Toggl Track is great. So is your invoicing tool.
Toggl tracks time better than we do, and it does make invoices — PDFs you generate from a report and download. What it doesn't do is send them, get them paid online, chase them when they're late, or bill a retainer. Below: where each tool fits, side by side, no marketing fog.
Compared at Toggl Track's published pricing as of 27 August 2026
| Feature | SB Time Tracker | Toggl Track |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 30 days, full features, no card | 30 days, no card |
| Free plan | No — trial, then $14 / seat / mo | Yes — free forever, limited number of users |
| Full plan | $14 / seat / mo, one plan, everything in it | Starter $9 / user / mo; Premium $14 / user / mo for the first annual year, renewing at $18 |
| Time tracking — timer | yes | yes (excellent) |
| Time tracking — manual entry | yes | yes |
| Time tracking — calendar view | Day / Week / Month | Calendar view (yes) |
| Native invoicing | yes | yes — generated from a Summary or Detailed report, on every plan |
| Recurring invoices from retainers | yes | no — invoices are one-off, built from a report each time |
| Auto-overdue + dunning emails | yes | no |
| PDF invoice (company name & address) | yes | yes — PDF download; your own logo on paid plans, Toggl's on Free. Layout and template are fixed |
| Project P&L with cost vs billable | yes | yes — labor costs + profitability analysis, on the Premium plan |
| Per-user-per-project rate override | yes | yes — project member rates, on the Premium plan |
| Team utilization (billable + total) | yes | yes |
| Client portal (read-only) | yes | no |
| Hosted invoice page for clients | yes | no — you download the PDF and send it yourself |
| Online card payment | yes — card + ACH via Stripe | no |
| CSV import (Toggl) | yes | n/a |
| Audit log | yes — on the one plan | yes — on the Premium plan |
| Mobile app | PWA install (friendly offline page) | Native iOS + Android |
| Idle detection | no | yes (better — Toggl's a leader here) |
| Pomodoro / focus timer | no | yes |
| Multi-currency | Display currency per tenant (no FX conversion) | yes |
If you only need to track time, Toggl wins.
The Toggl Track timer UX is genuinely class-leading — fast to start, friendly idle detection, integrations with everything. It also has a free-forever plan and a working invoice generator, which we don't and can't match at $0. If your shop bills out via QuickBooks or your accountant, and you don't need retainers, online payment, or auto-overdue chasing, Toggl is the better tool. Stay there.
- Best-in-class timer UX
- Idle detection in the desktop app — we have none
- More integrations (Slack, Asana, Trello, etc.)
- Native iOS + Android apps (we're PWA-only)
- Pomodoro / focus timer in the macOS and Windows desktop apps
- A free-forever plan
If you bill clients, you need more than a timer.
Toggl's invoice is a PDF you download. Getting it to the client, taking the payment, and chasing it when it's late are still your problem — so most shops end up with Toggl Track plus a billing tool plus a spreadsheet. SB Time Tracker does the whole loop in one place. On price: our $14 seat matches Toggl Premium's discounted first annual year ($14 per user, renewing at $18), and Toggl Starter at $9 is cheaper than us outright.
- Invoices that send themselves — emailed to the client, not downloaded to your desktop
- First-class retainer model (flat monthly amount with optional hours allowance)
- Auto-overdue + dunning emails at 7, 30, and 60 days past due
- Project P&L with cost vs billable rates
- Per-user-per-project rate overrides
- Hosted invoice page on every sent invoice — clients pay online by card or ACH
Move from Toggl Track in under an hour.
Settings → Import accepts standard Toggl CSV exports. Projects and time entries come over with names preserved, and clients are created as needed. Imports commit immediately, with a summary of what came in.
- Toggl CSV format supported out of the box
- Automatic project + client matching by name
When to stay on Toggl, when to switch.
Stay on Toggl if: you're a freelancer or a small team that bills via QuickBooks or your accountant; a downloaded PDF invoice is enough; you live in the native mobile apps; you need integrations Toggl has and we don't; you need live FX conversion (we render money in a tenant-chosen currency but don't convert exchange rates yet); or price is the deciding factor — Toggl's free plan costs nothing and Starter is $9 per user billed annually, both under our $14.
Switch to us if: you're a 2–10 person US agency that wants invoicing, retainers, P&L, and dunning in the same tool that tracks time — and you'd rather pay one $14 bill than three. Start on a 30-day free trial with every feature turned on, no card.