A question buyers ask AI

Are there any accounting platforms made for contractors who bill by the hour and need time tracking that links straight to invoices?

Measured in 1 answer, last on Nov 10, 2026. Only the passages that name a brand are shown.

Brands in the answers

BrandNamed inRecommended inPositiveAvg. position
Papierkram100%100%100%1
Qrafto100%100%100%2
HERO Software100%100%100%3
plancraft100%100%100%4
EarnTrack100%100%100%5

Where each answer names a brand

Answer 1 · Nov 10, 2026 · 5 sources cited
Papierkram#1RecommendedSite citedpositive
+ Built-in project and time tracking

“- Built-in project and time tracking.”

+ Transfer tracked hours directly to invoices

“- Transfer tracked hours directly to invoices.”

+ Integrated bookkeeping, VAT returns and DATEV export

“- Integrated bookkeeping, VAT returns and DATEV export.”

+ E-invoicing support

“- E-invoicing support.”

+ Accounting and time tracking in one system

“Particularly interesting if you want accounting and time tracking in one system.”

+ Pricing

“Reported pricing starts at €12.90/month for the full feature set.”

Qrafto#2RecommendedSite citedpositive
+ Employees track time against individual jobs

“- Employees track time against individual jobs.”

+ Review outstanding hours

“- Review outstanding hours.”

+ Select unbilled hours and transfer them into an invoice draft

“- Select unbilled hours and transfer them into an invoice draft.”

+ Set the hourly rate when creating the invoice

“- Set the hourly rate when creating the invoice.”

+ Free time-tracking tier

“- Free time-tracking tier available.”

+ Getting every billable hour onto a customer invoice

“Particularly useful if your biggest problem is getting every billable hour onto a customer invoice.”

HERO Software#3RecommendedSite citedpositive
+ Designed for trades and construction companies

“- Designed for trades and construction companies.”

+ Job and project management

“- Job and project management.”

+ Employee time tracking

“- Employee time tracking.”

+ Invoicing and operational workflows

“- Invoicing and operational workflows.”

+ Suitable for businesses with employees working at different customer sites

“- Suitable for businesses with employees working at different customer sites.”

+ Suitable for teams

“Worth investigating if you have a team rather than working alone.”

plancraft#4Recommendedpositive
+ Time tracking through a mobile app

“- Time tracking through a mobile app.”

+ Project and job management

“- Project and job management.”

+ Offers, progress invoices and final invoices

“- Offers, progress invoices and final invoices.”

+ Construction documentation

“- Construction documentation.”

+ Designed for trades businesses

“- Designed for trades businesses.”

+ Manage jobs from quotation through completion

“A good candidate if you need more than basic accounting and want to manage jobs from quotation through completion.”

EarnTrack#5RecommendedSite citedpositive
+ Mobile employee time tracking

“- Mobile employee time tracking.”

+ Project-based time and expense records

“- Project-based time and expense records.”

+ Invoices generated from jobs

“- Invoices generated from jobs.”

+ DATEV export and ZUGFeRD e-invoices

“- DATEV export and ZUGFeRD e-invoices.”

+ Project profitability reporting

“- Project profitability reporting.”

+ Job profitability visibility

“Interesting if you want to see not just how many hours you billed, but whether each job was profitable.”

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