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Best free time tracking tools

6 time tracking tools with a plan that stays free. For each tool you see what is included and when you have to start paying.

Free time tracking tools

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  1. 1

    Keeping

    Time tracking · for freelancers and SMEs

    • Best free option

    Simple time tracking with a timer, apps and integrations with Dutch accounting and payroll packages.

    • Dutch support
    • Dutch interface
    • Moneybird
    • +2 more
    From€0 /month excl. VATAlso a free plan30-day free trial
    Visit Keeping

    On the Keeping website

    Free and paid: Free for one user with at most 15 projects and 15 tasks. Plus costs €8 per active user per month billed monthly (€6.50 billed annually) and has unlimited users, trips and the invoicing and payroll integrations. Pro (€10.50, or €8.50 annually) adds leave and absence, approving and locking hours, and teams. You only pay for active users. Prices exclude VAT.

  2. 2

    Clockify

    Time tracking · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    Time tracking with timer, timesheets and reports, with a free plan and invoicing from Standard.

      PriceFree7-day free trial
      Visit Clockify

      On the Clockify website

      Free and paid: Basic, $4.99 per user per month when paid monthly, $3.99 when paid annually (prices in dollars). Basic and the free plan have no invoicing; that comes from Standard ($6.99 per month). The 7-day free trial gives access to Pro.

    • 3

      Harvest

      Time tracking · for freelancers and SMEs

      Time tracking with invoicing and expenses, with online payment via Stripe or PayPal.

        PriceFree30-day free trial
        Visit Harvest

        On the Harvest website

        Free and paid: Teams, $11 per user per month billed monthly, $9 billed annually (prices in dollars). The free version is for 1 user and 2 projects, with invoicing. The Stripe integration is available from Teams.

      1. 4

        TimeWriter

        Time tracking · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

        Time tracking with leave, budget monitoring and invoicing, as a web and desktop app, with an annual licence.

        • Dutch support
        • Dutch interface
        • Moneybird
        • +4 more
        From€17.92 /month excl. VATAlso a free plan
        Visit TimeWriter

        On the TimeWriter website

        Free and paid: Standaard for 5 users: €215 per year (equivalent to €17.92 per month), annual billing only. Pro starts at €935 per year for 10 users. Freeware is free for one person for personal use. You can try Standaard and Pro free for 2 months.

      2. 5

        Everhour

        Time tracking · for SMEs

        Time tracking that builds into project tools such as Asana, with budgets and invoicing in the paid plan.

        • European
        PriceFree14-day free trial
        Visit Everhour

        On the Everhour website

        Free and paid: Team, $8.50 per user per month billed annually, minimum 5 users (prices in dollars). The monthly price is not on the pricing page. The free version (up to 5 users) has no integrations, budgets or invoicing.

      3. 6

        Toggl Track

        Time tracking · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

        Time tracking with timer, reports and billable rates, with a free plan for small teams.

        • European
        PriceFree30-day free trial
        Visit Toggl Track

        On the Toggl Track website

        Free and paid: Starter, $12 per user per month with monthly billing, $9 with annual billing (prices in dollars). The free plan has no billable rates and team reports. Profitability reports, fixed-fee projects and timesheet approval only come with Premium ($24 per month).

      Free here means: with no end date. A free trial of 14 or 30 days does not count. The order follows our overall score; what a tool pays does not count towards it.

      Questions about free software

      Which time tracking tools are free?

      Keeping, Clockify, Harvest, TimeWriter, Everhour and Toggl Track have a free plan with no end date. With all other time tracking tools in our guide you pay, sometimes after a free trial.

      Which free time tracking tools is the best?

      Keeping comes top in our overall score. In the Netherlands check it scores 4 of 5 points. Do check what the free plan includes: you often miss features you need later.