Toggl Track is one of the better-known subscription tools in its space — and at $9/user/mo (Starter, annual; $10/mo monthly) — ~$1,620/3yr for 5 users, one of the recurring line items people most often look to replace. If you're searching for a Toggl Track alternative you pay for once and own forever, Punchcard is the OneTimeSuite answer: $29, one time.
Why people go looking for an alternative
Toggl Track runs $9/user/mo (Starter, annual; $10/mo monthly) — ~$1,620/3yr for 5 users, and like most SaaS the bill never stops — cancel and you typically lose access to your own history. That's roughly $1,620 over three years. Punchcard flips that model: Self-hosted punch clock, PIN kiosk, approval queue and payroll CSV — no per-user fees.
What Punchcard covers
- Clock in / out / break — One-click punch board per employee; daily hours computed from punch pairs with breaks deducted.
- PIN kiosk mode — A big-button PIN pad at /kiosk for a shared tablet or front desk; one tap toggles in/out, no admin session, disable it in settings.
- Weekly timesheets — Hours by day with punch-level detail; edits require an audit note recording who changed what and why, in integer cents.
- Approval queue — Submit, then approve or reject with a comment (required on reject), bulk approve, full decision audit trail.
- Overtime flagging — Configurable weekly threshold (default 40h) and multiplier (default 1.5x), highlighted everywhere OT appears.
The honest trade-off
Toggl Track will keep shipping features, integrations and managed infrastructure that a pay-once tool won't chase — if that ecosystem is genuinely load-bearing for your workflow, staying is a fair call. For the core job, the math favors owning the tool: $29 once against $9/user/mo (Starter, annual; $10/mo monthly) — ~$1,620/3yr for 5 users forever. Less than one month of QuickBooks Time for a 10-person crew pays for Punchcard forever.
Also worth reading
Punchcard's main head-to-head is with QuickBooks Time — see the detailed comparison or the product page for the full feature list, FAQ and demo video.
Try Punchcard — $29, once
Self-hosted punch clock, PIN kiosk, approval queue and payroll CSV — no per-user fees.