Best Manual Time Tracking Software for Freelancers

Toggl Track keeps manual entry simple. You can start a timer as you work, log time after the fact, or enter only a duration. Calendar, list, and board views give three ways to see the week, and the free plan covers manual and real-time timers, calendar integrations, and personal reports.

The Starter plan at $9 per user per month adds billable rates, team reports, timeline views, tags, and milestones. Timesheet approvals, labor costs, and profitability reports sit on Premium at $16 per user per month, which changes the monthly total a lot for a team that needs formal approval.

Price: $9 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: toggl.com

Harvest is built around one job: turning tracked hours into money. One-click timers, weekly and daily timesheets, and calendar imports feed into invoices you can send and track, with expenses beside the time.

The Teams plan costs $9 per seat per month on annual billing, and Enterprise costs $14. The detail that matters most is billing: Flex billing adds usage fees for active projects, clients, tasks, and invoicing on top of the seat price, while an Unlimited option has a flat price. Ask which option applies before you sign up.

Price: $9 per seat/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: getharvest.com

TimeCamp offers a free forever plan that includes manual time entries, a weekly timesheet, a calendar view, a timer, and a browser plugin for more than 80 tools. The Starter plan at $3.99 per user per month adds invoicing, attendance tracking, time off, and overtime tracking, plus adding time for others.

The limit is the tier ladder. Invoicing, expenses, billable rates, and labor costs need Premium at $6.99 per user per month, while timesheet approvals and screenshots need Ultimate at $9.99. If you only need manual entry and attendance, Starter is enough, but check Premium first if you need to bill from tracked time.

Price: $3.99 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: timecamp.com

Hubstaff combines manual time entry with team oversight. You can log hours by hand in timesheets, schedule shifts, track time off, and run payroll from the same account. The entry plan starts at $4.99 per seat per month on annual billing, with plans up to $25 per seat per month for the full feature set.

A 14-day trial lets you try the features before you commit, but there is no permanent free plan, so a freelancer who wants a free tracker should look at Clockify or TimeCamp. Hubstaff also leans toward oversight features such as screenshots and activity levels, which some teams welcome and others do not want.

Price: $4.99 per seat/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Free trial (14 days)

Website: hubstaff.com

Everhour charges one Team plan price, $8.50 per seat per month on annual billing, with every feature included and no higher tiers to climb. That covers time tracking, projects, billing, budgeting, invoicing, integrations, and single sign-on. The free plan covers up to 5 seats with limited features.

The limit for solo freelancers is the 5-seat minimum on the Team plan, which means one person pays $42.50 a month. Everhour is strongest for teams that already live in Asana, Jira, ClickUp, Monday, or Linear, because tracking sits inside those tools instead of in a separate app.

Price: $8.50 per seat/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: everhour.com

TrackingTime keeps the manual entry flow short: add time by hand, track tasks, projects, and clients, and view the day or week in a calendar. The free plan covers manual entry, task and project tracking, and PDF export. Starter at $4.50 per user per month suits a small team that needs shared reports.

Starter needs a minimum of 2 users, and it leaves invoicing, time approvals, expenses, and project retainers to Pro at $6.50 per user per month. A team that needs approval before billing should budget for Pro from the start. For simple manual entry with clean reports, Starter is good value.

Price: $4.50 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: trackingtime.co

Paymo is a good match for a solo freelancer who tracks time and sends invoices from the same tool. The free plan includes unlimited time tracking, invoices, and tasks, plus desktop and mobile apps, limited to 1 user, 1 client, and 2 projects. The Solo plan at $5.90 per month adds flat rate projects, retainer projects, and guest access.

The limits to know are the Solo caps and the price change. Solo is limited to 1 user, 3 clients, and 5 projects, and the rate rises to $9.90 per month after the first 3 months. Teams need Plus at $10.90 per user per month, which adds timesheet reports, project templates, and recurring invoices.

Price: $5.90 per month, Solo (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: paymoapp.com

actiTIME records hours against customers, projects, and tasks, then turns them into reports on time, cost, and billing. Estimates sit next to actual hours, which helps when you price the next job. The free version covers up to 3 users with limited functionality, and the online plan costs $6 per user per month for 1 to 40 users on annual billing.

A self-hosted version is also available at $120 per user as a one-time purchase. The main limit is that there is no native desktop app, so actiTIME cannot record which desktop programs you use outside the browser. Teams that want hours tied to project cost will accept that trade-off.

Price: $6 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes, up to 3 users

Website: actitime.com

Time Doctor pairs manual time entry with productivity reports. The Basic plan at $6.67 per user per month on annual billing includes automatic tracking, projects and tasks, timeline reports, screenshots, and online and offline tracking. A 14-day trial opens every Premium feature, so you can try the full set before you choose a plan.

The limits are the tier ladder and the lack of a free plan. Schedules, attendance, time approvals, and payroll sit on Standard at $11.67 per user per month, while benchmarks, video recording, and single sign-on need Premium at $16.70. Time Doctor suits teams that want visibility into how work time is spent.

Price: $6.67 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Free trial (14 days)

Website: timedoctor.com