timeghost vs TMetric (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TMetric grades higher than timeghost: 2.8 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
TMetric grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
timeghost
Work and project time tracking inside Microsoft Teams
TMetric
Time tracking with billing, invoicing and team monitoring
Which one is for you
Pick timeghost if
- Fits if your company already lives in Microsoft Teams
- Makes sense if you want working-hours checks against legal rest limits
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't use Microsoft 365, since sign-in goes through it
- Pricey if you want dollars: prices are in euros per user and exclude VAT
- Tight if you are staying free, because there's no free plan after the 14 days
- Too light for invoicing, as it covers hours and budgets but not billing
Pick TMetric if
- Fits if you're a freelancer or a pair who fit inside the free 2-seat plan
- Works for service teams and agencies that invoice clients from tracked time
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if there are three or more of you hoping to stay free, as the free plan stops at 2 seats
- Skip it if you need invoicing, rates or budgets without paying, because they start on Professional at $5.83 a seat
- Not for you if you want QuickBooks, Jira, Redmine or ClickUp sync on Professional, since those need Business
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $7 a seat on Professional and $9 on Business instead of $5.83 and $7.50
- Watch out: monthly plans get only 7 days for a refund, against 30 days on annual ones
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAtimeghostFair | 2.8GPATMetricGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C€7.90 a user a month on annual billing, €8.90 monthly, excluding VAT. That's between the middle and the dearer quarter of time trackers. | CProfessional is $5.83 a seat a month billed annually, or $7 monthly, and that includes billable rates, budgets and invoicing. Business, with time off, team timesheets and screenshots, is $7.50. Both land in the middle of this category rather than under it. |
| Free plan and trial | C14-day trial with every feature and no card needed. No free plan after it. | BFree for up to 2 seats, with unlimited time tracking, clients and projects, exportable reports, the timer button in 50+ web apps, all the apps and API access. A freelancer could live there. A third person, or an invoice, means paying. |
| Features | CCheck-in, project budgets and Microsoft 365 suggestions. It's built around Teams and has no invoicing. | BTimer or manual entry, tags, a timeline, idle detection and an offline mode. Professional adds rates, expenses, project budgets with alerts and client invoices; Business adds team timesheets, time off and optional screenshots and app monitoring. The job is covered. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Sign-in is Microsoft 365 single sign-on, and Teams groups sync for you. | CNo store rating on record. The browser extension puts a timer button inside Jira, Asana and GitHub, so you start the clock where the work already is. Somebody still sets up the clients, projects and rates behind it. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Teams, Outlook, Planner, Azure DevOps and Jira. No desktop app. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android, plus extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari and Opera, and an API even on the free plan. The QuickBooks, Jira, Redmine and ClickUp integrations need Business. |
| Best for | time tracking inside Microsoft Teams | tracking, billing and invoicing in one |
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: timeghost and TMetric. How we grade
Price against what you get
timeghost starts at about $8.83 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. TMetric starts at $5.83 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
TMetric scores higher and starts $3 a month lower. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, 30 score higher than timeghost for less, and 3 score higher than TMetric 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
- timeghost also covers calendar and time clock.
- TMetric also covers tasks and invoicing.
At a glance
| timeghost | TMetric | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | €7.90 per user / month, billed annually (€8.90 billed monthly) | $5.83 per seat / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | Free for up to 2 seats: unlimited time tracking, clients and projects, exportable project reports, a timer button in 50+ web apps, all apps and API access. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, all features included, no credit card required | 14-day free trial with all features, extendable by 7 days |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
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| iOS | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | timeghost GmbH | Devart |
| Price read from | timetracking.timeghost.io | tmetric.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
timeghost
- Prices are in euros, per user and exclude VAT; no dollar price is listed.
- It is built around Microsoft 365 and Teams, so it suits companies outside that ecosystem less well.
- There is no free plan; after the 14-day trial both plans are paid per user.
- Sign-in is through Microsoft 365 single sign-on, so users need a Microsoft account.
TMetric
- The free plan is limited to 2 seats.
- Invoicing, billable rates, budgets, calendar sync and task management start on Professional.
- Time off, team timesheets, screenshots and the QuickBooks, Jira, Redmine and ClickUp integrations need Business.
- Refunds are offered within 30 days for annual subscriptions and within 7 days for monthly ones.
Key features
timeghost
- Check-in, break and check-out
- Records working hours with one click in Teams and checks maximum work hours and rest periods against legal limits.
- Project time and budgets
- Books time to projects and tasks, with budgets and hourly rates per project for cost and profitability views.
- Time suggestions from Microsoft 365
- Turns Teams calls, Outlook appointments and Planner tasks into suggested entries that the user confirms.
- Teams group sync and sign-in
- Teams groups sync automatically, and new or departing employees are added or deactivated with single sign-on through Microsoft 365.
- Reports and export
- Reports for work time and project time, exportable to Excel, CSV or PDF with configurable columns.
- Mobile app
- Tracks work and project time on iOS and Android, aimed at mobile teams and field workers.
TMetric
- Timer and timeline
- Track time with a timer or add it by hand, organize entries with tags, and review the day on a timeline. Idle detection and an offline mode are part of the feature list.
- Timer button in web apps
- Browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari and Opera add a TMetric timer button inside more than 50 web apps, such as Jira, Asana and GitHub.
- Billing and invoicing
- Professional adds billable rates, expenses, project budgets with alerts, time rounding and invoices for clients built from tracked time.
- Team timesheets and time off
- Business adds team timesheets alongside a Time Off module for requesting and tracking leave. Professional includes a personal timesheet view.
- Activity monitoring
- On Business, managers can turn on app and site monitoring, screenshot capturing and activity tracking for the team, with notifications as events happen.
- Reports
- Reports summarize time by project, task, team member and app usage. Exportable project reports are part of the free plan.
Plans
timeghost
Annual Plan€7.90
per user / month, billed annually (€8.90 billed monthly)
Work and project time tracking, reports, mobile app, Microsoft 365 activity capture and unlimited projects and clients. Prices exclude VAT.
Monthly Plan€8.90
per user / month, billed monthly
The same features as the annual plan, cancellable monthly. Prices exclude VAT.
TMetric
Free$0
Up to 2 seats. Unlimited time tracking, clients and projects, exportable project reports, web, mobile and desktop apps, and API access.
Professional$5.83
per seat / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly)
Adds billable rates and expenses, project budgets and alerts, time rounding, client invoicing, calendar sync and task management.
Business$7.50
per seat / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)
Adds the Time Off module, team timesheets, app and site monitoring, screenshots, and QuickBooks, Jira, Redmine and ClickUp integrations.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Business plus customizable features and integrations, priority support, tailored deployment and volume discounts.
Ways to pay less
timeghost
- Annual discount
Save over 10% with the annual plan
The vendor lists the annual plan at 7.90 euros per user a month, against 8.90 euros on monthly billing.
TMetric
- Annual discount
Save up to 20% with annual billing
The pricing page labels annual billing "Save up to 20%". Professional is $70 per seat a year ($5.83 a month) against $7 billed monthly, and Business is $90 against $9.
- Nonprofit
Discounts for non-profits on request
TMetric's pricing FAQ says discounts may apply to workspaces run by non-profit or government institutions. No percentage is published; the vendor asks you to get in touch.
- Education
Discounts for educational institutions
The same pricing FAQ says discounts may apply to educational institutions. No percentage is published.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, timeghost or TMetric?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TMetric is cheaper to start with: $5.83 a month for each person, against about $8.83 a month for each person for timeghost. timeghost starts at €7.90 per user / month, billed annually (€8.90 billed monthly), and TMetric starts at $5.83 per seat / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, timeghost or TMetric?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only TMetric has a free plan. timeghost does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do timeghost and TMetric run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only TMetric lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app and iOS and Android 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.