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Planim Time vs Toggl Track

Toggl Track pulls Jira issues into a Toggl timesheet. Planim Time pushes your hours out as Jira worklogs. The integrations point in opposite directions, and that single decision shapes everything else.

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Updated 2026-05-13 Written by the Planim team
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Tracker pricing Free forever tier
Privacy Token in OS keychain
Offline tracking Local SQLite, sync later
The verdict

Import-only sync versus two-way sync

The most useful sentence in this comparison is one Toggl wrote themselves: their own support docs say "you can only import your data from Jira to Track, and it's currently not possible to export data from Track to Jira." Read that twice. Toggl's first-party Jira Sync is one-way. Jira is a source of items the timesheet pulls from, and the tracked hours then live inside Toggl's cloud, sliced by their reporting suite for whoever reads timesheets at your company. Getting hours back onto a Jira issue as a worklog requires a third-party Atlassian Marketplace app (Toggl Time Tracking for Jira, built by 42nd, not by Toggl), licensed and billed separately, on top of a Toggl Premium plan at $18 per seat per month. Planim Time takes the opposite shape: a native desktop tracker that writes worklogs directly to Jira issues through your personal API token, with two-way sync on every tier including Free. The desktop app is the keyboard; Jira is still the system of record. Pick Toggl Track when the timesheet is the artifact your team actually reads, and your engineers are happy living mostly on macOS or Windows. Pick Planim Time when the Jira issue is the artifact, you don't want a second cloud holding the canonical hours, and your team includes Linux laptops. Toggl's official Linux desktop app is deprecated and refuses to create new entries.
Feature scorecard

Where Toggl's polish wins and where its sync direction bites

Both tools log hours against Jira issues. One pulls; the other pushes. The rest of the difference flows from that one choice.

Feature Planim Time Toggl Track
01Platform Native desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux), menu-bar / tray timer Web, native macOS and Windows, iOS and Android, browser extension. Linux desktop deprecated by Toggl
02Jira integration direction Two-way. Pulls existing worklogs into the app, pushes new ones to Jira First-party Jira Sync is import-only (Jira → Toggl). Worklog write-back requires the third-party Marketplace app 'Toggl Time Tracking for Jira' by 42nd
03Jira hosting supported Jira Cloud today; Server 8.x+ and Data Center on the roadmap at the same flat per-seat price Jira Cloud only. Server and Data Center unsupported by Jira Sync
04Tier required for Jira integration Free tier supports full two-way Jira sync Premium ($18/seat/mo) for first-party Jira Sync. Lower tiers route through the browser extension only
05Free tier shape Full Jira tracking, two-way sync, manual Push All. Free forever, no user cap Free for a small team. Toggl no longer publishes the exact ceiling; review sites cite five users
06Pricing $0 Free, $10/mo Pro, $8/seat/mo Team (min 2 seats) $0 Free, $9 Starter, $18 Premium, custom Enterprise (per user, monthly)
07Linux desktop First-class. Signed AppImage and .deb, same feature set as macOS and Windows Officially deprecated. The legacy app refuses new entries; community forks keep it alive unofficially
08API token storage OS keychain (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager, Secret Service) OAuth + Toggl cloud account; Jira credentials live in Toggl's workspace settings
09Works offline Yes. Local SQLite, two-way reconciliation when online Desktop tracks offline, but Jira Sync runs as periodic batch imports from Toggl's cloud
10Pomodoro / focus timer No Yes, on web, desktop and mobile; available on Free
11Calendar-event suggestions No Yes. Google and Microsoft Calendar events become suggested timers
12Auto-tracking Manual timer with idle prompts Autotracker: user-defined window or keyword rules suggest or auto-start timers on macOS and Windows
13Mobile No, desktop-first by design Yes, iOS and Android
14Issue list inside the tracker JQL filter of your choice, pinned issues, reorder by status, full issue context Jira issues imported as Toggl Projects/Tasks; browser extension surfaces a start button on Jira issue pages
15Browser extension scope Not needed. The desktop app is the interface to Jira Injects start/stop buttons into 100+ web apps (Asana, Linear, GitHub, Notion, Trello, Salesforce)
16Reporting Daily report copy-to-clipboard grouped by Jira issue; CSV export Insights, profitability analysis, fixed-fee margins, billable rates, scheduled email reports (Premium)
17Privacy posture Local SQLite, OS-keychain token, no screenshots, no activity scoring No screenshots and no keystroke logging. Toggl explicitly markets itself as a trust-first tracker
18SSO and SCIM Not yet SAML SSO on Premium; SCIM provisioning on Enterprise
Platform
Planim Native desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux), menu-bar / tray timer
Toggl Track Web, native macOS and Windows, iOS and Android, browser extension. Linux desktop deprecated by Toggl
Jira integration direction
Planim Two-way. Pulls existing worklogs into the app, pushes new ones to Jira
Toggl Track First-party Jira Sync is import-only (Jira → Toggl). Worklog write-back requires the third-party Marketplace app 'Toggl Time Tracking for Jira' by 42nd
Jira hosting supported
Planim Jira Cloud today; Server 8.x+ and Data Center on the roadmap at the same flat per-seat price
Toggl Track Jira Cloud only. Server and Data Center unsupported by Jira Sync
Tier required for Jira integration
Planim Free tier supports full two-way Jira sync
Toggl Track Premium ($18/seat/mo) for first-party Jira Sync. Lower tiers route through the browser extension only
Free tier shape
Planim Full Jira tracking, two-way sync, manual Push All. Free forever, no user cap
Toggl Track Free for a small team. Toggl no longer publishes the exact ceiling; review sites cite five users
Pricing
Planim $0 Free, $10/mo Pro, $8/seat/mo Team (min 2 seats)
Toggl Track $0 Free, $9 Starter, $18 Premium, custom Enterprise (per user, monthly)
Linux desktop
Planim First-class. Signed AppImage and .deb, same feature set as macOS and Windows
Toggl Track Officially deprecated. The legacy app refuses new entries; community forks keep it alive unofficially
API token storage
Planim OS keychain (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager, Secret Service)
Toggl Track OAuth + Toggl cloud account; Jira credentials live in Toggl's workspace settings
Works offline
Planim Yes. Local SQLite, two-way reconciliation when online
Toggl Track Desktop tracks offline, but Jira Sync runs as periodic batch imports from Toggl's cloud
Pomodoro / focus timer
Planim No
Toggl Track Yes, on web, desktop and mobile; available on Free
Calendar-event suggestions
Planim No
Toggl Track Yes. Google and Microsoft Calendar events become suggested timers
Auto-tracking
Planim Manual timer with idle prompts
Toggl Track Autotracker: user-defined window or keyword rules suggest or auto-start timers on macOS and Windows
Mobile
Planim No, desktop-first by design
Toggl Track Yes, iOS and Android
Issue list inside the tracker
Planim JQL filter of your choice, pinned issues, reorder by status, full issue context
Toggl Track Jira issues imported as Toggl Projects/Tasks; browser extension surfaces a start button on Jira issue pages
Browser extension scope
Planim Not needed. The desktop app is the interface to Jira
Toggl Track Injects start/stop buttons into 100+ web apps (Asana, Linear, GitHub, Notion, Trello, Salesforce)
Reporting
Planim Daily report copy-to-clipboard grouped by Jira issue; CSV export
Toggl Track Insights, profitability analysis, fixed-fee margins, billable rates, scheduled email reports (Premium)
Privacy posture
Planim Local SQLite, OS-keychain token, no screenshots, no activity scoring
Toggl Track No screenshots and no keystroke logging. Toggl explicitly markets itself as a trust-first tracker
SSO and SCIM
Planim Not yet
Toggl Track SAML SSO on Premium; SCIM provisioning on Enterprise
Decision guide

Pick by which tool you want to hold the canonical hours

Toggl wants to be the timesheet, with Jira as one input. Planim Time keeps Jira authoritative, with the desktop app as a faster way to write to it.

Pick Planim Time if

You want hours to live on the Jira issue, not in a parallel Toggl timesheet.

  • Your hours need to live on the Jira issue itself, not in a Toggl timesheet that's exported back through a third-party Marketplace app
  • You run Linux, and Toggl's official Linux desktop app is deprecated (the legacy build refuses to create new entries)
  • You're on Jira Server or Data Center, which Toggl's Jira Sync doesn't support on any tier
  • You don't want to pay Toggl Premium ($18/seat/mo) just to unlock an import-only integration
  • You don't want a second SaaS holding your canonical hours on top of the one already holding your issues
  • Your team's free-tier headcount would push you over Toggl's free-tier user limit
  • You're tired of Toggl's browser extension asking you to keep the tab open for the start button to appear
  • You want one flat per-seat price across macOS, Windows and Linux instead of a per-platform feature gap
Pick Toggl Track if

Your team reads timesheets in Toggl's reporting suite, and Jira is one input among many.

  • You log time across many tools and Jira is one of several; Toggl's 100+ integrations carry their weight
  • Your team needs first-class iOS and Android apps for tracking on the go
  • Pomodoro intervals are part of your daily flow, and you want them on web, desktop and mobile
  • Your timesheet feeds billable-rate analysis, fixed-fee project margins, or scheduled email reports for finance
  • You want timer suggestions from Google or Microsoft Calendar events without leaving the tracker
  • You're already on Toggl Premium and the third-party Marketplace app for Jira write-back is good enough for your sprint reporting
  • Your buyer needs SAML SSO or SCIM provisioning, both shipping in Toggl Premium today
Where Toggl Track wins

What we don't pretend Planim Time does

If your workflow needs any of these, Toggl Track is the honest pick.

  • Mobile apps. Toggl ships polished iOS and Android trackers; Planim Time is desktop-only and has no answer if your engineers track from a phone or tablet.
  • Pomodoro intervals. Toggl runs Pomodoro across web, desktop and mobile on the free plan. Planim Time has start, stop, and pause. That's it.
  • Reporting depth. Toggl Premium ships profitability analysis, fixed-fee project margins, billable-rate roll-ups and scheduled email reports. Planim Time exports CSV and copies a daily report to your clipboard.
  • Calendar-event timer suggestions. Toggl proposes timers from Google or Microsoft Calendar events. Planim Time doesn't read your calendar.
  • Generalist integrations. Toggl's browser extension injects start/stop buttons into 100+ web apps (Asana, Linear, GitHub, GitLab, Notion, Trello). Planim Time only knows Jira.
  • SSO and SCIM. Toggl Premium and Enterprise ship SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning. Planim Time doesn't yet, and that disqualifies us from a lot of enterprise procurement processes.
  • Brand and hiring market. Toggl has been a category leader for over a decade. New engineers join with Toggl muscle memory, and that has real onboarding value Planim Time can't claim yet.
Questions answered

Planim Time vs Toggl Track: FAQ

Does Toggl Track push my hours back to Jira as worklogs?
Toggl's own first-party Jira Sync doesn't. Their support docs say in plain English that data flows from Jira to Track only, not the other way. To put hours back on a Jira issue as a worklog, you need the third-party Atlassian Marketplace app 'Toggl Time Tracking for Jira' (built by 42nd, not by Toggl), licensed and billed separately on top of Toggl Premium. Planim Time writes worklogs directly to Jira issues with two-way sync on every tier including Free, through your own API token, no Marketplace install.
I'm on Linux. Will Toggl Track's desktop app still work for me?
Officially, no. Toggl's own help center has an article titled 'Toggl Track desktop app for Linux (deprecated).' The legacy app refuses to create new entries; the supported paths forward are the web app, the browser extension, or community-maintained forks (sterliakov, AUR's toggldesktop-git, Flathub). Planim Time treats Linux as a first-class platform: signed AppImage and .deb builds, the same feature set as macOS and Windows, one flat seat price across all three. If half your team is on Linux, this is usually the decisive cell.
Is Toggl Track cheaper than Planim Time for a small Jira team?
On the free tier, they're comparable for a two- or three-person team. The price diverges as soon as you need Toggl's Jira Sync to pull issues automatically, which is gated to Premium at $18/seat/mo. Even then it's still import-only, so to get hours back into Jira worklogs you also add the 42nd Marketplace app, with its own per-user fee. Planim Time's Pro is $10/mo per person and Team is $8/seat/mo (minimum 2 seats), with two-way Jira sync included on every tier including Free. For a Jira-centric engineering team, Planim Time usually comes out meaningfully cheaper once the math includes the Marketplace add-on.
Does Planim Time have Toggl's Autotracker?
Not as a window or keyword rule engine, no. Toggl's Autotracker lets you write rules like 'when the Slack window is active for 5+ minutes, suggest a timer' and have them fire automatically. Planim Time doesn't do that today. Our closest equivalent is the calendar view where you can drag blocks across time to back-fill what you were doing. Useful for the recurring 'I forgot to start the timer' problem, less useful as live input capture. If keyword-driven auto-start is load-bearing for your team, Toggl is the right tool.
Will Planim Time work for me if my team uses Pomodoro?
It'll write your Jira worklogs accurately, but it won't ring a bell every 25 minutes. Planim Time deliberately doesn't ship a Pomodoro feature. That's a different problem (focus discipline) from the one we set out to solve (accurate Jira worklogs). Toggl's Pomodoro timer works across web, desktop and mobile on the free plan, so a common arrangement is: keep Toggl open for Pomodoro and run Planim Time alongside for Jira. If you'd rather pick one tool, pick the one that solves the bigger pain.
Can I migrate my Toggl time entries to Planim Time?
Partially. Entries that landed as Jira worklogs (through the 42nd Marketplace app, or through manual copy) are already on the Jira issue, and Planim Time's two-way sync pulls them into the desktop app on first login. Entries that lived only inside Toggl never crossed over to Jira; those need to be exported as CSV from Toggl's web app and manually back-filled onto matching Jira issues if you want them in Planim Time's history. Most engineering teams switch on a Monday and only back-fill the current sprint.
Does Toggl Track support Jira Server or Data Center the way Planim Time will?
No. Toggl's Jira Sync is documented as Jira Cloud only; Server and Data Center aren't supported on any tier. For self-hosted Atlassian shops, Toggl's first-party integration is functionally unavailable. Planim Time ships for Jira Cloud today and is actively building Server 8.x+ and Data Center under the same desktop architecture at the same flat per-seat price across all editions. If you're on Cloud, Planim Time is ready now. If you're on Server or DC, neither tool covers you today, but only one of them is working on it.
Where does my Jira API token actually live with each tool?
Planim Time stores your Jira API token in the operating system's native credential vault: Keychain on macOS, Credential Manager on Windows, Secret Service / GNOME Keyring / KWallet on Linux. It never leaves your machine. Toggl's Jira Sync stores credentials in your Toggl workspace settings on Toggl's cloud, configured during integration setup. For security reviews that want API tokens to stay off third-party SaaS, the OS-keychain model usually passes faster.
Does Planim Time have Toggl's reporting suite?
No, and the honest version is: Toggl's reporting is significantly deeper. Premium ships profitability analysis, fixed-fee project margin, billable-rate roll-ups, scheduled email reports and Insights dashboards. Planim Time exports CSV and copies a daily summary grouped by Jira issue to your clipboard. If your timesheet has to defend numbers in front of a finance director, justify a project's margin to a client, or feed a quarterly review, Toggl's reporting is built for that and Planim Time isn't. Our reports are built for retros, not for boardrooms.
If your hours need to land on the Jira issue, the timesheet route is a long way around

Run Planim Time on the same Jira instance Toggl already pulls from

Install the desktop app, paste your Jira API token, start a timer. Worklogs land on the Jira issue with two-way sync. No Premium upgrade, no Atlassian Marketplace app, no Linux deprecation notice. The Free tier covers a full evaluation, no credit card.

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