Toggl Plan
Wrike
| Feature | Toggl Plan | Wrike |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $9/mo | Free / from $10/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | small-teams, agencies, creative-teams, project-managers | enterprise, marketing-teams, professional-services, product-teams |
| Founded | 2014 | 2006 |
| Timelines | ✓ | ✗ |
| Task Boards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Team Planning | ✓ | ✗ |
| Milestones | ✓ | ✗ |
| Color Coding | ✓ | ✗ |
| Workload Management | ✓ | ✗ |
| Gantt Charts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom Workflows | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cross Tagging | ✗ | ✓ |
| Request Forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dashboards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Toggl Plan Pros
- Beautiful visual timelines
- Simple interface
- Team workload view
- Easy onboarding
✗ Toggl Plan Cons
- Limited features vs competitors
- No free tier
- Basic reporting
✓ Wrike Pros
- Cross-tagging lets tasks live in multiple projects
- Powerful Gantt charts with dependencies
- Custom request forms for intake workflows
- AI-powered risk prediction and status updates
✗ Wrike Cons
- Interface can feel cluttered and overwhelming
- Free tier limited to basic features
- Steep learning curve for full capabilities
The Verdict
Toggl Plan is built for small teams and agencies, with a focus on timelines and task-boards. Wrike targets enterprise and marketing teams and leads with gantt-charts and custom-workflows.
Pricing is close: Toggl Plan starts at $9/mo versus $10/mo for Wrike — not a deciding factor on its own.
Wrike has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Toggl Plan requires a paid subscription from day one.
Feature-wise, Wrike offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Toggl Plan takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.
