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Hourbun vs Keito

Looking for a Keito alternative with expense markup and Xero on every plan? Hourbun puts invoices, expense markup, a Xero sync and team roles in each plan, with a 14-day trial that needs no card.

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The short answer

Hourbun puts expense markup, a Xero sync and team roles on every plan, from $15 a month for two people. Keito keeps team roles and rates for each member for its Pro plan, and expense markup and Xero for its Business plan. Keito Pro fits a larger team that wants unlimited users for $49 a month.

Why switch

Why teams pick Hourbun over Keito

  • Two people for $15 a month on the Duo plan: Keito Solo is $19 for one licensed user, and a second person needs Pro at $49.
  • Team roles, the weekly capacity of each teammate and rates for each person on every plan: in Keito they start on the Pro plan.
  • Expenses billed with a markup on every plan: in Keito, expense markup is on the Business plan.
  • A Xero sync of issued invoices and their payments on every plan: the Xero and QuickBooks integrations of Keito are on the Business plan.
  • A 14-day trial with no card: the trial of Keito needs a credit card.

Head to head

At a glance

Hourbun and Keito at a glance
Hourbun Keito
Duo, a month $15 (lower price) Duo $49 Pro
Free plan None None
Free trial 14 days, with no card 14 days on Solo, Pro or Business; a credit card is needed.
Client invoices Yes Yes
Online payment Yes By card or bank debit, into your own Stripe account Yes By card, or ACH for eligible US accounts, into your own Stripe account; also PayPal
Timesheet approvals Higher plan On the Team plan Higher plan From the Pro plan
Desktop or mobile apps No A web app with a layout for phones Yes Desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux

Same work, two prices

What you'd pay each month

Hourbun costs less in 2 of 5 examples below.

Hourbun

  • One flat price per workspace
  • Duo up to 2 seats · Team up to 30
  • 14-day free trial, no card

Keito

  • A flat price per workspace, not per user
  • Solo holds 1 user; Pro and Business are unlimited
  • Up to 20% off when billed yearly
  • No free plan; a 14-day trial with a card
What each example pays a month, billed monthly
Hourbun Keito
Solo freelancer 1 person · 5 clients $15 (lower price) Duo Save $4 a month $19 Solo $16 billed yearly
Duo 2 people · 8 clients $15 (lower price) Duo Save $34 a month $49 Pro $39 billed yearly
Small studio 5 people · 15 clients $99 Team $49 (lower price) Pro $39 billed yearly
Agency 10 people · 30 clients $99 Team $49 (lower price) Pro $39 billed yearly
Larger team 25 people · 60 clients $99 Team $49 (lower price) Pro $39 billed yearly
  • USD list prices, billed monthly
  • Before tax and payment fees
  • Highlight = lower price
  • Checked 10 November 2026
Pricing details (6)
  • Billed yearly, Solo is $190, Pro $470 and Business $1,910 a year.
  • Every plan includes unlimited AI agents, which need no license.
  • SSO with Okta or Microsoft Entra is a Business add-on of $139 a month per workspace.
  • Customers in the UK, the euro area and Australia pay in GBP, EUR or AUD. The prices here are the USD list prices.
  • The prices are before tax: Stripe adds tax where it applies.
  • The usage of each example: Solo freelancer: 1 person · 5 clients · 6 projects · 5 tasks · 6 invoices and $7.5k invoiced a month. Duo: 2 people · 8 clients · 10 projects · 8 tasks · 10 invoices and $16k invoiced a month. Small studio: 5 people · 15 clients · 20 projects · 10 tasks · 20 invoices and $40k invoiced a month. Agency: 10 people · 30 clients · 40 projects · 15 tasks · 40 invoices and $90k invoiced a month. Larger team: 25 people · 60 clients · 80 projects · 20 tasks · 80 invoices and $220k invoiced a month.

Feature by feature

Features

  • Yes
  • Partly
  • No
  • Only the rows that we could check on a page of Keito
The features of Hourbun and Keito
Hourbun Keito
Time tracking
Timer Yes Yes
Weekly timesheet grid Yes Yes
Day view Yes Yes
Keyboard shortcuts Yes Yes
Billable and non-billable time Yes Yes
Hourly rates by client, project, task and person Yes Higher plan Rates for each member from the Pro plan; project and task rates on every plan
Calendar view No Partly Reviewed imports of Google and Outlook Calendar events into the Day or Week view
Desktop or mobile apps No A web app with a layout for phones Yes Desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux
Browser extension No Yes Chrome
Invoicing and payments
Invoices from tracked time Yes Yes
Invoice lines of your own (a fixed fee, a product) Yes Yes Free-form lines of the type Service, Product or Expense
Recurring invoices Yes Yes
Estimates or quotes that a client accepts online Yes Yes Clients accept or decline from the public estimate
Expenses with receipts, billed with a markup Yes Higher plan Expenses with receipts on every plan; expense markup on the Business plan
A currency for each client or project Yes Yes A currency for each client
A tax on each line, and a second tax Yes Yes Up to two taxes, which each line can take or not
Email reminders of late invoices Yes Yes Sent by hand, or automatically after the due date
Online payment of an invoice Yes By card or bank debit, into your own Stripe account Yes By card, or ACH for eligible US accounts, into your own Stripe account; also PayPal
No fee of the app on online payments Yes Only the fees of Stripe Yes Keito charges no platform fee on Stripe payments
Projects and reports
Project budgets in hours or money Yes Yes In hours or fees, for a project, a task or a person
Fixed-fee projects Yes Yes
Reports with a CSV export Yes Yes CSV, Excel and PDF from the summary time report on every plan
Weekly capacity of each teammate Yes Higher plan From the Pro plan
Team
Team roles Yes Member, manager, admin and owner Higher plan Member, Manager and Administrator, from the Pro plan
Timesheet approvals Higher plan On the Team plan Higher plan From the Pro plan
Integrations and data
Accounting sync Partly Xero, one way: issued invoices and credit notes, and their payments if you choose Higher plan Xero, two-way, on the Business plan
QuickBooks No Higher plan QuickBooks Online, two-way, on the Business plan
A public API No Yes On every plan
Project-tool integrations (Asana, Jira and others) No Yes Jira and Trello on every plan; Asana, Basecamp and monday.com on the Business plan
Import of a Harvest account, with its invoices, expenses and estimates Yes Also its budgets, receipts and team, after a preview Yes Clients, projects, people, time, expenses, invoices with payments, retainers and estimates
Data export and account deletion Yes A whole workspace as CSV files with receipts, for the owner and admins; your account as JSON Yes Exports before the owner deletes the workspace and its data

Which one fits

Hourbun or Keito?

Choose Hourbun if

  • You work alone or as a pair: the Hourbun Duo plan holds two people for $15 a month.
  • You want team roles, weekly capacity and rates for each person on every plan.
  • You bill expenses with a markup, or send invoices to Xero, and do not want a Business plan for it.
  • You want to try the app for 14 days with no card.

Where Keito is better

  • Unlimited licensed users on the Pro and Business plans, for one flat price per workspace.
  • Desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux, a Chrome extension, and importers for Harvest, Clockify and Toggl Track.
  • Tracking of AI agent work and costs on every plan, with an API, a CLI, SDKs and connectors for Claude and ChatGPT.

Switching

Switch from Keito to Hourbun

Hourbun imports a CSV of time entries from any app. Keito exports your data as CSV and Excel files: upload a CSV of your time, check the columns and the people that Hourbun proposes, and see a preview of the clients, projects, tasks and time before anything is added. Your clients, projects, expenses and past invoices can come too: give the Hourbun format guide and your Keito exports to an AI agent, and upload the files that it makes. The 14-day trial of Hourbun needs no card.

Questions

Questions and answers

Is Hourbun cheaper than Keito?

For one or two people, yes: Hourbun Duo is $15 a month, Keito Solo is $19 for one user, and two people need Keito Pro at $49. For five or more people Keito Pro at $49 costs less than Hourbun Team at $99, but Keito keeps expense markup and Xero for its Business plan.

Do Hourbun and Keito have a free trial?

Yes. Hourbun has a 14-day trial with no card. Keito has a 14-day trial on each plan, and it needs a credit card. Neither Hourbun nor Keito has a free plan.

Can clients pay Hourbun and Keito invoices online?

Yes. Hourbun takes cards and bank debits into your own Stripe account, with only the fees of Stripe. Keito takes cards, and ACH bank transfers for eligible US accounts, through your own Stripe account with no platform fee, and it also supports PayPal.

Does Hourbun have apps like Keito?

Hourbun is a web app with a layout for phones, and has no desktop app, mobile app or browser extension. Keito has desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux, and a Chrome extension.

Can I move from Keito to Hourbun?

Yes. Hourbun imports a CSV of time entries from any app, with the clients, projects, tasks and people that it names, after a preview. Keito exports your data as CSV and Excel files, so you keep a copy of your records.

Sources

  • From the pages of Keito, unless a source says otherwise
  • A feature that we could not check has no row
  • Prices change: check the pricing page of Keito
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Keito is a trademark of OSO DevOps Limited, and Hourbun is not affiliated with it.

Try Hourbun for free.

14 days, no card. Add a client, track your first hour, and send the invoice.