# Free alternatives to Toggl Track

> Toggl Track (Starter) costs $108 a year. Free alternatives: Kimai and ActivityWatch. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/toggl/
- Category: Time Tracking (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/time-tracking/)
- Vendor: Toggl
- Plan: Starter
- Price: $9/month, $108/year
- Billing: per user, annual ($12 monthly)
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Starter $9 per user per month ... Starter $12 per user per month"
- Price source: https://toggl.com/track/pricing/ (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Kimai

- Website: https://www.kimai.org
- Repository: https://github.com/kimai/kimai (5,071 stars, last push 2026-10-14)
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/kimai/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### ActivityWatch

- Website: https://activitywatch.net
- Repository: https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch (19,169 stars, last push 2026-10-10)
- License: MPL-2.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: AUR: activitywatch-bin
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `yay -S activitywatch-bin`
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/activitywatch/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Toggl Track?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Kimai (open source, AGPL-3.0) and ActivityWatch (open source, MPL-2.0).

### How much does Toggl Track cost?

Toggl Track's Starter plan costs $9 a month, which is $108 a year (per user, annual ($12 monthly)). Source: the official pricing page at toggl.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Toggl Track alternatives run on Linux?

Kimai (self-hosted server; web UI) and ActivityWatch (AUR: activitywatch-bin).

### Can you self-host a Toggl Track alternative?

Yes. Kimai runs on your own server. ActivityWatch is a desktop app.

### Are these Toggl Track alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Kimai (AGPL-3.0) and ActivityWatch (MPL-2.0).

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