Alternative to Toggl Track

A free Toggl Track alternativebillable hours to invoice

Lapse keeps Toggl's one-click timer, projects with clients and colours, a calendar you can drag, and summary reports. The paid parts come included: billable rates, amounts in every report, CSV export, and invoices built from the hours you tracked, downloaded as a real PDF.

LapseTrack billable hours and turn them into invoices.

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Works offline
Interface in English and French
Billable rates included

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Toggl Track and Lapseside by side

What you need	Toggl Track	Lapse
One-click timer, manual entries, continue	Yes	Yeswith @project and #tag shortcuts
Calendar and timesheet views	Yes	Yesweek, 5-day and day
Projects, clients, tags	Yes	Yesunlimited
Billable rates and amounts	PartlyStarter plan and up	Yes
Summary and detailed reports	Yes	Yesbar chart, donut, filters
CSV export of reports	Partlypaid plans; Free exports PDF	Yes
Invoices from tracked time	Partlygenerated, not stored	Yesstored, numbered, Draft, Sent, Paid
Idle time detection	Yesdesktop app and extension	Partlywhen the tab was closed or the computer slept
Browser extension, desktop and mobile apps	Yes	Noa web app you install from the browser
Team workspaces and approvals	Yes	Noone person
Account needed	Required	None
Price	Free up to 3 users; Starter $9–12, Premium $16–24 per user a month	$0, forever

What Lapse does not do

One person on one device: no team members, approvals or shared workspaces.
No browser extension or integrations with Jira, Asana or your calendar.
Idle detection only notices when the app was closed or the computer slept, not when you switch to another app.
No sync between devices; a JSON backup moves your data.

Price

What Toggl Track costsand what Lapse costs

Toggl Track is free for small teams, but billable rates, CSV exports and invoices without branding are paid.

Plan	Price	What you get
Free	$0	Up to 3 users, timer, calendar, basic reports, PDF export
Starter	$9 a user a month yearly, $12 monthly	Billable rates, CSV and Excel exports
Premium	$16 a user a month yearly, $24 monthly	Profitability, timesheet approvals
Enterprise	On request	For large organisations

Source: toggl.com · support.toggl.com, checked on 16 October 2026. The page shows both prices without labels; we matched them to its 'save 33%' yearly toggle. Many older reviews still quote $10 and $20.

$0No plan, no trial, no card, nothing to cancel.

Lapse has no per-user price and no locked features.

Why people switch

Why people leave Toggl Track

Rates are a paid feature
Freelancers need hours times rate. On Toggl Track, billable rates start with the Starter plan.
Source: toggl.com
Free exports are PDF only
Toggl's help centre says free workspaces export reports as PDF; CSV and Excel need a paid plan.
Source: support.toggl.com
Invoices are not kept
Toggl creates an invoice PDF from a report but does not store it, and free-plan invoices carry Toggl branding.
Source: support.toggl.com

Questions

Before you switch

Is Toggl Track still free?

Yes, for up to 3 users, with the timer, calendar and basic reports. Billable rates and CSV export need Starter, from $9 a user a month billed yearly.

What is a free alternative to Toggl with billable rates?

Lapse. Set an hourly rate per project or a default rate, and every report shows amounts. Then turn a client's billable hours into an invoice.

Can I import my Toggl entries?

Not yet. Lapse opens on a realistic example week so you can try it, and you start your own projects from there. You can export everything from Lapse as CSV or JSON at any time.