The honest comparison. Where Everhour wins, where HelloTime wins, and how to decide.
Time tracking built for Indian teams & global SMBs
₹99 / $3.99 per user / month
Time tracking inside your PM tool
$8.50 / user / mo
~₹705 / user / mo · Free tier: Yes (up to 5 users, limited)
Native embedding into Asana / Jira / Trello / ClickUp for in-context tracking.
Strengths
Gaps
Productivity + payroll + invoicing combined
Works standalone — no PM tool required
~7x cheaper
| Capability | HelloTime | Everhour |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop, web, mobile apps | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic time tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Offline mode | Yes | Varies |
| Idle detection | Yes | Varies |
| Activity levels | Yes (privacy-first) | Yes |
| App & URL tracking | Yes (opt-in) | Yes |
| Optional screenshots | Yes (opt-in) | Yes |
| Project budgets & alerts | Yes | Partial |
| Online timesheets & approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Payroll | Yes | No |
| GST-compliant invoicing (India) | Yes (via HelloBooks) | No |
| Native accounting integration | HelloBooks (built-in) | Via QuickBooks / Xero |
| INR pricing | Yes (from ₹99 / user) | No |
| Free trial | 7-day, no card | Yes (up to 5 users, limited) |
| Starting price | ₹99 / $3.99 | $8.50 / user / mo |
Teams living inside Asana or Jira.
Free forever for 1 user. No credit card. Paid from $3.99/seat, billed monthly.