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TimeMate or TimeWriter?

Price, integrations and Netherlands check side by side.

TimeMate

for freelancers and SMEs

Hours, work orders and planning in one app from Enschede, mainly for businesses with staff out on jobs.

from €5.95 /month excl. VAT
3 of 5 NL check
TimeWriter

for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

Time tracking with leave, budget monitoring and invoicing, as a web and desktop app, with an annual licence.

Free plan, paid from €17.92 /month excl. VAT
3 of 5 NL check

The differences

  • TimeWriter has a free plan, TimeMate does not.
  • Paid plans at TimeMate start cheaper: €5.95 against €17.92 per month.
  • Only TimeMate integrates with Exact Online, WeFact, Yuki, Gripp, Nmbrs, YouForce, SilvaSoft, Outlook and Google Agenda.
  • Only TimeWriter integrates with Exact, Asperion and Minox.

Side by side

TimeMate compared with TimeWriter
TimeMateTimeWriter
Pricefrom €5.95/month excl. VATFree plan, paid from €17.92/month
Support in Dutch✓ Yes✓ Yes
App in Dutch✓ Yes✓ Yes
Data in the EUUnknownUnknown
Data processing agreementUnknownUnknown
Company in the Netherlands✓ Yes✓ Yes
IntegrationsExact Online, Moneybird, e-Boekhouden, SnelStart, WeFact, Yuki, Gripp, Nmbrs, YouForce, SilvaSoft, Outlook, Google AgendaExact, SnelStart, Moneybird, e-Boekhouden, Asperion, Minox
Free trial14 daysNone
Stackwijs verdictNo verdict yetNo verdict yet
User reviewsNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
For whomfreelancers, SMEsfreelancers, SMEs, large companies

Facts checked on the vendors' websites.

TimeMate or TimeWriter: questions

What is the difference between TimeMate and TimeWriter?

TimeWriter has a free plan, TimeMate does not. Paid plans at TimeMate start cheaper: €5.95 against €17.92 per month. Only TimeMate integrates with Exact Online, WeFact, Yuki, Gripp, Nmbrs, YouForce, SilvaSoft, Outlook and Google Agenda. Only TimeWriter integrates with Exact, Asperion and Minox.

Is TimeMate or TimeWriter cheaper?

TimeMate starts at €5.95 per month, TimeWriter at €17.92. Do compare what those plans include: from €5.95/month excl. VAT versus free plan, paid from €17.92/month.

Which one do you choose?

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TimeMate

Hours, work orders and planning in one app from Enschede, mainly for businesses with staff out on jobs.

Suits installation, construction and maintenance firms that want hours and work orders in an app and send them to their accounts.

Price
from €5.95 /month excl. VAT
Try it
14 days free
NL check
3 of 5

TimeWriter

Time tracking with leave, budget monitoring and invoicing, as a web and desktop app, with an annual licence.

Suits businesses that want a fixed annual price per group of users and want to invoice hours via their accounting package or Peppol.

Price
Free plan, paid from €17.92 /month excl. VAT
Try it
Free plan
NL check
3 of 5

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