Timely
6.4/10AI-powered automatic time tracking and project budgeting software for agencies, consultancies and knowledge-work teams that bill or plan by the hour.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
Timely, made by the Oslo-based company Memory, captures work automatically. Its Memory app runs in the background and records time spent in apps, websites, documents, meetings and locations. AI then turns that activity into suggested timesheet entries, which users review and log against projects. Timely also covers project budgets, billable rates, planned time, capacity, and reporting on project health and billable hours. A Tasks add-on lets teams assign, schedule and track deliverables. It suits agencies, consultancies and professional services firms that need accurate billable hours without manual timers. Tracking data is private to each user, and the app does not take screenshots or log keystrokes. Pricing is per user and has four tiers. Starter is $11 a month or $9 on annual billing, with up to 5 users and 20 projects. Premium is $20 or $16, with up to 50 users. Unlimited is $28 or $22. Enterprise is quoted by sales. Tasks costs from $5 per person. There is a 14-day trial but no free plan. Integrations include Asana, Jira, Trello, monday.com, ClickUp, Linear, QuickBooks Online, Google Calendar, Outlook, Gmail, GitHub, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, and there is an API. Security is ISO 27001:2022 certified, with data hosted on AWS in the EU, but Timely does not hold SOC 2. The main limitation is that Timely is a time and budget tool rather than a full project management suite. Task management costs extra, and there are no Gantt charts, docs or whiteboards. Reviewers also say the AI sometimes misallocates activity and the mobile app can be glitchy.
Our Rating
Project Management6.4/10
AI Software6.4/10
Who Timely is best for
Good fit
Billable rates, budgets, branded reports and multi-currency support target agency billing workflows.
Automatic capture of billable hours across apps and meetings fits consultants who bill by the hour.
The Unlimited tier adds capacity management, Azure AD user management and a company-wide view.
Starter and Premium cover teams of up to 5 and 50 users with core tracking and budgets.
Less suited
Enterprise adds tailored onboarding and ISO 27001, but SOC 2 is absent.
Background tracking with a privacy-first design works for distributed knowledge workers.
Automatic billable-hour capture and QuickBooks Online integration suit firms that bill by the hour.
Starter covers small users, but reviewers say there is no free plan and costs are high for tight budgets.
- Legal5/10
Automatic billable-time capture suits hourly billing, though there are no legal-specific features.
It integrates with Jira, Linear and GitHub, but the focus is billable time.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- The background Memory app records app, web, document and meeting activity, so users do not have to start and stop timers.
- AI-drafted timesheets make it fast to log billable hours from captured activity.
- The privacy-first design keeps tracking data private to each user, with no screenshots or keystroke logging.
- Budgets, billable rates and capacity planning sit alongside tracking, which suits client-billing firms.
- ISO 27001:2022 certified, with AWS hosting in the EU and AES-256 encryption at rest.
Cons
- No free plan, and Starter is capped at 5 users and 20 projects.
- Task management is a paid add-on, and there are no Gantt charts, docs or boards.
- Reviewers report the AI sometimes misidentifies tasks when drafting entries.
- Reviewers describe the mobile app as glitchy and say tracking does not work offline.
- Not SOC 2 certified, which may matter for some US enterprise buyers.
Key Features
Timely Pricing
Starter
or $108/user/year (save 18%)
- API access
- 20 projects
- Up to 5 users
- Report exports
- Email and in-app support
- Idle detection and location tracking
- Automatic time tracking and AI timesheets
- Basic project dashboard, billable rates and budgets
Premium
or $192/user/year (save 20%)
- Entry history
- Up to 50 users
- Unlimited projects
- Planned time and budget milestones
- Teams, team leads and workspace capacity
- Recurring budgets and internal cost rates
- Sync with monday.com, ClickUp, Asana, Trello, Jira, Linear and QuickBooks Online
Unlimited
or $264/user/year (save 21%)
- Locked time
- 50+ currencies
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited API usage
- Azure AD user management
- Live and branded reports
- Premium customer success
- Individual capacity management
- Overtime and undertime tracking
Enterprise
- Priority support
- Tailored onboarding
- Premium team training
- Early access to new features
- Monthly or quarterly reviews
Frequently Asked Questions
There is a 14-day trial with access to all features. There is no permanent free plan.
Annual billing lowers per-user prices from $11 to $9 on Starter, from $20 to $16 on Premium, and from $28 to $22 on Unlimited.
No. Timely holds ISO 27001:2022 certification and says it can complete SOC 2-aligned vendor questionnaires. Data is hosted on AWS in the EU.
No. Reviewers note that it does not log keystrokes or take screenshots, and tracked activity stays private to each user until they log it.
Premium and above sync with monday.com, ClickUp, Asana, Trello, Jira, Linear and QuickBooks Online. All plans include calendar, email, GitHub, Zoom and Teams integrations.
Only through the Tasks add-on, which costs from $5 per person on any plan.
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