Why we built Timeely
The problem
Project tools track the work but ignore the people. HR and payroll tools track the people but never see the work. Time trackers sit in the middle feeling like surveillance. So the same hours get re-entered three times, margins are guessed at month-end, and no one number is trusted.
Our approach
One data model, end to end: a task carries the time tracked against it, the time becomes labor cost, the cost becomes project profitability, and the same hours flow into payroll-prep and HR. No exports, no reconciliation, no add-on creep — and a private AI copilot that works from your real data, not a third party’s.
Where we are
Timeely is in early access, building alongside founding customers — agency and BPO teams in Cairo and the GCC — who shape the roadmap directly. We’d rather earn a handful of teams who genuinely rely on us than claim numbers we haven’t earned.
One source of truth
Every number traces back to the same tasks and hours.
Task
Plan & assign work
Time
Tracked against the task
Labor cost
Hours × rate, automatically
Profitability
Estimate vs actual per project
Payroll-prep
Pay from the same hours
AI HR
Reviews, attrition, copilot
Principles, not slogans
A handful of commitments we hold ourselves to — the same ones baked into how the product actually behaves.
One source of truth
Work and people belong on one data model. When every number traces back to the same tasks and hours, teams stop reconciling and start deciding.
Measurement, not surveillance
Tracking is off by default, consent-gated, and employee-visible, with a full audit trail. People should be able to see everything measured about them.
Your people data stays yours
The AI HR copilot runs on a private, self-hosted model. Sensitive people data is never handed to a third-party AI provider.
Evidence over vibes
Every insight is grounded in your real data and policies — margins, attrition risk, and answers come with the factors shown, not a black-box verdict.
Honest by default
We don’t claim what we haven’t shipped. Future-facing work is labelled as such, and human review sits in front of every AI recommendation.
Built with our customers
Founding customers get early-access pricing, white-glove onboarding, and a direct line into the roadmap. The product is shaped by the teams who use it.
Run your work and your people in one place
Join as a founding customer: early-access pricing, direct influence on the roadmap, and white-glove onboarding. Free during early access — no credit card required.
- Free during early access
- No credit card required
- One transparent bill — no add-on creep