Timely
AI-powered automatic time tracking platform built for privacy-conscious teams and agencies.
- Data: EU
- GDPR-native
- EU-owned

Timely is an Oslo-based time tracking platform that automatically captures work activity and generates timesheets using AI, eliminating manual timer input. It emphasizes privacy-by-design with GDPR compliance, EU data residency on AWS, and ISO 27001 certification, serving over 5,000 businesses globally including agencies, consultancies, and SaaS companies.
Timely is an Oslo-based time tracking platform that automatically captures work activity and generates timesheets using AI, eliminating manual timer input. It emphasizes privacy-by-design with GDPR compliance, EU data residency on AWS, and ISO 27001 certification, serving over 5,000 businesses globally including agencies, consultancies, and SaaS companies.
Highlights
- ✓AI-powered automatic time tracking with zero manual timer input
- ✓ISO 27001:2022 certified with EU AWS data residency and AES-256 encryption
- ✓GDPR-native privacy-by-design with full user data control and no data selling
- ✓One-click timesheet approval with 30+ business application integrations
- Data location
- EU
- Pricing
- Freemium
- EU-owned
- Yes
- Self-hostable
- No
Good for
- Professional services and consulting firms automating billable hours capture and project allocation
- SaaS and agencies improving billing accuracy and resource utilization across dispersed teams
- Freelance-heavy consultancies tracking client work automatically across multiple apps without manual overhead
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Timely EU-owned and GDPR-native?
- Timely — European-owned: Yes; GDPR-native: Yes; self-hostable: No; data stored in: EU.
- How much does Timely cost?
- Pricing model: Freemium. Check Timely's own site for current plans and numbers.
- What are European alternatives to Timely?
- Compare GDPR-native European alternatives to Timely — where each one is built, owned and hosted.
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