I was previously using a free plan on a different time tracker until i got an email saying they changed the terms of the free plan which prevented exports to csv.
I'm happy to say that Hoursmith supports csv exports, manual payments for those of us that don't use stripe and it has an MCP which i was able to get connected to my hermes agent.
The toughest part about using Hoursmith would be the migration, without the MCP it would have taken a lot of clicking to migrate, with the MCP i gave Hermes agent a list of clients and task templates and Hermes agent created all it on autopilot. I was even able to take it a step further by giving Hermes agent old time export to see if it could import those into Hoursmith and it succeeded.
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Nivesh_Hoursmith
Jul 9, 2026
Thank you so much for sharing this, I really appreciate it.
Data portability was one of the things we cared about from the start, so it means a lot to hear that CSV exports mattered to you. We also know not everyone wants or needs Stripe, so manual payments were important for us to support properly too.
The part about using the MCP with your Hermes agent is especially exciting. That is exactly...
Clean, focused, and actually gets me paid faster. Custom card fee is my favourite so far.
This one seems focused, clean, and actually built for how freelancers and small agencies work. Setup took literally five minutes.
It feels like it was designed by someone who actually does this work every day.The invoicing workflow is where it really shines. I pick a client and it pulls every billable hour automatically, rounds it to 15-minute increments the way I bill, groups it by project, and applies the correct rates. I can still add flat-fee lines, discounts, or custom items easily. Once sent, the invoice locks so nothing accidentally changes later. Super professional.
Expenses are handled really well too. I log them with categories, attach receipt files, mark them billable, and they pull straight into the invoice under a clean “Expenses” section. The receipts even travel with the invoice so the client has everything in one place. No more separate reimbursement emails or worrying about double-billing.
The public invoice pages are excellent. Clients get a clean, branded-looking page with a one-click PDF download. I get a “Viewed ✓” indicator when they open it, which makes follow-ups way less awkward. It just feels professional.
Being able to easily add or account for custom card processing fees when clients want to pay by card will make a noticeable difference in my cash flow and how transparent I can be with clients. Huge win.
What I love most is that HS doesn’t try to be everything. No bloated project management features, no unnecessary CRM stuff, no feature creep. It does time tracking -> expenses -> invoicing -> getting paid extremely well, and stays out of your way otherwise.
I haven't tried API or MCP yet so not sure how good they are.
Two small things I’d love to see added:Recurring invoices: 1. I have a couple of monthly retainer clients and recreating similar invoices every month is the only repetitive task left. 2. Automatic tax/VAT calculation based on client location or saved rules (right now I add tax manually, which is fine but could be smarter).
Overall, I’m really impressed. Grabbed the lifetime Studio deal and it’s already paying for itself in time saved and faster payments.
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I was previously using a free plan on a different time tracker until i got an email saying they changed the terms of the free plan which prevented exports to csv.
I'm happy to say that Hoursmith supports csv exports, manual payments for those of us that don't use stripe and it has an MCP which i was able to get connected to my hermes agent.
The toughest part about using Hoursmith would be the migration, without the MCP it would have taken a lot of clicking to migrate, with the MCP i gave Hermes agent a list of clients and task templates and Hermes agent created all it on autopilot. I was even able to take it a step further by giving Hermes agent old time export to see if it could import those into Hoursmith and it succeeded.
Nivesh_Hoursmith
Jul 9, 2026Thank you so much for sharing this, I really appreciate it.
Data portability was one of the things we cared about from the start, so it means a lot to hear that CSV exports mattered to you. We also know not everyone wants or needs Stripe, so manual payments were important for us to support properly too.
The part about using the MCP with your Hermes agent is especially exciting. That is exactly...
Share Hoursmith
Verified purchaser
Clean, focused, and actually gets me paid faster. Custom card fee is my favourite so far.
This one seems focused, clean, and actually built for how freelancers and small agencies work. Setup took literally five minutes.
It feels like it was designed by someone who actually does this work every day.The invoicing workflow is where it really shines. I pick a client and it pulls every billable hour automatically, rounds it to 15-minute increments the way I bill, groups it by project, and applies the correct rates. I can still add flat-fee lines, discounts, or custom items easily. Once sent, the invoice locks so nothing accidentally changes later. Super professional.
Expenses are handled really well too. I log them with categories, attach receipt files, mark them billable, and they pull straight into the invoice under a clean “Expenses” section. The receipts even travel with the invoice so the client has everything in one place. No more separate reimbursement emails or worrying about double-billing.
The public invoice pages are excellent. Clients get a clean, branded-looking page with a one-click PDF download. I get a “Viewed ✓” indicator when they open it, which makes follow-ups way less awkward. It just feels professional.
Being able to easily add or account for custom card processing fees when clients want to pay by card will make a noticeable difference in my cash flow and how transparent I can be with clients. Huge win.
What I love most is that HS doesn’t try to be everything. No bloated project management features, no unnecessary CRM stuff, no feature creep. It does time tracking -> expenses -> invoicing -> getting paid extremely well, and stays out of your way otherwise.
I haven't tried API or MCP yet so not sure how good they are.
Two small things I’d love to see added:Recurring invoices:
1. I have a couple of monthly retainer clients and recreating similar invoices every month is the only repetitive task left.
2. Automatic tax/VAT calculation based on client location or saved rules (right now I add tax manually, which is fine but could be smarter).
Overall, I’m really impressed. Grabbed the lifetime Studio deal and it’s already paying for itself in time saved and faster payments.
Share Hoursmith