Self hosted tools give control over time data, while Everhour connects tracked hours to budgets, billing, and reporting workflows.
Enter your time in and out for each day. Overtime and gross pay are calculated automatically.
| Day | Time In | Break Start | Break End | Break | Time Out | Total |
|---|
The calculator gives you the number — Everhour takes it from there.
One click and you're timing. Start a timer, add an entry, edit the details. This is exactly how it feels in Everhour.
Set a budget, assign rates, and get alerted before you're over.
Measurement
Track your budget through time or costs
Every report you need — configured your way, always up to date.
Tracked hours flow straight into a polished invoice — no copy-paste, no manual math.
Use this page to structure a self hosted time tracking workflow that produces usable weekly hours, not just activity notes. For U.S. payroll review, covered employers must keep accurate records for non-exempt workers. For employees covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions, those records must include hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek.
A self hosted open source tracker can satisfy that need if the records are complete and accurate. The FLSA does not require a specific timekeeping form or system. The method matters less than the output: daily hours, weekly totals, worker identity, date range, project or task context, and an export that remains available when payroll, billing, or a dispute review needs it.
A durable time record starts with the person, date, start time, stop time, total hours, project, task, client, and billable status. U.S. billing and rate fields normally use USD. Manual entries need comments or correction notes when the team allows later edits, because reconstructed time loses context fast when Friday entries describe Monday work.
For covered nonexempt employees, federal overtime review uses a fixed 168-hour workweek. Unless exempt, covered employees must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay. Hours cannot be averaged across two or more workweeks for FLSA overtime purposes.
Self hosting changes the operational model, not the wage-and-hour baseline. The team still needs accurate daily and weekly records, clear access controls, and reliable exports. Payroll records must be preserved for at least three years, and basic time and earnings records, such as daily start and stop time cards or sheets, must be preserved for at least two years.
Privacy review belongs in the setup decision. U.S. businesses handling personal information must avoid unfair or deceptive practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act. FTC guidance says companies that keep sensitive personal information about customers or employees should collect only what they need, protect it, and dispose of it securely. California employees and job applicants can also fall under CCPA obligations for covered businesses.
A self hosted open source tool is enough for a small team that needs a weekly hours total, a clean export, and a consistent record format. It also works when one person owns setup, user access, retention, and correction rules. The limits show up when time records need to drive budgets, client billing, approval workflows, and recurring management reports.
Everhour Project Budgeting fits the managed workflow side of that line. Teams can track hour-based or money-based budgets, use one-time or recurring budget periods, and send threshold alerts at 75%, 90%, 100%, or a custom level. Budget protection can stop timers and prevent extra logging after a budget is exceeded, so tracked time supports project control instead of only recordkeeping.
This content is for general information only, may not be fully up to date, and is provided without any warranty or liability.
High Performer
G2
Summer 2026
Best Ease Of Use
Capterra
Summer 2026
Rated in the top time trackers across G2, Capterra, and TrustRadius — with consistent praise for ease of use, integrations, and support.
Yes, if the records are complete and accurate. The FLSA requires covered employers to keep accurate records for non-exempt workers, but it does not require a specific timekeeping form or system. The record still needs the required daily and weekly hours for employees covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions.
Keep exports that show each worker, each workday, total hours for each workweek, and the supporting time entries behind those totals. Payroll records must be preserved for at least three years. Basic time and earnings records, including daily start and stop time cards or sheets, must be preserved for at least two years.
No. Self hosting changes where the data sits, not the duty to handle personal information properly. U.S. businesses must avoid unfair or deceptive practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, and FTC guidance directs companies to collect only needed sensitive personal information, secure it, and dispose of it safely.
Separate weekend work when it helps review schedules, contracts, state rules, or client billing. The federal FLSA baseline does not require overtime premium pay solely for Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or regular rest-day work. Premium pay is required when the weekly overtime rule is triggered or another law, policy, contract, or agreement applies.
No. For covered nonexempt employees under the federal baseline, overtime applies to hours worked over 40 in a fixed 168-hour workweek and must be paid at not less than one and one-half times the regular rate. A self hosted tool can total the hours, but the legal rule does not change.
Everhour Project Budgeting gives teams a managed option when tracked hours need to control project limits. Projects can use hour-based or money-based budgets, one-time or recurring periods, and email alerts at 75%, 90%, 100%, or custom thresholds before work exceeds the planned limit.
Track project time against budget limits, recurring periods, and client billing rules in Everhour, so weekly hours become live project control instead of a static export.
14-day free trial · No credit card · Cancel anytime
