Toggl

Toggl has built its reputation on a simple premise: time tracking should be effortless. After years of testing various time tracking tools, Toggl Track consistently delivers the best user experience in the category. The one-click timer, intuitive interface, and excellent browser extensions make it genuinely easy to develop the habit of tracking time, which is the fundamental challenge every time tracking tool faces.

The browser extension deserves special mention. It integrates with over 100 tools including Asana, Trello, Jira, GitHub, and Gmail, placing a timer button directly in the apps where you already work. Start tracking from inside a Jira ticket, and the time entry automatically inherits the project and task context. This contextual integration dramatically reduces the friction of time tracking, and it is the primary reason Toggl achieves higher adoption rates than competitors that require switching to a separate app.

Toggl Track's reporting is clean and actionable. Detailed timesheets, project summaries, and team dashboards provide the data needed for client billing, project profitability analysis, and capacity planning. The exportable reports work well for invoicing, though Toggl itself does not include invoicing or billing automation, so you will need a separate tool like FreshBooks or QuickBooks for that step.

Toggl Plan adds visual project timelines with drag-and-drop scheduling and workload views. It is deliberately simpler than full project management tools like Asana or Monday.com, which is both its strength and limitation. For teams wanting lightweight project planning alongside time tracking, the combination works well. For complex project management needs, it is insufficient.

Pricing is fair. The free plan for up to 5 users with unlimited time tracking is genuinely useful, not a crippled teaser. The Starter plan at $9/user/month adds time estimates, project templates, and billable rates. The Premium plan at $18/user/month includes advanced reporting, time audits, and forecasting. Enterprise pricing is custom. Toggl Plan is priced separately starting at $8/user/month.

The main gap is the lack of built-in invoicing and the relatively basic project management capabilities. Teams needing comprehensive PM alongside time tracking may prefer a tool like ClickUp or Harvest.

The bottom line: Toggl is the gold standard for user-friendly time tracking. For freelancers, agencies, and teams where accurate time data is critical for billing and productivity, it is the tool most likely to actually get used consistently.