Costlocker vs Everhour (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Everhour grades higher than Costlocker: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Everhour grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Costlocker
Time and cost tracking that shows profit per project for agencies
Everhour
Time tracking that sits inside Asana, Jira, Linear and Trello
Which one is for you
Pick Costlocker if
- Fits if you run an agency and want project profit next to the hours
- Makes sense if you only pay for the people who actually log time
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $20 against $12 on a yearly plan
- Skip it if you are a freelancer, as one plan means no cheaper tier for light use
- Not for you if you need ready-made integrations, as only the API and Make.com are listed
- Watch out: it is aimed at agencies and may carry more than a small team needs
Pick Everhour if
- Fits if your team already works in Asana, Jira, Linear, Trello or ClickUp
- Works for agencies that watch project budgets and bill clients from tracked hours
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're a team of two or three, because the paid plan bills at least 5 seats
- Tight if you stay free, since the free plan leaves out every integration
- Skip it if you want a Windows desktop app, which is only listed as coming soon
- Watch out: annual payment is a commitment, and unused months aren't refunded if you cancel
How we grade them
| 2.0GPACostlockerFair | 2.6GPAEverhourGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$12 per active user a month billed yearly, or $20 monthly. The dearest tenth of time tracking starts at $12. | C$8.50 a seat a month paid yearly, or $10 monthly, with every feature in the one plan. That's the upper half of what time trackers charge, and the 5-seat minimum makes it worse: three of you still pay for five, so $42.50 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | C30-day free trial with no card needed, and no free plan. | CFree for up to 5 seats, with time tracking, projects, reports and export. But no integrations, and integrations are the entire reason to pick Everhour, so the free plan is missing the point of it. The 14-day trial needs no card. |
| Features | CTime, costs, expenses and budgets in one plan, but integrations are limited to the API and Make.com, per the listing. | BTimer, timesheets and clock-in, project budgets with email alerts, scheduled reports, invoices built from tracked time, expenses with receipts, a resource schedule and time off. The job is covered, and most of it shows up inside Asana or Jira rather than a separate app. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Projects, clients and budgets have to be built before the profit view is any use. | CNo store rating on record. The timer button lands on tasks you already have, but first you connect the project tool, import projects and set rates and budgets, so there's a setup day before any of it reports anything. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, Mac, Windows and iPhone apps with an API; no Android app on record and only the API and Make.com for integrations. | AWeb, iOS, Android, a Mac desktop app and a browser extension, plus an API and links to Asana, Jira, Linear, ClickUp, GitHub, QuickBooks and Xero. The desktop app is Mac only for now, with Windows listed as coming soon. |
| Best for | agency profitability with time tracking | tracking time inside Asana, Jira or Trello |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Costlocker and Everhour. How we grade
Price against what you get
Costlocker starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Everhour starts at $8.50 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
Everhour scores higher and starts $3.50 a month lower. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, 31 score higher than Costlocker for less, and 4 score higher than Everhour for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Everhour also covers tasks and invoicing.
At a glance
| Costlocker | Everhour | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per active user / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly) | $8.50 per seat / month, billed yearly (5-seat minimum) |
| Free plan | None | Free for up to 5 seats with limited features: time tracking, projects and tasks, reports and data export. Integrations are not included. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, no credit card required | 14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required |
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| Made by | Costlocker | Everhour |
| Price read from | costlocker.com | everhour.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Costlocker
- There is a single plan, so no free tier and no cheaper tier for light users.
- The $12 price needs yearly billing; monthly billing is $20 per active user.
- Integrations are limited to the API and Make.com; no native apps by name are listed.
- Aimed at agencies, so it may carry more than a freelancer needs.
Everhour
- The free plan covers up to 5 seats with limited features and no integrations.
- The Team plan bills a minimum of 5 seats, so a team of 2 or 3 still pays for 5.
- The desktop app is for macOS only; the vendor lists Windows as coming soon.
- Annual payment is a commitment: unused months are not refunded on cancellation.
Key features
Costlocker
- Profitability insights
- Compares projects, clients and teams on revenue against cost, so unprofitable work shows up and high-value clients stand out.
- Time tracking
- Logs billable and non-billable hours per project, with apps for Mac, Windows and iOS alongside the web app.
- Cost and expense tracking
- Records labor costs, subcontractors, overhead and other expenses next to the hours, not only time.
- Budget control
- Sets a budget per project and compares it with actual cost as work is logged, to catch overruns early.
- Active-user billing
- Only active users are billed. A deactivated user keeps their data, and unused prepaid time becomes credit on the next invoice.
- API and Make.com
- Connects to other tools through its developer API and through Make.com.
Everhour
- Tracking inside other tools
- Native integrations and the browser extension embed timer controls in tools such as Asana, Jira, Linear and Trello, so time is logged against existing tasks. Paid plan only.
- Timer, timesheets and clock-in
- Start and stop a timer or log hours afterwards in day and week views. Clock-in and clock-out records working hours and breaks.
- Budgets and alerts
- Set fixed-fee or recurring budgets on projects and receive email alerts when spending reaches the thresholds you choose.
- Reports and dashboards
- Customizable reports with filters and data export can be scheduled for delivery by email, and timesheets can be locked or sent for approval.
- Invoicing and expenses
- Invoices are created from tracked time and expenses using customizable templates, with payments recorded against them. Expenses can carry receipt attachments.
- Resource planning and time off
- An interactive schedule shows who is assigned to what and who has availability, compares estimates with actual time, and tracks vacations and other leave.
Plans
Costlocker
All-Inclusive Plan$12
per active user / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly)
One plan with unlimited projects and clients, desktop apps, API access and chat and email support.
Everhour
Free$0
Up to 5 seats with limited features: time tracking, projects and tasks, reports and data export.
Team$8.50
per seat / month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly); min. 5 seats
All features with unlimited seats: native integrations, billing, budgeting and invoicing, SSO and advanced permissions.
CustomCustom
For 50 seats or more: all features with volume discounts, personalized demos, priority support and a dedicated manager.
Ways to pay less
Costlocker
- Annual discount
40% off with yearly billing
The pricing page states a 40% discount on the yearly plan compared with monthly billing.
Everhour
- Annual discount
Save 15% with annual payment
Everhour's pricing page states that paying yearly saves 15%: the Team plan is $8.50 per seat a month billed yearly against $10 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Costlocker or Everhour?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Everhour is cheaper to start with: $8.50 a month for each person, against $12 a month for each person for Costlocker. Costlocker starts at $12 per active user / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly), and Everhour starts at $8.50 per seat / month, billed yearly (5-seat minimum).
Which has a free plan, Costlocker or Everhour?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Everhour has a free plan. Costlocker does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Costlocker and Everhour run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Costlocker lists a Windows app and only Everhour lists an Android app and a browser extension. Both list a web app and macOS and iOS apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.