Everhour vs SwiftKanban: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of Everhour and SwiftKanban to help you choose the right tool for your business.
Last updated: November 2026
Everhour
7.1/10
Everhour is a time tracking tool for teams and agencies that adds timers, budgets, resource planning and invoicing to existing project management apps.
SwiftKanban
6.3/10
SwiftKanban is a Kanban work management tool from NimbleWork (formerly Digité) for teams that run Lean-Agile flow, WIP limits and flow metrics.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.1/10 | 6.3/10 |
| Cost | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 | 5/10 |
| Analytics | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Customization | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Support | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Integration | 9/10 | 5/10 |
| Security | 5/10 | 8/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | $9/user/mo Team | $7/user/mo Group |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | $85/mo Team | $70/mo Group |
| Features | ||
| App integrations | ||
| Dashboards | ||
| Reporting | ||
| Task management | ||
| Time tracking | ||
| Collaboration tools | Not listed | |
| Kanban boards | Not listed | |
| Scheduling | Not listed | |
Everhour vs SwiftKanban cost by team size
Everhour and SwiftKanban cost the same at 1 user; Everhour costs less at 5 users; SwiftKanban costs less from 10 to 25 users.
| Team size | Everhour | SwiftKanban |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | FreeTeam |
| 5 users | FreeFree | $35/moGroup |
| 10 users | $85/moTeam | $70/moGroup |
| 25 users | $213/moTeam | $175/moGroup |
| 50 users | Contact for pricing | $350/moGroup |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Everhour
- Higher Integration score (9/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 5/10)
- Better fit for consultancies (8/10 vs 5/10)
- Better fit for small business (8/10 vs 5/10)
Why choose SwiftKanban
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: $70/mo vs $85/mo
- Higher Security score (8/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Analytics score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (8/10 vs 4/10)
- Better fit for developers (8/10 vs 6/10)
Pros & Cons
Everhour
Pros
- More than 20 native integrations, including Asana, ClickUp, Monday, Jira and Linear, put a timer directly on tasks, and reviewers praise these integrations most.
- A browser extension adds tracking to more than 20 other web apps, such as Figma, HubSpot and Zendesk.
- Budgets with alerts, expense tracking and invoicing that syncs to QuickBooks, Xero or FreshBooks cover billable work end to end.
- The Team plan costs 8.50 USD per seat per month on yearly billing, and the free plan covers up to 5 seats.
- Reviewers often single out the customer support, and Everhour holds about a 4.8 out of 5 average across 139 SpotSaaS ratings.
Cons
- It is not a standalone PM suite: it has no Gantt charts, docs or whiteboards.
- The free plan has no integrations, which are the product's main value.
- Paid plans require 5 seats and payment by card only, and unused time is not refunded when you cancel.
- Its security documentation relies on AWS's SOC 2 compliance rather than its own report, and it does not run formal periodic risk assessments.
- Some users report hours that failed to record, too many reminder alerts, and limited chart-style reporting.
SwiftKanban
Pros
- Flow metrics and analytics are its standout feature, according to Capterra reviewers.
- Kanban features such as swimlanes, WIP limits and Scrumban help distributed teams adopt the method.
- Strong compliance claims: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and SAML SSO.
- A free plan for very small teams, and a 15 USD per user Enterprise tier with no user cap.
- Reviewers on Software Advice rate value for money highly, at 4.7 out of 5.
Cons
- Reviewers say it is less friendly for new users, and ease of use is its lowest-rated area.
- Some reports have to be set up manually, and a PeerSpot reviewer asked for preconfigured reports.
- Integration adaptors and forecasting tools cost extra or are Enterprise-only.
- The review base is small, and many reviews date from 2021 to 2023.
- Paid plans are listed as annual billing only.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Everhour scores higher on our Project Management criteria: 7.1/10 against 6.3/10 for SwiftKanban. The largest gap is in Integration: 9/10 for Everhour and 5/10 for SwiftKanban.
SwiftKanban costs less for 10 users: about $70/mo on its Group plan, against about $85/mo on its Team plan for Everhour, billed monthly.
Yes, both Everhour and SwiftKanban have a free plan.
SwiftKanban is the better fit for enterprise: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 4/10 for Everhour.
