eBillity vs QuickBooks Time (2026): which should you pick?

Pick eBillity if

• Fits if you bill clients by the hour and want timesheets and invoices together
• Works for firms that need legal billing codes and trust accounts

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you need Workforce or Premium, as each adds a monthly base fee on top of the seat price
• Skip it if you want a free plan, as the 14-day trial is the only free option
• Too light for large companies, which have to contact the vendor for volume pricing
• Watch out: the cheapest plan is time tracking and billing only, and legal features cost $33.60 a user

Pick QuickBooks Time if

• Fits if your accounting or payroll already runs in QuickBooks Online
• Works for field crews who clock in from their phones, with GPS points recorded on the clock

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you don't use QuickBooks Online, because an account is required
• Pricey if you're a small team, with a $20 base fee before the $10 for each user
• Not for you if you're a freelancer timing client projects, as project tracking is Elite only, at $40 plus $12 a user
• Watch out: there's no free plan, and the 30-day trial is the only way to see it without paying
• Too light for desk work, as no Mac or Windows app is listed and nothing tracks automatically

eBillity

• Workforce and Premium add a monthly base fee on top of the per-user price.
• There is no free plan; the 14-day trial is the only no-cost option.
• Volume pricing for large companies is quoted on request by contacting the vendor.

QuickBooks Time

• The pricing page states that a QuickBooks Online account is required to use QuickBooks Time.
• There is no free plan, and both plans charge a monthly base fee on top of the per-user fee.
• Mileage tracking, project tracking and timesheet signatures are limited to Time Elite.
• No Mac or Windows desktop app is listed; computers use a web browser or the time kiosk.

eBillity

Timesheets and timers

Log time with timers or time cards, submit entries for approval and use a kiosk for clocking in. GPS and geofencing are included.

AI Time Entry Assistant

Listed on every edition, an assistant that helps enter time. The vendor also lists a Time Tracker MCP for connecting AI assistants.

Billing and expenses

Premium and LawBillity cover project tracking, job costing, budgets, expense tracking, client invoicing and online payments.

Employee scheduling

Schedule employees and compare hours worked against the plan. Workforce is aimed at businesses tracking hours for payroll.

Legal billing

LawBillity adds ABA codes, LEDES invoicing, trust accounts and a conflict checker for law firms.

QuickBooks Time

Mobile time clock

Employees clock in and out and sign and submit timesheets in the QuickBooks Workforce app on iPhone, iPad and Android, with GPS location points recorded while on the clock.

Time kiosk

A shared punch clock for on-site teams that runs on a tablet, desktop or laptop. It is part of both the Premium and Elite plans.

Scheduling

Managers create schedules by job or by shift, then edit, publish and share them with the team.

Payroll and invoicing sync

Tracked hours sync to accounting and payroll rather than being re-entered. Intuit says QuickBooks Time integrates with more than 50 accounting and payroll apps.

Projects and mileage

Time Elite adds GPS mileage tracking, project tracking with estimates against actual hours, a project activity feed and timesheet signatures.

Reports and time off

Customizable reports cover job costs and payroll planning, and both plans include time-off management with alerts and notifications.

eBillity

• Time Tracker Billing$8

  per user / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)

  Simple time tracking and billing for freelancers, consultants, agencies and accountants, with basic business reports.

• Time Tracker Workforce$11.20

  per user / month, plus $17.60 base fee, billed annually

  Employee hours for payroll: time clock kiosk, GPS, scheduling. Billed monthly: $14 per user plus a $22 base fee.

• Time Tracker Premium$16.80

  per user / month, plus $24 base fee, billed annually

  Adds project tracking, expenses, job costing, invoicing and online payments. Billed monthly: $21 per user plus a $30 base fee.

• LawBillity$33.60

  per user / month, billed annually ($42 billed monthly)

  Time Tracker Premium plus legal features: ABA codes, LEDES invoicing, trust accounts and a conflict checker.

QuickBooks Time

• Time Premium$20

  per month base fee, plus $10 per user / month

  Base fee includes 1 admin. Workforce app, payroll and invoicing sync, time off, alerts, photo attachments and the time kiosk.

• Time Elite$40

  per month base fee, plus $12 per user / month

  Everything in Premium plus mileage tracking, project tracking, project estimates vs. actuals, a project activity feed and timesheet signatures.

eBillity

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  eBillity's pricing page lists a 20% saving on every edition when billed annually instead of month to month.

QuickBooks Time

• Other savings

  50% off the base fee for 3 months

  Intuit lists 50% off the monthly base price for the first 3 months of new subscriptions. The discount does not apply to per-user fees.