Timely

timelyapp.com
Time Tracking & Productivity
Weekend Project

Automatic time tracking for consultancies, agencies and SaaS businesses

How to Replace Timely

Overview

Timely is an AI-powered automatic time tracking solution that captures work activity in the background without manual input. It enables teams to focus on billable work while providing accurate time data for billing, project management, and business insights. The platform helps consultancies, agencies, and SaaS companies maximize margins, optimize utilization, and drive profitability.

Features

56 features across 18 categories

AI Features(3)

AI TimesheetsAI

Accurately complete timesheets in seconds - just review and submit. Generate accurate timesheets based on previous logging patterns in minutes

Anomalies / Error DetectionAI

Alert managers of unusual activity to proactively identify potential problems before they escalate

AutoSheetAI

AI automatic timesheet that completes time tracking adoption with one click, done-for-you timesheets

Alerts & Notifications(4)

Automatic Reminders

Get a nudge to log hours, stop manual timers and review workspace stats

Budget Milestones

Receive alerts when you reach important project budget milestones

Logging Nudge

Remind an individual or group of users to complete their timesheet

Notifications

Stay on top of project budget spend and missing hours across your team

Automation(1)

API Access

API integration capabilities for automation and custom integrations

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Billing(1)

Invoices

Generate professional invoices with ease

Also in: Insightly, Airtable, Obsidian

Core Time Tracking(5)

Automatic Time Tracking

Captures work activity in the background, eliminating the need for manual input and ensuring accurate, real-time data without interrupting workflows

Idle Detection

Ensure time spent away from your computer makes it to your timesheet

Location Tracking

Track your GPS location via our Android or iOS apps

Manual Timer

Set a manual timer from your phone, tablet or computer

Memory Tracker

Remember activity automatically, with the highest accuracy - all without timers. Automatic tracking of work activities

Also in: Paymo

Integration(1)

Azure User ManagementPremium

Integration with Azure AD for user management at scale

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Localization(1)

Multiple Currencies

Customize the currencies for your projects. Support for 50+ currencies

Mobile(1)

Mobile App

Stay on top of your time and projects effortlessly from your phone or tablet

Also in: monday.com, Smartsheet, Calendly

Organization(4)

Required Notes

Ask users to provide specific information when logging hours

Required Tags

Ask users to provide specific information when logging hours

Tags

Simple and robust classification to streamline your workflow. Tailor how users categorize their hours across projects

Time Entry States

Ask users to provide specific information when logging hours. Easily track, manage, and approve time entries

Privacy & Security(1)

Privacy by Design

Your memories are yours and no manager can ever see your tracked memories until you share them. Strict anti-surveillance policy

Project Management(6)

Billable Rates

Assign user-specific hourly rates for project work. Flexible billable rates to tailor your team's time and optimize revenue

Budgets

Set time or money budgets, whether one-off or recurring (recurring for Premium & Unlimited only)

Internal Cost Rates

Set costs rates for individual users to compare interal costs with billable rates

Mark as Billed

Prevent timesheet entries from being billed twice

Project Dashboard

Review team and budget activity across your projects in real time. Monitor project health and track all projects in one place with billable and cost rates

Recurring Project BudgetsPremium

Set time or money budgets to your work, whether one-off or recurring

Reporting(9)

Branded Reports

Customize client reports with logos and brand colors

Comprehensive Reporting

With all tracked data seamlessly collected, Timely provides clear, actionable reports that are easy to generate and customize for billing, project management, or performance reviews

Entry History

See all changes made to a time entry since it was created

High Level Reports

Export reports at high level totals instead of individual entries

Live Reports

Share reports that update to show clients the latest data

Overtime and UndertimePremium

Maximize efficiency, minimize surprises. Track overtime and undertime reporting

Report Exports

Export reports as .PDF, .CSV or .XLS

Snapshot Reports

Share a fixed report via private URL

Weekly Stats

Get a weekly overview of where you've spent your efforts

Resource Planning(3)

Capacity Planning

Understand where you have available time in your business to deliver billable client work

Individual Capacity

Coordinate and support teams with differing weekly hours

Workspace Capacity

Protect against burnout by monitoring your total weekly hours

Security(2)

Locked Time

Customize the currencies for your projects. Ensures timesheets remain accurate and secure

User Access Levels

Protect sensitive information with configurable access controls

Support(4)

Customized TrainingPremium

Receive tailored training to onboard your team and company

Help Center & Email Support

Access help 24/7 via help center

In-app Support

Help and support available within the application

Success PartnerPremium

Get up and running with a dedicated Timely contact

Task Management(1)

TasksPremium

Streamlined task management for enhanced team collaboration. Efficient task management including task assignment, scheduling and progress tracking

Team Management(7)

Company View

See everyone's time sheets in one godlike view

Log Time for Others

Absence-proof your company timesheets

People Dashboard

Review total hours, overtime and billable percentages across your team. Enhance your time management with insights on team performance

Plan Time for Others

Assign work to others

Team Leads

Delegate team management without granting users account-wide data access

Team-wide Transparency

Timely's centralized dashboards gives managers a complete, real-time view of team performance, resource allocation, and project progress without the hassle of chasing down time entries or correcting errors

Teams

Group users in Timely for easier management

Time Management(2)

Planned Time

Bulk editing - Edit or move multiple time entries in one action

Time Planning

Maximize team productivity and ensure everyone is on track

Pricing

Starter

$11/mo (monthly) or $9/mo (annual)
  • Automatic Time Tracking
  • AI Timesheets
  • Categorize your time with AI
  • Monitor project health
  • Accurately report your billable hours
  • Track time on thousands of apps and websites
  • In-app support
  • API access
  • 20 projects
  • Max 5 users

Premium

$20/mo (monthly) or $16/mo (annual)
  • All Starter features
  • Sync work with project management tools
  • Integrate with accounting tools
  • Team management
  • Manage budgets and costs
  • Plan work for teams
  • Unlimited projects
  • Max 50 users

Unlimited

$28/mo (monthly) or $22/mo (annual)
  • All Premium features
  • Unlimited usage
  • Capacity management and reporting
  • Overtime and undertime
  • Azure User Management
  • 50+ currencies
  • Premium customer success
  • Unlimited projects
  • Unlimited users

Enterprise

Custom
  • All Unlimited features
  • Tailored onboarding and set up
  • Premium Timely team training
  • Monthly/Quarterly reviews
  • Dashboard and reporting support
  • Early access to product developments
  • Priority customer support
  • Dedicated customer success

Tasks Add-on

$5/person/mo
  • Task assignment
  • Schedule tracking
  • Progress tracking against deliverables

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Timely

Monthly$5/mo
Yearly$60/yr
5-Year Total$300

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~4 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$60
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$180
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$300
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 56 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Timely alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 56 features.

Buy Timely

Better Value
Monthly cost$50/mo
3-year total$1,800
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$36,000
Maintenance$540/mo
3-year total$55,440
Dev time~3 months

Buying Timely saves ~$53,640 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 56 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

18 known integrations

AsanaAzure ADClickUpGithubGmailGoogle CalendarHarvestJiraLinearMicrosoft Teamsmonday.comOutlook CalendarQuickBooks OnlineTodoistTogglTrelloZapierZoom