Everhour adds time tracking to Basecamp to-dos, so teams can connect task hours to budgets, billing, and approvals.
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.
This page is for teams that manage projects in Basecamp and need time entries tied to Basecamp to-dos. The practical goal is a clean record of who worked on which task, for how long, and under which project or client. That record can support invoices, project budgets, payroll review, and internal capacity checks without asking people to recreate their day in a separate spreadsheet.
Basecamp time tracking works best when the timer lives on the to-do where the work happens. The task name, project, client context, comments, and billable status should travel with the entry. For U.S. payroll review, covered employers still need accurate records for nonexempt workers, including hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek under the FLSA.
A useful Basecamp time workflow starts with project structure. Basecamp projects and to-dos hold the work plan, while time entries record the labor attached to each item. A designer can log 2.5 hours to a "Homepage revisions" to-do, a developer can add comments to a bug-fix entry, and a manager can review totals by project before billing or payroll.
Integration boundaries matter. Basecamp remains the source for connected project and task metadata, so project and to-do name changes should happen in Basecamp. Connected projects are not renamed, deleted, or managed from the time tracking layer. If a new to-do, tag, move, or rename needs to appear immediately for reporting, a manual project or task resync keeps the time records aligned.
Basecamp access controls decide who can track time on a project. A person with access to a Basecamp project can log time to its tasks, and removing that access blocks future tracking while past time remains in team reports. Clients or Basecamp users who are not invited into the time tracking team do not see embedded tracking controls, time progress, or internal approval context.
One common mistake is assuming every Basecamp user sees the same tracking interface. Embedded controls require the browser extension, and only invited users who connect their Basecamp account can use them inside Basecamp. Another mistake is ignoring the all-project sync model. Basecamp connections sync all projects across teams and workspaces, so administrators should plan client names, billing settings, non-billable tasks, and budget visibility before the data becomes crowded.
A one-off tracker is enough when you need a quick task total for a small project, an internal estimate, or a short client update. It is less effective when hours need approval, budgets need alerts, or entries feed invoices and payroll review. Covered U.S. employers also need records that preserve daily and weekly hours for nonexempt workers, not just a loose total at the end of the month.
Everhour fits the managed workflow when Basecamp hours need budgets, approvals, billing rules, and reports. Admins can configure clients, fixed-fee or hourly-rate budgets, non-billable tasks, and email budget alerts at 50%, 80%, or custom thresholds for connected Basecamp projects. That turns task-level time into a reviewed operating record instead of a separate cleanup job before invoicing or payroll.
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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.
Basecamp organizes projects, messages, schedules, and to-dos, but teams usually need an added time tracking workflow for task-level hours, budgets, approvals, and billing review. A usable setup records the project, to-do, person, date, duration, comments, and billable status so managers can review time without reconstructing work from messages.
The to-do is the key unit. Time should attach to the same to-do where the work is assigned, discussed, and completed. That keeps estimates, actual hours, comments, and project totals connected. Logging time only at the project level loses the task detail needed for client explanations and budget review.
A complete record can support review, but covered employers must make sure records include required FLSA details for nonexempt workers. Employer records must show hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek. Federal overtime for covered nonexempt employees applies after 40 hours in a fixed 168-hour workweek at not less than 1.5 times the regular rate.
Renaming or reorganizing connected work outside the source system causes confusion. Basecamp should remain the place where connected projects and to-dos are changed. The time tracking system should sync those updates into reports. If a change is urgent, a manual resync is cleaner than creating duplicate tasks or editing names in two places.
Weekend entries do not automatically create federal overtime. The FLSA does not require premium pay solely for Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or regular rest-day work unless covered nonexempt employees pass 40 hours worked in the workweek or another state law, policy, contract, or agreement applies.
Everhour Project Budgeting connects Basecamp task hours to project budgets set as hourly rate, fixed fee, or non-billable. Admins can assign clients, mark tasks as non-billable, and receive email alerts at 50%, 80%, or custom thresholds as tracked time moves a project toward its limit.
Everhour adds timesheets inside Basecamp so users can view entries, manage timers, add comments, and submit hours for approval without leaving the workspace. Managers can review personal or team time before billing, payroll review, or reporting uses those entries.
Connect Basecamp tasks to reviewed time, budgets, and billing rules. Everhour keeps task hours tied to project context and gives teams budget visibility before work turns into invoices.
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