TimeTac vs timr (2026): which should you pick?

Pick TimeTac if

• Fits if you track hours and leave for a team and want apps on phones and computers
• Works for teams that bill projects as well as hours

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want one price per head, as there is a base fee on Working Hours
• Tight if you need compliance, approvals or the API, which start on Standard
• Pricey if you want automated tracking, which sits on Project Time Advanced at $18
• Watch out: prices vary by visitor country, and hardware is priced separately

Pick timr if

• Fits if you want to try it as one person on the free plan
• Works for small firms that want time, projects and mileage in one tool

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you want more than one function on the free plan
• Pricey if you need overtime accounts, at EUR 21.60 each
• Watch out: admins need a full paid licence even if they don't track time
• Watch out: it doesn't renew automatically, so you pay in advance for a set term, and prices are in euros only

TimeTac

• The Working Hours licence adds a base fee on top of per-user prices: $20 a month billed yearly or $25 billed monthly.
• The price table is built by page script and varies by visitor country; the dollar prices here are the page's US rates.
• The page invites teams of 20 or more users to request a personalised quote.
• Hardware such as terminals and premium support services are priced individually, not listed.

timr

• Prices are listed in euros only; no dollar prices are shown.
• Overtime and surcharge accounts cost €21.60 per account; workflows and permissions, and automatic capping, €17.10 each.
• Admins need a full paid license even if they do not record time.
• timr does not renew automatically; you pay in advance for a term of 1, 3 or 6 months or longer.

TimeTac

Several ways to clock in

Browser, mobile apps with offline mode, NFC tags, terminals and a time tracking cube, with GPS and geofencing on higher plans.

Absence management

Leave requests with approval workflows, absence quotas, public holidays and holiday templates, with balances and entitlements from Standard.

Overtime and payroll data

Overtime rules, paid breaks, automatic break rules and compliance checks prepare hours for payroll on the Standard plan and above.

Project time and budgets

Track hours by client, project and task, compare against budgets and run billable-hours and client reports.

Automatic time tracking

A desktop app records apps and browser tabs in the background and suggests entries to confirm. The plan matrix lists it under Project Time Advanced.

Integrations and API

Integrations and an API are part of the Standard plans, with API users and bulk actions on Advanced working hours.

timr

Working time recording

Working time types and models, automatic breaks, time accounts, flexitime and monthly closing with export.

Vacation and absence management

Absence types with a request function, vacation accounts, substitute management, holiday calendars and an absence calendar.

Project time tracking

Project and task structures with task permissions, approval and invoicing of project times, and location-based task suggestions.

Mileage log

Manual or automatic drive log for tax purposes, with vehicle management and GPS position detection in the app.

Apps and kiosk

iPhone and Android apps with offline use and GPS, plus a kiosk app for Android tablets where a crew clocks in and out.

Control and reporting

Recording rights, a change history, geofencing, reports and exports, a live attendance board and an API.

TimeTac

• Working Hours: Essential$5

  per user / month, billed yearly ($6 billed monthly)

  Time tracking, absence management, reporting, multi-device access and exports. Plus a base fee of $20 a month ($25 billed monthly).

• Working Hours: Standard$9

  per user / month, billed yearly ($11 billed monthly)

  Adds compliance checks, approval workflows, overtime and payroll, geofencing, integrations and API. Base fee applies.

• Working Hours: Advanced$11

  per user / month, billed yearly ($13 billed monthly)

  Adds advanced absence rules and team workshops or pilot projects. Base fee applies.

• Project Time: Essential$10

  per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)

  Project time tracking, basic reporting and budget overview. No base fee when bought without Working Hours.

• Project Time: Standard$14

  per user / month, billed yearly ($17 billed monthly)

  Adds budgets and cost control, billable hours, client reports, team utilization, geofencing and API.

• Project Time: Advanced$18

  per user / month, billed yearly ($22 billed monthly)

  Adds automated time tracking, custom workflows, advanced BI and team workshops or pilot projects.

timr

• Free Plan€0

  1 user, one function: working time (2 working time types), project time (5 active tasks) or drive log (1 vehicle, 2 categories).

• Regular€7.20

  per user / month, billed annually (€8 billed monthly)

  Working time, vacation and absences, project time, mileage log, live attendance board, API and SSO, with phone, email and chat support.

TimeTac

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing is cheaper per user

  The pricing configurator defaults to yearly billing and lists a lower per-user rate for each plan than the monthly one, for example $5 against $6 on Working Hours Essential.

timr

• Annual discount

  Lower per-user rate with annual payment

  The pricing calculator shows €7.20 per user with annual payment against a standard €8 rate; volume discounts apply from 20 users on request.