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Toggl Plan vs Visual Studio

Toggl Plan logo

Toggl Plan

Project Management

Beautiful team planning and project timelines

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Visual Studio logo

Visual Studio

Developer Tools

IDE for .NET and C++ development on Windows

From
Free
Free plan
Yes

The short version

  • Toggl Plan is a visual project planning tool.
  • Visual Studio is free; Toggl Plan starts at $10/mo.
  • Where Toggl Plan falls short: limited day-to-day task management features compared to full-featured alternatives.
  • Where Visual Studio falls short: A standalone perpetually licensed Visual Studio Professional 2022 costs $499 as a one-time purchase, separate from the subscription tiers.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Toggl Plan and Visual Studio actually diverge.

Attributes where Toggl Plan and Visual Studio differ
AttributeToggl PlanVisual Studio
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CategoryProject ManagementDeveloper Tools

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes).

Not yet recorded: pricing model for Toggl Plan, founded for Visual Studio.

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 Toggl Plan

  • Timeline planning
  • Team availability
  • Milestones
  • Drag-and-drop
  • Workload management
  • Google Calendar
  • Slack
  • GitHub

Only in Visual Studio

Nothing recorded that Toggl Plan does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Toggl Plan

  • Schedulingnot Visual Studio
  • Appointment bookingnot Visual Studio
  • Time trackingnot Visual Studio
  • Resource managementnot Visual Studio
  • Team coordinationnot Visual Studio

Visual Studio

  • Managing complex, large-scale projects across multiple platformsnot Toggl Plan
  • Commercial development in small businessesnot Toggl Plan
  • DevOps and automated deployment workflowsnot Toggl Plan
  • Windows/SQL Server developer and tester rolesnot Toggl Plan
  • Short-term or month-to-month IDE access needsnot Toggl Plan

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

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

Visual Studio

  • Community edition is free only for individual developers, classroom use, academic research and open-source contribution, not general commercial use
  • Monthly subscriptions are $45 per user per month for Professional and $250 per user per month for Enterprise, and do not include perpetual use rights the way annual Standard subscriptions do
  • A standalone perpetually licensed Visual Studio Professional 2022 costs $499 as a one-time purchase, separate from the subscription tiers

Pricing, plan by plan

Toggl Plan

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic timeline view
  • Starter$10/mo
    • Up to 5 users
    • Gantt charts
    • Integrations
  • Business$25/mo
    • Unlimited users
    • Advanced features
    • Full integrations

Visual Studio

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Visual Studio review.

Which should you pick?

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.

Choose Visual Studio if

  • You want to start without paying.

Questions people ask

Is Toggl Plan or Visual Studio better?
Neither clearly leads. Toggl Plan starts at Free and Visual Studio at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Toggl Plan or Visual Studio?
Toggl Plan starts at Free and Visual Studio at Free.
Does Toggl Plan or Visual Studio run on more platforms?
Toggl Plan runs on Web, iOS, Android. Visual Studio runs on Web.
Can I use Toggl Plan for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Toggl Plan best used for?
Toggl Plan is most often used for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management. Of those, scheduling and appointment booking are not what Visual Studio is typically brought in for.
What can Toggl Plan do that Visual Studio cannot?
Toggl Plan covers Timeline planning, Team availability, Milestones, Drag-and-drop.

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.

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Visual Studio: What are the pricing differences between subscription types?

Standard subscriptions include access to more benefits, such as Azure dev/test pricing, monthly Azure individual credit, software and download access, services, training, and support. Monthly subscriptions offer flexibility but fewer benefits.

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Toggl 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.

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Visual Studio: Are discounts available for startups?

There aren't any discounts available to start-ups, however an unlimited number of users within an organization can use Visual Studio Community for specific scenarios like open source work.

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Toggl 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.

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Visual Studio: Who can use Visual Studio Community for free?

In non-enterprise organizations, up to five users can use it. Enterprise organizations (greater than 250 PCs or greater than $1M annual revenue) cannot use it beyond academic/open-source scenarios.

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Toggl 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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Visual Studio: What's the renewal pricing structure?

Enterprise standard renews at $214.09/month (after initial $499.92); Professional at $66.59/month (after $99.99).

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