HR & work · Ranked by price to features
9 Best Time Tracking Software of 2026
By the Rankozo research desk · Updated November 4, 2026
Clockify is the best value time tracker in November 2026: a free plan for up to 5 users and paid seats from $3.99 per month billed annually. Toggl Track is the best alternative for easy team adoption at $9 per user per month billed annually, and TimeCamp matches Clockify's $3.99 entry price with a free plan that has no user cap.
- Tools ranked
- 9
- With free plan
- 6
- Cheapest paid plan
- Clockify, $3.99
- per seat per month
By the numbers
- $49.46US employers spent an average of $49.46 per hour worked on compensation for civilian workers in June 2026.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- 30.0%Benefits accounted for 30.0 percent of private industry employer compensation costs in the US in June 2026, or $14.07 per hour.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- 3.4%US compensation costs for civilian workers rose 3.4 percent in the 12 months ending September 2026.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- 3.9%US benefit costs for civilian workers rose 3.9 percent in the year to September 2026, faster than wages and salaries at 3.1 percent.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- 74.9 millionA record 74.9 million Americans worked independently in 2026, according to MBO Partners' State of Independence survey.MBO Partners
- $299,071 millionGartner's November 2024 forecast put worldwide end-user spending on SaaS at $299,071 million in 2025, up 19.2% from 2024.Gartner
Comparison table
| Tool | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clockify | 01 | 8.9 | 9.4 | $3.99per seat per month | Yes |
| TimeCamp | 02 | 8.7 | 9.3 | $3.99per user per month | Yes |
| Toggl Track | 03 | 8.7 | 8.3 | $9per user per month | Yes |
| Everhour | 04 | 8.5 | 8.6 | $8.50per seat per month | Yes |
| Harvest | 05 | 8.5 | 8.2 | $9per seat per month | Yes |
| Hubstaff | 06 | 8.3 | 8.3 | $4.99per seat per month | No |
| Time Doctor | 07 | 8.0 | 7.8 | $6.67per user per month | No |
| RescueTime | 08 | 7.9 | 7.8 | $7per month | Yes |
| Timely | 09 | 7.9 | 7.4 | $9per user per month | No |
Click a column to sort. Prices are the cheapest paid plan quoted from each vendor's US pricing page; "Check price" means the US price check is pending.
How this ranking works
One method for every tool. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not run hands-on tests. Value carries the most weight.
Full methodThis list is for freelancers, agencies and team leads choosing a time tracker on price. We compared documented features and published prices on each vendor's own pricing page and scored value at 40%, features at 35% and ease of use at 25%. Prices are the cheapest paid plan in USD, usually per user per month on annual billing; monthly prices are listed where the vendor shows them.
The verdict
Clockify gives the most for the money: a free plan for five users and a $3.99 Basic seat. Toggl Track costs more at $9 per user but is the easiest to roll out and has a 30-day trial. TimeCamp is the cheapest route to invoicing and attendance at $3.99, and Everhour is the value pick for teams that track inside Asana, Jira or ClickUp. Harvest remains the cleanest time to invoice workflow for agencies, while Hubstaff and Time Doctor are the choices when you need activity monitoring and payroll.
- 01Top value
Clockify
8.9/10A time tracker with a free plan for up to 5 users and paid tiers that add billing, approvals and payroll reports.
Price
$3.99per seat per month
Free plan for up to 5 users; Basic from $3.99 per seat per month billed annually ($4.99 monthly)
“BASIC Administration $ 3 .99 --> per seat /month billed annually” Quoted from the pricing page, November 4, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 7 days
- Value (40%)
- 9.4
- Features (35%)
- 8.6
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.4
Best forSmall teams and freelancers who want the lowest paid price per seat and a free plan that covers the basics.
Clockify is the price leader in this group. The free plan covers up to five users and already includes the timer, timesheets, calendar sync, reports and the desktop and mobile apps, which is enough for a freelancer or a small crew to run for months. Basic costs $3.99 per seat per month on annual billing and adds the admin layer: adding time for others, required fields, bulk edits, kiosk clock-in and billable rates. Teams that bill clients will want Standard at $5.49 per seat, which unlocks invoicing, approvals, time off and the QuickBooks sync. Pro at $7.99 adds profitability and productivity features. The catch is the tier count: four paid plans and a bundle mean you need to read the feature lists before you buy. Every invited user counts as a paid seat, so remove old accounts before renewal. For pure cost per tracked hour, it is hard to beat.
- ✓Basic starts at $3.99 per seat per month on annual billing, among the lowest on this list
- ✓Free plan includes reports, mobile and desktop apps and unlimited tracking
- ✓Clear seat rule: every active or invited user takes one paid seat
- ✕The free plan is capped at 5 users
- ✕Invoicing and approvals sit on Standard at $5.49, not on Basic
- ✕Four paid tiers plus a bundle make the plan choice harder than it looks
- Free plan:
- Yes, up to 5 users
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Basic, $3.99 per seat per month billed annually
- Monthly billing:
- Basic $4.99 per seat
- Paid tiers:
- Basic, Standard, Pro, Enterprise
- Free trial:
- 7 days
Bottom line: Clockify gives the most time tracking per dollar we found, with a usable free plan and a $3.99 entry seat. Pick Standard if you need invoicing or approvals.
- 02
TimeCamp
8.7/10A budget time tracker with a free plan for unlimited users and low-priced tiers that add billing and attendance.
Price
$3.99per user per month
Free plan for unlimited users; Starter from $3.99 per user per month billed annually ($5.49 monthly)
“Starter Time & Billing $ 3.99 /mo $ 3.99 per user billed annually or $ 5.49 month-to-month” Quoted from the pricing page, November 4, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 9.3
- Features (35%)
- 8.4
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.0
Best forCost-conscious teams that want unlimited users on a free plan and invoicing on the cheapest paid tier.
TimeCamp matches Clockify on entry price and beats it on free plan size. The free plan allows unlimited users and projects, with timesheets, web, desktop and mobile apps and two-factor authentication. Starter costs $3.99 per user per month on annual billing, or $5.49 month to month, and already includes invoicing, attendance, time off and overtime tracking, features that other vendors hold back for a second tier. Premium at $6.99 adds budgets, estimates, app and website tracking and one integration, while Ultimate at $9.99 brings approvals, expenses, labor costs and SSO. The one pricing trap is the AI time tracker: it is billed by token usage, and TimeCamp's own estimate is about $6 per user per month for time entry suggestions, which would more than double the Starter bill. Leave it off unless the suggestions save real time. The interface is busier than Toggl's, so plan a short onboarding session.
- ✓Free plan has no user cap
- ✓Invoicing is included on the $3.99 Starter tier
- ✓Monthly billing is available on every paid tier
- ✕The AI time tracker is billed separately by token usage, which TimeCamp estimates at about $6 per user per month
- ✕Timesheet approvals need Ultimate at $9.99 per user on annual billing
- ✕Many feature names across four tiers make plan comparison slow
- Free plan:
- Yes, unlimited users and projects
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Starter, $3.99 per user per month billed annually
- Monthly billing:
- Starter $5.49 per user
- Paid tiers:
- Starter, Premium, Ultimate, Enterprise
- AI time tracker:
- Billed by token usage
Bottom line: TimeCamp is the cheapest way to get invoicing and attendance in one time tracker. Watch the separate AI usage charge.
- 03
Toggl Track
8.7/10A popular timer-first tracker that has grown into capacity management and project planning.
Price
$9per user per month
Free plan for a limited number of users; Starter from $9 per user per month billed annually ($12 monthly)
“Starter $9 per user per month Start 30-day trial” Quoted from the pricing page, November 4, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 30 days
- Value (40%)
- 8.3
- Features (35%)
- 8.8
- Ease of use (25%)
- 9.2
Best forTeams that care most about easy adoption and clean reports, and freelancers who want a polished free plan.
Toggl Track is the tracker people actually keep using, and that matters more than a long feature list if your team resists logging hours. The free plan gives each user timers, focus mode, calendar integrations and personal reports. Starter costs $9 per user per month on annual billing or $12 monthly and adds billable rates, team reports, timeline views and basic capacity signals such as public holidays and flexible hours. Premium at $16 per user per month on annual billing brings labor cost and profitability reports, fixed fee projects, timesheet approvals, Jira and Asana integrations and single sign-on. Two paid add-ons cover time off and capacity planning. On pure price Toggl sits mid-pack, and a 10-person team pays $1,080 a year on Starter, against $479 on Clockify Basic. You are paying for polish and adoption. Toggl states an anti-surveillance stance with no screenshots, which suits teams that dislike monitoring tools.
- ✓Very low setup effort, with apps for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android
- ✓Free plan is permanent and includes calendar sync and personal reports
- ✓30-day trial on paid plans is longer than most rivals
- ✕Starter at $9 per user costs more than twice Clockify's entry seat
- ✕Profitability reports and approvals need Premium at $16 per user on annual billing
- ✕The free plan only covers a limited number of users
- Free plan:
- Yes, for a limited number of users
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Starter, $9 per user per month billed annually
- Monthly billing:
- Starter $12 per user
- Free trial:
- 30 days
- Add-ons:
- Time off management $2 per user per month
Bottom line: Toggl Track is the easiest tool here to roll out to a whole team, and the free plan is genuine. Expect to pay more per seat than Clockify or TimeCamp for that polish.
- 04
Everhour
8.5/10A time tracker built to sit inside project tools such as Asana, Jira, Trello and ClickUp, with one paid plan that includes every feature.
Price
$8.50per seat per month
Free plan for up to 5 seats; Team from $8.50 per seat per month billed yearly, minimum 5 seats
“Team For growing teams and agencies $ 8 .50 Monthly / per Seat, billed yearly” Quoted from the pricing page, November 4, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Value (40%)
- 8.6
- Features (35%)
- 8.4
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.5
Best forAgencies and project teams that live in a project management tool and want budgets and invoicing without tier upgrades.
Everhour takes a simple pricing approach: one free plan and one paid Team plan that includes everything. Team costs $8.50 per seat per month on yearly billing and covers unlimited seats, native integrations, billing, budgeting, invoicing, SSO and advanced permissions, so you never hit a feature wall at a higher tier. The free plan covers up to five seats with time tracking, projects, tasks, reports and data export, but no integrations. That is the main limit, because Everhour's appeal is that timers appear inside the project tools your team already uses. The Team plan has a five-seat minimum, so a solo user still pays for five seats, or $510 a year. For a team of ten that works out to $1,020 a year, close to Toggl Starter but with budgets and invoicing already included. Everhour says it does not gate features, and its pricing page backs that up.
- ✓One paid plan with every feature, so no surprise upgrades
- ✓Free plan covers up to 5 seats
- ✓No credit card needed to start the trial
- ✕Team plan requires at least 5 seats, so the real entry cost is $42.50 per month billed yearly
- ✕Integrations, Everhour's main strength, are not on the free plan
- ✕Removing integration data after a trial requires contacting support
- Free plan:
- Yes, up to 5 seats
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Team, $8.50 per seat per month billed yearly
- Seat minimum:
- 5 seats on Team
- Free trial:
- 14 days, all features
- Custom plan:
- Minimum 50 seats
Bottom line: Everhour is the best value for teams that track time inside a project tool and want budgets and invoicing without paying for a top tier. Solo users should look elsewhere because of the five-seat minimum.
- 05
Harvest
8.5/10A long-running time tracking and invoicing tool for client service firms, with Stripe, QuickBooks Online and Xero integrations.
Price
$9per seat per month
Free plan for 1 seat and 2 projects; Teams from $9 per seat per month billed annually ($11 monthly)
“Teams Built for teams that need to track, analyze, and invoice their time starting from $9 seat/month $108 per seat, billed annually” Quoted from the pricing page, November 4, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 30 days
- Value (40%)
- 8.2
- Features (35%)
- 8.5
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.8
Best forAgencies, consultants and freelancers who bill clients for hours and want time and invoices in one place.
Harvest has been the default for agencies that bill by the hour for years, and its pricing page explains why: time tracking, invoicing and expenses are in every plan, including the free one. The free plan is narrow, with one seat and two projects, so it suits a freelancer testing the workflow. Teams costs $9 per seat per month on annual billing ($108 per seat per year) or $11 monthly, with unlimited seats, team reporting, capacity tracking and integrations with Stripe, QuickBooks Online, Xero and Deel. Enterprise at $14 per seat adds custom and profitability reports, timesheet approvals, an activity log and SAML SSO. One detail to read closely: Harvest says additional invoices, projects, clients and tasks are billed based on usage beyond what the base rate covers, so heavy users should model their bill before committing. The apps are easy to pick up, and a 30-day trial with no card makes testing low risk.
- ✓Invoicing is included even on the free plan
- ✓30-day free trial with no credit card
- ✓All prices are listed in USD with a clear 20% annual discount
- ✕Free plan is limited to 1 seat and 2 projects
- ✕Extra invoices, projects, clients and tasks on paid plans are billed by usage
- ✕Profitability reports and approvals need Enterprise at $14 per seat billed annually
- Free plan:
- Yes, 1 seat and 2 projects
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Teams, $9 per seat per month billed annually
- Monthly billing:
- Teams $11 per seat
- Annual discount:
- 20%
- Free trial:
- 30 days
Bottom line: Harvest is the most natural fit for firms that turn hours into invoices. It costs more per seat than Clockify or TimeCamp and adds usage-based charges at scale.
- 06
Hubstaff
8.3/10A time tracker with activity monitoring, screenshots and payroll features for remote and field teams.
Price
$4.99per seat per month
Starter from $4.99 per seat per month billed annually, 2-seat minimum; 14-day free trial
“Starter $4 99 / seat / mo 2 seat minimum.” Quoted from the pricing page, November 4, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Value (40%)
- 8.3
- Features (35%)
- 8.7
- Ease of use (25%)
- 7.9
Best forManagers of remote or hourly teams who need proof of work, activity levels and payroll in one tool.
Hubstaff is built for managers who need to see work happen, not just log it. Every plan pairs a timer with productivity tracking: screenshots, activity levels and app and URL tracking, with higher tiers adding scheduling, attendance, time off, overtime, client invoices and payroll. On annual billing, Starter costs $4.99 per seat per month, Grow $7.50, Team $10 and Enterprise $25, with a two-seat minimum on the first three, plus paid add-ons for insights, tasks, more screenshots, data retention and location tracking. There is no permanent free plan, but a 14-day trial with no credit card and a 30-day money-back guarantee lower the risk. The trade-off is culture: screenshot capture and activity scores suit outsourced or hourly teams, and can feel invasive to salaried knowledge workers.
- ✓Starter at $4.99 per seat billed annually is a low price for a tool with activity monitoring
- ✓14-day free trial with no credit card and a 30-day money-back guarantee
- ✓Add-ons let you pay only for the extras you need
- ✕No permanent free plan listed on the pricing page
- ✕Starter, Grow and Team each have a 2-seat minimum
- ✕Monitoring features such as screenshots can hurt trust in some teams
- Free plan:
- No
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Starter, $4.99 per seat per month billed annually
- Paid tiers:
- Starter $4.99, Grow $7.50, Team $10, Enterprise $25 per seat per month billed annually
- Seat minimum:
- 2 seats on Starter, Grow and Team
- Free trial:
- 14 days
- Money-back guarantee:
- 30 days
Bottom line: Hubstaff is the strongest pick here for remote teams that need monitoring and payroll in one place. Teams that only want timesheets will pay for features they do not use.
- 07
Time Doctor
8.0/10A workforce analytics and time tracking tool for remote and hybrid teams, with screenshots, productivity ratings and payroll.
Price
$6.67per user per month
Basic from $6.67 per user per month billed annually ($8 monthly); 14-day free trial
“$6.67 per user / month billed annually or $8 month-to-month” Quoted from the pricing page, November 4, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Value (40%)
- 7.8
- Features (35%)
- 8.5
- Ease of use (25%)
- 7.6
Best forLarger remote or BPO teams that want productivity analytics and attendance alongside time tracking.
Time Doctor sells itself as workforce analytics more than a timesheet tool. The Basic plan covers automatic tracking, projects and tasks, a timeline report, screenshots, offline tracking and an MCP connection for AI assistants. Standard adds schedules, attendance, time approvals, web and app usage reporting, productivity ratings, leave and break tracking, payroll and more than 60 integrations. Premium layers on benchmarks, an office versus remote report, unusual activity detection, video screen recording and SSO. Optional add-ons such as software cost insights let Basic and Standard customers buy specific reports. On annual billing, Basic costs $6.67 per user per month, Standard $11.67 and Premium $16.70, or $8, $14 and $20 month to month. There is no free plan, but the 14-day trial includes every feature and needs no card. For a 50-person remote support team, the analytics can justify the cost. For a small studio, it is more tool than needed.
- ✓Analytics depth goes beyond simple timesheets
- ✓14-day trial of every feature with no credit card
- ✓Add-ons let Basic and Standard users buy single advanced reports
- ✕No permanent free plan
- ✕Monitoring focus does not suit every team culture
- ✕Advanced AI reports and SSO sit on the Premium tier
- Free plan:
- No
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Basic, $6.67 per user per month billed annually, $8 monthly
- Paid tiers:
- Basic $6.67, Standard $11.67, Premium $16.70 per user per month billed annually, Enterprise custom
- Free trial:
- 14 days
- Integrations:
- 60+ on Standard
Bottom line: Time Doctor suits remote operations teams that want analytics, attendance and payroll data in one place. Small teams that just need timesheets will find cheaper and simpler options above.
- 08
RescueTime
7.9/10A focus and automatic activity tracker for individuals and teams, with optional timesheets for client and project work.
Price
$7per month
Free Lite plan; Solo Focus from $7 per month billed annually ($84 per year), $9 monthly
“Solo Focus $7 /month Annual - $84 USD $9 /month” Quoted from the pricing page, November 4, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Value (40%)
- 7.8
- Features (35%)
- 7.4
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.6
Best forIndividuals who want to see where their computer time goes and block distractions, with timesheets as an add-on.
RescueTime is a different kind of tracker. It runs in the background, records which apps and sites you use, and helps you protect focus with distraction blocking, focus sessions, goals and alerts. Solo Focus costs $7 per month on annual billing ($84 a year) or $9 monthly. If you need billable timesheets, Solo+ bundles RescueTime Timesheets with Focus for $12 per month billed annually, and team versions run $10 per user for Team Focus and $16 per user for Team+. The pricing FAQ says RescueTime does not charge sales tax or VAT, and that cancelled accounts revert to the free Lite plan rather than losing access. That makes the effective price clear. As a billing tool it trails Harvest and Toggl, but for a person trying to cut distractions while still producing a timesheet, the bundle is cheaper than buying a focus app and a tracker separately.
- ✓No sales tax or VAT charged, per RescueTime's pricing FAQ
- ✓Accounts return to a free Lite plan after cancelling
- ✓14-day free trial on all paid plans
- ✕Timesheets cost extra: Solo+ is $12 per month billed annually
- ✕Team plans run $10 to $16 per user per month billed annually
- ✕Built for focus first, so project billing is thinner than Harvest or Toggl
- Free plan:
- Yes, Lite
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Solo Focus, $7 per month billed annually
- Monthly billing:
- Solo Focus $9
- Free trial:
- 14 days
- Sales tax or VAT:
- Not charged
Bottom line: RescueTime is the pick for individuals who care about focus as much as hours logged. Teams that bill clients will get more from Harvest or Toggl.
- 09
Timely
7.9/10An automatic time tracker that records activity in the background and uses AI to turn it into timesheets.
Price
$9per user per month
Starter from $9 per user per month billed yearly ($11 monthly); no free plan
“Starter Finish timesheets in 10 min, bill for 20% more hours. Save up to 20% $9 usd/mo” Quoted from the pricing page, November 4, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Value (40%)
- 7.4
- Features (35%)
- 8.2
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.4
Best forProfessionals who forget to start timers and want timesheets drafted from their activity.
Timely solves a specific problem: people who forget to track time. It records activity across apps and websites in the background and uses AI to categorize that time, so a user reviews and approves a draft timesheet instead of starting timers all day. Starter costs $9 per user per month on yearly billing or $11 monthly, but it is capped at five users and 20 projects, so it is really a plan for individuals and very small teams. Premium at $16 per user per month billed yearly removes the project cap, allows up to 50 users and adds team management, budgets, planning and sync with project management and accounting tools. Unlimited at $22 per user per month billed yearly adds capacity management and overtime reporting. There is no free plan. Compared with Toggl or Clockify, Timely costs more per seat for team use, and the premium makes sense only if automatic capture recovers billable hours.
- ✓Background tracking removes the need to start and stop timers
- ✓API access included from Starter
- ✓Prices shown in USD on monthly and yearly views
- ✕Starter is capped at 5 users and 20 projects
- ✕No free plan
- ✕Premium at $16 per user per month billed yearly is needed for most team features
- Free plan:
- No
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Starter, $9 per user per month billed yearly
- Monthly billing:
- Starter $11 per user
- Starter limits:
- Max 5 users, 20 projects
- Premium limits:
- Max 50 users
Bottom line: Timely is worth paying for if missed timers cost you billable hours. Most teams will need Premium, which makes it one of the pricier options here.
What to check before you pay
Price the seat count you will actually pay for
Most trackers bill per user, and several count every invited account as a paid seat. Check minimums too: Everhour's Team plan needs 5 seats and Hubstaff needs 2 at $4.99 each, so a solo user on Everhour still pays $42.50 a month on yearly billing.
Find the tier that holds invoicing and approvals
Headline prices are for the cheapest tier, which often lacks the features agencies need. Clockify puts invoicing and approvals on Standard at $5.49, Toggl puts approvals on Premium at $16, while TimeCamp includes invoicing on its $3.99 Starter and Harvest includes it on every plan.
Compare annual and monthly prices
Annual billing saves 15% to 33% across this list. Toggl Starter is $9 annually against $12 monthly, Clockify Basic $3.99 against $4.99, and Harvest Teams $9 against $11. If your team size changes often, the monthly premium can still be cheaper than paying for empty annual seats.
Decide whether you want monitoring
Hubstaff and Time Doctor capture screenshots and activity levels, which suits hourly and outsourced teams. Toggl states an anti-surveillance stance with no screenshots. Pick the approach your team will accept, because a tracker nobody uses has no value.
Watch usage-based extras
Some costs sit outside the seat price. TimeCamp bills its AI time tracker by token usage at an estimated $6 per user per month, and Harvest bills extra invoices, projects, clients and tasks by usage beyond the base rate.
FAQ
What is the cheapest time tracking software?
Clockify Basic and TimeCamp Starter both start at $3.99 per user per month on annual billing. Both also have free plans: Clockify for up to 5 users and TimeCamp for unlimited users.
Which time tracker has the best free plan?
TimeCamp's free plan has no user or project cap. Clockify's free plan includes the auto tracker, calendar sync and reports for up to 5 users, and Everhour's covers up to 5 seats without integrations.
Which time tracking tools include invoicing?
Harvest includes invoicing on every plan, including free. TimeCamp includes it on Starter at $3.99, Clockify on Standard at $5.49 and Everhour on its $8.50 Team plan, all per user per month on annual billing.
How much does time tracking software cost for a team of 10?
On annual billing, 10 seats cost about $479 a year on Clockify Basic or TimeCamp Starter, $1,020 on Everhour Team, and $1,080 on Toggl Track Starter or Harvest Teams.
Do these tools track time automatically?
Timely and RescueTime record app and website activity in the background. Clockify's free plan includes an auto tracker visible only to the user, and Hubstaff and Time Doctor capture activity levels and screenshots.
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