Comparison

RescueTime vs Toggl Track

No clear leader: RescueTime (63.9) and Toggl Track (60.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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RescueTime64
Toggl Track60
Score
vioscaleAI score
RescueTime64 / 100low · 37%
Toggl Track60 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
RescueTime✓
Toggl Track✓
Model
RescueTimefreemium
Toggl Trackfreemium
Price level
RescueTimelow
Toggl Tracklow
Starting price
RescueTime$9
Toggl Track–
Transparent
RescueTime✓
Toggl Track✗
Integrations
Count
RescueTime7
Toggl Track100
Security
Certifications
RescueTime–
Disclosure policy
RescueTime–
Toggl Track✓
Gdpr
RescueTime✓
Toggl Track✓
Iso27001
RescueTime–
Toggl Track✓
Soc2
RescueTime–
Toggl Track✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
RescueTime–
Toggl Track99.99
Market
Content
Faq
RescueTime7 items
Toggl Track6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for time tracking. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Manual timesheet entry
RescueTime✓
Toggl Track✓
Browser extension stopwatch
RescueTime-
Toggl Track✓
Automated background activity tracking
RescueTime✓
Toggl Track✓
Project and task hierarchy
RescueTime✓
Toggl Track✓
Billable hourly rates invoicing
RescueTime-
Toggl Track✓
Employee screenshot surveillance
RescueTime-
Toggl Track✗
Idle timeout detection
RescueTime-
Toggl Track✓
Geofencing gps tracking mobile
RescueTime-
Toggl Track-
Jira asana trello native extensions
RescueTime-
Toggl Track✓
SOC2 type ii
RescueTime-
Toggl Track✓
ISO 27001
RescueTime-
Toggl Track✓
Pricing model
RescueTimeFreemium
Toggl TrackFreemium

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

RescueTime

A productivity tool that logs how time is spent across applications and websites, providing activity data and metrics. Users can manually log time entries and highlight accomplishments, with data accessible through APIs.

Independently observed

Toggl Track

A platform combining time tracking, project planning, and capacity management to help teams track work hours, optimize resource allocation, and improve billing accuracy and profitability.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

RescueTime

freemiumFree tier
  • LiteFree
  • Premium/Organization-
as of verify ↗

Toggl Track

freemiumFree tier30-day trial

Free plan with paid team tiers billed monthly or annually

  • FreeFree
    • Manual and real-time timers
    • Focus mode
    • Calendar integrations
    • Tasks and boards
    • Task estimates
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
RescueTime✓
Toggl Track✓
iOS
RescueTime✗
Toggl Track✓
Android
RescueTime✓
Toggl Track✓
macOS
RescueTime✓
Toggl Track✓
Windows
RescueTime✓
Toggl Track✓
Linux
RescueTime✓
Toggl Track✓
CLI
RescueTime✗
Toggl Track✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
RescueTime✓
Toggl Track✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)
  • Asana
  • Slack
  • Github

RescueTime

7 total - 4 not shared
  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • Spotify
  • Beeminder
Independently observed

Toggl Track

18 total - 15 not shared
  • Jira
  • Salesforce
  • Google Calendar
  • Outlook Calendar
  • iCal
  • Todoist
  • Google Docs
  • Zapier
  • Make
  • QuickBooks
  • Toggl Plan
  • Apple Calendar
  • Notion
  • API
  • MCP
Independently observed
Still deciding?

RescueTime or Toggl Track: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.