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Tempo Timesheets vs Paymo

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Tempo Timesheets

Software

Time tracking for Jira

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Paymo

Software

Work & project management for teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Tempo Timesheets sold only as a Jira Cloud or Data Center add-on, starting near $1 per user per month, so it cannot be used without an existing Jira license; Paymo every advertised price rises after 3 months, with Plus going from $10.90 to $15.90 per user and Pro from $16.90 to $23.90

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Tempo Timesheets and Paymo actually diverge.

Attributes where Tempo Timesheets and Paymo differ
AttributeTempo TimesheetsPaymo
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Desktop
FoundedUnknown2008

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Tempo Timesheets

Nothing recorded that Paymo does not also cover.

Only in Paymo

  • Task management
  • Time tracking
  • Invoicing
  • Gantt charts
  • Resource scheduling
  • Slack
  • Google Workspace
  • Zapier

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Tempo Timesheets

No use cases recorded yet. See the Tempo Timesheets review.

Paymo

  • Project management with time tracking and invoicing for agenciesnot Tempo Timesheets
  • Tracking billable hours and project profitabilitynot Tempo Timesheets

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Tempo Timesheets

  • Sold only as a Jira Cloud or Data Center add-on, starting near $1 per user per month, so it cannot be used without an existing Jira license

Paymo

  • Every advertised price rises after 3 months, with Plus going from $10.90 to $15.90 per user and Pro from $16.90 to $23.90
  • The free plan allows 1 user, 1 client and 2 projects
  • The Solo plan is still capped at 3 clients and 5 projects
  • Gantt charts, task dependencies and scheduling require the Plus plan
  • Integrations are excluded from both the free and Solo plans

Pricing, plan by plan

Tempo Timesheets

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Tempo Timesheets review.

Paymo

On request
  • FreeFree
    • 1 user
    • Basic features
  • Starter$4.95/month
    • Time tracking
    • Kanban
    • Invoicing

Which should you pick?

Choose Tempo Timesheets if

Nothing in the data separates Tempo Timesheets from Paymo on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Tempo Timesheets review

Choose Paymo if

  • You need task management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
  • You also want time tracking.
Paymo review

Questions people ask

Is Tempo Timesheets or Paymo better?
Neither clearly leads. Tempo Timesheets starts at On request and Paymo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Tempo Timesheets or Paymo?
Tempo Timesheets starts at On request and Paymo at On request.
Does Tempo Timesheets or Paymo run on more platforms?
Tempo Timesheets runs on Web. Paymo runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
What can Tempo Timesheets do that Paymo cannot?
Paymo covers Task management, Time tracking, Invoicing, Gantt charts.
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