Time tracking is a critical tool often underutilized by many companies and their employees.
In fact, only a staggering 20% of people feel like they have their workload under control daily, according to Zippia. And 82% of these people don’t use a time management system and instead rely only on an essential to-do list or do nothing at all, not living up to their efficiency level.
That’s where the need for time tracking comes in. Apps for time tracking can prove helpful in many use cases, whether you’re an agency or company that needs to track billable hours for clients, a marketing team that wants to track how long content deliverables take your team to give a fair ETA on estimated turnaround time, or a project manager or boss who wants to understand your team’s workload and availability better.
No matter your team’s needs, there’s a slew of time tracking apps for Jira (over 290+ to choose from on the Atlassian Marketplace).
What features should teams look for in time tracking apps?
While it largely depends on what your company needs are for tracking time and the problems you’re trying to solve, here are just a few options that potential customers often look for:
- Having both an automatic built-in timer and the ability to add time manually: This is a great feature for those who want to accurately track time via an automatic time clock. However, having the manual option can be a good fail-safe if someone accidentally forgets to start the clock.
- Attribution for time spent on various tasks and projects: Curious what your team is spending their time on? This feature allows you to visualize the time spent on different aspects of your team’s workload. This can help your company set timelines and stick to them, access workload, and more.
- Access to detailed reports (or various live timeline views): This features allows teams to go one step further than the one above, providing companies with an overview all in one place of the time tracking data collected. However, the types of reporting and timeline capabilities vary by app.
- Time allocation to run payroll or invoice billable hours: This feature is perfect for agencies or other companies who need to bill clients or even for teams who have hourly contractors where they want to accurately track the time contractors spend each week working.
No matter your needs for tracking time, we’ve done the research and rounded up five Atlassian time tracking apps for Jira worth considering.
5 time tracking apps for Jira Software
This app allows users to create worklogs, start/stop timers on issues, or use automatic timers based on issue status. Users can also filter and break down timesheets by Jira fields, custom fields, or attributes – and even report on estimated vs actual, overtime work, etc.
Fast facts*
- 1,718 Atlassian Marketplace installs
- 3.5 stars based on 55 reviews
- Cloud Fortified (CF): CF apps offer additional security, reliability, and support
- $5 monthly for ten users or $50 yearly
Features we
- Automatic and manual timer
- Detailed reporting
You can learn more about Clockwork Automated Time Tracking & Timesheets Pro on the Atlassian Marketplace.
The app allows users to plan their Jira issues on the timeline using simple drag-and-drop features. Users can also report their progress via issue status changes and tracking time. Both calendar and roadmap views are supported as timeline representations with zoom-in/out abilities.
Fast facts
- 125 Atlassian Marketplace installs
- Three stars based on five reviews
- Cloud Fortified (CF): CF apps offer additional security, reliability, and support
- Free for up to 10 users
Features we
- Attribution for time spent on various tasks and projects
- Various timeline views
You can learn more about Time in Status Calendar & Worklog Roadmap for Jira on the Atlassian Marketplace.
This app provides users with detailed insight into time allocation. Users can save and export customized time reports with versatile data combinations and filtering options, including custom fields.
Fast facts
- 4,801 Atlassian Marketplace installs
- 3.5 stars based on 66 reviews
- Cloud Fortified (CF): CF apps offer additional security, reliability, and support
- $2.50 monthly for ten users or $25 yearly
Features we
- Time allocation to run payroll or invoice billable hours
- Attribution for time spent on tasks and projects
You can learn more about Worklogs on the Atlassian Marketplace.
This app provides detailed insights into issue statuses and time spent on each item. Users can also generate seven reports: Time in Status, Assignee Time, Average Time, Status Entrance Date, Status Count, Transition Count, and Time in Status per Date.
Fast facts
- 2,977 Atlassian Marketplace installs
- 3.5 stars based on 55 reviews
- Cloud Fortified (CF): CF apps offer additional security, reliability, and support
- Free for up to 10 users
Features we
- Detailed reporting
- Automatic and manual timer
You can learn more about Time in Status for Jira Cloud on the Atlassian Marketplace.
Activity Timeline enables time tracking mastery and detailed timesheet reporting. It provides reporting on different levels: Project, Team, and Individual, so you can quickly determine where the time was spent.
Fast facts
- 2,413 Atlassian Marketplace installs
- Four stars based on 80 reviews
- Cloud Fortified (CF): CF apps offer additional security, reliability, and support
- $10 monthly for ten users or $100 yearly
Features we
- Time allocation to run payroll or invoice billable hours
- Detailed reporting
You can learn more about Activity Timeline on the Atlassian Marketplace.
Customize your Jira instance with time tracking
Whether you want to track billable hours, simplify business processes, or improve personal and team productivity, the Atlassian Marketplace is sure to have a time tracking app that integrates directly into your Jira Software and helps further customize your instance to meet your company’s specific needs.
Visit the Atlassian Marketplace to view time tracking apps or search by other categories based on your Jira Software app needs.
*all fast facts are from July 2023.