Tempo Timesheets
Jira-native automated time tracking and timesheets for enterprise teams
By Tempo Software · HQ Boston, US · 4.4/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Jira- and Atlassian-centric enterprises that want automated time tracking inside existing Jira workflows
- Organizations that bill clients or capitalize R&D and need billable hours, accounts and approval workflows
- Teams needing team- and project-level timesheet approvals with period locking
- Companies that want time data combined with capacity, financial and portfolio views via other Tempo apps
- Engineering teams whose developers should log time from IDEs, Git, Slack, calendars or mobile
Ideal size: 50-5,000 Jira users people · Scale-up or enterprise already standardized on Jira Cloud or Data Center
Not for
- Teams that do not use Jira - Timesheets is a Jira Cloud and Data Center app
- Individual freelancers looking for a free standalone tracker
- Buyers wanting one all-in-one PSA or ERP suite without Atlassian ecosystem add-ons
- Organizations requiring published AI model, key-management or AI audit documentation
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
1-2 weeks after Jira app install
~14 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$7,188/yr
Starts at $120 · Per-Jira-user tiered subscription, billed monthly or annually; Tempo license size must match Jira license size (max 100,000 users)
Implementation Friction
2/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
$10.00/user/mo for 1-10 (flat fee); $5.99 at 11-100; $1.99 at 251-1,000; $0.28 at 15,000+ users
Add-on costs
- Capacity Planner, Financial Manager, Structure PPM and Custom Charts are separate Tempo apps with their own pricing
- Project-level timesheet approvals require Financial Manager
- Data Center editions differ: some Cloud features (Slack, mobile, Chrome extension) are not listed for Data Center
Company & support
Who is behind Tempo Timesheets, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- 2007 · 19 yrs in business
- Headquarters
- Boston, US
How you get support
- PhoneNot listed
- EmailNot listed
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsAll plans
- Community forumNot listed
- Help centre / docsAll plans
- Dedicated account managerNot listed
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- Not stated
Help Center articles and product documentation for self-serve help; support requests are raised as a service desk ticket.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Tempo Timesheets sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
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Companies on the chart 6 / 10
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Tempo Timesheets ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
Tempo's Timesheets pricing page lists an 'AI suggestions' feature that gathers activity data from connected work systems to offer 1-click time-logging suggestions. Tempo's homepage markets orchestrating human and AI-agent work, but the sources reviewed name no model, key option, AI audit trail or AI pricing.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
- Not recorded
- AI pricing
- Not recorded
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
- Not recorded
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
The Jira-native time tracking and timesheet app from Tempo Software. Timesheets automates time capture inside Jira via calendar, IDE, Git, Slack and mobile inputs, with team- and project-level approvals, billable-hours accounts and reporting. Data feeds Tempo's Capacity Planner, Financial Manager and Structure PPM apps. Tiered per-Jira-user pricing runs from $10 per user/month for 1-10 users to $0.28 at 100k. Tempo's Trust Center lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001, GDPR and HIPAA.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Tempo Timesheets cost?
Timesheets is priced per Jira user, billed monthly or annually, and your Tempo license size must match your Jira license size. Tempo lists $10.00 per user/month for 1-10 users (flat fee), $5.99 for 11-100 users, falling to $0.28 per user at 15,000+ users; the page shows a 100-user example at $599.00 per month. A free trial is available, and Tempo publishes a per-tier table so buyers can model growth.
Does Tempo Timesheets work without Jira?
No. Timesheets is a Jira app offered for Jira Cloud and Jira Data Center, so Jira is required. It surfaces other systems inside Jira - Google Calendar and Microsoft 365 events, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, JetBrains, VS Code, Slack and a mobile tracker - so time can be captured where work happens, but timesheets, approvals and reports live in Jira alongside Tempo's other apps.
What security and compliance certifications does Tempo hold?
Tempo's Trust Center lists SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001 (including the SoA), ISO/IEC 27701, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 1, CSA STAR Level 1 and DORA, together with encryption at rest and in transit, SSO, MFA, penetration testing and a documented DPA. Reports and other documents can be requested through the Trust Center.
Does Tempo Timesheets use AI?
Tempo's Timesheets pricing page lists an 'AI suggestions' feature that gathers activity data from connected work systems to provide 1-click suggestions for logging time. Tempo's broader marketing describes orchestrating human and AI-agent work, but the sources reviewed do not name the underlying models, say whether customers can supply their own keys, or describe how AI usage is logged.
Can Tempo Timesheets handle client billing and timesheet approvals?
Yes. Teams log time against Tempo accounts and mark billable hours for client invoicing, and team-level approvals let managers review and approve submitted timesheets, after which the approval period is closed so no more time can be logged or changed. Project-level approvals, which review hours from several teams on one project, require the separate Financial Manager app.
What support is available for Tempo Timesheets?
Tempo provides a Help Center with knowledge base articles, documentation, migration guides and release notes, and support requests are raised through a service desk ticket. The sources reviewed do not state support hours, response-time SLAs or a support phone line, so buyers should confirm those commitments during evaluation.