ActivityPulse vs Toggl Track
Toggl Track and ActivityPulse agree about the thing most of this category disagrees about: monitoring people is not the way to get honest hours. Toggl's desktop app records a private timeline of apps and sites you used, and you decide which of it becomes a time entry. ActivityPulse attributes foreground activity to a project automatically, for a team, and gives each organisation its own database. The real choice is whether you want a timer with excellent ergonomics or a record that fills itself in.
At a glance
Toggl Track facts come from their own public pages, last checked 2026-09-17.
| Dimension | ActivityPulse | Toggl Track |
|---|---|---|
| How time gets recorded | Automatically, from the foreground window. Nobody starts or stops a timer, so nothing is lost to forgetting. | A timer the person starts and stops. The desktop app also records a private activity timeline they can convert into entries. |
| What is captured by default | Foreground app and window metadata only. Nothing more without an explicit admin change. | Only what the person logs. The local timeline of apps and sites stays on their machine until they turn it into an entry. |
| Screenshots | Off by default. Available on higher plans and only after a compliance review. | None. Toggl states publicly that it does not take screenshots. |
| Keystroke capture | Never records keystroke content, on any plan. | None. Toggl states publicly that it does not record keystrokes. |
| Productivity scoring | None. Hours are attributed to projects; the product does not grade the person. | No monitoring scores. Reporting covers utilisation and profitability from logged time. |
| Tenant data isolation | A separate database per organisation, so isolation is structural. | Shared multi-tenant SaaS; per-customer database isolation is not something they document. |
| Offline capture | Queues locally and syncs idempotently — no hour lost, none counted twice. | The desktop and mobile apps track offline and sync on reconnect. |
| Desktop platforms | Windows and macOS. | Windows and macOS, plus iOS, Android and browser extensions. |
| Entry price (per user / month) | Free up to 3 users, then $4 billed annually ($5 monthly). | Free for up to 3 users, then $9 on Starter billed annually ($12 monthly). |
Source: Toggl Track public pricing and documentation, checked 2026-09-17. Products change — if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
When Toggl Track is the better choice
Toggl Track is the better choice if the timer itself is the product you are buying: it is faster and more pleasant to use than anything here, the integration catalogue is far larger, it has real mobile apps, and it keeps the individual in full control of which captured activity ever becomes a time entry. If your team is happy starting timers, Toggl is a very good timer.
When ActivityPulse is the better choice
ActivityPulse is the better choice when the hours have to be right without anyone remembering anything — the record is built from what was actually in the foreground rather than from what someone chose to log — and when a buyer needs each organisation's data in its own database. It is also less than half the entry price.
Toggl Track alternatives — questions
Is ActivityPulse more private than Toggl Track?
No — and we would rather say so. Toggl does not take screenshots, log keystrokes or track location, and neither do we by default. The difference is not privacy, it is that ActivityPulse attributes time automatically for a whole team rather than asking each person to convert their own timeline into entries.
Does ActivityPulse track time without starting a timer?
Yes. The agent samples the foreground window and attributes that time to the current project, so a full timesheet exists whether or not anyone pressed a button.
How does the price compare to Toggl Track?
Toggl Track is free for up to 3 users and $9 per user per month on Starter billed annually. ActivityPulse is free for up to 3 users and $4 billed annually, dropping to $3 above 100 users.
Does ActivityPulse have mobile apps like Toggl?
No. ActivityPulse is a desktop product on Windows and macOS only. If you need to track time from a phone, Toggl Track covers that and we do not.
See where the hours actually went
Free for up to three people. Windows and macOS. No keystroke content on any plan, and screenshots off unless an administrator turns them on.