Time tracking software for service companies
Track project time. Manage projects profitably. Bill services reliably.
For project-based service companies, from IT service providers and system integrators to engineering firms: hours, budgets and billing in one system.
All features, no credit card · since 2010 · data in EU data centers
Time tracking software for the whole flow, from booking to invoice
time cockpit is time tracking software for project-based service companies, developed and operated by software architects in Leonding, Austria. It combines project time tracking, employee time tracking, project controlling and billing in one system, runs in the browser and in EU data centers, and costs €10.85 per user per month on the Business plan.
When time tracking, project controlling and billing live in separate tools and spreadsheets, the same hours get reconciled several times, budget warnings come too late and invoices take long. In time cockpit, your team, project managers and accounting work with the same data.
Project and employee time tracking
Track time without reconstructing your day
Your team books project time to clients, projects and tasks and records working time along the way: start, end, breaks, vacation and time off in lieu. The graphical calendar, templates and booking patterns turn this into a few clicks a day, in the browser on PC, Mac, Android and iOS.
If it is unclear in the evening what you worked on, the optional Activity Tracker helps: it records on Windows what you worked on at your PC and encrypts these signals with a key only you know. It is a memory aid for your own bookings, not a control tool.
More on project time tracking and employee time tracking.
Project controlling
Control budgets while you can still act
Every booking lands in the project immediately. Project managers and management see budget consumption, planned versus actual, and billable and non-billable hours continuously, not only at invoicing time.
You set hourly rates, budgets and owners per project. Everyone works with the same numbers instead of reconciling lists. More on budget control in project time tracking.
Project invoicing
Time bookings become invoices
Recorded time becomes invoice items, with hourly rate, service period and time report. Nobody collects hours from spreadsheets, and your clients can see exactly what they pay for.
You design the invoice layout in Microsoft Report Builder and pass data to accounting and ERP by export or through the Web API. More on project invoicing.
Before time cockpit that was a very paper-heavy process. Today it runs 100 percent digitally.
Try it with your own projects
30 days free and without a credit card, then €10.85 per user per month, cancel any day. Freelancers and small teams have their own plans.
Fits your processes and your system landscape
- Customize
- Fields, forms, permissions, reports and workflows can be adapted to your company, down to the data model and your own scripts. Anything beyond that we build with you. Customizable time tracking
- Connect
- Through the Web API (REST, OData, TCQL) you exchange projects, time entries and billing data with other systems. Interfaces to Jira, Azure DevOps, SAP or Microsoft Dynamics we build on request. With the MCP server you ask AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot about budgets, open bookings and utilization, with your time cockpit permissions.
- Operations
- time cockpit runs in ISO 27001 certified Microsoft Azure data centers in the EU (Amsterdam and Dublin), with a dedicated database per customer and 35 days of point-in-time recovery. Sign-in via single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID. Security and data protection
Time tracking software for your industry
Time Tracking for IT Service Providers
Project time, project controlling, invoicing, utilization and profitability in one solution.
Time Tracking for MSPs and IT System Houses
Billable hours, reports and project controlling for system houses and MSPs.
Time Tracking for Development Teams
Book time quickly, get reliable numbers and automate via the Web API instead of CSV exports.
Time Tracking for Architects and Engineers
Record hours per work stage, compare budgets with actual effort, bill by effort.
Time Tracking for Small Teams
Project time, working time, absences and invoicing for teams of up to 10 users.
Working Time Tracking under the AZG
Record start, end and breaks as required by § 26 of the Austrian Working Time Act; the software detects violations itself.
Frequently asked questions about time cockpit
How much does time cockpit cost?
After a 30-day free trial, the Business plan costs €10.85 per user per month, billed on a daily basis and cancelable any day. Teams of up to 10 users pay a one-time €29.90 for the first year on the Starter plan, and freelancers use time cockpit free for the first year.
Which companies is time cockpit for?
For project-based service companies that book time to clients and projects and use it to steer and bill their work: IT service providers, system integrators, software companies, consultancies, and architecture and engineering firms, from small teams to companies that need single sign-on and a web API.
Where is the data stored?
In ISO 27001 certified Microsoft Azure data centers in the EU (Amsterdam and Dublin), with a dedicated database per customer and 35 days of point-in-time recovery. We provide a data processing agreement.
Does time cockpit work on mobile devices?
Yes. time cockpit runs in the browser, on PC and Mac as well as on smartphones and tablets. There is no app to install.
How does the free trial work?
You create a trial account and use all features for 30 days, without a credit card. The trial ends automatically, so there is nothing to cancel. If you want to continue, you upgrade your trial account to a paid subscription.
Does time cockpit fit your process, from time tracking to invoicing?
In 30 minutes you will know whether time cockpit covers your project hours, project controlling and invoicing.
- What we cover
- You tell us how you track and bill time today. We show you live how that works in time cockpit and what switching involves.
- Who you talk to
- Someone from the team that builds time cockpit and rolls it out for customers, for example Alexander or Michael.
- How
- 30 minutes online via Microsoft Teams, free and without obligation.
You pick a free slot in Microsoft Bookings (opens in a new tab) and receive the confirmation with the Teams link by email. Prefer to write? support@timecockpit.com