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Best for simple timers across every device
You want a clean timer that people will actually use, with solid reports for clients and projects.
Best free plan for growing teams
You want to start free and add features later without a big price jump.
Best for agencies that invoice clients
You bill clients for time and want invoices and budget alerts in the same tool.
Best for remote and field teams
You manage remote or mobile staff and want proof of work alongside hours.
Best for productivity monitoring
You want to measure focus time and app usage across a distributed team.
Best for tracking time inside project tools
Your team plans work in a project management tool and wants time tracked there.
Best budget pick with automatic tracking
You want automatic time capture and billing features at a low per-user price.
Best for automatic timesheets
Your team forgets to start timers and you want time captured automatically.
Best for QuickBooks payroll users
You already run payroll or invoicing in QuickBooks and track hourly or field staff.
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Best for simple timers across every device
One-click timers on web, desktop, mobile and browser extensions make it easy for teams to log time without changing how they work.
You want a clean timer that people will actually use, with solid reports for clients and projects.
You need screenshots, activity monitoring or GPS tracking of employees.
Best free plan for growing teams
A free plan that covers core time tracking, with low-cost paid tiers that add timesheet approvals, invoicing, GPS and screenshots.
You want to start free and add features later without a big price jump.
You want a minimal tool and would rather not wade through a long list of features and add-ons.
Best for agencies that invoice clients
Tracked hours flow straight into invoices and project budgets, which suits agencies and consultancies that bill by the hour.
You bill clients for time and want invoices and budget alerts in the same tool.
You need employee monitoring, shift scheduling or GPS tracking.
Best for remote and field teams
Combines time tracking with optional screenshots, activity levels and GPS, so managers of remote or field staff can see when and where work happens.
You manage remote or mobile staff and want proof of work alongside hours.
Your team would object to activity monitoring, or you only need a simple timer.
Best for productivity monitoring
Pairs time tracking with app and website usage, idle alerts and productivity reports for companies that want detailed workforce analytics.
You want to measure focus time and app usage across a distributed team.
You want a lightweight timer or worry that monitoring will hurt trust.
Best for tracking time inside project tools
Adds timers directly inside Asana, Trello, ClickUp, Jira and other project tools, so time sits next to the tasks it belongs to.
Your team plans work in a project management tool and wants time tracked there.
You need standalone time tracking for staff who do not use a project tool.
Best budget pick with automatic tracking
Low-priced plans include automatic tracking of apps and websites alongside manual timers, billing rates and attendance.
You want automatic time capture and billing features at a low per-user price.
You want a very simple interface with few settings.
Best for automatic timesheets
Records time spent in apps, documents and meetings in the background, then drafts timesheets for people to review instead of running timers.
Your team forgets to start timers and you want time captured automatically.
You need a free plan or prefer people to log time manually.
Best for QuickBooks payroll users
Employees clock in from a phone with GPS, and approved hours sync into QuickBooks Payroll and invoicing.
You already run payroll or invoicing in QuickBooks and track hourly or field staff.
You do not use QuickBooks or want low-cost pricing for a small team.
One-click timers, manual entry, weekly timesheets, approvals
Billable rates, project budgets, invoices
Reports by client, project and person, with exports
Desktop, mobile and browser apps, project and accounting tools
Optional screenshots, idle detection, what employees can see
Published prices, free plan or trial
A tool that records how long people spend on tasks, projects or clients, using timers, timesheets or automatic capture. Teams use the data for billing, payroll, budgets and planning.
Yes. Toggl Track, Clockify, Harvest, Everhour and TimeCamp all list a free plan on their pricing pages, with limits on users, projects or features.
Time tracking records hours against work. Employee monitoring adds screenshots, app and website usage or activity levels, which tools such as Hubstaff and Time Doctor offer and which should be disclosed to employees.
Most time trackers export hours or connect to payroll software rather than running payroll themselves. QuickBooks Time, for example, works with QuickBooks Payroll.