Looking for a Toggl Alternative?
TimeTracker is the best self-hosted Toggl alternative. Free, open source, with no subscription fees and complete data control.
- No $10+/user/month—TimeTracker is free for unlimited users
- Self-hosted: your data never leaves your server
- Built-in invoicing—no integrations needed
- Persistent server-side timers, Kanban boards, reports, and more
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Why teams switch from Toggl
Per-seat pricing compounds quietly
At ~11+/user/month, a 10-person shop pays more every year than a modest server costs—and you still don't own the deployment.
Data residency and exit flexibility
SaaS is convenient until you need strict residency, long retention, or a clean export for M&A. Self-hosting keeps the database beside your other internal systems.
Invoicing without another subscription
TimeTracker includes invoicing in the same app you already use for timers and reports—fewer moving parts than stitching a stack together.
No feature gates for “serious” workflows
You get timers, projects, roles, audit-friendly logs, exports, Kanban, and billing workflows without negotiating enterprise tiers.
When Toggl Track is still the better tool
Self-hosting is not free—it trades subscription dollars for engineering time. Toggl Track remains a strong default if:
- You need zero-maintenance uptime and are comfortable with US/EU cloud residency terms.
- Your compliance program already approved Toggl's DPA and you do not have spare cycles for Docker patches.
- You rely on niche Toggl ecosystem integrations that you cannot yet reproduce behind your firewall.
If none of those apply, deploy TimeTracker and keep the detailed side-by-side on TimeTracker vs Toggl.
Total cost check (Toggl vs self-host)
Use this table to sanity-check multi-year SaaS spend. Self-hosted TimeTracker has $0 license cost; budget Docker hosting, TLS, and backups instead.
| Team size (billable seats) | Years | Illustrative Toggl cost (~$11+/seat/mo) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ~$132 |
| 1 | 3 | ~$396 |
| 1 | 5 | ~$660 |
| 5 | 1 | ~$660 |
| 5 | 3 | ~$1,980 |
| 5 | 5 | ~$3,300 |
| 10 | 1 | ~$1,320 |
| 10 | 3 | ~$3,960 |
| 10 | 5 | ~$6,600 |
| 25 | 1 | ~$3,300 |
| 25 | 3 | ~$9,900 |
| 25 | 5 | ~$16,500 |
Illustrative math only—verify current vendor pricing, discounts, and tax in your region. TimeTracker infrastructure cost (VPS, backups) is separate but typically far below multi-year SaaS TCO at 5+ seats.
Feature parity at a glance
| Capability | TimeTracker | Toggl |
|---|---|---|
| Timers & manual entries | ||
| Projects, clients, tasks | ||
| Invoicing & PDF export | Varies by product/plan | |
| Self-hosted deployment | No | |
| Open source (GPL) | No | |
| Unlimited users (no per-seat fee) | Typically no |
Migrate from Toggl to TimeTracker
- Export — use Toggl Track’s detailed reports → export CSV for the exact date range you need.
- Normalize CSV — map clients, projects, tasks, and rates to TimeTracker columns (keep dates ISO-8601).
- Import & verify — load data on a staging Docker instance; spot-check totals and open timers.
- Cutover — freeze legacy timers, archive PDFs, and redirect your team to your TimeTracker URL.
Switch from Toggl today — it's free
Self-host TimeTracker in 5 minutes with Docker, migrate your projects, and keep all your data forever.