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# Hour Diary

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> HourDiary is a cloud-based time tracking and expense recording solution that caters to small businesses across various industry verticals. It helps users to manage and keep track of project durations and running expenses.


HourDiary helps users generate timesheets for customers, accounting department and the invoicing process. Non-chargeable time can also be included in timesheets. The solution stores project-related data in a central database and communications are encrypted using SSL.


HourDiary enables users to generate custom reports on various metrics and indicators such as resource managements and operations. Reports can be downloaded by users and saved as spreadsheets on local systems. Additionally, HourDiary offers features like time estimation, support for multiple consultant billing rates and a number of export tools.


Services are offered on a monthly subscription basis that includes support via phone.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 4 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 4 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: JPY
- **Location**: Surbiton, UK
- **Founded**: 1990

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: £26.00
- **Pricing model**:  (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Charged at £20 per month (UK pounds). As of 24th Feb 2017 $26 = £20
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United Kingdom

## Features

- Activity Tracking
- Billable & Non-Billable Hours
- Billing & Invoicing
- Employee Database
- Estimating
- Expense Tracking
- Multiple Billing Rates
- Online Time Tracking Software
- Project Tracking
- Reporting/Analytics
- Resource Management
- Time & Expense Tracking
- Time Tracking
- Time Tracking by Client
- Time Tracking by Project
- Timer

## Category

- [Project Management Software for Small Business](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3618/small-business/software)

## Related Categories

- [Project Management Software for Small Business](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3618/small-business/software)
- [Time Tracking Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3834/time-tracking/software)
- [Time and Expense Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/222/time-and-expense/software)

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5. [Toggl Track](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/159139/toggl) — 4.7/5 (2585 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Simple, easy to use software" — 4.0/5

> **Carl** | *5 December 2017*
> 
> **Pros**: Simplicity. Ease of setup and use. All our staff could start using this and have been keeping their time more regularly since using it.
> 
> **Cons**: Reporting can be a bit inflexible. I need to export to excel and then make pivot tables to analyse the data.

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### "HourDiary does exactly what it claims." — 5.0/5

> **Samantha** | *9 May 2017* | Architecture & Planning | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: It is essential we provide professional, fully itemised timesheets \& expenses to our many institutional clients. HourDiary has helped us do this and in the process saved many hours of frustration struggling with Excel.  I would recommend it to any firm.
> 
> **Cons**: If it could fill in my time sheet for me automatically by scanning my emails, monitoring my phone calls and reading my mind that would be great.
> 
> Accurate billing and increased estimate forecasting

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### "Easy to use time tracking software that I can access wherever I am." — 5.0/5

> **Francesca** | *22 May 2017* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: HourDiary enables me to easily record my time and then create professional looking invoices which I can send on to my clients. I can also quickly run a report to work out what time hasn't yet been billed (and the value of that work) and also monitor where I am versus any fixed quote / budget I have set. On the occasions where I have needed some extra guidance, the support helpline has been quick to respond \& easy to deal with. Fantastic value for money.
> 
> **Cons**: Would be helpful to have the ability to make certain matters / rates confidential from other users in the future.
> 
> Saves time when creating timesheet to support invoices. Helpful specifically to me as i work on a time and materials basis.

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### "Very worthwhile" — 5.0/5

> **Patrick** | *27 February 2017*
> 
> We've discussed it in the office and feel that HourDiary is very worthwhile and has already helped us with several clients, so we would very much like to continue using it.

## Links

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