A great timer is not an attendance system.
Toggl Track is genuinely good at what it does: one-click timers and clean reports. But timers are only half the job. There is no attendance layer, no manager approval, and no path from tracked time to an approved, billable record. Workclave closes that loop.
| Feature | Workclave | Toggl Track |
|---|---|---|
Session-based tracking Links time to projects, not just presence | Sessions double as attendance + billing | Project timers, but no attendance layer |
Approval workflows Manager reviews before sessions close | Built-in, one-click approval | No approval workflow |
AI session analytics Automated insights on utilisation and billing | Powered by LLM, auto-generated | Good reports, no AI summaries |
Pricing & minimums What you pay before adding your first user | ₹0 to start. ₹199/user. No floor. | Free ≤5 users, then $9–18/user (USD) |
What a team actually pays: Workclave vs Toggl Track
Toggl Track's free tier covers 5 users — same as Workclave. The difference appears when you grow: Toggl's paid tiers are USD-priced per user, and you still need a second tool for attendance and approvals.
| Team size | Workclave | Toggl Track |
|---|---|---|
| 10-person team | ₹1,990/mo (₹199 × 10) | ≈ $90/mo ≈ ₹7,650/mo (Starter) |
| 20-person team | ₹3,980/mo (₹199 × 20) | ≈ $180/mo ≈ ₹15,300/mo (Starter) |
| 50-person team | ₹9,950/mo (₹199 × 50) | ≈ $450/mo ≈ ₹38,250/mo (Starter) |
Workclave: free up to 5 users, then ₹199/user/month with no base fee. Competitor pricing is approximate, as of July 2026 — always confirm current pricing on the vendor's own page. Toggl Track Starter is ~$9/user/month and Premium ~$18/user/month billed annually; INR figures use an approximate ₹85/$ conversion. Add the cost of a separate attendance/HR tool for a fair comparison. Source: toggl.com/track/pricing
An honest read on Toggl Track
- Best-in-class timer UX — one click on desktop, browser extension, and mobile
- Excellent reporting and project profitability views
- Generous free tier for up to 5 users
- Anti-surveillance stance: no screenshots, aligned with employee trust
- No attendance layer — you still need a separate system for who worked today, leave, and registers
- No manager approval between tracked time and reported/billable hours
- Self-reported timers are editable after the fact with no review step, which weakens billing evidence
- USD pricing and no India compliance outputs (Labour Code attendance registers)
Migrating from Toggl Track to Workclave
Most teams complete the switch inside one billing cycle. No hardware, no implementation project.
- 1Export projects and clients from Toggl
Recreate the project/client list in Workclave — the mental model (pick a project, start the clock) is the same.
- 2Invite the team
Anyone who could use a Toggl timer can use a Workclave session. The check-in flow is one click plus project pick.
- 3Turn on approvals
Assign managers. Sessions now get a review step before they become billable records — the piece Toggl never had.
- 4Retire the spreadsheet attendance register
Workclave sessions double as attendance, so the separate register or HR-tool attendance module goes away.
- 5Point invoicing at approved sessions
Export approved, project-linked hours per client per period — no Friday reconciliation between timer data and attendance.
What teams say when they switch from Toggl Track
Toggl for timers, a spreadsheet for attendance, and a monthly scramble to reconcile the two before invoicing. Timer entries edited days later were impossible to verify.
One tool: sessions start with a project, close with manager approval, and export as both the attendance register and the billing report.
Toggl showed hours per project but HR still ran attendance separately in an HRMS, so headcount cost and billable data never agreed.
Approved sessions became the single source: attendance for HR, hours for billing, one number both sides trust.
Workclave vs Toggl Track: common questions
Is Workclave a good Toggl alternative for Indian teams?
Yes, if you need attendance and approvals along with time tracking. Workclave keeps the pick-a-project-and-start flow Toggl users know, and adds manager approval, attendance registers, and INR pricing (₹199/user/month, free up to 5 users).
What does Toggl Track lack that Workclave has?
Three things: an attendance layer (Toggl tracks time, not attendance), a manager approval workflow before hours become billable, and India-specific outputs like Labour Code attendance registers with INR pricing.
Is Toggl Track free?
Toggl Track has a free tier for up to 5 users with core timer features, as of July 2026. Paid tiers run roughly $9–18 per user per month. Workclave is also free up to 5 users, with paid at ₹199/user/month.
Can I use Toggl and Workclave together?
You could, but the point of Workclave is that you do not need to: sessions already carry the project context a timer would, plus approval and attendance. Running both reintroduces the double-entry problem.
Does Workclave have one-click timers like Toggl?
Starting a session is one click plus a project pick, from any browser. The deliberate project choice at the start is what makes the record billable and auditable later.