Can I migrate from my current tool?

Yes. CSV importer for clients, projects, and time entries — most teams migrate in an afternoon.

Is there a desktop app?

Yes — a native macOS menu bar app on every plan. Start and stop timers, add time, and see your week without opening a browser tab. It signs in with your normal Tempough login (no separate setup), stays in sync with the web in real time, and keeps working offline — entries you log without a connection sync automatically when you're back. Download it from Settings → Desktop app. A Windows version is on the way.

Can I control what different roles see?

Yes. Permission groups bundle granular keys (view team time, approve timesheets, see project health reports, etc.) and you assign them to staff. Admins can revoke the Dashboard entirely for specific roles, or set a per-user default landing page so contributors jump straight to Timesheet and payroll goes straight to Reports.

Does everyone have to use the dashboard?

No. The Dashboard is a permission — turn it off for a role and those users land directly on their chosen default view after sign-in. Individual gauges adapt too: managers see team-wide utilization, contributors see their own.

Who processes invoice payments?

Your own Stripe account. Payments settle directly to your bank — Tempough never holds funds.

Workspace-level isolation so data never crosses between accounts. Two-factor authentication with backup codes. Scoped tokens for integrations and AI access. Every change recorded in a searchable audit log with configurable retention.

Can I connect Claude, Cursor, or Zed?

Yes. Tempough exposes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server from Partnership up. Each user mints a personal token in Profile → AI access — the AI client then acts as that user, scoped to their permissions. A contributor's AI sees their own time; a manager's AI sees the team. Per-token rate limits and sustained-abuse auto-cooldown built in.

What if I pick the wrong tier?

Move between tiers any time. Features turn on or off tenant-wide when you switch — data stays put, no migration, no downtime. Individual plans can upgrade to Partnership when a co-founder joins, and Partnership plans can move to Team when the business grows past two people.

Does it work for solo freelancers or partnerships?

Yes to both. Free covers the basics — timer, timesheet, projects, and CSV export — for one user, forever. Individual at $8/mo adds invoicing and QuickBooks export. Partnership at $15/mo adds a second seat for a partner or co-founder. All three plans support unlimited clients and projects; the difference is whether you need to send invoices and how many people are logging time.

Are there any add-on fees or metered usage charges?

No. The monthly price on this page is the full cost. Tempough does not charge per email sent, per API call, per integration, or per any other usage metric. No overage charges, no tiered add-ons, no "starter" features that get unlocked for extra money. If you ever see a surprise line item on your invoice, it's a bug — email us and we'll fix it.

How does Tempough's invoicing compare to FreshBooks?

Tempough's invoicing is Stripe-powered (you connect your own Stripe account) and supports time-based, fixed-fee, recurring, and ad-hoc invoices. FreshBooks invoicing is more bookkeeping-shaped — it's tied into their accounting general ledger. If you want time-to-invoice as the primary workflow, Tempough is more direct; if you want accounting-first invoicing, FreshBooks fits that.

Does Tempough handle sales tax?

Basic per-invoice tax rates yes. FreshBooks-grade sales tax with multi-jurisdiction rules + automatic remittance reports — no. If you sell across state lines and need automated sales tax compliance, FreshBooks (or a dedicated tool like TaxJar / Avalara) is the right product.

Will my expense + receipt history come over?

Expense entries (date, amount, category, project, person) come over via CSV import. Receipt file attachments don't round-trip cleanly through CSV — you can re-upload receipts for important entries, or keep historic receipts in FreshBooks as an archive. Most teams accept the receipt-attachment loss for older history and start fresh on new expenses.

Is it cheaper to switch?

For most service businesses, yes. FreshBooks Premium is $30/mo (US, 2026) for a solo with the full feature set. Tempough Individual is $6/mo with invoicing + QuickBooks export. If you need accounting and tax, FreshBooks may still be the right answer. If you need time + invoicing + project profitability + forecasting, Tempough Team at $11/seat is roughly 1/3 the per-seat cost with a wider feature surface.

What about FreshBooks' accountant collaboration features?

Tempough doesn't have a dedicated "invite your accountant" surface — accountants access through standard staff invites with scoped permission groups (e.g. read-only on reports). This is workable but less polished than FreshBooks' accountant portal. If your accountant uses FreshBooks specifically and you don't want to retrain them, this is a real friction point — drop us a line and we'll talk.

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Migration guide

Switching from
FreshBooks.

Practical walkthrough — no marketing fluff. Most teams complete the move in under an hour. Here's exactly what to do.

The 6 steps

1
Export your FreshBooks data
In FreshBooks, go to Reports → Time tracking → Export → CSV for the time period you want to migrate. Separately export Clients and Projects from their respective list screens. You'll get three CSV files.
2
Check the user_email column in the time CSV
FreshBooks's time export typically includes email per row. Confirm the column header is `user_email` (rename if needed — Tempough's importer matches on that exact name). If the email column is missing for any reason, add one before uploading.
3
Decide what to do with FreshBooks accounting
FreshBooks is your books today. After switching, your options are: (a) keep FreshBooks for accounting and use Tempough only for time + invoicing, (b) move to QuickBooks Online with Tempough as the time + invoice front-end, or (c) keep accounting in spreadsheets and use Tempough's CSV export. Most teams pick (b) — it's what Tempough is designed for.
4
Sign up for Tempough and invite your team
Create your Tempough workspace at tempough.com. Invite team members at Settings → Team. Their emails must match the user_email column from step 1. The free tier works fine for the import — you don't need a paid plan until you want to invoice clients.
Step 3a — Create a Tempough workspace.
Step 3b — Invite teammates. Emails must match the user_email column.
5
Import — clients, then projects, then time
Go to /imports and upload in that order. Each step has a Dry-run button that runs the operation in a transaction and rolls back so you can preview exactly what would land. Re-uploading a fixed file dedupes automatically.
The /imports page — start with Clients, then Projects, then Time.
Every importer runs the upload in a transaction and rolls back so you can preview.
6
Set up billing rates and cost rates
FreshBooks tracks billing rates at the project level. Recreate them on each Tempough project. If you want margin reports, add per-user cost rates at Settings → Cost Rates — FreshBooks doesn't expose these so you'll set them fresh, which is a one-time exercise.
Cost rates per person — effective-dated, so historic Margin reports stay reproducible.
Per-project billing rates — overrides on top of the workspace default.

Day-one translation

What was called what in FreshBooks, and where to find it in Tempough.

In FreshBooks	In Tempough
Time tracking	Timer + weekly timesheet (keyboard-first)
Clients	Clients (same shape, plus default rates)
Projects	Projects → Phases → Tasks
Estimates	Quotes (Partnership+) — convert to invoice on accept
Invoices	Invoices (Stripe payment link built in)
Expenses + receipts	Expenses (Individual+) — reports + reimbursement
Sales Tax	Per-invoice tax rates (basic)
Accounting + journal entries	(none — export to QuickBooks)
(none equivalent)	Forecast + capacity planning (Team+)
(none equivalent)	Cost rates + margin reports (Team+)
(none equivalent)	Phases + milestones + change orders
(none equivalent)	Webhooks + REST API + AI assistant access (MCP, Partnership+)

Migration FAQ

Yes, but it's more work. Tempough doesn't do bookkeeping — if you stay on FreshBooks for accounting, you'll export invoices and time from Tempough as CSV and import to FreshBooks manually each month. Most teams take the migration as an opportunity to move accounting to QuickBooks Online, which Tempough exports to natively.