Tideoo might be your pick if…
You want the hours you track to become invoices, confirmed payments and client credit in the same tool — with a free plan to start and one flat price as you grow.
Start freeTideoo vs Timely
A Timely alternative that turns captured hours into invoices
Timely's automatic tracking makes sure no hour goes forgotten. Tideoo makes sure every captured hour has a path to an invoice, a confirmed payment and — for retainers — client credit. One calm tool, a real free plan, and flat pricing that fits freelancers and small teams.
Free plan · No credit card · Flat pricing, not per seat · Set up in minutes
At a glance
Two good tools, two different centers of gravity
Timely might be your pick if…
Your team wants fully automatic time capture with AI-drafted timesheets, and you are happy to push billing through accounting tools.
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Tideoo and Timely, side by side
| Feature | Tideoo | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| Time tracking | ||
| Automatic background tracking | ||
| AI-drafted timesheets | ||
| One-click timer & manual entries | ||
| Weekly timesheets | ||
| Billable rates | ||
| Privacy-first tracking (no screenshots or monitoring) | ||
| Invoicing | ||
| Invoices from tracked time | Via QuickBooks, Xero & FreshBooks | |
| Partial payments with optional minimums | ||
| Invoice status & payment tracking | ||
| Invoice version history & safe editing | ||
| Payments & getting paid | ||
| Clients report payments with proof attached | ||
| One-click confirm or reject, with a full audit trail | ||
| Invoice-specific conversation with your client | ||
| Receiving methods on every invoice — bank, crypto or custom | ||
| Client credit | ||
| Retainers & prepayments as a client credit balance | ||
| Apply partial or full credit to invoices | ||
| Auditable credit ledger | ||
| Pricing & reporting | ||
| Revenue, outstanding & overdue reports | ||
| Client credit held report | ||
| Free plan | 14-day trial | |
| Flat price for the whole business | $29/mo covers up to 10 members | Per user, with plan user caps |
| Free trial, no credit card | ||
Third-party details are based on publicly available information as of September 2026 and may change — check Timely's site for current plans and features.
See Tideoo pricingWhy Tideoo
Where Tideoo shines
Bill the time you capture
Timely stops at beautiful reports; billing lives in other tools. In Tideoo, tracked hours become invoice line items, and invoices become confirmed payments — no exports, no glue.
A free plan, and flat after that
Start free with 3 clients and 5 invoices a month. Pro is $12/mo ($10 annual); Agency covers up to 10 members for $29/mo. No per-seat math, no user caps to plan around.
Client credit for retainers
Hold a retainer as client credit and apply it to invoices as work happens — partially or fully — with every movement in an auditable ledger.
Nothing to install, minutes to learn
Tideoo runs in the browser: add a client, start a timer, send an invoice. Same privacy-first spirit — no screenshots, no monitoring — just a calm tool you will actually open.
Pricing, side by side
One flat price, whatever your month looks like
Tideoo is priced per business — not per person — so your bill never multiplies with your team, your clients or your invoices.
tideooFree
3 clients · 5 invoices a month
$0
Pro
$10/mo billed annually
$12/mo
Agency
$24/mo billed annually · up to 10 members
$29/mo
- One flat price for the whole business
- No per-seat charges or seat minimums
- No usage fees as you grow
- Nothing taken from your payments
Timely
Timely's plans are priced per user per month (Starter, Premium and Unlimited, with user caps on the lower tiers) and center on automatic time tracking and AI timesheets. Invoicing happens through accounting integrations rather than in the product.
Details are based on publicly available information as of September 2026 and may change. We think Timely is a good tool — this page simply highlights where Tideoo fits best.
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Common questions
For freelancers and small teams who bill clients, yes — Tideoo covers time tracking and adds the invoicing, payments and client credit that Timely intentionally leaves to other tools. Teams that want fully automatic capture may love Timely's Memory and pair it with Tideoo.
No — Tideoo's tracking is a one-click timer plus manual entries and weekly timesheets. It is deliberate: simple, transparent and enough to bill accurately for most service businesses.
Timely bills per user with user caps per plan; Tideoo bills the business — Pro is $12/mo ($10 annual) and Agency is $29/mo for up to 10 members — and there is a genuine free plan.
Yes. Timely exports timesheets; add your clients and projects in Tideoo and log the hours — or start fresh with the timer and weekly view.
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