vs Toggl Track
Looking for a Toggl Track alternative?
Toggl Track is a dedicated time tracker with native apps, browser extensions, reporting, and invoice generation. Hoursmith focuses on the connected client-work loop: lightweight tasks, time, expenses, invoices, and payment records. The choice depends on how much tracking depth and workflow breadth you need.
Free for solo freelancers · No credit card required
Toggl Track is good for
- · Teams that need dedicated time tracking across desktop, mobile, and browser extensions.
- · Customers who value Toggl Track's reporting, tracking automations, and integration surface.
- · Use cases that need fine-grained tagging, billable detection, or automated time-blocking integrations.
Free supports up to 5 users. Starter is $12/user monthly or $9/user monthly annually; Premium is $20 or $18 respectively.
Hoursmith is good for
- · You want one tool from time tracking through invoice-sent-and-paid, instead of stitching Toggl to a separate invoicer.
- · Per-seat pricing is becoming uncomfortable; flat-fee per workspace is the right shape for your hiring volatility.
- · You want payments to land in your own Stripe account and invoices to send from your own domain.
Fixed pricing. Free for solo, Studio $4.08/mo annual up to 10, Agency from $8.33/mo annual per 25-seat quantity.
Monthly list price by team size
USD public monthly billing, before tax. Toggl Track Starter monthly list price ($12 per user) is used at every size; Hoursmith figures use monthly billing.
| Members | Toggl Track | Hoursmith |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $12.00 Starter | $0 Free (5 invoices/month) |
| 3 | $36.00 Starter | $0 Free (5 invoices/month) |
| 10 | $120.00 Starter | $5.00 Studio |
| 25 | $300.00 Starter | $9.99 Agency |
Core tasks and advanced planning are different questions
Core task management in Hoursmith
Global and per-project Kanban boards, list view, multiple assignees (up to 20 per task), dates, priorities, estimates, tags, checklists, rich descriptions, comments, @mentions, attachments, project-scoped access, and a timer started from the task.
Advanced planning Hoursmith does not provide
No custom status columns, recurring tasks, Gantt charts, task dependencies, resource planning, or formal time approvals. Those omissions can make the competitor the better fit.
At a glance
Compared on 2026-08-18. Both tools change fast — if you spot something out of date, email hi@hoursmith.app and we'll fix it within 48 hours.
| Feature | Toggl Track | Hoursmith |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free up to 5 users, then per-seat | Fixed price per quantity (Studio $4.08/mo annual up to 10; Agency $8.33/mo annual per 25 seats) |
| Time tracking | Native desktop and mobile apps, browser extensions, and tracking automation | Web app and installable PWA, plus a focused Chrome 120+ toolbar and side-panel companion. The server-side timer stays consistent across connected surfaces |
| Invoicing | Yes — invoices can be generated from tracked project work | Yes — invoice selected tracked time, fixed-project fees, expenses, and custom lines; PDF and payments included |
| Online payments | Invoice generation is supported; confirm current payment options in Toggl's official plan details | Stripe Connect direct charges — funds land in your own Stripe account |
| BYO email for invoices | Not established by the cited official sources | Studio+: SMTP / Amazon SES / Resend with encrypted credentials |
| Client portal | Not established by the cited official sources | Studio+: passwordless magic-link portal scoped per-client |
| Reports | Strong — deep filters, segmentation, exports | Filter / group / CSV (Studio+). Advanced reporting on Agency |
| Importer from prior tool | Toggl Track is the prior tool here | CSV/Excel importer (export from Toggl Track → import into Hoursmith); free on every plan |
Choose Toggl Track if…
- · Dedicated time-tracking depth, native desktop and mobile apps, and broad automation matter more than a connected task-to-payment workflow.
- · Your team relies on Toggl Track's mature desktop/mobile surfaces and its wider tracking ergonomics.
- · You use Toggl's tagging, billable rules, or integrations that don't have an obvious Hoursmith equivalent.
Choose Hoursmith if…
- · You want one tool from time tracking through invoice-sent-and-paid, instead of stitching Toggl to a separate invoicer.
- · Per-seat pricing is becoming uncomfortable; flat-fee per workspace is the right shape for your hiring volatility.
- · You want payments to land in your own Stripe account and invoices to send from your own domain.
Switching questions
Can I import my Toggl Track time history?
Yes, via CSV. Toggl Track exports time entries to CSV; Hoursmith's importer accepts them. Map your Toggl projects to Hoursmith projects (the importer auto-creates them on first import if you let it). Free on every plan with 24-hour undo.
Is Hoursmith's tracking experience as polished as Toggl's?
Toggl Track has deeper dedicated tracking across native desktop, mobile, browser, automation, and integration surfaces. Hoursmith has a focused Chrome companion for timers, manual time, assigned tasks, captures, and workspace lookup, then differentiates on the connected task, expense, invoice, and payment workflow. If native tracking depth is the deciding criterion, Toggl Track is the stronger fit.
Does Hoursmith have idle detection or auto-tracking?
No — and on purpose. Auto-tracker tools often log time you can't actually bill for (browsing, slack, breaks). The result is the wrong invoice and an awkward email to the client. Hoursmith only counts time you explicitly logged.
Can I keep Toggl Track and use Hoursmith for invoicing?
Technically yes — export Toggl CSV monthly and import into Hoursmith for invoice generation. Most teams find this hand-off awkward after a cycle or two and consolidate one way or the other.
Sources and corrections
Material third-party claims were checked against the official sources below on 2026-08-18. Read the comparison methodology for normalization assumptions and the corrections policy.
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