Scoro vs. Timely

At a glance

Best for

Best for professional-services firms that want projects, resources and finances in one PSA, from small consultancies to enterprises.

Small and mid-sized
Enterprise

Timely

Best for

Best for people who forget to start timers and want work captured automatically.

Freelancers
Small and mid-sized
Enterprise

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Full Comparison

Criterion	Scoro	Timely
Starting price	From €15 / user / month Time-billing bundle, minimum 5 users. The price rises with the apps combined, up to €52 for the end-to-end bundle; annual billing is 13 to 17 percent cheaper.	Starter from $9 / user / month Billed yearly; $11 billed monthly. Premium $16 and Unlimited $22 per user and month billed yearly ($20 and $28 monthly), Enterprise on request. Starter is capped at 5 users and 20 projects. A Tasks add-on starts at $5 per person.
Free trial	14 days, no credit card	14-day trial
Languages	English, German, Estonian, French, Spanish	Not stated
Hosting	Cloud, GDPR-compliant	Not stated
Made in	Estonia	Norway
Time tracking	Yes, billable and non-billable	Yes, automatic activity capture with AI-drafted timesheets, plus idle detection and an optional manual timer
Invoicing	Yes, automated invoicing and billing, supplier bills and purchase orders	Yes, invoices raised in Timely and sent to QuickBooks Online; accounting integrations from the Premium plan
Reporting and controlling	Yes, real-time financials and profitability forecasting	Yes, project dashboards with budgets and billable rates, a people view for capacity and allocation, plus overtime and undertime reporting on the top plan
Integrations and API	Yes, API plus integrations with accounting, calendar and automation tools	Yes, API access on every plan, plus around 90 integrations
AI features	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based	Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support	more entries Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat	Chat
Onboarding	Personal consulting	more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding
Company size	Small and mid-sized, Enterprise	more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations	Xero, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Exact Online, Google Calendar, Microsoft Exchange, HubSpot, Salesforce, Jira, Stripe, Expensify, Zapier	more entries Asana, Trello, Jira, monday.com, ClickUp, Linear, Google Calendar, Outlook, GitHub, Slack, QuickBooks, Xero, Toggl, Zapier

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The short version

Key Differences

Starting price Scoro From €15 / user / month Timely Starter from $9 / user / month
Free trial Scoro 14 days, no credit card Timely 14-day trial
Company size Scoro Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Timely Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Support Scoro Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat Timely Chat
Made in Scoro Estonia Timely Norway

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Scoro

Strengths

Unifies projects, resources and finances in one PSA
Strong profitability and financial insights
Connects to the main accounting, calendar and automation tools

Limitations

Higher price point
Depth can be complex for small teams

Timely

Strengths

Automatic tracking, no forgotten timers
AI-drafted timesheets
Memory is private to each user until they submit it
Invoices can be raised and pushed to QuickBooks Online

Limitations

Pricier than simple trackers
Automatic approach is a different workflow
Starter is capped at five users and twenty projects
Capacity management, overtime and undertime only on the top plan
Tasks is a paid add-on rather than part of a plan

Plans

Pricing

Scoro

Time-billing €15 Per user and month, minimum 5 users. Combines the Track and Invoice apps.
Projects & Resources €25 Per user and month, minimum 5 users. Combines Do, Deliver, Track and Resource.
Quote to Cash €25 Per user and month, minimum 5 users. Combines Estimate, Deliver, Track and Invoice.
End-to-end €52 Per user and month, minimum 5 users. All eight apps plus Advanced Work and Advanced Financials. Annual billing is 13 to 17 percent cheaper on every bundle.

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Timely

Starter $9 Per user and month billed yearly, $11 monthly. Capped at 5 users and 20 projects. Automatic tracking, AI timesheets, billable-hour reporting, in-app support and API access.
Premium $16 Per user and month billed yearly, $20 monthly. Capped at 50 users. Adds project-management and accounting integrations, team management, budgets and costs, and planning.
Unlimited $22 Per user and month billed yearly, $28 monthly. Unlimited users. Adds capacity management and reporting, overtime and undertime, Azure user management and 50+ currencies.
Enterprise Not stated On request. Adds tailored onboarding and setup, team training, regular reviews, reporting support and priority support.

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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

Scoro

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Onboarding: Not rated yet
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Timely

Ease of use: Not rated yet
User interface: Not rated yet
Onboarding: Not rated yet
Support and service: Not rated yet
Value for money: Not rated yet
Features: Not rated yet

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Where this comes from

Scoro https://www.scoro.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-01

Timely https://www.timely.com · no check date recorded yet

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.