Titanium is a hard-to-machine material. An improvement in tool life via advanced tool coating materials can lead to higher productivity of titanium. In this study, a Grade 5 Ti workpiece was milled using a diamond-like carbon coated (ta-C) cutting tool and its performance compared with the standard TiAlN coated endmill. It was found that a ta-C coated tool experienced higher cutting forces than the TiAlN coated tool; however, it showed slower rate of tool wear indicating better tool life and the possibility of achieving higher metal removal rates. Hence, it was concluded that the ta-C coated cutting tool performed better than the standard TiAlN coated tool.