Software · head to head
Capsule vs Toggl Plan
The short version
- Only Toggl Plan has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Capsule the free plan is capped at 2 users, 250 contacts, 5 custom fields and a single pipeline; Toggl Plan limited day-to-day task management features compared to full-featured alternatives
- They diverge on capability: Capsule covers Contact management, Toggl Plan covers Timeline planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Capsule and Toggl Plan actually diverge.
| Attribute | Capsule | Toggl Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $19/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | Unknown |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2008 | 2006 |
Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Capsule
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Task management
- Email sync
- Activity timeline
- Zapier
- Google Apps
- GDPR
Only in Toggl Plan
- Timeline planning
- Team availability
- Milestones
- Drag-and-drop
- Workload management
- Google Calendar
- GitHub
- Toggl Track
Both cover
- Slack
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Capsule
- Simple contact and pipeline CRM for a small teamnot Toggl Plan
- Tracking deals and follow-up tasksnot Toggl Plan
- Linking emails and notes to contact recordsnot Toggl Plan
- Multiple sales pipelines on the paid tiersnot Toggl Plan
Toggl Plan
- Schedulingnot Capsule
- Appointment bookingnot Capsule
- Time trackingnot Capsule
- Resource managementnot Capsule
- Team coordinationnot Capsule
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Capsule
- The free plan is capped at 2 users, 250 contacts, 5 custom fields and a single pipeline
- Contact ceilings gate every tier, from 30,000 on Starter to 120,000 on Advanced
- Per-user prices are not shown as figures on the pricing page, only as tier names
- Ultimate is quote-only
Toggl Plan
- Limited day-to-day task management features compared to full-featured alternatives
- Many teams run Toggl Plan alongside another tool for comprehensive project tracking
- Starter plan limited to five users maximum
Pricing, plan by plan
Capsule
$19/month- Starter$19/month
- Contact management
- Task tracking
- Professional$39/month
- Everything in Starter
- Pipeline management
- Reporting
- Enterprise$99/month
- Everything in Professional
- Custom fields
- API access
Toggl Plan
Free- FreeFree
- Basic timeline view
- Starter$10/month
- Up to 5 users
- Gantt charts
- Integrations
- Business$25/month
- Unlimited users
- Advanced features
- Full integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose Capsule if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want deal tracking.
Choose Toggl Plan if
- You need timeline planning.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want team availability.
Questions people ask
- Is Capsule or Toggl Plan better?
- Neither clearly leads. Capsule starts at $19/month and Toggl Plan at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Capsule or Toggl Plan?
- Toggl Plan has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $19/month for Capsule and Free for Toggl Plan.
- Does Capsule or Toggl Plan run on more platforms?
- Capsule runs on Web, Ios, Android. Toggl Plan runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Toggl Plan for free?
- Yes. Toggl Plan has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Capsule starts at $19/month.
- What is Capsule best used for?
- Capsule is most often used for simple contact and pipeline crm for a small team, tracking deals and follow-up tasks, linking emails and notes to contact records, multiple sales pipelines on the paid tiers. Of those, simple contact and pipeline crm for a small team and tracking deals and follow-up tasks are not what Toggl Plan is typically brought in for.
- What can Capsule do that Toggl Plan cannot?
- Capsule covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Task management, Email sync. Toggl Plan covers Timeline planning, Team availability, Milestones, Drag-and-drop. Both handle Slack, Web support, Ios support, Android support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Toggl Plan: What are Toggl Plan's pricing tiers?
Toggl Plan has a free tier for individuals, Starter plan at $10 per user per month for up to five users, and Business plan at $25 per user per month with unlimited features.
SourceToggl Plan: Does Toggl Plan include time tracking?
Toggl Plan integrates with Toggl Track for time tracking, allowing you to start timers directly from tasks, though time tracking is not natively built into Toggl Plan.
SourceToggl Plan: What is Toggl Plan's main strength?
Toggl Plan excels at visual Gantt chart scheduling with drag-and-drop task management, timeline views, and workload visualization for teams.
SourceToggl Plan: Can Toggl Plan handle day-to-day task management?
Toggl Plan has limited day-to-day task management compared to full project management suites, making teams often run it alongside other task management tools.
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