How to automate tracking and billing of hours worked on projects

For companies that bill by the hour, like consultancies, agencies, and service firms, logging hours manually in a spreadsheet separate from the project is where most revenue gets lost.

ClickUp and Asana have time-tracking features built into their task cards, but that's where Jestor stands out: the difference usually lies in how that time tracking connects to generating the invoice and to billing itself.

Why does automating project hour billing matter?

Without automation, the team loses revenue from forgotten hours or from errors when adding up the total to bill the customer.

How does Jestor automate hour tracking and billing?

Every task in a project has an hour-logging field, where the owner records the time spent directly on the card.
An automation sums the total hours logged per project or per customer within a given period, automatically generating a billing card.
The billing amount is calculated based on the hourly rate configured per project, per customer, or per service type.
A panel shows, per consultant or per project, how many hours have already been logged versus what was budgeted.

Hourly rate configurable by	Example
Project	Fixed rate for the contracted project
Customer	Different price table per customer
Service type	Senior vs. junior consulting, for example

To automate hour billing:

Add an hour-logging field to project tasks.
Set the hourly rate per project or customer.
Create the automation that sums the hours and generates the billing card at the end of the period.

Why choose Jestor to avoid losing revenue from forgotten hours?

Connecting hour logging directly to billing generation, within the same process where the project is managed, cuts revenue loss and eliminates the rework of adding up a separate spreadsheet.

Frequently asked questions

Does hour logging stay inside the task itself?

Yes, directly on the card, with no separate spreadsheet.

Is the billing generated automatically?

Yes, based on the total hours logged within the configured period.

Can I see an hours overrun before the project ends?

Yes, a panel compares logged hours against the budgeted amount.

Can the hourly rate vary by customer?

Yes, it's configurable by project, customer, or service type.

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