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fairzeit vs Timing. Both automatic, both on the Mac. Different for teams.

Choose Timing if you work alone and want the cheapest automatic tracker: Professional costs €6.72 a month excluding VAT, billed yearly, and the trial runs 30 days. Choose fairzeit if you work as a team and want team features at no extra cost, if every suggestion should show its reason, and if you want to know where your entries are: in the EU.

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As of 11 October 2026 · Auf Deutsch lesen

Seven things

Lane by lane. fairzeit 7 of 7, Timing 3 of 7.

  1. Tracks automatically in the background

    Both track automatically in the background. Both run on the Mac only; for fairzeit, Windows is planned. On this lane they are equal.

    fairzeit
    Yes: In the background, on the Mac (Windows planned)
    Timing
    Yes: In the background, Mac only

  2. Suggests entries and says why

    Timing has rules and suggestions; it doesn’t say whether a suggestion shows its reason. fairzeit names it for every suggestion.

    fairzeit
    Yes: With the reason; you confirm
    Timing
    Limited: Rules and suggestions; reason not described

  3. Activity local, entries in the EU

    Both keep the recording local. Timing doesn’t say where its cloud is; with fairzeit confirmed entries go to the EU.

    fairzeit
    Yes: Activity stays local; confirmed entries are stored in the EU
    Timing
    Limited: Local; cloud location not stated

  4. No screenshots, in any plan

    Neither of them takes screenshots.

    fairzeit
    Yes: No setting turns them on
    Timing
    Yes

  5. Cancel monthly

    Timing can be cancelled monthly, and so can fairzeit on monthly billing. No difference here.

    fairzeit
    Yes: On monthly billing; the yearly plan at the year’s end
    Timing
    Yes

  6. Everything in one plan, solo or team

    Timing’s team features come only with its most expensive plan, Connect. fairzeit has one plan for everyone, solo or team.

    fairzeit
    Yes: Every feature, from one person
    Timing
    No: Team features from Connect

  7. Pay once, with updates

    Timing is subscription only. fairzeit can also be bought once, with every update for as long as fairzeit is offered.

    fairzeit
    Yes: Lifetime from €349; sales open soon
    Timing
    No: Recurring only

Price · October 2026

What Timing costs. And what fairzeit costs.

Timing’s plans
PlanBilled yearlyBilled monthly
Professionalincl. VAT: €8 yearly, €10 monthly€6.72€8.40
Expertincl. VAT: €10 yearly, €13 monthly€8.40€10.92
ConnectMatching planwith team features and the web API · incl. VAT: €16 yearly, €20 monthly€13.45€16.81

Per person per month, excl. VAT, converted. As of 14 October 2026.

fairzeit

Billed yearly
€16
Billed monthly
€20

One plan with every feature, solo or team. Per person per month, excluding VAT.

Lifetime: €349 once per seat, €299 for each further seat, with every update for as long as fairzeit is offered, at least 5 years. Sales open soon.

A year for 1, 5 and 10 people, billed yearly

1 person5 people10 people
fairzeitsubscription, excl. VAT€192€960€1,920
Timing Connectexcl. VAT, converted€161.34€806.72€1,613.45
fairzeit Lifetimeonce, excl. VAT€349€1,545–

Lifetime at the first tier; at most 5 seats per company, larger teams use the subscription.

In fairness

Where Timing is better. What speaks for Timing.

  • Price

    Timing is cheaper: Professional costs €6.72 a month excluding VAT, billed yearly, and Connect with team features €13.45. fairzeit costs €16.

  • Longer trial

    Timing’s trial runs 30 days, fairzeit’s 14.

  • AI and APIs

    Timing can summarise your activity with AI, has an MCP server, and offers a web API on Connect. fairzeit has neither.

  • Invoices

    With GrandTotal you write invoices straight from Timing. fairzeit exports amounts; e-invoicing is planned.

A draw: both track automatically on the Mac, keep the recording local, take no screenshots and, on monthly billing, can be cancelled monthly.

Switching

From Timing to fairzeit. Your data comes along.

From Timing
Report as JSON or CSVJSON · CSV
fairzeit takes over
Time entries and projects with their path
Hourly rates
Not taken over; you enter them yourself.

Timing exports projects with their full path. fairzeit takes over the structure as it is.

How switching works

Questions

Questions about Timing and fairzeit

Can I bring my Timing data with me?

Yes. In Timing, export a report as JSON or CSV and load it into fairzeit. fairzeit takes over the time entries and projects with their path. fairzeit doesn’t take hourly rates from Timing; you enter them yourself.

Is fairzeit cheaper than Timing?

No. Timing Professional costs €6.72 a month excluding VAT (€8 including VAT), billed yearly; Connect costs €13.45. fairzeit costs €16 excluding VAT. In return, fairzeit includes team features at no extra cost, and every suggestion names its reason.

Is fairzeit available for Windows?

Not yet. So far fairzeit, like Timing, is for the Mac only. Windows is planned, with no date yet.

Does fairzeit summarise my day with AI like Timing?

No. fairzeit suggests entries and names the reason: the app, the window title, the website or one of your rules, calendar events included. It doesn’t write an AI summary of your day the way Timing does.

How long can I try it?

Timing for 30 days, fairzeit for 14. After that, fairzeit gives you 30 days to get your first charge back: 44 days risk-free in all.

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44 days risk-free: 14 days to try, then 30 days to get your first charge back. How it works