Best for
Best for freelancers and small teams who want hours captured automatically rather than remembered at the end of the week.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Time Tracking Comparison
EARLY vs. My Hours
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for professional teams that bill hours to clients and want approvals and invoices without monitoring software.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | EARLY | My Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From €7.50 The four plans are Personal, Personal Pro, Team (up to 20 members) and Enterprise (20+ members, custom pricing). Annual and monthly billing are both offered, prices exclude VAT, and the vendor's pricing page states that this pricing no longer applies to new users, who sign up at TimeTac. | Free for 5 users; paid from $5 / user / month Basic is $5 per user and month billed monthly or $4 billed annually, Pro is $9 or $8. Enterprise is priced on request. |
| Free trial | Free trial on Personal, Personal Pro and Team; no permanent free tier | 14 days of Pro, no credit card |
| Users | Not stated | Free plan up to 5 active users |
| API | Yes, a public API and webhooks | Yes, a documented REST API |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS), with desktop apps for Windows and Mac and mobile apps for iOS and Android | Cloud on Microsoft Azure, ISO 27001 certified |
| Made in | Not stated | Slovenia |
| Time tracking | Yes, automatic background tracking of apps, documents, websites and meetings, plus a Quicktrack keyboard shortcut, a manual timer and timesheet, calendar sync and an optional eight-sided physical tracker | Yes, timesheet grid, stopwatch with a day timeline, Excel import, mobile, desktop and Chrome apps |
| Invoicing | No, EARLY aggregates billable time into reports ready for invoicing and exports them as CSV, Excel or PDF, but does not issue invoices itself | Yes, invoices from approved time and expenses with taxes, discounts and due dates, exported as PDF or XLS |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, analytics and reports, shared team dashboards, project budgets with alerts, billable rates, time rounding, and time-off and overtime tracking | Yes, dashboard, detailed entry and timesheet reports with custom columns, pivot tables, PDF and XLS export and scheduled email delivery |
| Integrations and API | Yes, a public API and webhooks, with native Google and Microsoft calendar and Jira integrations and around 3,000 apps through Zapier | Yes, a documented REST API plus two-way Jira sync, Microsoft Teams, Power BI, Asana, ClickUp, monday.com, Basecamp, QuickBooks, Xero and Zapier |
| AI features | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk | more entries Email helpdesk, Chat, 24/7 |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook Calendar, Jira, Zapier | more entries Jira, Asana, ClickUp, monday.com, Basecamp, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Power BI, QuickBooks, Xero, Zapier |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price EARLY From €7.50 My Hours Free for 5 users; paid from $5 / user / month
- Free trial EARLY Free trial on Personal, Personal Pro and Team; no permanent free tier My Hours 14 days of Pro, no credit card
- Hosting EARLY Cloud (SaaS), with desktop apps for Windows and Mac and mobile apps for iOS and Android My Hours Cloud on Microsoft Azure, ISO 27001 certified
- Support EARLY Email helpdesk My Hours Email helpdesk, Chat, 24/7
- AI features EARLY Yes My Hours No
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
EARLY
Strengths
- Automatic background tracking fills timesheets from real activity instead of remembered hours
- Four ways to capture time: automatic, Quicktrack shortcut, manual timer and a physical tracker
- Public API and webhooks included from the entry plan
Limitations
- Does not issue invoices; billable time is exported for another tool to bill
- No permanent free tier, only a trial
- Billable rates, custom exports, time off and overtime require Personal Pro
My Hours
Strengths
- Free plan covers five active users
- Billing rates, budgets and client invoices are part of the product, not an add-on
- Approval workflow with assigned approvers, auto-locking periods and an audit trail
- Two-way Jira sync alongside a documented REST API
Limitations
- SSO is an Enterprise feature and Enterprise pricing is on request
- Built around billable project work rather than shift or attendance management
- Priority support starts on the Pro plan
Plans
Pricing
EARLY
- Personal Not stated Unlimited time tracking, automatic tracking, productivity insights, one project budget, and full access to the API and webhooks.
- Personal Pro Not stated Adds billable rates and reports, time rounding, custom exports as CSV, Excel and PDF, time-off and overtime tracking, automatic tracking suggestions and unlimited project budgets.
- Team Not stated Up to 20 members. Adds shared reports and team analytics, automatic team reminders, permission and seat management, a dedicated success manager and bespoke onboarding.
- Enterprise Not stated For 20+ members, custom pricing. Adds migration support, priority technical support, multiple workspaces, a custom API, custom integrations and SSO.
My Hours
- Free $0 Up to 5 active users, core time tracking.
- Basic $5 / user / month Billed monthly, $4 billed annually. Unlimited projects, clients and tasks, billable rates and detailed reports.
- Pro $9 / user / month Billed monthly, $8 billed annually. Adds rate and budget calculations, granular permissions, approval workflows with audit logs and priority support.
- Enterprise Not stated On request. Mandatory SSO, unlimited audit log, custom integrations and tailored reports, a dedicated customer success manager, team onboarding and SLA options.
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EARLY
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My Hours
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
EARLY https://early.app · checked against the official source on 2026-09-25
My Hours https://myhours.com · no check date recorded yet
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