Time Tracking for Independent Developers with Client Contracts
Time tracking for software houses
Track your own engineering hours across client contracts. Monitor budgets and export billable time to your invoicing tool.
Why Software Houses struggle with time tracking
Time tracking feels like overhead, so logs stay incomplete
Developers see time tracking as bureaucratic overhead. When you fill in timesheets retroactively on Friday afternoon, the data is inaccurate and billing disputes follow. The tool needs to be lightweight enough that you actually use it.
Client contracts have different billing structures and none are easy to reconcile
Some clients pay by the hour, others have fixed budgets with change requests billed separately. Tracking time against multiple billing models in one system — without manual workarounds — is the gap most independent developers fall into.
Your allocation across projects is invisible until you are overbooked
When you work across multiple client projects, allocation problems only surface when deadlines slip. Without seeing where your hours are going week by week, planning your capacity is guesswork.
How Teetrack solves this
- Your allocation invisible across projects: Use the summary view to see how your own engineering hours are distributed across clients and projects. Spot personal overbooking before it becomes a delivery problem.
Example scenario
“Non-billable internal scoping time stays tracked but off the invoice — clients see only the delivered billable work.”
An illustrative example based on common freelancer and agency workflows — not a quote from a specific customer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can managers see hours across all team members?
No — Teetrack public accounts support one user, so managers cannot review a team’s entries. Summary and timesheet views cover the account owner’s own hours only.
Is Teetrack suitable for an individual developer?
Yes — Teetrack is designed to be minimal for one user. Start a timer, stop a timer, and assign the entry to a project. It does not provide a shared workspace for a development team.
Can we track time for T&M and fixed-price projects in the same system?
Yes — create projects with or without budgets. For time-and-materials clients, track hours openly. For fixed-price engagements, set a budget and monitor consumption against delivery.
How do we handle multiple clients with different rates?
Set hourly rates per project or client. Teetrack applies these rates when exporting timesheets so your invoicing tool bills each client correctly without manual adjustments.
What does the Business plan cost?
The Business plan is €4/month for one user and supports up to 20 projects. It includes unlimited history, billing and budgets, CSV/PDF exports, and top-10 project analytics; unlimited projects, full analytics, and custom branding require Pro.