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Trakkar vs Pipedrive

Sales pipeline CRM built for closing deals. Trakkar at $5/user (₹120 in India) includes time tracking, invoicing from tracked hours, leave, and attendance, vs ~$14/user for Pipedrive without built-in client billing.

Updated 2026-08-26 · 9 FAQs

This page compares Trakkar and Pipedrive for teams that bill clients for their time. Pipedrive typically runs ~$14/user/month for teams that need monitoring and reporting. Trakkar Team is $5/user/month (₹120 in India), with time tracking, attendance, leave, invoicing, projects, and a client portal included, no add-on stack. Pipedrive no free plan; lite from $14/seat/mo (annual) to ultimate $79/seat/mo; 14-day free trial. The gap: Trakkar turns tracked hours into tax-ready invoices with configurable tax fields (GST supported for India), while Pipedrive typically needs separate invoicing and HR tools. Project profitability with cost and earning rates is built in. Screenshots are optional and transparent, not the hero pitch.

Which should you choose?

Choose Trakkar over Pipedrive if you want a built-in CRM plus time tracking, projects, HR, and invoicing in one product. At $5/user (₹120 in India), Trakkar typically costs a fraction of a Pipedrive stack.

TL;DR: Trakkar vs Pipedrive

Trakkar is an all-in-one workforce platform at $5/user/month (₹120/user/month in India) with time tracking, attendance, leave, invoicing, screenshots, and a client portal. Pipedrive sales pipeline crm built for closing deals. For teams that bill clients, Trakkar replaces the Pipedrive + HR + invoicing stack at a fraction of the cost.

What each tool does

Trakkar logo
TrakkarBuilt for agencies and client-service teams
Unified platform

Trakkar combines a desktop time tracker, attendance and leave management, project and task workflows, invoicing, and a client portal, built for agencies and client-service teams.

$5/user/mo · Team(₹120 in India)Free trial, no credit card
  • Desktop tracker with screenshots, app usage, and idle detection
  • Attendance, shifts, holidays, leave, WFH, and overtime
  • Tasks, projects, Gantt, workflows, and daily standups
  • Invoices, quotations, contacts, and receivables
  • Client portal for tasks, team, reports, and invoices
  • Flat per-user pricing. AI Agents and MCP on the Business plan
Pipedrive logoPipedrive

Pipedrive is a sales-first CRM focused on visual pipelines, deals, and activities. Teams use it to track leads and deals, sync email on higher plans, and close revenue with optional LeadBooster, Smart Docs, and Projects add-ons.

No free plan; Lite from $14/seat/mo (annual) to Ultimate $79/seat/mo; 14-day free trial

Monthly cost by team size

Trakkar Team (CRM + delivery + billing in one) vs Pipedrive's typical CRM seat. Pipedrive usually still needs separate tracker and invoicing tools. Prices in USD at list rates. In India, Trakkar Team is ₹120/user/month.

Team sizeTrakkarPipedriveAnnual savings
5 users$25/mo~$70/mo~$540/yr saved
10 users$50/mo~$140/mo~$1,080/yr saved
25 users$125/mo~$350/mo~$2,700/yr saved
50 users$250/mo~$700/mo~$5,400/yr saved

Plan-by-plan pricing

Trakkar logoTrakkar Team
$5/user/mo

₹120 in India

Time tracking, screenshots, and app usage
Attendance, shifts, leave, and holidays
Tasks, projects, and daily standups
Invoicing, quotations, and client portal
Pipedrive logoPipedrive
Lite$14/seat/mo
Growth$39/seat/mo
Premium$59/seat/mo
Ultimate$79/seat/mo

CRM head-to-head

CapabilityTrakkarPipedrive
Lead management
Deal pipeline (Table / Board)
Website lead formsAdd-on
Follow-ups & activity on leads/deals
Convert lead to deal
CRM summary / pipeline KPIs
Two-way sales email syncGrowth+
Email sequencesGrowth+
Time tracking & screenshots
Attendance, leave & shifts
Invoicing from tracked hours
Client portal
Transparent per-user pricing
Free forever planFree trial

What else Trakkar includes

Delivery, billing, and workforce tools included on the same ₹120 plan.

Time tracking & productivity

How each platform captures billable hours and measures team output.

CapabilityTrakkarPipedrive
Desktop automatic time tracking
Manual time entry with approvals
Work summaries & daily standups
Idle detection & session integrity
Cost/earning rates & profitabilityPartial

HR, attendance & leave

Leave types, shifts, holidays, WFH, and overtime, including Indian presets.

CapabilityTrakkarPipedrive
Clock-in/out with geolocation
Shift templates & holiday calendar
Leave requests, balances & audit log
WFH & overtime workflows
HR lifecycle (onboarding/offboarding)

Billing, invoicing & client work

From tracked hours to GST invoice and client transparency.

CapabilityTrakkarPipedrive
GST-ready invoicing (India)
Quotations → invoice conversionPartial
Partial payments & TDS trackingPartial
Client portal (tasks, reports, invoices)
Receivables aging & multi-currencyPartial

Platform, support & integrations

Pricing transparency, apps, API, and getting started.

CapabilityTrakkarPipedrive
Transparent flat per-user pricing
Free trial (no credit card)
Desktop apps (Win/Mac/Linux)Partial
Mobile apps (iOS/Android)Partial
Knowledge base & automationsPartial
Public API & MCP serverBusiness planGrowth+

Detailed comparison by topic

Pricing & total cost of ownership

Trakkar logoTrakkar

Trakkar Team is $5/user/month (₹120/user/month in India) with time tracking, screenshots, attendance, leave, invoicing, and client portal included. Business is custom-priced and adds AI Agents, MCP, and API access. On Team, that is $100/month for a 20-person team (₹2,400/month in India), with no per-module upsells.

Pipedrive logoPipedrive

Pipedrive pricing: No free plan; Lite from $14/seat/mo (annual) to Ultimate $79/seat/mo; 14-day free trial. Dedicated CRM seats rarely cover time tracking, attendance, leave, or client invoicing — most agencies still pay for a separate delivery and billing stack.

One platform instead of a stack

Trakkar logoTrakkar

Multi-currency billing with full localization: configurable tax formats (GST, GSTIN, and HSN for India), TDS support, and region-specific leave templates and public holiday calendars.

Pipedrive logoPipedrive

Pipedrive covers one slice of the workflow. Trakkar bundles time tracking with screenshots, projects, attendance and leave, invoicing, and a client portal in a single per-user price, so there is no second tool to buy when you want to bill the hours you tracked.

Feature depth & tool consolidation

Trakkar logoTrakkar

One dashboard replaces a time tracker, attendance system, leave manager, invoicing tool, and client portal. Tasks include Kanban, Gantt, workflows, and daily standups. HR lifecycle tools cover onboarding, policies, documents, and offboarding.

Pipedrive logoPipedrive

Pipedrive is a sales-first CRM focused on visual pipelines, deals, and activities. Teams use it to track leads and deals, sync email on higher plans, and close revenue with optional LeadBooster, Smart Docs, and Projects add-ons. No permanent free plan — paid from day one after trial Trakkar CRM is intentionally simpler (leads, deals, forms, follow-ups, Summary) and wins on bundling sales with delivery and billing.

Onboarding & switching

Trakkar logoTrakkar

Self-serve signup at web.trakkar.in with a free trial — no credit card. Import billing contacts and SKUs from Excel; invite your team and configure leave types, shifts, and screenshot policies. Book a demo at trakkar.in/demo for guided migration from Pipedrive.

Pipedrive logoPipedrive

Pipedrive onboarding depends on plan: free or Starter tiers are self-serve, while higher CRM editions (and HubSpot Professional/Enterprise) often add paid onboarding or partner implementation.

Strengths on both sides

Trakkar

Where Trakkar wins

  • CRM (leads, deals, Table/Board, website forms, follow-ups) plus time tracking, attendance, leave, invoicing, and client portal at $5/user (₹120 in India)
  • Website lead forms included in Trakkar CRM — no separate LeadBooster-style add-on
  • Tax-ready invoices for agencies that close deals and then deliver the work
  • One workspace from lead → deal → delivery hours → invoice instead of Pipedrive + tracker + HR + billing stack
Pipedrive

Where Pipedrive wins

  • Clear visual sales pipeline and deal-focused UX
  • Two-way email sync, sequences, and automations from Growth upward
  • 500+ integrations and mature sales activity tracking
  • LeadBooster (forms, chat, prospector) included on Premium+

Common Pipedrive limitations

  • No permanent free plan — paid from day one after trial
  • Web forms and lead capture often need LeadBooster (add-on or Premium+)
  • No native client invoicing, attendance, leave, or time tracking
  • USD pricing; add-ons (Campaigns, Web Visitors) raise total cost quickly

Choose Trakkar if…

  • Agencies and sales-ops teams that need CRM inside the same tool as time, attendance, and invoicing
  • Teams that want lead forms and a simple pipeline without dedicated CRM seat pricing

Choose Pipedrive if…

  • Dedicated sales teams that need deep email sync, sequences, and Pipedrive’s sales-only workflow
  • Orgs already standardized on Pipedrive integrations and outbound email cadences

How to switch from Pipedrive to Trakkar

  1. Export leads, contacts/people, organizations, and deals from Pipedrive (CSV or native export).
  2. Sign up for a free Trakkar trial at web.trakkar.in — no credit card required.
  3. In Trakkar CRM Settings, configure lead sources, types, tags, lead statuses, deal stages, and lost reasons.
  4. Import contacts and open opportunities; recreate website forms if you used forms in the old CRM.
  5. Invite the team, run both CRMs in parallel for one sales cycle, then switch follow-ups fully to Trakkar.
  6. Book a free demo at trakkar.in/demo if you want a guided CRM migration with the founding team.
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Trakkar vs Pipedrive — FAQs

Yes if you need a sales pipeline plus workforce and billing in one place. Trakkar CRM covers leads, deals, Table/Board views, website forms, follow-ups, and Summary KPIs — and the same $5/user plan (₹120 in India) includes time tracking, attendance, leave, invoicing, and a client portal. Pipedrive is stronger as a dedicated sales CRM with email sync and sequences on Growth+ plans.

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