Everhour Alternative for Independent Freelancers
Everhour works best inside Asana or Jira. If you're not in those tools all day, here's a standalone freelance time tracker that works on its own.
Published May 27, 2026
Everhour is a strong time tracking tool with one important constraint: it's built to live inside your project management tool, not beside it. If you're not already in Asana, Jira, or Basecamp all day — it's the wrong tool.
How Everhour works
Everhour integrates directly with tools like Asana, Basecamp, Jira, GitHub, ClickUp, and Trello. Once connected, you can track time on specific tasks inside those tools without leaving the interface. The timer button appears right next to your tasks. For teams using project management software heavily, it's a genuinely elegant solution.
The problem for freelancers who don't use PM tools
If your work comes in through email, calls, and briefs rather than a structured task system, Everhour's core value proposition doesn't apply to you. You can use it as a standalone time tracker, but its interface is designed around PM tool structures — more overhead than most freelancers want just to track hours and invoice clients.
Invoicing is limited. Everhour can generate invoices, but the output is basic. For a professional PDF you'd be proud to attach to an email, you may still need a separate tool.
The free plan is limited to one user and doesn't include invoicing. Paid plans start at $8.50 per user per month — team pricing for a solo use case.
A tool built for standalone freelance work
Cashlog doesn't assume you're working inside any other tool. No integration required, no PM software to connect. You open the app, start a timer for a client, and get to work.
Project tracking is optional — group sessions by project if you want to, or track hours directly against a client. Invoicing is built in and designed to produce a clean, professional result: your business details, client name, session breakdown, rates, and VAT in a PDF you can send immediately.
| Everhour | Cashlog | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Teams in PM tools | Solo freelancers |
| Requires other tools | Yes (Asana, Jira, etc.) | No |
| Invoicing | Basic | One-click professional PDF |
| Standalone usability | Limited | Full |
| Price | $8.50/user/month | Simpler pricing |
The bottom line
If you live inside Asana or Jira and need time tracking baked into those tools, Everhour is excellent. If you're a solo freelancer working independently — no PM software, no team — Cashlog is the better fit.
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