Time tracking for small businesses and teams that want to get it right from the start
You don’t need an oversized rollout. You need time tracking that gets going quickly and still brings project time, working hours, absences, billing and reports together cleanly.
The time cockpit Starter plan is designed for teams of up to 10 users who want to start pragmatically today and not switch systems tomorrow.
After the first year: €10.85 per user per month. Cancel any day.
The Starter plan is time cockpit’s time tracking for teams of up to ten people: the full feature set for project time, working hours, absences and billing, for a one-time €29.90 in the first year, then €10.85 per user per month. Small teams can start professionally without a rollout project.
time cockpit at a glance
- Price
- €10.85 – per user per month
- Trial
- 30 days – free, no credit card, cancel any day afterwards
- Hosting
- EU hosting – Microsoft Azure in Amsterdam and Dublin, dedicated database per customer
- Vendor
- since 2010 – software architects gmbh, Leonding (Austria)
- Product
- time cockpit, project and employee time tracking as software-as-a-service
- Master data
- Unlimited clients, projects, tasks and invoices
- Platforms
- Browser on PC, Mac, Android and iOS; Activity Tracker for Windows
- Integrations
- Web API (REST, OData, TCQL) with personal access tokens, MCP server for AI assistants, Excel import and export, Office 365 appointments in the calendar
- Single sign-on
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Other plans
- Freelancer plan free in the first year; Starter €29.90 in the first year for up to 10 users
Everything we used to do in Excel or with some other software product now runs professionally in time cockpit. And we are very grateful for that, because it gives me a lot of freedom as an entrepreneur: it simply works, it is uncomplicated, and we have things well under control.
Small teams don't have small requirements
Small businesses in particular feel the effect of poor time data quickly: invoices take longer, project effort stays vague and absences are maintained in spreadsheets on the side.
Working hours and absences are handled on the side
Vacation, part-time work, overtime, project work and internal time belong together if capacity and utilization are to be reliable.
Project budgets become visible too late
Small teams have little slack. That is why you need to see early where effort goes and which projects take up more time than planned.
Invoices need too much rework
If project time is not recorded properly, you have to reconstruct at the end of the month which services were billable.
Starter doesn't mean stripped down
The Starter plan is tailored to small teams. What matters is this: you don't start with a feature gap, but with professional time tracking and a clearly capped entry price.
What small teams often want to avoid
- Excel lists for time, absences and project overviews
- incomplete service reports for customers
- unclear project budgets and post-calculation that comes too late
- switching tools as soon as the team grows
- hidden limitations on important basic features
What time cockpit Starter makes possible
- working hours, project time and absences in one solution
- record customers, projects, tasks and billable time properly
- use project reports, service reports and analyzes
- start professionally with up to 10 users
- move to Business as you grow, without rebuilding your data
Starter offer for small teams
For teams of up to 10 users. After that €10.85 per user per month. All core features of time cockpit are included.
- Included in the Starter plan
- Attendance time tracking and timesheets
- Project time tracking, service reports and invoicing
- Project reports, Excel import and export
- Absences, vacation planner and overtime calculation
- A good way to get started
- 30-day free trial, no credit card
- 1 hour of personalized onboarding included
- cancel any day, no upfront investment
- scales to Business later
Record project time properly from the start
Small teams quickly lose track when customer work, internal tasks, support, consulting and administration disappear into a single total of hours.
In time cockpit, your team assigns every hour to a customer, a project and a task. The result is better service reports, a clearer basis for billing and a reliable view of the effort.
See earlier where projects are losing time
In small businesses, profitability often depends on a few projects. If you only find out after completion that a job took too much effort, it is too late to steer.
With time cockpit you keep an eye on project budgets, remaining effort and risks at all times. That makes day-to-day decisions easier: recalculate, adjust course, bill accurately.
Don’t manage working hours and absences separately
In small teams, every absence makes a difference. That is why vacation, part-time work, overtime and project work should not end up in separate lists.
time cockpit brings working hours, project time and absences together. You see what capacity is actually available and how the work is distributed across customer projects, internal tasks and time off.
Start simple today, adapt tomorrow
Many small businesses start lean and later develop their own project structures, approvals, reports or additional fields. Time tracking should be able to grow with them.
time cockpit adapts to your processes, data fields, lists and reports. The solution stays useful when your small team becomes a growing company with more complex requirements.
Which small teams is Starter a particularly good fit for?
Starter is attractive when a small team needs more structure but doesn't want to launch a big software rollout yet.
Agencies
For customer projects, ongoing retainers, internal time and better service reports.
Consultancies
For billable services, travel and project effort, utilization and post-calculation.
IT teams
For support, project work, development, internal tasks and transparent customer billing.
Start-ups
For teams that want to build clean time data early, before processes become hard to follow.
Start professionally while your team is still small
Set up time tracking, project time, absences and billing properly early on. That saves detours, exports and system changes later.
Try time cockpit free for 30 days. For Starter teams of up to 10 users, the first year costs €29.90.
FAQ: Starter time tracking
Who is the Starter plan for?
Starter is aimed at small teams of up to 10 users who want to introduce time tracking professionally and need project time, working hours, absences and reports in one solution.
What does Starter cost?
The Starter plan costs €29.90 for the first year for teams of up to 10 users. After the first year, time cockpit costs €10.85 per user per month.
Can I try time cockpit first?
Yes. You can try time cockpit free for 30 days. No credit card is required for the trial.
Does the Starter plan include all important features?
Yes. Starter includes the full feature set for time tracking, project time tracking, absences, reports, service reports, invoicing and import and export. The differences from Business lie mainly in the number of users and additional services.
What happens when my team grows?
If your team grows beyond 10 users or needs additional Business services, you can switch to the Business plan. The data you have already built up is kept.
Is Starter only suitable for start-ups?
No. Starter suits small agencies, consultancies, IT teams, service providers and start-ups. What matters is less the industry than whether you want to make proper use of time data for projects, billing and planning. You can find an example from practice in our customer interviews.
Which time tracking solution is the easiest to set up for small teams?
One that starts without a rollout project. With the time cockpit Starter plan, you create users, customers and projects yourself and book time on the first day. All features for time tracking, projects, absences and billing are included, so the team doesn’t have to switch later.
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