Product · Time & invoicing

Bill the extra hours. Don't guess them.

Log hours against an engagement, see what the retainer already covers, and turn the extra into a draft invoice.

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Time & invoicing

What it does

Hours in, a draft invoice out — without a second tool for the consulting half of billing.

In-scope vs extra

Every hour is tagged. In-scope is covered by the retainer. Extra is what you are owed on top.

Utilization at a glance

See whether this month is inside the retainer or already past it, on the engagement itself.

Draft, mark sent, mark paid

Generate a draft, print or save the PDF, send it yourself, then mark sent and paid. Status is manual.

How it works

Step 01

Log the hours on the engagement

Date, hours, scope, an optional note. Utilization updates immediately.

Step 02

Generate a draft for the period

Unbilled extra hours become line items. You can add the retainer fee for the period, even on a quiet month.

Step 03

Print or save the PDF

A real document — firm, billed-to, period, lines, total. You send it. Retainer does not email it and does not collect payment.

Step 04

Mark sent, then paid

One click each. An overdue sent invoice is what Today watches.

Questions

Do you email invoices?

No. You get a printable invoice. Send it the way you already send things. Emailing from inside the app is not built.

Do you take payment?

No. Mark sent and mark paid yourself. Retainer is the relationship and billing record, not the payments layer.

What is in-scope vs extra?

In-scope hours are covered by the retainer and show on the invoice at zero. Extra hours are billed at your hourly rate. That split is why you can see what you are owed without a spreadsheet.

Can I bill a quiet month with no extra hours?

Yes. Generate the invoice with the retainer line alone. You do not need unbilled extras to raise the period fee.

Also in Retainer

Stop writing extra hours off as goodwill.

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