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I'm looking for a free or even better opensource alternative to many billing sites like GetHarvest.com, Freshbooks.com, Cannybar, The Invoice Machine and stuff like that. Is there any free or open source system that does that?

I've looked into SimpleInvoices but it's not really what I'm looking for. Does anyone know of any alternative?

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I was actually just looking for some useful timetracking software, so +1 for you – Ivo Flipse♦ Nov 8 '10 at 7:38
Me too - so I've added a bounty for something that does time tracking and billing. – Sohnee May 11 at 20:41
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@random: Your interpretation of what is allowed on SU is becoming narrower and narrower. The guy did specify what he tried and didn't like. How can a post asking for free billing+time-tracking software do "solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion"? – harrymc May 15 at 6:29
"not really what I'm looking for" is specific to what problem? And the whole "I want something free because I don't want to pay" is not the direction SU should be heading in @har – random♦ May 15 at 22:06
@random: Then shouldn't you help improve the post rather axing his head off? What's wrong with looking for free software - we all do that. And should it not be the community who decides in what direction SU should be heading? The trouble I see with your closed posts is that some of them can be "legalized" with only some small changes to the text, so I think you are being way too strict. – harrymc May 16 at 6:00
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I briefly used Rachota for tracking time spent on different jobs. You can generate reports on time spent, though I don't think you can do invoicing or billing directly.

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Not open-source but free : Timesheets Lite.

It's actually an older "lite" version of that company's full featured $49 shareware product. Its main limitation is that only one person can be connected to the program's database at any one time.

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Haven't actually installed it yet, but we're considering migrating from Freshbooks to eHour for time tracking. It's Java-based and comes in either a standalone server or as a Tomcat app you can host on your existing web server.

We would be losing our tight integration with Freshbooks, but Freshbooks has an API that I'm sure we can use to integrate the two. And being FOSS, we should be able to integrate Asana (which is beta testing their own API right now) with it as well.

However, our biggest problem right now with Freshbooks' time tracking is the fact that its browser-based interface is not the most convenient, which has impeded its adoption within the company. So we'll likely combine it with something like Rachota so that workers track their time using a desktop app, but then log all their work hours at the end of the day in eHour.

Other options are listed on this Wikipedia page.

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Maybe you should check https://www.toggl.com/ it seems to be exactly in your needs. It's not opensource but they got some free plans. Toggl also got mobile apps, seems easier to track your time with your phone.

I never test it btw.

however, i use the pomodoro technique to optimize & track my time during my work http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/ It's really easy to setup, i increased my productivity with it ! Give it a try !

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Pomodoro Technique is an aid to focus and time-management and would sit above any system used to track and bill for a customer. – Sohnee May 15 at 9:41
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