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Toggl alternatives

Toggl has no invoicing: it exports billable time for another tool, and charges a price per user a month on its Starter and Premium plans. If you bill clients for your time, you need a second app for the invoices and the payments.

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The short answer

This page lists Hourbun, our app, and Clockify, Hubstaff, Invoice Ninja, Paymo and Harvest. Each one costs less than Toggl for 2 people, or does more on a feature that the pages of Toggl limit or leave out.

The apps

6 alternatives to Toggl

Hourbun first, as it is our app. Then the others by their price for 2 people, lowest first. Each one costs less than Toggl, or does more on a feature in bold.

  1. 1. Hourbun Our app

    Freelancers, consultants and small teams who bill their clients by the hour

    Hourbun vs Toggl

    2 people, a month

    $15 (lower price)

    Duo

    Invoices from tracked time (ahead of Toggl)
    Yes
    Online payment of an invoice (ahead of Toggl)
    Yes By card or bank debit, into your own Stripe account
    Email reminders of late invoices (ahead of Toggl)
    Yes
    Desktop or mobile apps
    No A web app with a layout for phones

  2. 2. Clockify

    Teams that want a free time tracker with desktop and mobile apps, or per-seat plans with scheduling, time off and invoices

    Hourbun vs Clockify

    2 people, a month

    $13.98 (lower price)

    Standard

    Invoices from tracked time (ahead of Toggl)
    Higher plan From the Standard plan
    Online payment of an invoice
    No
    Email reminders of late invoices (ahead of Toggl)
    Higher plan From the Standard plan
    Desktop or mobile apps
    Yes Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android

  3. 3. Hubstaff

    Teams that want time tracking with activity monitoring, GPS and payroll for their staff

    Hourbun vs Hubstaff

    2 people, a month

    $18 (lower price)

    Grow

    Invoices from tracked time (ahead of Toggl)
    Yes On every plan; the Starter plan holds 5 clients
    Online payment of an invoice (ahead of Toggl)
    Partly Through a PayPal button, into your PayPal account
    Email reminders of late invoices (ahead of Toggl)
    Partly A setting of automatic invoicing
    Desktop or mobile apps
    Yes Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android

  4. 4. Invoice Ninja

    Freelancers and small businesses that want a free plan, many payment gateways, native apps or a self-hosted server

    Hourbun vs Invoice Ninja

    2 people, a month

    $18 (lower price)

    Enterprise (1–2 users)

    Invoices from tracked time (ahead of Toggl)
    Yes
    Online payment of an invoice (ahead of Toggl)
    Yes Through your own gateway: Stripe, PayPal, Square, GoCardless and others
    Email reminders of late invoices (ahead of Toggl)
    Higher plan From Ninja Pro
    Desktop or mobile apps
    Yes macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android

  5. 5. Paymo

    Teams that want tasks, Gantt charts and resource scheduling in the same app as their time tracking and invoices

    Hourbun vs Paymo

    2 people, a month

    $31.80

    Plus

    Invoices from tracked time (ahead of Toggl)
    Yes
    Online payment of an invoice (ahead of Toggl)
    Yes Through PayPal, Stripe or Authorize.net; in the US, through PM Payments (card or ACH)
    Email reminders of late invoices (ahead of Toggl)
    Yes Up to three automatic reminders
    Desktop or mobile apps
    Yes Windows, Mac and Linux; iOS and Android

  6. 6. Harvest

    Teams that want desktop, mobile and browser apps, QuickBooks Online or project-tool integrations

    Hourbun vs Harvest

    2 people, a month

    ≈ $130

    Teams · estimate

    Invoices from tracked time (ahead of Toggl)
    Yes
    Online payment of an invoice (ahead of Toggl)
    Yes Through Stripe or PayPal
    Email reminders of late invoices (ahead of Toggl)
    Yes
    Desktop or mobile apps
    Yes Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android

For comparison

Toggl

Teams that want time tracking with planning and capacity, and that invoice in another tool

Hourbun vs Toggl

2 people, a month

$24

Starter, with no client invoices

Invoices from tracked time
No Exports billable time as CSV, XLSX or PDF for another invoicing tool
Online payment of an invoice
No
Email reminders of late invoices
No
Desktop or mobile apps
Yes Windows, macOS, iOS and Android
  • USD list prices, billed monthly
  • ≈ marks an estimate
  • Highlight = cheaper than Toggl
  • Bold row = ahead of Toggl
  • The example: 2 people · 8 clients · 10 projects · 8 tasks · 10 invoices and $16k invoiced a month

Questions

Questions and answers

What are the alternatives to Toggl?

This page lists Hourbun, our app, and Clockify, Hubstaff, Invoice Ninja, Paymo and Harvest. Each one costs less than Toggl for 2 people, or does more on a feature that the pages of Toggl limit or leave out.

Which Toggl alternative costs the least?

For 2 people, Clockify costs the least on this page: $13.98 a month on its Standard plan. Hourbun, our app, costs $15 a month on its Duo plan, and Toggl $24 a month on its Starter plan, with no client invoices.

Is Hourbun an alternative to Toggl?

Yes. Hourbun turns your tracked time into invoices that clients pay online, into your own Stripe account. Toggl has no invoicing: it exports billable time for another tool, and charges per user. Toggl fits teams that plan tasks and capacity, and invoice elsewhere.

Sources

  • Each fact comes from the comparison page of its app, which names its sources
  • A feature that no page of an app states is a No
  • Prices change: check the pricing page of each app

Clockify, Hubstaff, Invoice Ninja, Paymo, Harvest and Toggl are trademarks of their owners, and Hourbun is not affiliated with them.

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