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Best Time and Expense Software in 2026

When paid work spans hours, expenses and client charges, the right software can help connect those records to billing. Compare approval workflows and billable rate support with the billing methods and invoicing your team uses. Expense capture, client portals and mobile apps offer more ways to assess fit, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame cost. Clockify, Harvest and Avaza are among the entries to consider; Paymo and Teamwork.com are also included. Think about how your staff submit time and expenses, who reviews them, and how clients are billed. The listed criteria make it easier to weigh those needs against the capabilities each product reports.

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    Avaza

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+4

    Avaza brings project work, scheduling, expense management, and invoicing together, with extensive reporting and app integrations.

    7.7 Free plan · paid from $11.95/mo Visit site
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    Bill4Time

    by Bill4Time
    Free plan WebWindowsMac+2

    Bill4Time combines project and billable-time tracking with billing tools across web, desktop, and mobile platforms.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $39/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Clockify

    by Clockify
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+2

    Clockify pairs time tracking with project, billing, reporting, and team-administration features. Its free tier covers up to five users; larger teams can review the paid plans and their annual billing.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from $3.99/user/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Harvest

    by Harvest
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2

    Harvest combines time tracking, invoicing, and team administration across desktop, mobile, and web.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $9/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    FunctionFox

    by FunctionFox
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose FunctionFox if your creative team wants time tracking, project management, billing, and resource forecasting in one web-based platform.

    7.3 From $10.50/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Invoice Ninja

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+6

    Invoice Ninja combines billing with project, time and expense tools, and offers hosted apps as well as self-hosting.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $14/user/mo Visit site
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    Pacific Timesheet Time Off

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5

    Pacific Timesheet Time Off combines configurable accruals, request validation, approval reminders, and employee self-service.

    7.2 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Paymo

    by Paymo
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Paymo offers a free plan with tight limits and paid tiers that expand user, project, and storage allowances.

    7.2 Free plan · paid from $5.90/user/mo (annual) · 15-day trial Visit site
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    Teamwork.com

    by Teamwork.com
    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+4

    Choose Teamwork.com if your team wants project management with defined capacity tiers and needs features such as time tracking, guest access or automations.

    7.0 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Timesheets.com

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Timesheets.com supports attendance, payroll preparation, and project billing in one platform, with clock-in options across web, mobile, and kiosk use.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $5.50/user/mo Visit site
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    BQE CORE

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose BQE CORE if your professional services firm needs project oversight alongside time, expense, billing, accounting, and reporting tools.

    6.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    eBillity

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb+1

    Choose eBillity if you need time tracking and billing with workforce tools, or legal billing through LawBillity. The 14-day trial provides a way to try it without a credit card.

    6.4 14-day trial Visit site
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    BigTime

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose BigTime if your professional services firm needs time and expense tracking, invoicing, and project portfolio management in one product. Essentials starts at $20 per user/month.

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    Certinia Professional Services Cloud

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    The product brings core services operations together on Salesforce and lists a broad set of project and financial capabilities.

    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Projectworks

    Free trial AndroidAPIExtension+4

    Projectworks brings project delivery, resourcing, and financial reporting into one platform for professional services firms.

    6.0 From $17/user/mo (annual) · 21-day trial Visit site
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    Scoro

    by Scoro
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Scoro combines project delivery, resource planning and financial tools for professional services teams. Its per-user pricing depends on the apps selected, and teams must meet the five-user minimum.

    6.0 From $17/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Deltek Vantagepoint

    by Deltek Vantagepoint
    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+2

    Deltek Vantagepoint links CRM, project delivery, resources, and financial management in one ERP system.

    5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    TimeSolv

    by TimeSolv
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+4
    5.9 10-day trial Visit site
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    Infor Professional Services Automation

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Choose Infor Professional Services Automation if your professional services work needs project budget and cost tracking alongside profitability reporting, invoicing, expense capture, and accounting…

    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Kantata

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose Kantata if your services organization needs resource planning alongside project delivery and financial management.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Kimai

    by Kimai
    Paid WebWindowsMac+2

    Choose Kimai if your timekeeping needs center on projects, billable hours, approvals and export, with a 30-day trial to start.

    5.7 Open source · paid from €2.99/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Ravetree

    by Ravetree
    Free trial APIWeb

    Ravetree brings project delivery, financial management, billing, integrations, and client work into one platform for professional services teams.

    5.7 From $29/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    SAVIOM

    by SAVIOM
    Free trial Self-hostedWeb

    SAVIOM combines detailed resource planning with broad configuration and deployment options.

    5.7 Pricing on request · 60-day trial Visit site
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    Deltek Replicon

    by Deltek Replicon
    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Proceed

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+2

    Proceed PSA brings project accounting, time, expenses, budgets, and invoicing into a single services workflow.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site

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