How to Build Your Own Everhour
Replace Everhour with a custom build. Time Tracking, Billing & Budgeting Inside Your Favorite PM Tool
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 98 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 98 features
Integration(21 features)
Access Everhour data programmatically through API
Native integration with Asana project management tool
Add a project or change the task name - Everhour reports will always show the freshest data
Native integration with Basecamp project management tool
Track time right from your browser's toolbar with a single click
+16 more in this category
Reporting(14 features)
See a timeline for staff attendance, the time they clocked-in and clocked-out
Use filters, arrange columns, and add conditions to get the reports you need
Export your data to send them to the client or to do some internal math
Summary of a member's work, with top tasks and details on each time entry they made
Analyze tasks deeper with access to such meta information as tags, task types or milestones
+9 more in this category
Time Tracking(13 features)
Managers can add or log time for team members
Configure to auto stop running timers at the end of the workday
Know the time spent on tasks, hours of work, and breaks for each employee
See what you tracked for the entire week and record time for multiple days at once
Mark and save favorite time entries for quick access
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Team Management(10 features)
Copy and paste a list of users into the invite field to send a bulk invite
Admins can easily edit time on behalf of their team members if there was a mistake
Deactivate any user but still see all their logged time in reports
Set a rule to prevent members editing time entries after a certain period
Set the maximum number of hours a contractor can report daily, weekly or monthly
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Invoicing(8 features)
Add unbilled hours and billable expenses to an invoice in a single click
Easily create an invoice based on tracked time and expenses
Add your logo and business details, set a due date and terms, offer discounts
Use special dynamic variables that will be replaced with real data in the invoice line items
English language is used by default, but you can translate any invoice label
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Project Management(7 features)
Archive clients and projects that you no longer need while keeping all time and data preserved
Keep track of how much time you have for each client and project
Set time estimates so at any time you can see the time you spend and what is left
Choose between board or list views for your project tasks
Create tasks and add estimates to keep everyone in the loop and on track
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Billing(6 features)
Exclude certain tasks from the billable amount calculation when you invoice your client
Recover lost billable hours from unlogged work
Track what an employee or contractor costs you compared to how much you charge for their work
Set custom billable rates for specific tasks
Choose a billing method: project hourly, person hourly, or fixed fee
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Expenses(5 features)
Drill down and review expenses for specific projects, categories, and team members
Expenses can be counted in project budgets or can be excluded
Track work-related expenses such as materials, travel, and others incurred on the job
Upload and save a receipt when you add an expense
Instead of entering the bare sum, switch on the unit price per expense category
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 98 features at easy complexity.