Full Bench vs. the alternatives.

Toggl Track is a widely used standalone time tracker known for its simple UI and generous free plan. Full Bench goes further by pairing time tracking with real project management and invoicing, so hours flow straight into money owed.

Clockify is popular because it offers unlimited users on the free plan. The trade-off is a busier interface and paywalled essentials like approvals and invoicing. Full Bench keeps the core experience polished and includes invoicing out of the box.

RescueTime automatically categorises the apps and sites you use to score your productivity. It doesn't do project-based billing. Full Bench is manual-by-design, so the data is client-ready and invoice-ready.

Hubstaff includes screenshots, activity levels and GPS. That's useful for some remote teams and uncomfortable for others. Full Bench takes a trust-first approach: no screenshots, no surveillance — just clean tracking, planning and reporting.

Timely uses AI to draft time entries from your activity. It's clever but expensive, and invoicing lives in a separate product. Full Bench is a manual tracker with strong project management and invoicing built in — a simpler, cheaper stack for most consulting teams.

FreshBooks is accounting software that happens to include time tracking. Full Bench is the opposite: a purpose-built tool to plan, manage and monitor client projects, with clean invoicing built in. Teams that live in timesheets choose Full Bench; teams that live in books choose FreshBooks.

Harvest is the long-standing time-tracker for design and creative teams. Full Bench is built for consulting professionals who bill on time and expense — with the planning, budget monitoring and invoicing they need in one place.