A Toggl alternative that covers attendance, leave and billing too
Toggl is a well-made time tracker that has grown toward project planning. Punchly starts in the same place and grows in a different direction: toward the people side of the work, with a shared time clock, attendance and overtime, leave, expenses and invoices, at a lower price for each person. Which one fits depends on which direction you need.
Free for teams of up to 5. Paid plans from $2 a person a month. 7-day free trial of the Pro plan’s features, no credit card needed.
Paid plans for one person, paid monthly
Punchly Basic
$2
Punchly Standard
$4
Punchly Pro
$6
Toggl Starter
$12
Toggl Premium
$24
A month, at each company’s list price.
Prices side by side
Prices for one person for one month, in US dollars, as listed on toggl.com/pricing on 8 October 2026. The two products do not divide their plans the same way, so the rows are each company’s own plans, not matched pairs.
| Punchly plan | Paid monthly | Paid yearly | Toggl plan | Monthly / yearly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free (up to 5 people) | $0 | $0 | Free (up to 3 users) | $0 |
| Basic | $2 | $1.67 | Starter | $12 / $9 |
| Standard | $4 | $3.33 | Premium | $24 / $16 |
| Pro | $6 | $5.00 | Enterprise | Contact them |
| Enterprise | Talk to us | Talk to us |
Toggl also sells two add-ons for each person each month: Time Off Pro at $2, for leave approvals, balances and policies, and Capacity Management at $5. In Punchly, leave with approvals, balances and policies is part of the Standard plan.
What each one includes
From each company’s own plan lists. “Not listed” means the feature does not appear on Toggl’s pricing page; check with Toggl if it matters to you.
| Feature | Punchly | Toggl |
|---|---|---|
| People on the free plan | Up to 5 | Up to 3 |
| Timer, manual time, calendar, reports | Free | Free |
| Billable rates | Basic | Starter |
| Timesheet approvals | Standard | Premium |
| Leave: requests, approvals, balances, policies | Standard | PTO and holidays on Starter; approvals, balances and policies are a $2 add-on |
| Jira integration | Standard | Premium |
| Labor cost and profit | Pro | Premium |
| Invoices from tracked time | Standard | Not listed |
| Expenses with receipts | Pro | Not listed |
| Kiosk: a shared time clock | Standard | Not listed |
| Attendance and overtime report | Standard | Not listed |
| QuickBooks integration | Standard | Not listed |
| Location on the phone | Pro, optional | Not offered, by policy |
| Screenshots | Pro, optional, off by default | Not offered, by policy |
| Task boards, timeline and milestones | Not offered | Free and Starter |
| Pomodoro timer, browser extension | Not offered | Yes |
| Single sign-on | Not offered | Premium |
| Desktop apps | Windows, Mac, Linux | Windows, Mac |
Choose Punchly if
Part of your team does not sit at a computer
A kiosk on a shared tablet, kiosk-only staff at $1, and a phone app that works with no signal.
You need attendance, overtime and leave
In the same place as project time.
You bill from your tracked time
Invoices, billable expenses, and time sent to QuickBooks Online.
The price for each person matters
Every Punchly plan costs less than Toggl’s first paid plan.
Your developers use Linux
Choose Toggl if
Toggl is the better choice in several cases, and it is fair to say so.
You want project planning in the same tool
Boards, a timeline and milestones. Punchly’s tasks are labels for time, without boards or due dates.
You rely on a browser extension
To start a timer inside other web tools.
You need single sign-on
You want a tool that does not offer monitoring at all
Toggl takes no screenshots and records no location as a matter of principle. In Punchly both exist, are off by default, and are used only if an admin switches them on and tells the team.
You want a longer trial
Toggl’s is 30 days, Punchly’s is 7.
Moving from Toggl
Your history comes with you as a CSV file.
Import: Basic
Invite your team
Time for someone who is not in the workspace yet is skipped, so do this first.
Export from Toggl
Export your time entries as a CSV file.
Match the columns
Match each column of the file to a Punchly field and check the preview before anything is written.
Import
Clients, projects and tasks that do not exist yet are created for you. An import can be undone for 48 hours.
Questions people ask
Something else on your mind? Our team answers from inside the app and by email.
See whether Punchly fits your team
Start the free trial with your own projects, and compare a real week in both tools before you decide.