Clockify vs Toggl Track (2026)
The category's two best-known trackers, and the clearest free-versus-polish trade-off.
Pricing and review data verified 2026-08-24 · Sourced from Capterra
The verdict
Clockify wins on price — unlimited users free. Toggl Track wins on timer experience and reporting polish. Neither handles shift attendance well.
No credit card required · ClockIt is one of the products compared here, and we say plainly below where Clockify is the better choice.
At a glance
| Clockify | Toggl Track | ClockItThird option | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capterra rating | 4.8 (9,259) | 4.7 (2,588) | 4.6 (135) |
| Starting price | $4.99 Per User, Per Month | $10 Per User, Per Month | $2.99 Per User, Per Month |
| Free plan | Free version available | Free version available | Free version available |
| Best for | Teams that want unlimited users tracking time for free and can live with features arriving by tier. | Consultants, agencies and knowledge workers tracking billable time against clients and projects. | Teams of 10–100 that want a physical clock on the wall as well as an app, without a per-site hardware contract. |
| Not for | Anyone who needs a fingerprint or face terminal on the wall. | Shift workforces that clock in and out of a physical location. | Freelancers billing hours to clients — a solo timer does that job with less setup. |
Feature comparison
| Feature | Clockify | Toggl Track | ClockIt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Time clock / punch in | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shared kiosk mode | Yes | No | Yes |
| Biometric hardware | No | No | Yes |
| GPS tracking | PartialPro tier | No | Yes |
| Geofencing | PartialPro tier | No | Yes |
| Shift scheduling | PartialPaid tier | No | Yes |
| Shift swaps | — | No | Yes |
| PTO / leave management | PartialPaid tier | — | Yes |
| Overtime rules | PartialPaid tier | No | Yes |
| Payroll export | Yes | PartialVia reports export | Yes |
| Offline mode | Yes | Yes | — |
| API access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
“—” means we could not verify that feature for that product, not that it is missing.
What users actually say
The highest-rated and most critical review we found for each product, quoted verbatim.
Clockify 4.8 / 5 from 9,259 Capterra reviews
“Clockify is an ultimate masterpiece for tracking time.”
Tracking time with Clockify is so easy and the automations help reduce the manual work of clocking in and out. The interface is clean and the dashboard has very interactive visualizations making it easy to read all time data. It has a reporting function that provide detailed time usage reports to show where and on what am spending my time. The collaboration tools help me and my team to work together when creating work schedules and allocating time shifts.
Chad C., District Manager · Oil & Energy · February 18, 2025 · Capterra
“Clockify Review- Healthcare”
I did not like how there was no GPS tracking feature, which could potentially lead to falsifying hours.
Samantha R., MA · Hospital & Health Care · August 5, 2026 · Capterra
Toggl Track 4.7 / 5 from 2,588 Capterra reviews
“Tracking with Ease for profitability”
Toggl has made my client billing so much faster and easier. There is no need to click back and forth between toggl and platforms I'm using with the auto track function. I love being able to attach a client time track report with my invoices so clients can see a breakdown of time. The reports and analytics have also given me some great insight as to how I work and where I'm spending my hours. As well as assisting in balancing my time between different client's projects more evenly.
Laura M., Digital marketing consultant and copywriter · Marketing and Advertising · November 29, 2024 · Capterra
“A fine option for a small team”
not as intuitive as I wish it was, bad app both on desktop and mobile
Haley G., Business Development Coordinator · Marketing and Advertising · January 9, 2025 · Capterra
A closer look
Clockify
Clockify is the most-reviewed time tracker in the category, largely because its free plan allows unlimited users and unlimited projects. The core is a timer with project and task attribution, extended upward through paid tiers into a kiosk, GPS, scheduling and time-off. The trade-off is that the features an attendance buyer usually wants — GPS, geofencing, time off, required fields — sit on the Pro and Enterprise tiers rather than in the free plan that draws people in.
Strengths
- Free plan with unlimited users, the most generous in the category
- Very large, consistent review base
- Kiosk mode and GPS available on paid tiers
Limitations
- Attendance features are spread across tiers rather than included
- No biometric hardware support
Available on: Web, Android, iPhone/iPad · Support: Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
Toggl Track
Toggl Track is a project time tracker with a reputation for staying out of the way — one-click timers, browser and desktop apps, and reporting built around billable hours and project profitability. It is deliberately not an attendance system: there is no shift scheduling, no geofence, and no shared wall device. For an agency measuring where hours went it is among the best in the category; for a manager who needs to know who is on site right now, it is the wrong tool.
Strengths
- Excellent timer UX across desktop, browser and mobile
- Strong billable-hours and project profitability reporting
- Free plan for small teams
Limitations
- No shift scheduling or attendance workflow
- Per-user price climbs quickly for larger teams
Available on: Web, Android, iPhone/iPad · Support: Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
Where ClockIt fits
ClockIt is an employee time clock and attendance platform that pairs a web and mobile app with physical biometric terminals. It is one of the few products in this category that talks to fingerprint and face terminals directly over the ZKTeco ADMS push protocol, so punches from a wall-mounted device land in the same timesheet as mobile and kiosk punches. Scheduling, leave, overtime rules and payroll-ready exports are included rather than tiered, and there is a free plan you can start on without talking to sales.
Worth a look if neither Clockify nor Toggl Track solves your actual problem — most often because you need a fingerprint or face terminal on the wall rather than a tablet, or because scheduling and leave are priced as extras elsewhere.
Common questions
Is Clockify or Toggl Track cheaper?
Clockify starts at $4.99 Per User, Per Month. Toggl Track starts at $10 Per User, Per Month. Compare the total for the modules you actually need rather than the headline seat price — several products in this category price the time clock separately from scheduling.
Which has better reviews, Clockify or Toggl Track?
On Capterra, Clockify rates 4.8 from 9,259 reviews and Toggl Track rates 4.7 from 2,588 reviews, captured 2026-08-24. Ratings across this category cluster tightly, so review volume tells you more about maturity than quality.
Do Clockify or Toggl Track support biometric time clocks?
Clockify: no. Toggl Track: no. ClockIt connects directly to ZKTeco and eSSL fingerprint and face terminals over the ADMS push protocol, so hardware punches land in the same timesheet as app and kiosk punches.
Try ClockIt alongside your shortlist
No credit card required · Free plan available