Honest comparisons
Time tracker alternatives for freelancers
The big time trackers are built and priced for teams, then handed to freelancers as an afterthought. CronLoom flips that. It is one person's tool, at a flat $9/month, with the profitability analytics most rivals put behind a higher tier. Each comparison below is honest. It names where the other tool genuinely wins, and where CronLoom fits a solo freelancer better.
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Harvest alternative
Harvest still wins at invoicing and payments. For a solo who hit the two-project free cap or a seat-plus-usage renewal, CronLoom is the independent flat-$9 tool that shows which clients still pay the floor you set.
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Toggl Track alternative
Toggl is excellent team time tracking; CronLoom is for the solo freelancer who sets a floor rate and wants it kept in view, at one flat price instead of per-seat tiers.
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Clockify alternative
Clockify wins on a free plan. CronLoom wins when you want more than a count of the hours you logged: a floor rate kept in view, and a flag the moment a client or fixed bid slips below it.
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solidtime alternative
solidtime owns EU hosting, a real free plan, and billable rates on the timesheet. CronLoom owns the verdict: which client still pays, whether a fixed bid is underwater, and a native iOS app with Live Activity.
Read the comparison →Not sure what to charge before you switch? Work it out with the free rate calculator, or see who CronLoom is built for on the use cases page.