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Busy isn't the same as profitable.

Margin on every client, a plan against the hours your team actually has, and timesheets that fill themselves. Every feature on every plan, no seat minimums, and your freelancers and clients come free.

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Your book · This month
Billable
$54,200
Blended margin
52%
Clients
6 active
Meridian Bank
$18,000/mo
41%
Acme Co
$8,563/mo
64%
Northwind
$6,200/mo
71%
Globex
$4,100/mo
Thin margin23%

Know which clients make you money

Billable, cost, and margin on every client from the rates you set, so the biggest account isn't mistaken for the best one.

See how full the team is

Every engagement against the hours you have, who's overbooked, who has room, and what one more client or a hire does to the margin.

Get the hours in without the nagging

Timers, quick entry, and suggestions drafted from calendar and GitHub, then one approval queue before anything bills.

The money

See which clients make you money, and which cost you.

Billable, cost, profit, and margin on every client, project, and person, from the bill and cost rates you set. The account you’re over-serving shows up before renewal, and the invoice comes straight from the tracked time, with export to QuickBooks or Xero.

How engagements and profitability work
Profit by client · September
By margin
ClientBillableCostMargin
Meridian Bank$18,000$10,62041%
Acme Co$8,563$3,08364%
Northwind$6,200$1,79871%
Globex$4,100$3,15723%
Team capacity · September
Marcus R.
70% · on pace
Priya D.
37% · 25h free/wk
Alex B.Ext
76% · on pace
Jordan K.
80% · overbooked
Capacity

See how full the team is, and who has room.

Every engagement against the hours the team actually has. A lane per person with a verdict: on pace, overbooked, or free hours. Open an engagement and the Staff panel lists who has room. Contractors go on the plan like anyone else.

How capacity planning works
Engagements

Run projects and retainers side by side, each pacing against its budget.

Retainer, time and materials, fixed fee, or milestones: the jobs and the recurring work, on one board. Each engagement reads ahead, on, or over as the hours land, with the day the budget runs out and a not-to-exceed cap, so a heavy month isn’t an overrun you eat.

How engagements pace themselves
This month · 4 engagements
1 to watch
Acme CoRetainer10.6h / 15hOn pace
NorthwindRetainer14.2h / 15hOver pace
GlobexT&M4h / 10hUnder pace
InitechFixed fee23h / 40hOn pace
Test a scenario

Can you afford the hire? What if the anchor client leaves? See it before you decide.

The decisions you make every week: can we take this on, can we afford to bring someone in, what happens if our biggest client walks. Stack the moves on your real plan and watch booked hours, bench, top client, and margin move. Nothing is saved until you decide.

Margin needs cost rates and the See costs & profit permission. With See billing alone, you get a billable forecast instead.

Test a scenario
Impact · this quarter
Today90% booked
Booked
90%91%
On the bench
160h164h
Top client
37%31%
Margin
52%
Timesheets · week of Sep 8
2 to approve
MRMarcus R.38.5h
PDPriya D.41.0h Approved
ABAlex B.36.0h
JKJordan K.—Not submitted
The hours

Timesheets that fill themselves, then one queue to approve.

One-click timers and quick entry on desktop, phone, and the menu bar. AI Suggestions draft the rest from calendar, GitHub, and more. Everyone submits, you approve from one queue, and the period locks before it bills. No screenshots, no activity monitoring.

How capture works
Delegation

Hand a client to a manager without handing over the keys.

Make someone the project manager of one client, or a manager over a team, without touching workspace settings. They run their corner and approve their team’s time. Billing and costs are two separate switches you set per role, so margin stays yours to share.

How roles work
PM
Project manager · Acme Co
A client
Can
  • Edit projects, tasks, and engagements
  • Set bill rates on this client
  • Manage its people and share access
Can’t
  • Workspace settings and members
  • Cost rates and margin
  • Any other client
Acme Q3 · who’s on it
5 people
Y
You
Owner · core team
Seat
M
Manager
Core team
Seat
DP
Design partner
External collaborator
Free
AP
Agency partner
External collaborator
Free
A
Acme
The client · read-only
Free
Only your core team is a seat2 billed · 3 free
Your whole team

Freelancers and clients on the plan, free and money-blind.

Only your core team is a paid seat. Collaborators are unlimited, free on up to three active projects each, and never see your rates. Viewers are free and unlimited. Every feature on every plan, no seat minimums, and 30 days unlimited to start.

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