Jira tracker · Side-by-side review

Planim Time vs Everhour

Planim Time is a native desktop Jira tracker with offline support and a keychain-backed token; Everhour is a web-based multi-tool tracker with strong budget, billable-rate and invoice features.

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Updated 2026-04-19 Written by the Planim team
Best for Jira-first teams
Tracker pricing Free forever tier
Privacy Token in OS keychain
Offline tracking Local SQLite, sync later
The verdict

Two tools, two centres of gravity

Planim Time is a native desktop time tracker focused on Jira, with a menu-bar app, offline-first tracking, and two-way Jira worklog sync. It's the tool you open when the single question is 'did that hour land on the right Jira issue'. Everhour is a web-based tracker that integrates with Jira and many other project tools (Asana, Trello, Basecamp, ClickUp, GitHub) and leans heavily on budgets, billable rates, client reporting and invoicing — it's the tool you open when the question is 'how much did that project cost, and how do I invoice it'. Both can track time against Jira issues, but they are optimised for different end readers: Planim Time for the engineer pushing worklogs, Everhour for the project manager reading a budget dashboard. Pick Planim Time when Jira is your primary tool, you want local tracking, and you don't need invoicing. Pick Everhour when you manage client projects across multiple tools and need budgets, billable rates and invoices built in.
Feature scorecard

How they stack up, line by line

Same Jira worklog. Two different ways of getting it there.

Feature Planim Time Everhour
01Platform Native desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux) — menu-bar app Web app + browser extension + limited mobile
02Jira integration First-class — two-way worklog sync, JQL filters, native issue browser, timer in the tray Via browser extension; surfaces a timer button on Jira issue pages
03Works offline Yes — tracks locally in SQLite, syncs when online Limited — most features need connectivity to the Everhour cloud
04Budgets, billable rates, invoicing No Yes — core feature
05Free tier Full Jira tracking + two-way sync + manual Push All — free forever Free tier limited to small teams; paid beyond ~5 users, most features paid
06Pricing $0 Free · $10/mo Pro · $15/seat/mo Team (min 3) Starts ~$8.50/seat/mo (annual, min 5 seats); higher for business features
07API token storage OS keychain (Keychain / Credential Manager / Secret Service) Stored in Everhour's cloud account
08Multi-tool tracking Jira-focused Generalist (Jira, Asana, Trello, Basecamp, ClickUp, GitHub, etc.)
09Menu-bar / tray timer Dynamic tray icon reflects running, paused or idle state Timer available inside the web UI and Chrome extension; no native tray app
10Issue list JQL filter of your choice; pinned issues; reorder by status Projects synced from Jira; timer attaches to Jira issue inside the browser extension
11Calendar view Yes — weekly/monthly, click a block to edit description, time or issue Yes — timesheet grid and timeline inside the web UI
12Client invoicing (QuickBooks / Xero / FreshBooks) No Yes, on paid plans
13Resource planning and capacity Missing-time block in Team stats (expected vs logged hours) Yes — full schedule, capacity and time-off management
14Onboarding effort Download + Jira API token + JQL filter; usable in under five minutes Create account, connect Jira integration, create projects, assign clients and rates
15Themes Dark, light, or follow system Web UI only
Platform
Planim Native desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux) — menu-bar app
Everhour Web app + browser extension + limited mobile
Jira integration
Planim First-class — two-way worklog sync, JQL filters, native issue browser, timer in the tray
Everhour Via browser extension; surfaces a timer button on Jira issue pages
Works offline
Planim Yes — tracks locally in SQLite, syncs when online
Everhour Limited — most features need connectivity to the Everhour cloud
Budgets, billable rates, invoicing
Planim No
Everhour Yes — core feature
Free tier
Planim Full Jira tracking + two-way sync + manual Push All — free forever
Everhour Free tier limited to small teams; paid beyond ~5 users, most features paid
Pricing
Planim $0 Free · $10/mo Pro · $15/seat/mo Team (min 3)
Everhour Starts ~$8.50/seat/mo (annual, min 5 seats); higher for business features
API token storage
Planim OS keychain (Keychain / Credential Manager / Secret Service)
Everhour Stored in Everhour's cloud account
Multi-tool tracking
Planim Jira-focused
Everhour Generalist (Jira, Asana, Trello, Basecamp, ClickUp, GitHub, etc.)
Menu-bar / tray timer
Planim Dynamic tray icon reflects running, paused or idle state
Everhour Timer available inside the web UI and Chrome extension; no native tray app
Issue list
Planim JQL filter of your choice; pinned issues; reorder by status
Everhour Projects synced from Jira; timer attaches to Jira issue inside the browser extension
Calendar view
Planim Yes — weekly/monthly, click a block to edit description, time or issue
Everhour Yes — timesheet grid and timeline inside the web UI
Client invoicing (QuickBooks / Xero / FreshBooks)
Planim No
Everhour Yes, on paid plans
Resource planning and capacity
Planim Missing-time block in Team stats (expected vs logged hours)
Everhour Yes — full schedule, capacity and time-off management
Onboarding effort
Planim Download + Jira API token + JQL filter; usable in under five minutes
Everhour Create account, connect Jira integration, create projects, assign clients and rates
Themes
Planim Dark, light, or follow system
Everhour Web UI only
Decision guide

Which one is right for you?

No false equivalence — both tools are good at what they aim to do. Pick by the shape of your work.

Pick Planim Time if

Jira is your home, and you want a tracker that respects that.

  • Jira is your main tool and you want desktop-native tracking with the timer in the menu bar
  • You need offline tracking with reconciliation later
  • You want API-token privacy — token stays in your OS keychain, never in a SaaS account
  • You prefer a free tier that is the product, not a trial
  • You don't need invoicing, budgets or billable rates
  • You want a team-stats view that rolls up every Jira worklog, not only from paid seats
  • You work alone or in a small squad and don't want to set up projects, clients and rates before you can start tracking
  • You've already paid Atlassian for Jira and don't want another SaaS in front of it
Pick Everhour if

You need its broader feature set more than a Jira-tight workflow.

  • You manage client projects and need budgets, billable rates, and invoicing
  • You track time across many tools — Jira plus Asana, Trello, Basecamp, ClickUp, GitHub
  • Your team prefers a web dashboard to a desktop app
  • You need custom reports for finance or external stakeholders
  • You want Gantt-style project estimates and resource plans tied to time tracking
  • You bill clients hourly and need QuickBooks / Xero / FreshBooks integration
  • Your finance team already uses Everhour and you just need engineers to track into it
Questions answered

Planim Time vs Everhour — FAQ

Is Everhour better than Planim Time for Jira?
For pure Jira work, Planim Time is usually the sharper fit — it's a native desktop app that pushes worklogs straight to Jira with two-way sync and offline support. Everhour is better when Jira is one of several tools you track against, or when you need budget tracking, billable rates, and invoicing on top of time tracking. If invoicing and budgets are not in your requirements, Planim Time gives you a tighter Jira experience with less setup.
Does Planim Time have budgets and billable rates like Everhour?
No. Planim Time focuses on accurate time tracking and worklog sync to Jira; it does not handle budgets, billable rates, or invoicing. If your workflow requires forecasting spend per project or generating invoices for clients, Everhour is the better tool. If you just need to log hours and sync them to Jira, Planim Time covers that without the additional complexity — and without asking every engineer to learn a second UI.
Can I use Planim Time's free tier indefinitely, like Everhour's free plan?
Yes — Planim Time's Free tier has no time limit and includes the full timer, worklog editing, and two-way Jira sync with a manual Push All button. Everhour's free plan is limited to a small number of users and omits most reporting and billing features. The two free tiers are not equivalent: Planim Time is narrower in scope but deeper on the Jira side.
How does API-token security compare between Planim Time and Everhour?
Planim Time stores your Jira API token in your operating system's native credential vault (Keychain on macOS, Credential Manager on Windows, Secret Service on Linux) and the token never leaves your machine. Everhour stores its Jira integration credentials in its cloud account. Teams with strict policies about where API tokens live usually prefer Planim Time's local-only model — it passes a typical security review without needing to add another SaaS processor to your vendor list.
Can I migrate from Everhour to Planim Time?
If your Everhour time entries were pushed to Jira as worklogs, Planim Time's two-way sync pulls them into the app automatically — you keep your historical time on every Jira issue. Entries that lived only inside Everhour (budgets, non-Jira projects, billable rates) don't carry over because Planim Time doesn't have those concepts. Most engineering teams we've seen switch in a single day: export any pending non-Jira entries from Everhour for finance, then point everyone at Planim Time for Jira tracking going forward.
Do I need an admin to install Planim Time, like setting up Everhour?
No. Planim Time is a desktop app — download the installer for your OS and sign in with your own Jira API token. No Jira admin install, no workspace provisioning, no org-wide Everhour account set-up. Engineers can start tracking on their own laptop without waiting for the ops team.
How much Jira detail does each tool show while the timer is running?
Planim Time shows the full Jira issue summary, status and description right in the tracker window, and you can edit the worklog comment before pushing. Everhour's browser extension surfaces a compact timer button on the Jira issue page itself, which is handy if you already live in the Jira UI but forces you to keep that tab open. Pick based on which mental model you prefer: 'Jira, with a timer bolted on' (Everhour) or 'a timer, with Jira context baked in' (Planim Time).
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