Our Full Review
Toggl Track is the Moleskine notebook of time tracking—minimalist, elegant, and beloved by people who normally hate this stuff. If you've tried time trackers before and given up because they were too complicated, Toggl is your second chance.
Who Should Use Toggl Track?
Toggl is ideal for:
- Freelancers who need simple hourly billing without overhead
- Creative professionals (designers, writers, consultants) tracking billable hours
- Small agencies (5-20 people) who trust their teams
- Remote teams wanting lightweight visibility without surveillance vibes
- Anyone who's failed at time tracking before because other tools were too complex
Who Should Look Elsewhere?
- Managers needing accountability tools — No screenshots, GPS, or activity monitoring (use Hubstaff)
- Teams wanting automatic tracking — Toggl requires manual timers (use TimeCamp instead)
- Agencies needing invoicing — Reporting is great, but no built-in billing (pair with QuickBooks or use TimeCamp)
- Large enterprises — Works fine, but lacks enterprise features like SSO or advanced permissions
Core Time Tracking
Toggl nails the basics:
- One-click timer: Start tracking with literally one click. No project setup required.
- Quick entry: Type "meeting with client #projectname" and Toggl auto-tags it
- Idle detection: If you walk away, Toggl asks if you want to discard idle time
- Pomodoro mode: Built-in timer for 25-minute focus sprints
- Calendar integration: Pull meetings from Google Calendar automatically
The magic is in what Toggl doesn't make you do. No mandatory fields, no rigid workflows. Just track time.
Reports & Analytics
Toggl's reporting is clean and actionable:
- Summary reports: Who worked what, on which projects, for how long
- Detailed reports: Drill down to individual time entries
- Weekly reports: Visual breakdown by day/project/team member
- Custom exports: CSV, PDF, or Excel for sharing with clients/accountants
- Billable vs non-billable: Separate client work from internal overhead
On paid plans, you get saved reports, scheduled email delivery, and custom filters. Free plan reporting is basic but sufficient for solo use.
Integrations
Toggl integrates with 100+ tools via native integrations and Zapier:
- Project Management: Asana, Trello, Monday, ClickUp, Basecamp, Notion
- Development: Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
- Accounting: QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks
- Communication: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail
- Design: Figma, Sketch
The Chrome extension is particularly slick—add a Toggl button to any web app with one click.
Team Features
On paid plans, you get team collaboration:
- Shared projects and client management
- Billable rates per user or project
- Team dashboard showing who's working on what right now
- Budgets and alerts to prevent project overruns
- Rounding rules for invoicing (e.g., round to nearest 15 min)
Mobile Apps
Toggl's mobile apps (iOS/Android) are excellent:
- Full feature parity with desktop
- Widget for quick timer start from home screen
- Offline mode (syncs when back online)
- Clean, native interface (not a webview wrapper)
Toggl is one of the few time trackers where the mobile experience is actually good.
Pricing Breakdown
Toggl offers three tiers:
- Free: $0 for up to 5 users — Unlimited time tracking, basic reports, limited history (3 years)
- Starter: $9/user/month — Adds custom reports, rounding, billable rates, project templates
- Premium: $18/user/month — Adds time audits, scheduled reports, team alerts, priority support
- Enterprise: Custom pricing — SSO, dedicated support, custom contracts
For a 10-person team on Starter: $90/month.
That's competitive with TimeCamp Premium ($50/mo) but more expensive than basic alternatives like Clockify (free unlimited).
Free plan is legitimately good: Unlike most "free" SaaS trials, Toggl's free tier is fully functional for solo freelancers or tiny teams. You only need paid plans for team features and advanced reporting.
Toggl Ecosystem
Toggl Track is part of a larger suite:
- Toggl Track: Time tracking (this review)
- Toggl Plan: Visual project planning (timeline/Gantt charts)
- Toggl Hire: Skills testing for hiring
They're separate products but integrate with each other. Most users only need Track.
The Bottom Line
Toggl Track does one thing exceptionally well: makes time tracking painless. No features you don't need. No complicated setup. Just beautiful, fast, reliable time tracking.
If you're a freelancer or small team who values simplicity over surveillance, Toggl is the best choice. It won't force your team to feel like they're being monitored—it just helps everyone understand where time goes.
Not the right fit if you need automatic tracking, invoicing, or accountability features. But for pure time tracking? Nothing beats Toggl's combination of simplicity and power.
Try the free plan. If you can track time for a week without feeling annoyed, upgrade. That's the test.