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Compare DeskTime and Timely 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$7.00 1 User / Month
$9.00 1 User Per Month
DeskTime
Star Rating
(401)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$7.00 1 User / Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansTimely
Star Rating
(476)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansDeskTime vs Timely
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Timely easier to use, administer, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with DeskTime.
- Reviewers felt that Timely meets the needs of their business better than DeskTime.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Timely is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Timely over DeskTime.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
DeskTime
Pro
$7.00
1 User / Month
- Automatic time tracking
- App tracking
- Mobile app
Timely
Starter
$9.00
1 User Per Month
For Solo/Micro business
Finish timesheets in 10 min, bill for 20% more hours.
- Max 5 users
- 20 Active projects
- Unlimited Teams
Free Trial
DeskTime
Free Trial is available
Timely
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
355
9.3
390
Ease of Use
9.1
359
9.5
392
Ease of Setup
9.3
263
9.2
203
Ease of Admin
9.1
222
9.4
149
Quality of Support
9.0
303
9.5
307
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
216
9.6
145
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
342
9.6
392
Features by Category
Automation
8.4
87
8.3
34
Logistics
8.7
87
8.7
36
8.7
88
8.9
36
8.3
85
8.1
35
Management
8.4
87
8.2
37
8.6
88
8.2
36
8.5
86
7.5
32
9.0
94
9.2
35
9.0
91
9.1
35
8.9
93
8.4
33
Feature Not Available
8.0
31
Monitoring
Feature Not Available
8.0
35
8.7
90
8.2
34
Feature Not Available
8.4
34
Cost Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.5
38
Platform Basics
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.8
24
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.0
209
Not enough data
9.3
216
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
201
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Logging
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
195
Not enough data
8.5
178
Not enough data
8.1
183
Not enough data
Feedback
8.8
200
Not enough data
8.5
180
Not enough data
Productivity - Employee Monitoring
9.0
76
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
68
Not enough data
Time Tracking
8.9
257
9.5
332
8.9
270
9.4
344
8.7
236
9.2
281
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
8.1
193
8.2
203
7.4
165
Feature Not Available
8.6
208
Mobile Time Tracking
8.7
240
9.2
310
Administration
Feature Not Available
8.5
225
Feature Not Available
8.9
241
Feature Not Available
8.3
233
8.6
204
8.4
180
8.9
237
8.9
241
Platform
8.8
239
9.0
292
8.0
190
8.3
225
8.3
191
8.1
185
8.9
247
9.4
305
8.2
197
8.5
228
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
DeskTime and Timely are categorized as Time & Attendance and Time Tracking
Unique Categories
DeskTime is categorized as Employee Scheduling and Employee Monitoring
Timely is categorized as Project Cost Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DeskTime
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Timely
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
22.0%
Computer Software
13.9%
Marketing and Advertising
8.3%
Financial Services
3.5%
Accounting
2.5%
Other
49.7%
Marketing and Advertising
13.3%
Computer Software
10.8%
Design
9.5%
Information Technology and Services
8.0%
Consulting
5.4%
Other
53.1%
Discussions
What is the best way to usage time of app or a website?
2 Comments
WM
Both. I think of app and web app as a team. App tracks and web app analyzes or tracks when I am working from a new computer.Read more
What is the use of DeskTime app?
2 Comments
JM
The DeskTime app enables employees & contractors to easily track time worked and get accurate reports on productivity. It is designed for the employer and...Read more
What are the main features of employee tracking software?
2 Comments
MS
Activity tracking.
Idle time tracking.
Login/Logout tracking.
Work Scheduling.
Tracking reports.Read more
Is there a way to format reports? i.e modify the printed output?
2 Comments
M
Hey!
We currently don't have a way of formatting the PDF output from Timely. Have you tried using the shareable report feature? That way you can send a...Read more
How can I make tags more custom and easy to use for multiple projects?
2 Comments
M
Hi Daniel!
Sorry for the late reply – but here goes!
What exactly do you mean by more custom? You can re-use a list of tags for multiple projects, so...Read more
Will you offer integration with Fiken in the future? www.fiken.no
1 Comment
Official Response from Timely
Hi Jermund. A Fiken integration is not on our short-term roadmap, though we do plan on developing more invoicing integrations in the future.
Here's where...Read more
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