Toggl Track alternative
The Toggl alternative that doesn't bill you per seat
Toggl Track is one of the most polished time trackers out there — slick apps on every platform, a browser button that plugs into a hundred tools, a free tier for up to five people. For a solo user or a tiny team, it's genuinely lovely.
Then the team grows and the invoice does too. Toggl's useful tiers are billed per seat — order of $10–20 per user per month — so a 25-person team is staring at $250–450 a month, climbing every time you hire. And a chunk of that UI is "insights" most teams glance at once and never open again.
Janus charges one flat price: $29.99/month for up to 250 users. The same bill at 5 people and at 200. Pick Toggl for the polish and the free tier if you're small. Pick Janus the moment per-seat pricing turns growing the team into a budget conversation — and you'd rather track from your editor than a browser tab.
Janus vs Toggl Track
| Janus | Toggl Track | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | $29.99/mo flat, 250 users | Per seat (~$10-20/user/mo on paid tiers) |
| Cost at 25 users | $29.99/mo | ~$250-450/mo on paid tiers |
| Free option | 14-day trial, then flat | Free up to 5 users |
| Philosophy | Lean, one-click, no clutter | Polished but insight-heavy |
| AI / editor workflow | MCP server + /janus Claude skill | None |
| Apps & integrations | Web + open API + MCP | Native desktop/mobile + 100+ integrations |
| Reports | Summary, detailed, per-project; CSV + PDF | Rich reporting + dashboards |
Where Toggl Track wins
No tool is best at everything, and we'd rather you pick the right one than the one with the loudest landing page. Here's where Toggl Track genuinely beats Janus:
It's more polished
Toggl has years of design behind it: native desktop and mobile apps, a browser button, idle detection, autotracking. Janus is web + API + an MCP/editor workflow and stays lean. If you want the slickest cross-platform experience, Toggl wins.
Free for up to 5 users
Toggl's free tier genuinely covers small teams at $0. Janus is paid after the 14-day trial. If you're five people or fewer on a zero budget, Toggl is the cheaper choice — full stop.
100+ ready-made integrations
The Toggl Button drops a timer into Asana, Jira, GitHub, and a long list of other tools out of the box. Janus gives you an open API and an MCP server to build your own, but not a pre-built one-click integration for every app. If you need that today, Toggl has it.
FAQ
- Is Janus cheaper than Toggl?
- For teams, almost always. Toggl's paid tiers are per seat (~$10-20/user/month); Janus is $29.99/month flat for up to 250 users. The break-even is roughly two to three paid seats — above that, Janus is cheaper and stops growing with headcount. Below it, or on Toggl's free 5-user tier, Toggl can be cheaper.
- Does Janus have a free plan like Toggl?
- No. Toggl is free for up to 5 users; Janus is a 14-day free trial then $29.99/month flat. If a permanent free tier is a hard requirement and you're a small team, Toggl is the better fit.
- Does Janus integrate with my other tools?
- Through an open REST API (OpenAPI 3, Swagger, personal API keys) and an MCP server you can drive from Claude or your editor. It does not ship Toggl's 100+ pre-built one-click integrations — if you rely on those, factor that in.
- Can I migrate my Toggl data to Janus?
- Export your Toggl time entries as CSV and import what you need. Get in touch via support and we'll help you map the columns.
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