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All five now offer something with AI or MCP. The differences are in who can see your raw activity, rides on the phone, invoices into Dutch accounting packages, and price.
Half5 vs Toggl Track
Strong as an easy timer with a free plan and an official MCP. No rides and no Dutch accounting integrations.
Half5 vs Timely
The closest relative: private automatic capture and AI-drafted timesheets, EU hosting. Weaker on Dutch invoicing.
Half5 vs TimeChimp
The widest Dutch accounting coverage, planning and Peppol. No automatic capture on the computer.
Half5 vs Clockify
The lowest price per user, a free plan and Linux too. On Pro and Enterprise, admins can turn on screenshots.
Half5 vs Moneybird
Hours inside your bookkeeping, at no extra cost and with a timer. No rides; Half5 also connects to it.
The differences at a glance
| Topic | Half5 | Toggl Track | Timely | TimeChimp | Clockify | Moneybird |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic desktop capture | Yes macOS, Windows | Yes macOS, Windows | Yes macOS, Windows | No Not found | Yes Linux too | Not found Timer or start and end time |
| Raw activity private to you | Yes End-to-end encrypted | Yes Not even for admins | Yes Private timeline | Not found Not applicable | Partly Admin screenshots available | Not found Not applicable |
| Rides detected on the phone | Yes NL, BE, DE, FR | Not found Not found | Partly GPS, apps no longer developed | Partly With a hardware tracker | Partly GPS while timing | No No ride tracking |
| Invoices from hours | Yes Native invoices | Partly PDF from a report | Yes Native invoices | Yes With Peppol | Yes From Standard | Yes Directly in Moneybird |
| Moneybird, e-Boekhouden, Exact, WeFact | Yes All four | No None | No None | Partly Widest, no WeFact | No None | Yes Is Moneybird itself |
| MCP that lets an agent log time | Yes Read and write | Yes Official MCP | No No official MCP | Partly Read-only (beta) | Partly Announced | Yes Official MCP |
| Free plan | No 30-day trial | Yes Up to 3 users | No 14-day trial | No 14-day trial | Yes Up to 5 users | Partly 60-day trial; Compact 20 hour lines |
| Data in the EU | Yes Amsterdam, Frankfurt | Not found Region not stated | Yes EU-based AWS | Yes Azure Amsterdam | Partly EU region on Pro | Not found Region not stated |
Checked on 16 October 2026. Prices and features change; check the vendor for the current state.
Where Half5 offers less
- No free plan. Toggl and Clockify have one.
- Fewer integrations: no QuickBooks, Xero, Twinfield, SnelStart or AFAS.
- No Linux app and no planning module.
- A younger product than these five.
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