The Time Tracker for Consultants
Consulting firms sell time. TRCR makes sure every hour is tracked, every engagement is profitable, and every report is ready when the client asks for it.
Why consultants choose TRCR for time tracking
Consulting is sold by the hour, so untracked time is lost revenue. TRCR is a time tracker for consultants that keeps utilization honest: a one-click timer on every engagement, billable versus non-billable hours in the utilization report, and partner-level visibility without waiting on end-of-month timesheets.
When it's time to bill, invoices generate straight from tracked time, and profitability reports show which engagements actually earn their keep. Compare TRCR with the tools you know on our comparison hub, learn how to plug billable-hour leakage, and start free for every team until the end of 2026 — no card, no seat minimum.
Engagement-Level Organization
Each client engagement gets its own space with dedicated tasks, time tracking, documents, and communication. Consultants see only the engagements they're assigned to. Partners see everything. Board-level permissions keep sensitive data compartmentalized across clients.
Multi-Phase Project Tracking
Consulting engagements have phases — discovery, analysis, recommendations, implementation, review. Use task groups to organize each phase, custom workflows to define the stages within each phase, and progress bars to show clients exactly where things stand without a status meeting.
Utilization at a Glance
Time reports show how many hours each consultant tracked per engagement, per week, per month. Compare billable vs. non-billable time. Spot underutilized team members before the month is over. Use profitability reports to see which engagements are earning their keep and which are burning margin.
Client-Ready Reports and Invoices
Generate detailed time reports filtered by engagement, team member, or date range. Turn those reports into invoices with one click — line items, rates, and totals pre-filled from actual tracked time. Upload your firm's logo and it appears on every invoice.
Recurring Deliverables
Monthly strategy reviews. Weekly status reports. Quarterly board presentations. Set these as recurring tasks and they appear automatically when due — with the same assignees, descriptions, and deadlines carried over. No consultant forgets a deliverable.
Collaborate Without Context Switching
Task-linked chat keeps conversations attached to the work they're about. No searching Slack for that thing someone said about the client's requirements. Deep links let you share any task with a teammate — they land directly on it, with full context, in one click.
Consulting Workflows in TRCR
Track partner, manager, and analyst time separately. Compare blended rates against engagement budgets.
Manage implementation projects with custom workflows. Track time against milestones and deliverables.
Organize research, analysis, and deliverables in task groups. Give clients a progress portal with read-only access.
Small team, big clients. TRCR scales from a solo consultant to a 50-person practice without changing tools.
Track every engagement. Bill every hour.
Free until 2026 — every feature, no credit card, no auto-charge. Set up your first engagement in under two minutes.
Try TRCR Free →Consulting firms — frequently asked questions
Is TRCR a good time tracker for consultants?
Yes. TRCR is designed for firms that sell time: a one-click timer logs hours to the right engagement, the utilization report compares billable against non-billable time, and invoices generate directly from tracked hours. It's all-in-one — tracking, projects, profitability, invoicing, and a client CRM — and free for every team until December 31, 2026 with no card and no seat minimum.
How does TRCR help us track utilization across multiple engagements?
Every consultant uses a one-click timer that logs hours to the right engagement, and the built-in utilization report shows how those hours break down per person, per project, and over any date range. You can compare billable against non-billable time to spot underutilized team members before the month closes. Because everything syncs in real time over WebSocket, partners always see current numbers without waiting on timesheets.
Can TRCR handle multi-phase consulting projects?
Yes. Each engagement is a project with its own budget and hourly rates, and you organize the phases on Kanban task boards with custom workflows that match how your firm works. Task dependencies let you sequence discovery, analysis, and implementation so work flows in the right order. Progress is visible to the whole team in real time, so you can see exactly where an engagement stands without a status meeting.
How do we generate client-ready reports and invoices?
TRCR ships with seven reports, including profitability and utilization, that you can filter by engagement, team member, or date range. When it is time to bill, you generate an invoice directly from tracked time with line items, rates, and totals pre-filled, then export a polished PDF with multi-currency and tax support. The client CRM keeps each client's details and history in one place so invoices and reports stay consistent.
How does TRCR support managing a team of consultants?
Role-based permissions let partners see everything while consultants see only the engagements they are assigned to, keeping sensitive client data compartmentalized. Built-in team chat keeps conversations attached to the work instead of scattered across other tools. TRCR is all-in-one and free for unlimited users during early access through December 31, 2026, with no credit card required.