Hourbrook next to the others
Where each one is the better choice, and where Hourbrook is different. Read from their own pricing and feature pages on 3 and 4 November 2026; prices change, so check the sources before you decide.
At a glance
“—” means no, or nothing we could find on their site. Hourbrook is a Mac beta; the others are mature products.
| What | Hourbrook | Timely | Toggl Track | Harvest | Timing | Rize | Clockify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracks your work by itself | Yes: the app, window title and page in front, every 2 s | Yes, with the Memory desktop app | Timer first; the desktop Timeline records apps and sites used over 10 s | No: timers and timesheets | Yes: apps, documents and websites | Yes: apps and sites, sorted into categories by AI | Timer first; an optional desktop auto tracker records programs, window titles and sites |
| Where that activity is kept | On your Mac, never uploaded; only entries you log sync | In Timely's cloud (AWS, EU); your timeline is private to you | On your computer with sync off; the last 90 days on Toggl's servers with sync on | — | On your Mac unless you turn on sync (then Google Cloud, Frankfurt) | In Rize's cloud (Google Cloud, US); window titles and addresses included | Auto tracker: on your computer, only you see it, deleted after 45 days |
| Free plan | Everything is free during the beta | No; a 14-day trial | Yes, for up to 3 users | Yes: 1 seat, 2 projects | No; a 30-day trial | No; a 7-day trial, no card | Yes, up to 5 users |
| Lowest paid price, per person a month | None yet; prices after the beta aren't final | $9 (Starter, yearly, up to 5 users) | $9 (Starter, yearly) | $9 (Teams, yearly), plus usage-based fees for extra invoices, projects, clients and tasks | $10 (Professional, monthly); its yearly price wasn't shown on its page | $9.99 (Basic, yearly); $12.99 monthly | $3.99 (Basic, yearly); $4.99 monthly |
| Platforms | Mac; web for synced time; Windows in the works | Mac, Windows, web, iOS, Android | Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android | Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android | Mac; a web app | Mac, Windows | Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android; the Mac App Store version has no auto tracker |
| Invoices | Yes, from logged hours | Yes | Basic PDF invoices from reports | Yes, on every plan | No; reports export, GrandTotal on Connect | — | From Standard ($5.49, yearly) |
| Team planning | Planning and capacity for teams | Planned time, capacity, People dashboard | Capacity basics; more as an add-on | Team capacity; Forecast is a separate product | Shared projects on Connect; no scheduling | Team plan from $29.99 a seat, 2 seats minimum | Scheduling from Pro ($7.99, yearly) |
| AI assistant or MCP server | MCP server on your Mac, built into the app | — | MCP on every plan; AI assistant on paid plans | MCP (July 2026); AI assistant in beta | MCP on the Connect plan | AI chat on metered credits; a hosted MCP server from Pro ($23.99, yearly) | — |
| Waiting on AI agents | Counted as your work, up to 3 h | Reads Claude and Codex conversation names to suggest projects (Hourbrook reads chat names too, on the Mac); doesn't count the wait | — | — | — | — | — |
| Certifications | None yet; it's a beta | ISO 27001; says it is not SOC 2 | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 | Not stated on its site | Not stated on its site | SOC 2 Type II under way, not finished | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 |
Hourbrook or Timely?Timely is an AI time tracker for agencies, consultancies and SaaS teams: a desktop Memory app records your work and AutoSheet drafts the timesheet in the web app.
Hourbrook or Toggl Track?Toggl Track is a timer-first time tracker with a free plan, apps everywhere, and an optional desktop Timeline that records the apps and sites you use.
Hourbrook or Harvest?Harvest is a timesheet and invoicing tool: timers and weekly timesheets, invoices on every plan, and strong reporting for agencies.
Hourbrook or Timing?Timing is a native Mac time tracker that records apps, documents and websites automatically and keeps them on your Mac unless you turn on sync.
Hourbrook or Rize?Rize is an automatic time tracker for Mac and Windows that sorts your day into categories with AI, with focus insights, and lately a team product for agencies and firms.
Hourbrook or Clockify?Clockify is an inexpensive timer-first time tracker for teams on every platform, with an optional desktop auto tracker that keeps its record on your computer for 45 days.
Bring your history
From Toggl Track or Harvest, import everything with a token. From Toggl, Harvest or Clockify, import their detailed CSV export. You see what will change before anything does.
Leaving Hourbrook is as easy: export everything as JSON.
What you'd be switching to
A small item in the menu bar, and a main window with your day, week and tasks. A native Mac app, with everything it learns kept on the Mac.
Sources
Everything about other products on these pages comes from their own sites, read on 3 and 4 November 2026. If something has changed, reply to any email from us and we'll fix it.
- Timely pricing
- Privacy at Timely
- Timely security
- Timely downloads
- Memory app: Claude and Codex tracking
- Toggl Track pricing
- The Timeline feature
- Security and reliability
- Creating invoices
- Toggl MCP
- Harvest pricing
- Harvest apps
- Harvest trust controls
- Harvest, summer 2026
- Timing pricing
- Timing features
- Timing privacy policy
- Timing MCP
- Rize pricing
- Rize security
- Rize first-time setup
- Rize MCP
- Clockify pricing
- Clockify auto tracker
- CAKE.com security