Time Tracking for Consultants

Track client engagements, manage retainers, and maximize
consulting profitability—all in one place.

Management consultant tracking client engagement hours

Turn Retainer Hours Into Predictable Revenue

Track utilization in real-time, prevent retainer burnout, and prove your value to clients.

Consulting retainer tracking dashboard showing remaining hours and budget alerts
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    Track Retainer Utilization

    See remaining hours per client in real-time. Know exactly how much retainer budget you have left before you hit the limit.

  • 2

    Prevent Retainer Burnout

    Get alerts at 75%, 90%, and 100% of retainer budgets. Have scope conversations before exceeding client expectations.

  • 3

    Prove Your Value

    Generate detailed reports showing clients exactly where their investment goes—every meeting, deliverable, and strategic session.

Complete Time Tracking Solution for Consultants

Track client engagements, manage retainers, and generate transparent reports.

Multi-Client Engagement Management

Manage unlimited clients, retainers, and project-based engagements. Track time across strategic consulting, implementation work, and advisory calls.

Multi-client consulting engagement dashboard
Retainer budget tracking with utilization alerts

Retainer & Project Budgeting

Set retainer budgets in hours or dollars. Get automatic alerts when approaching limits. See which clients are most profitable and which need scope adjustments.

Consultant Utilization Tracking

Monitor your utilization rate and billable hours. Optimize your schedule to maximize revenue while maintaining work-life balance.

Consultant utilization dashboard showing billable hours
Client report generation from tracked consulting hours

Client Reporting & Transparency

Generate professional reports showing exactly what you worked on. Export to invoices or share directly with clients for full engagement transparency.

Seamless Tool Integration

Works inside Notion, Asana, ClickUp, Linear, and other tools consultants use. Track time without disrupting your workflow.

Time tracking embedded inside Notion and Asana
Consulting engagement profitability analysis

Engagement Profitability Analysis

Compare estimated vs. actual hours per engagement. Identify which types of consulting work are most profitable and price future engagements accordingly.

Consultants Maximize Revenue with Everhour

Real results from 400+ consulting firms that improved utilization and retainer management.

92%
Average consultant utilization rate
Management consulting, 12 people
$85K
Average quarterly retainer revenue
Strategy consulting, 8 people
2hrs
Saved weekly on admin tasks
Independent consultant
89%
Clients renew retainers
Business consulting, 15 people
15min
Daily time entry average
Solo consultant
38%
Increase in billable hours
HR consulting, 6 people
96%
Stay within retainer budgets
IT consulting, 10 people
$42K
Monthly retainer revenue per consultant
Management consulting
3x
Faster client reporting
Change management, 18 people
100%
Retainer visibility in real-time
Strategy consulting
5hrs
Weekly time saved on invoicing
Fractional executive
28%
Higher engagement renewals
Operations consulting, 12 people
85%
Consultant retention rate
Advisory firm, 20 people
$125/hr
Average billable rate
Senior consultant
4min
To generate client report
Independent consultant
92%
Average consultant utilization rate
Management consulting, 12 people
$85K
Average quarterly retainer revenue
Strategy consulting, 8 people
2hrs
Saved weekly on admin tasks
Independent consultant
89%
Clients renew retainers
Business consulting, 15 people
15min
Daily time entry average
Solo consultant
38%
Increase in billable hours
HR consulting, 6 people

From scattered tracking to 92% utilization. We finally see where every retainer hour goes.

We were burning through retainer hours without realizing it. Client calls, strategy sessions, follow-up emails—everything blurred together. Everhour gave us real-time visibility into retainer utilization. We discovered we were spending 35% more time than budgeted on certain clients. Now we track every engagement hour, get alerts before hitting retainer limits, and can proactively manage scope. Our utilization jumped from 68% to 92%, and clients love the transparent reporting.

Michael, Management Consultant

Michael, Management Consultant sharing consulting time tracking success

Questions? We Have Answers

Here is a list of the most frequently asked questions.

How does Everhour help consultants track retainer hours?

Set retainer budgets in hours or dollars for each client. Everhour shows remaining balance in real-time and sends alerts at 75%, 90%, and 100% utilization so you can manage scope proactively.

Can we track multiple client engagements simultaneously?

Yes. Everhour supports unlimited clients and projects. Track time across retainers, project-based work, and ad-hoc consulting engagements with clear separation and individual budgets.

How do consultants prove their value to clients?

Generate detailed time reports showing exactly what you worked on, with timestamps and task descriptions. Export to professional invoices or share reports directly with clients for full transparency.

Which tools does Everhour integrate with for consultants?

Everhour works natively inside Notion, Asana, ClickUp, Linear, Monday, Jira, and 50+ other tools. Time tracking controls appear directly in your workspace—no context switching required.

Can we see remaining retainer balance per client?

Yes. Every project shows total budget, time tracked, and remaining balance in real-time. Filter by client to see all their engagements and total retainer utilization at a glance.

How do consultants invoice clients for billable hours?

Export tracked hours directly to QuickBooks, Xero, or FreshBooks. Generate detailed invoices showing what you worked on, or create them directly in Everhour with custom hourly rates.

Can we set different billing rates for different services?

Yes. Set custom rates per project type (strategy vs. implementation), per task category, or per consultant. This gives you accurate profitability analysis per engagement.

How long does setup take for a consulting firm?

Most consultants are tracking within 15 minutes. Connect your workspace tool (Notion, Asana, etc.), create client projects, and start timers. No complex configuration required.

Does Everhour work for solo consultants?

Absolutely. Many independent consultants use Everhour to track retainers, manage multiple clients, and generate professional reports. Plans start at just a few dollars per month.

Is there a free trial for consultants?

Yes. Everhour offers a 14-day free trial with full access to all features. No credit card required. Most consultants see immediate value through better retainer visibility.

What Consultants Are Saying

Real stories from consulting firms using Everhour to maximize utilization.

“I am the owner of the company, and I use Everhour for timekeeping of myself and my subcontractors. All team members use the system - from web developers to tech support to project management to design.”

— Jennifer H. (Source: TrustRadius)

We are using Everhour as a core business software, because our business is to sell our time. When you use such software, what you care about the most is speed, flexibility, ability to integrate with all major project management software. And Everhour is exactly that kind of software”

— Ivan M. (Source: G2Crowd)

Everhour’s integration with Asana is wonderful for a remote team. We track all activities in Asana, but before Everhour I often wondered how long it was taking to do a task, now I know exactly. I can see who is working right now and a summary each day”.

— Doug H. (Source: G2Crowd)

“Everhour is being used by my department now, but it’s planned to be used across the whole company. We were having problems tracking the times of every project and Everhour ended up being the best solution to the issue. We’re tracking our tasks involved in every project, in every level (software development, meetings, project management, etc.)”

— Maria Lucia S. (Source: TrustRadius)

“We are a 15 people team working remotely from different cities of Latin America and Europe, and time tracking for each client, project, and task has always been a major issue. We’ve been using Everhour for the past year or so, and it has become an essential tool for our team. It does not only give us the ability to track how much time we have dedicated to a project but also to estimate how much time a particular task will need in order to be completed next time and by who. Easily create and save reports with just a few clicks”

— Daniel Y. (Source: TrustRadius)

“Everhour helps me manage/plan my weekly activities a lot more effectively, since I know how much time I have to work on things each day, and can quickly update estimated times to reallocate tasks as needed.”

— Dan S. (Source: Capterra)

“The most important gain from using Everhour is that we can track our tasks in real-time without having to leave the browser. The Chrome add-on helps us initiate the time for a specific task. If we are already on Asana, a simple click does the job.”

— Dimitris R. (Source: Capterra)

“Everhour has already paid for itself for the year by helping me track time I was missing in client projects. It is easy to use, has friendly customer service people, and the reports make it easy to invoice clients and track projects.”

— Jennifer D. (Source: TrustRadius)