It is unlikely that you will be able to correctly assess what your team is capable of if you do not track the working hours of employees. Accurate accounting will allow you to correctly calculate salaries and issue invoices to clients. But this task is more difficult than it seems. It is not always possible to control what time an employee comes to work, when he leaves home and how long he stays on breaks..
Specialized services automatically record the time spent by employees on various tasks. The data obtained can be displayed in a visual table that will show how long the work has been going on for each task, project or client.
If you have a small number of employees, a limited budget and are ready to do without some advanced features, then some freemium time tracking service will do. Freemium are free versions of paid software that have a limited functionality or number of users..
Toggl
Toggl is a time tracker for organizations that can be deployed in the cloud or installed on macOS or Windows. Among the main functions: timer, fixing downtime, flexible tariff system (by project, category or user), division of time into paid and unpaid, invoicing, detailed reports.
Up to five users can work in Toggl on a free plan, who have several integration options and basic functionality: time tracking, statistics panels, standard reports..
Paid plan users have more than 100 integration services available (Asana, Basecamp, Pivotal Tracker, Podio, Redbooth) and the ability to set a rate.
The cost of paid versions: with a monthly payment - from $ 10 per month.
Clockify
In Clockify have cloudy and a desktop (Mac, Windows, Linux) version. Among the main functions: timer, flexible tariff system (for example, by project, category or employee), division of time into paid and unpaid. There is a control of user timesheets plus you can track profitability and progress.
The basic functionality in the free version is unlimited, as well as the number of users and projects. Clockify integrates with over 50 web applications, including UE (Trello, Asana, Monday.com, Basecamp among them).
The commercial versions have additional features such as informative reports, project templates, the ability to set goals and reminders, and personalized support.
The cost of paid versions: with a monthly payment - from $ 10 to $ 30 per month. Prices are fixed and are set for functionality, not for the number of users.
Harvest
The main functions of Harvest : timer, timesheets, flexible tariff system (for example, by project, category or employee), division of time into paid and unpaid, invoicing. For monitoring, you can use dashboards that display progress, as well as reporting, for example, resource intensity and profitability. Integration with many other business software is supported: Asana, Basecamp, Smartsheet, Teamwork Projects, Trello.
In the free version, you can register one user who will have all the basic functions, the ability to create two projects, and receive technical support by phone / email. In paid versions, users can be more, and projects - an unlimited number.
The cost of paid versions: with a monthly payment of $ 12 per month.
Hubstaff
In Hubstaff have a cloud version and a desktop for Mac or Windows. Among the main functions: timer, timesheets, fixing idle / inactivity, the ability to set an individual payment rate and automatic time tracking using GPS.
The functionality of the free version for one user includes time tracking, determining the level of activity (how actively the mouse and keyboard are used), the ability to take unscheduled screenshots. Technical support is provided by email.
On paid plans, integration with JIRA, LiquidPlanner, Mavenlink, Redbooth, Trello is available, as well as additional features such as mobile GPS tracking or payroll and budgeting for a client / project.
The cost of paid versions: with a monthly payment of $ 5.
MeisterTask
MeisterTask is a service for visualizing the workflow. It can work in the cloud or under Mac / Windows. Time tracking is coupled with other features such as task management and collaborative project management. Among the main functions: a timer, fixing deadlines for each task and reports on the time spent (by task, user or project).
The free MeisterTask plan gives an unlimited number of users unlimited time tracking and the number of tasks, but does not provide extensive integration options. Some users find the functionality of the free version too scarce, especially in terms of automating workflows (this concerns, for example, creating repetitive tasks).
Unlimited integrations will be available on paid plans, including Slack and Microsoft Teams. In addition, through Zapier, you can combine work with more than 1000 services, including Asana, JIRA and Trello. And also backup and the ability to generate reports, view the calendar, configure roles / access rights will be available.
The cost of paid versions: when paying for the year from $ 8.25 per month.
Avaza
Avaza is a cloud-based project management (PM) solution that, in addition to time tracking, has functionality for task management and resource management. It can be integrated with over 500 programs, including several PM and productivity solutions (such as Trello or Slack).
Among the main functions: a timer, a flexible system of tariffs (for example, by project, category or employee), division of time into paid and unpaid, control of timesheets and billing for working hours.
On a free plan, only one user has access to timesheet control / cost accounting, you can work with a maximum of five active projects and 10 clients.
In the paid version, you can connect additional users and configure roles, simultaneously run more projects for an unlimited number of clients.
The cost of paid versions: with a monthly payment - from $ 10 to $ 40 per month.
TimeCamp
TimeCamp is a cloud-based time tracker for freelancers and organizations. Among the main functions: timer, timesheets in the format of schedules, tariff system for the project, category or user. There is, of course, billing and unpaid time division, billing, reporting and analytics.
The free version of TimeCamp is designed for one user only, there is customer support (chat, online consultation, knowledge base) and basic time tracking functions.
Paid plans provide the ability to integrate with Asana, Jira, Trello and hundreds of others. Plus, the functionality expands, there is reporting, employee monitoring, the ability to determine billable time, costs and budgets, as well as issue invoices.
The cost of paid versions: with a monthly payment - from $ 7 per month.
Freedcamp
Freedcamp is a collaborative project management solution that can be deployed in the cloud or installed on Mac or Windows. In addition to time tracking, there are task management, bug tracking and CRM functions.
And so it is possible to track the duration of tasks and issue invoices to clients for the time spent on the project. Zapier can be configured to integrate with over 1,500 different services, including Slack, G-suite, Smartsheet, and Monday.com.
The free tariff does not limit the number of employees, tasks, projects, work areas, and also entitles you to standard technical support. Paid users are provided with premium tech support and additional features such as reporting / analytics, CRM, and billing.
Paid versions cost: from $ 2.49 per month.
