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Trakkar vs Todoist

Personal and team task management. Trakkar at $5/user (₹120 in India) includes time tracking, invoicing from tracked hours, leave, and attendance, vs ~$4/user for Todoist without built-in client billing.

Updated 2026-09-02 · 8 FAQs

This page compares Trakkar and Todoist for teams that bill clients for their time. Todoist typically runs ~$4/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. Todoist free; pro $4/user/mo; business $6/user/mo. The gap: Trakkar turns tracked hours into tax-ready invoices with configurable tax fields (GST supported for India), while Todoist 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 Todoist if you bill clients for tracked time and want one tool for tracking, projects, HR, and invoicing. At $5/user (₹120 in India), Trakkar typically costs a fraction of a Todoist stack.

TL;DR: Trakkar vs Todoist

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. Todoist personal and team task management. For teams that bill clients, Trakkar replaces the Todoist + 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
Todoist logoTodoist

Todoist is a clean task manager for individuals and small teams. It focuses on to-do lists, priorities, and productivity habits.

Free; Pro $4/user/mo; Business $6/user/mo

Monthly cost by team size

Prices in USD at list rates. In India, Trakkar Team is ₹120/user/month.

Team sizeTrakkarTodoistAnnual savings
5 users$25/mo~$20/moTodoist may cost less at this size
10 users$50/mo~$40/moTodoist may cost less at this size
25 users$125/mo~$100/moTodoist may cost less at this size
50 users$250/mo~$200/moTodoist may cost less at this size

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
Todoist logoTodoist
Beginner$0
Pro$4/user/mo
Business$6/user/mo

Time tracking & productivity

How each platform captures billable hours and measures team output.

CapabilityTrakkarTodoist
Desktop automatic time trackingPartial
Manual time entry with approvalsPartial
Work summaries & daily standupsPartial
Idle detection & session integrityPartial
Cost/earning rates & profitabilityPartial

Monitoring & accountability

Screenshot capture, app usage, and remote team visibility.

CapabilityTrakkarTodoist
Screenshot monitoringPartial
App & website usage trackingPartial
Activity & productivity scoresPartial
Per-user privacy & capture policiesPartial
Client portal screenshot access (optional)PartialPartial

Projects & tasks

Task management, workflows, and delivery visibility.

CapabilityTrakkarTodoist
Tasks, checklists & attachmentsPartial
Kanban, Gantt & custom workflowsPartial
Recurring tasks & task poolPartial
GitHub / Azure DevOps commit linkingBusiness planPartial
AI task delegation (Claude/Cursor)Business planPartial

HR, attendance & leave

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

CapabilityTrakkarTodoist
Clock-in/out with geolocationPartial
Shift templates & holiday calendarPartial
Leave requests, balances & audit logPartial
WFH & overtime workflowsPartial
HR lifecycle (onboarding/offboarding)Partial

Billing, invoicing & client work

From tracked hours to GST invoice and client transparency.

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

Platform, support & integrations

Pricing transparency, apps, API, and getting started.

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

Head-to-head comparison

CapabilityTrakkarTodoist
Time tracking (desktop + manual)Partial
Screenshot & app usage monitoringPartial
Attendance, shifts & holidaysPartial
Leave, WFH & overtimePartial
Tasks, projects & GanttPartial
Invoicing & quotationsPartial
Client portalPartial
Reports & cost/earning analyticsPartial
Knowledge base & HR lifecyclePartial
Local-currency pricing (USD & INR)Partial
AI Agents & MCPBusiness planPartial
Public API & GitHub/Azure linkingBusiness planPartial

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.

Todoist logoTodoist

Todoist pricing: Free; Pro $4/user/mo; Business $6/user/mo. Most teams also pay for separate invoicing, HR, or monitoring tools — pushing total cost well above the listed per-user price.

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.

Todoist logoTodoist

Todoist 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.

Todoist logoTodoist

Todoist is a clean task manager for individuals and small teams. It focuses on to-do lists, priorities, and productivity habits. No time tracking or billing Teams using Todoist often maintain a separate stack for billing and HR.

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 Todoist.

Todoist logoTodoist

Todoist onboarding varies by plan tier. Enterprise plans may require sales calls and longer implementation — especially for PSA tools like Scoro or Kantata.

Strengths on both sides

Trakkar

Where Trakkar wins

  • Team task management plus time tracking, billing, and monitoring
  • Scales from personal productivity to agency operations
Todoist

Where Todoist wins

  • Best-in-class personal task UX
  • Natural language task input
  • Karma productivity gamification
  • Affordable Pro pricing

Common Todoist limitations

  • No time tracking or billing
  • No team monitoring or HR
  • Limited project management for agencies
  • Not built for client work

Choose Trakkar if…

  • Teams outgrowing Todoist for client billing needs

Choose Todoist if…

  • Individuals managing personal to-do lists

How to switch from Todoist to Trakkar

  1. Export your projects, team members, and timesheet history from Todoist (CSV or native export).
  2. Sign up for a free Trakkar trial at web.trakkar.in — no credit card required.
  3. Import projects and invite your team. Configure leave types, shift templates, attendance rules, and screenshot policies.
  4. Connect billing: set up your invoice details and tax settings, import contacts, and create your first invoice from tracked hours.
  5. Enable the client portal per project and run both tools in parallel for one billing cycle before switching.
  6. Book a free demo at trakkar.in/demo if you want a guided walkthrough with the founding team.
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Trakkar vs Todoist — FAQs

For personal tasks, Todoist is lighter. Trakkar is for teams billing clients — adding time tracking, invoicing, attendance, and a client portal.

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