The TimeLog Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about TimeLog in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
TimeLog
The Insider’s Guide
Professional services software with time tracking and invoicing
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among time tracking apps, read from TimeLog’s own pages.
Made by TimeLog · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from TimeLog’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on TimeLog’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 2 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade
TimeLog is a professional services automation tool that starts from time tracking and extends to project management, resource planning, invoicing, reporting and staff and salary administration. It is aimed at consultancies and project organizations. Plans are priced per user in euros, with an Enterprise tier sold through sales.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about TimeLog, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Projects, rates and finance settings are built before use.
- 1
Best for time, projects and invoicing for consultancies
TimeLog covers time, expenses, projects and invoicing for agencies and consultancies.
- 2
Paid plans start at about $15.64 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: €14 per user / month, billing basis not stated.
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Time and expense tracking
Log time on mobile, web and desktop, register expenses with receipts, record absences and flex, and route hours through approval.
- 6
Project management
Gantt charts, budgets by project, task and employee, and work breakdown structures that go up to five levels on higher plans.
- 7
Resource planning
A resource planner with a utilization heatmap, booking by competence and availability, kept in step with project plans and logged time.
- 8
A 1.8 GPA, above 2 of 69
That is against the other time tracking apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of TimeLog you could make: time tracking, Gantt & timelines, invoicing, expense tracking, reports and time off. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
TimeLog at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from €14 per user / month, billing basis not stated
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- TimeLog, since 2001
- Category
- Time Tracking
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for time, projects and invoicing for consultancies
TimeLog covers time, expenses, projects and invoicing for agencies and consultancies. Starter is the cheapest at €14 a user, integrations only begin on Growth at €34.50, and the page does not say what billing term the euro prices assume.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | €14 a user a month on Starter, roughly $16 against a time-tracking middle of $6.67; Growth is €34.50. The billing basis is not stated. |
| Free plan and trial | D | 14-day free trial, but no card detail on record, and no free plan. |
| Features | C | Time, expenses, projects and invoicing, but integrations and the API are not on Starter and salary administration needs Growth. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Projects, rates and finance settings are built before use. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web with an API and 6 integrations on record, and no desktop or phone apps. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who TimeLog is for
- Fits if you run a consultancy that wants hours, projects and invoices in one place
- Makes sense if you work in euros
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you are a small team, as the cheapest plan is €14 a user
- Tight if you stay on Starter, which has no integrations or API
- Watch out: prices are in euros and the page does not say whether they assume annual billing
- Watch out: Starter support is email only, through your TimeLog contact
Good to know
Good for
- Consultancies that bill clients from tracked hours and want one system for projects and invoices
- Finance teams wanting automated invoice drafts from time data
- Organizations running several legal entities or currencies
Worth knowing
- Prices are shown in euros per user per month, and the page does not say whether they assume annual or monthly billing.
- Integrations and APIs are not on Starter; they begin on Growth.
- Starter has no salary administration and only email support for the designated TimeLog responsible.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$15.64
A month to start, for each person
TimeLog is a paid product with a free trial, starting at €14 per user / month, billing basis not stated.
Starter
€14
per user / month, billing basis not stated
Time and expense logging, project management features, invoicing for time spent and fixed rates. No integrations or APIs.
Growth
€34.50
per user / month, billing basis not stated
Adds project and organization management, salary administration, travel logging, multi-currency invoicing, integrations and APIs.
Professional
€53
per user / month, billing basis not stated
Adds income logging, retainers and prepaid deals, KPI reporting, automated invoicing and advanced salary administration.
Enterprise
Custom
Adds licensed invoicing support, advanced contract management and rate indexing. Sold through sales.
Trying it first
14-day free trial
Read from timelog.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Nonprofit
Discounted rate for NGOs
TimeLog's solutions menu describes a discounted rate for NGOs and non-profit organisations.
Stated on timelog.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Professional services software with time tracking and invoicing. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, Gantt & timelines, time tracking, invoicing, reports, expense tracking, time off.
Time, expenses, projects and invoicing, but integrations and the API are not on Starter and salary administration needs Growth.
- Time and expense tracking
- Log time on mobile, web and desktop, register expenses with receipts, record absences and flex, and route hours through approval.
- Project management
- Gantt charts, budgets by project, task and employee, and work breakdown structures that go up to five levels on higher plans.
- Resource planning
- A resource planner with a utilization heatmap, booking by competence and availability, kept in step with project plans and logged time.
- Invoicing and finance
- Price lists, multi-currency invoicing, automated invoice suggestions and accounting periods that lock data for revenue follow-up.
- Integrations and API
- Connects to more than 25 finance and salary systems, with single sign-on through Google Workspace or Microsoft Entra ID.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Visma Administration
- Microsoft Outlook
- SharePoint
- Dropbox
- OneDrive
- Google Drive
TimeLog is made by TimeLog, and has been around since 2001.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
2/69
Other time tracking apps it is graded above
TimeLog's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 2 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 18 of 69) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $15.64 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.70 for the category: 54 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 31 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 70 time tracking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. TimeLog’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 69
- DFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 69
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 69
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 69
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 18 of 69
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 64 time tracking apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. TimeLog is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of TimeLog you could make: time tracking, Gantt & timelines, invoicing, expense tracking, reports and time off. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 66 of the 69 other time tracking apps grade higher. It costs $187.69 a year.
What you could make
- Time tracking, Gantt & timelines, invoicing, expense tracking, reports and time off: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Visma Administration, Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint among them, and has an API.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on.
What this rests on. TimeLog’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Replicon, Harvest, Tempo Timesheets, Costlocker and ClickTime
The 5 tools TimeLog is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Replicon
Paid
Time tracking and labor compliance for project-based firms.
- TimeLog also covers Gantt & timelines and invoicing.
- Replicon also covers time clock.
- 2.6GPA
Harvest
Free plan · from $9/mo
Time tracking that turns logged hours into client invoices.
- Harvest has a free plan. TimeLog does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Harvest lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Harvest lists a browser extension.
- 2.4GPA
Tempo Timesheets
Free trial · from $10/mo
Time tracking and timesheet approvals built into Jira.
- TimeLog also covers Gantt & timelines, invoicing, expense tracking and time off.
- Tempo Timesheets also covers calendar.
- 2.0GPA
Costlocker
Free trial · from $12/mo
Time and cost tracking that shows profit per project for agencies.
- Only Costlocker lists macOS, Windows and iOS apps.
- TimeLog also covers Gantt & timelines, invoicing, expense tracking and time off.
- 1.6GPA
ClickTime
From $12/mo
Timesheets and labor cost tracking for finance and project teams.
- Only ClickTime lists iOS and Android apps.
- TimeLog also covers Gantt & timelines and invoicing.
- ClickTime also covers dashboards.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is TimeLog free?
No, TimeLog is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial.
How much does TimeLog cost?
TimeLog lists 4 plans. Starter: €14 per user / month, billing basis not stated.
What platforms does TimeLog work on?
TimeLog is available on Web.
Does TimeLog offer any discounts?
TimeLog publicly lists the following: Discounted rate for NGOs.
Does TimeLog have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. TimeLog is listed for Web.
Does TimeLog have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. TimeLog is listed for Web.
Is TimeLog open source?
TimeLog is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does TimeLog have an API?
Yes. TimeLog offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does TimeLog integrate with?
TimeLog's listing names Visma Administration, Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint, Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive.
Who makes TimeLog?
TimeLog is made by a company of the same name. It dates from 2001.
What are the alternatives to TimeLog?
The closest alternatives to TimeLog in our directory are Replicon, Harvest, Tempo Timesheets, Costlocker and ClickTime.
How does TimeLog compare with other time tracking apps?
TimeLog's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 2 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 1.
Is TimeLog good value for money?
ToolGPA grades TimeLog D for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $15.64 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.70 for the category: 54 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of TimeLog?
The plain part of TimeLog you could make: time tracking, Gantt & timelines, invoicing, expense tracking, reports and time off.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from TimeLog’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from TimeLog's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by TimeLog. Prices change, so check timelog.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- TimeLog, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/timelog
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what TimeLog’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. TimeLog is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by TimeLog. Prices and plans change: check timelog.com before you buy.