Everhour
Focalboard
| Feature | Everhour | Focalboard |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $8.5/mo | Free only |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.4 / 5 | 4 / 5 |
| Best For | project-teams, agencies, asana-users, jira-users | self-hosters, mattermost-users, small-teams, open-source-advocates |
| Founded | 2015 | 2021 |
| In App Timer | ✓ | ✗ |
| Project Budgeting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Estimates Vs Actuals | ✓ | ✗ |
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Resource Planning | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reporting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Kanban Boards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Table View | ✗ | ✓ |
| Calendar View | ✗ | ✓ |
| Templates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Filters | ✗ | ✓ |
| Self Hosting | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Everhour Pros
- Native integration with PM tools
- Timer appears inside Asana/Trello/Jira
- Visual budgeting and estimates
- Simple and clean interface
✗ Everhour Cons
- Requires a PM tool to get full value
- Free plan limited to 5 users
- No GPS or location tracking
✓ Focalboard Pros
- Completely free and open-source
- Self-hostable for data control
- Multiple view types (board, table, gallery)
- Integrates with Mattermost
✗ Focalboard Cons
- Limited to basic project tracking
- No built-in time tracking
- Smaller community than alternatives
The Verdict
Everhour is built for project teams and agencies, with a focus on in-app-timer and project-budgeting. Focalboard targets self hosters and mattermost users and leads with kanban-boards and table-view.
Focalboard uses custom enterprise pricing, while Everhour starts at $8.5/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Everhour edges out on user ratings (4.4 vs 4). While both are well-regarded, that gap reflects real differences in user satisfaction worth considering.
Bottom line: Everhour has a slight overall edge — but if completely free and open-source matters most to you, Focalboard may still be the right call.