Everhour adds task-level time tracking to Basecamp, with hours feeding budgets, timesheets, reports, and billing 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 |
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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 when your team already organizes work in Basecamp and needs time tied to the same projects and to-dos. The practical outcome is a usable record: each entry connects a person, date, duration, project, to-do, and billing status. That record supports estimates versus actuals, client billing, project budgets, payroll review, and a cleaner handoff than copying weekly totals from comments or messages.
Basecamp handles the work structure; a time tracker supplies the time layer. A timer normally lives on the to-do, so the person starts tracking from the work item rather than writing a separate note later. For U.S. payroll records, covered employers must keep accurate records for nonexempt workers; records for employees covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions must include daily hours worked and total hours worked each workweek.
A Basecamp tracking workflow starts with the work item, not a separate weekly sheet. The timer is attached to a to-do, and the entry should keep the person, project, to-do name, date, time amount, and notes in the same place. If the hour is billable, mark it before invoice review. If the task is internal or warranty work, mark it non-billable so project totals stay useful.
A practical week has task-level entries such as 2.25 hours on "Draft onboarding checklist," 1.00 hour on "Client kickoff," and 0.50 hour on "Revise launch copy." Each line rolls up to the Basecamp project, then to weekly totals by member and client. A good system keeps comments short, uses consistent USD rates for U.S. billing, and separates working hours from paid time not worked if payroll review needs both.
With a Basecamp connection, Basecamp remains the source for project and to-do structure. Project and task names created or renamed in Basecamp sync into the tracking system, while connected projects are not renamed, deleted, or reorganized from the time-tracking side. The boundary matters during cleanup: fix the Basecamp to-do first, then refresh the connected project or task if the change needs to appear immediately in reports.
Access follows Basecamp permissions. A person with access to a Basecamp project can track time to its tasks; removing that access stops future tracking while prior entries remain in team reports. This Basecamp connection syncs all projects across teams and workspaces, so plan for a full import instead of a selected subset. Plan client visibility carefully, because Basecamp users who are not part of the tracking team do not need to see tracking controls.
A lightweight setup is enough when one person needs a rough project total, a small team reviews hours informally, or a client only asks for a monthly summary. Keep the process simple: track against the Basecamp to-do, add a short note, review the weekly total, and export the record for the invoice or payroll file. The risk starts when approvals, rates, budgets, or overtime checks depend on the entries.
A managed workflow fits when Basecamp hours feed client budgets, recurring retainers, billing rates, and approval review. Everhour Project Budgeting can track time or money budgets, reset recurring periods, include or exclude expenses, and support fixed-fee, non-billable, and time-and-materials billing methods. In Basecamp, project budgets can use hourly rate, fixed fee, or non-billable settings, with email alerts at 50%, 80%, or custom thresholds. That gives task-level Basecamp time a budget trail instead of a weekly reconciliation chore.
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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. In an embedded setup, the tracker adds timer controls to Basecamp to-dos through a browser extension. Each invited user must connect Basecamp and install the extension before the controls appear. The better record ties time to the exact to-do, because project totals, estimates, and client billing lose detail when entries sit only at the project level.
Task-level tracking gives a cleaner record for estimates, budget checks, and invoice backup. Project-level time works for admin blocks or work that has no specific to-do, but it hides which assignment consumed the budget. A practical rule is simple: track delivery work to the to-do and reserve project-level entries for general coordination.
Yes. In the connected workflow, Basecamp access controls tracking eligibility: a user with project access can log time to that project's tasks, and removing access stops future tracking. Prior entries should remain available for reporting, because payroll, billing, and project history need a stable record even after project membership changes.
Renaming or reorganizing connected work from the tracking side creates mismatched records. Basecamp should stay the source for project and to-do names, and the tracker should sync those changes into reports. If a new or renamed to-do needs to appear right away, run a manual resync instead of creating a duplicate task by hand.
For employees covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions, records must show hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek. Covered nonexempt employees must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a fixed 168-hour workweek at not less than one and one-half times the regular rate. Hours may not be averaged across two or more workweeks.
Everhour Project Budgeting lets admins attach time or money budgets to connected Basecamp projects, choose billing methods such as fixed-fee, non-billable, or time-and-materials, and send budget threshold emails. For Basecamp projects, alerts can use 50%, 80%, or custom thresholds so managers see spend before the project overruns.
Everhour adds a timesheet button inside Basecamp for personal or team time entries, timer management, comments, and approvals. Managers can review and approve hours in the workspace before the data moves into reporting, billing, or payroll review, keeping review tied to the same to-dos the team used during the week.
Connect Basecamp to Everhour Project Budgeting for time and money budgets, threshold alerts, and budget protection as approved hours move from to-dos into controlled project spending.
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