Switching guides
Switching to tab
Fair, sourced comparisons with the tools freelancers use now, and how to bring your hours with you. Checked against each tool’s own pages on October 1, 2026.
HoneyBookHoneyBook retired its Time Tracker on September 8, 2026. tab is a free time tracker that turns hours into invoices clients pay online, and imports your old entries.Toggl TrackToggl Track is a great timer, but billable rates need a paid plan and it doesn’t collect payments. tab tracks time, sends invoices and gets you paid online, free to start.ClockifyClockify’s free plan tracks time, but invoicing needs the Standard plan and it doesn’t collect payments. tab invoices and gets you paid online, free to start.HarvestHarvest’s free plan allows 1 person and 2 active projects, and can’t email invoices without Stripe. tab has no project limit and gets you paid online, free to start.BonsaiBonsai has no free plan: time tracking starts at $9 a month and invoicing at $19. tab tracks time, invoices and gets you paid online, free to start.Upwork’s time trackerUpwork’s hourly protection needs its desktop app, which screenshots your screen six times an hour. For your own clients, tab proves the work with notes and links instead.
Track it, prove it, get paid.
tab is a free time tracker for freelancers that turns your hours into an invoice your client pays online. Free until you’re earning.
Start freeFree to startNo cardNo screenshots, ever