What Tempora software does

Tempora Software Limited is a privately held UK-based SaaS company, incorporated in England in 2009, that builds and sells cloud-based timesheet and time tracking software to professional services firms. Its core platform, Tempora Timesheets, allows staff to submit timesheets via browser or mobile app, supporting up to five hierarchical levels of time recording (Client, Project, Activity, Sub-Activity, Task) and providing reporting that converts hours into cost values, bill values, and profit/loss figures. The company differentiates through Tempora PROMPT, a desktop enforcement module that can lock a user's machine until a timesheet is submitted, and through comprehensive financial and utilisation reporting, holiday management, time approval workflows, and historic data import. Infrastructure runs on Microsoft Azure with 128-bit AES encryption at rest, HTTPS in transit, Azure Active Directory single sign-on, and a dedicated server option for enterprise customers requiring regional data residency.

The company's commercial model is subscription SaaS with implied per-seat pricing, distributed through a hybrid of direct sales (10-15 minute personalised demos), self-serve 21-day free trials, and mobile app store presence. Target verticals include PR agencies, architects, construction, marketing agencies, universities, healthcare, engineering, and financial services consultancies. Named enterprise customers include BBH (deployed across offices in the UK, Singapore, China, and New York), ZenithOptimedia, FKC, Balmond Studio, and Commissioning Solutions, with case studies emphasising fixed-fee project cost control, profitability analysis, and timesheet compliance. The company has 11-50 employees, offices in London (registered) and Tunbridge Wells (operations), and reports no external funding, no parent company, and no acquisitions. A newer product, Timemarker, has been launched as a successor brand.

Name

Tempora software

Legal name

Tempora Software Limited

Website

https://temporasoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tempora Software is a UK-based SaaS provider of cloud timesheet and time tracking software for professional services firms, including PR agencies, architects, construction companies, and consultancies, with a differentiated machine-lockout enforcement module and mobile apps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Time Tracking Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Payroll, Time & Attendance (BPACAPAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Time, Attendance & Scheduling Administration (BPACAIAE), Time, Attendance & Leave Management Outsourcing (T&A, Absence, FMLA) (BPACAKAF)

Keywords

• Online timesheet software
• Cloud time tracking
• Employee time management
• Project time recording
• Workforce timesheet SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Tunbridge Wells

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Cloud-based time entry software sold as a subscription service. Customers sign up for the platform and pay for access. The Free 21 Day Trial indicates a typical SaaS conversion funnel. Pricing appears to be seat-based based on the 'Seats Required' field in the demo request form.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tempora Software provides cloud-based online timesheet software that enables businesses to track staff working hours via browser or mobile app. The platform supports multi-level time recording (up to 5 levels: Client, Project, Activity, Sub-Activity, Task), financial reporting with cost/bill/profit analysis, time approval workflows, holiday management, and a unique desktop enforcement tool (PROMPT) that locks machines until timesheets are submitted.

Product overview

Tempora Software offers a cloud-based time entry platform centered around Tempora Timesheets as the core product. The platform includes complementary modules: Tempora PROMPT for timesheet enforcement (with pop-up reminders or machine lockout capabilities), mobile apps for iOS and Android enabling offline time recording, and comprehensive reporting modules covering time, cost, bill value, and profit/loss analysis. The company has also introduced Timemarker as a newer, upgraded timesheet tracking product. All components share a common data infrastructure with multi-level time recording structures (up to 5 levels) and support for Azure AD/Office 365 single sign-on authentication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tempora Timesheets Cloud-based online timesheet software that allows staff to complete timesheets from a browser or mobile app. Supports multi-level time recording (up to 5 levels: Client, Project, Activity, Sub-Activity, Task), reporting with cost/selling value/profit analysis, automated reminders, time approval workflows, and holiday management. Targeted at businesses needing to track staff hours worked and project profitability.
• Tempora PROMPT Desktop application installed on Windows and Mac machines that enforces timesheet completion. When a timesheet is overdue, displays pop-up reminders or locks the machine, restricting access to all applications except Tempora until the timesheet is submitted. Configurable per user with varying severity levels and daily/weekly email summaries to line managers.
• Tempora Mobile App Native iOS and Android applications that allow staff to complete timesheets offline and sync data when connection is restored. Includes timer functionality for time tracking with automatic assignment to relevant items and current day.
• Timemarker A newer, upgraded timesheet tracking product positioned as 'the smarter way to track time,' representing an evolution of the core Tempora Timesheets product for modern time tracking needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Unlimited support with median first reply time under 10 minutes during business hours
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature14 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Harvest: Harvest offers web and mobile time tracking with invoicing and integration with project management tools. It competes head-to-head with Tempora for agency and creative-services customers on time entry and billable rate reporting.
• Time Doctor: Time Doctor offers time tracking with productivity analytics and workforce monitoring for remote teams. Overlaps Tempora's enforcement and reporting value proposition, particularly for distributed and hybrid organizations.
• Clockify: Clockify is a freemium time tracker with team and enterprise tiers. It targets the same SMB and mid-market segments as Tempora with multi-level project tracking and reporting.
• Deputy: Deputy offers employee scheduling, time tracking, and workforce management, particularly for shift-based industries. Relevant peer given Tempora's move-time and holiday management capabilities.
• Toggl Track: Toggl Track is a cloud-based time tracking SaaS targeting agencies, freelancers, and mid-market teams. It directly overlaps Tempora's core browser/mobile timesheet use cases, with comparable reporting and per-seat subscription pricing.
• Hubstaff: Hubstaff provides time tracking, productivity monitoring, and workforce management for distributed teams. Comparable to Tempora on timesheet core, with additional monitoring features that overlap with PROMPT's enforcement concept.
• Timetarget: Timetarget is a UK/EU-based project time tracking platform with resource management and reporting. Comparable to Tempora on multi-level time recording and financial reporting for agencies and professional services.

Regional players

• TimeTrack: TimeTrack is a UK/EU time tracking and attendance platform with project costing and reporting. Comparable to Tempora on multi-level time recording and cost rate analysis for mid-market customers.
• Timetastic: Timetastic is a UK-based holiday and absence management platform with optional time tracking. Regional peer overlapping Tempora's HR Licence extension and holiday calendar functionality for UK SMBs.

Broad incumbents

• Replicon: Replicon is an established enterprise time intelligence and HCM-adjacent platform. It is a broader incumbent offering overlapping time tracking, project costing, and compliance features across larger accounts than Tempora typically serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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