device access and exports. Plus a base fee of $20 a month ($25 billed monthly).

• Working Hours: Standard$9

  per user / month, billed yearly ($11 billed monthly)

  Adds compliance checks, approval workflows, overtime and payroll, geofencing, integrations and API. Base fee applies.

• Working Hours: Advanced$11

  per user / month, billed yearly ($13 billed monthly)

  Adds advanced absence rules and team workshops or pilot projects. Base fee applies.

• Project Time: Essential$10

  per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)

  Project time tracking, basic reporting and budget overview. No base fee when bought without Working Hours.

• Project Time: Standard$14

  per user / month, billed yearly ($17 billed monthly)

  Adds budgets and cost control, billable hours, client reports, team utilization, geofencing and API.

• Project Time: Advanced$18

  per user / month, billed yearly ($22 billed monthly)

  Adds automated time tracking, custom workflows, advanced BI and team workshops or pilot projects.

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.

TimeTac

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing is cheaper per user

  The pricing configurator defaults to yearly billing and lists a lower per-user rate for each plan than the monthly one, for example $5 against $6 on Working Hours Essential.

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.