Toggl Track vs Clockify
Both are timesheet products with a free plan, but they are priced from opposite ends. Toggl Track is built around the timer people actually keep using and charges more per seat for it. Clockify is the cheaper per-user route, with a free plan for five users, and sits under a United States parent, where Toggl Track is Estonian.
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Choose Toggl Track ifyour team bills clients from timers, you want the least friction when starting and stopping, and you prefer a vendor based in Estonia over a US parent.
Choose Clockify ifyou have a larger team on a tight budget, want a kiosk-style shared clock, and accept a United States parent company.
Toggl Track and Clockify side by side
| Toggl Track | Clockify | |
|---|---|---|
| Our time tracking rank | #1 of 16 | #3 of 16 |
| Established in | Estonia | United States |
| Pricing | Free tier; paid per user per month, published | Free plan for up to 5 users; paid per user per month, published |
| List price, 8 October 2026 | Free (up to 3 team members); Starter $9, Premium $16 per user per month | Free (up to 5 users); Basic $3.99, Standard $5.49, Pro $7.99 per user per month, billed annually |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | Agencies and consultancies billing client hours from a timer | Small teams that fit the free plan, or larger ones wanting a low per-user price |
| Not for | Shift workplaces needing a legal attendance record | Buyers who need data held by a European entity |
Both are reviewed in full in our time tracking ranking: Toggl Track and Clockify.
Where they differ
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Price per seat
Toggl Track lists Starter at $9 and Premium at $16 per user per month. Clockify lists Basic at $3.99, Standard at $5.49 and Pro at $7.99 per user per month, billed annually. For a team of 40 the gap is large, and Clockify is plainly cheaper at every tier we read.
Edge: Clockify
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Free plan
Clockify's free plan covers up to 5 users, and Toggl Track's page says up to 3 team members. For a three-person agency either works. For a team of five, only Clockify stays free.
Edge: Clockify
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Where billable rates and approvals begin
Toggl Track puts billable rates on Starter and timesheet approvals, profitability reports and SSO on Premium. Clockify puts approvals and invoicing on Standard, which is cheaper than Toggl's Premium. Our data lists approvals and invoicing as paid features at Clockify. Clockify gets finance features to a buyer at a lower tier.
Edge: Clockify
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Timer friction and attendance
Our category ranking puts Toggl Track first for how little friction there is between deciding to track and tracking, with timers from a keyboard shortcut, browser button or phone. It does not do attendance or overtime rules. Clockify offers kiosk mode from Basic, which gets closer to a shared clock. Pick by whether habit or attendance is the problem.
Depends on the buyer
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Where the vendor is based
Toggl Track is listed under Estonia. Clockify is built in Serbia under CAKE.com Inc., a United States parent, so our data treats its jurisdiction as American. That does not matter to every buyer, but it decides it for some.
Edge: Toggl Track
When neither fits
If the need is attendance, break rules or an open-source option you host yourself, neither fits well. TimeCamp is second in our time tracking ranking, and Kimai is the self-hostable choice.
Toggl Track or Clockify: questions
3 answersIs Clockify really cheaper than Toggl Track?
On the list prices we read, yes at every comparable tier: Clockify runs from $3.99 to $7.99 per user per month billed annually, Toggl Track $9 and $16.
Toggl Track has more of its reporting on the higher tiers, so compare by the features you need.
Which has the bigger free plan?
Clockify, at up to 5 users. Toggl Track's page says up to 3 team members.
Is Toggl Track a European company?
Our category data lists Toggl Track in Estonia. Clockify is built in Serbia but owned by a United States parent, CAKE.com Inc.
Sources
Checked 8 October 2026- Toggl Track pricing page: plan prices per user, free plan size, billable rates on Starter, approvals and SSO on Premium.
- Clockify pricing page: plan prices per user, free plan size, approvals and invoicing from Standard, kiosk from Basic.