Hourglass vs TIMENTRY

Hourglass is web software for litigation and insurance-defense firms that captures attorneys’ work and drafts time entries with matter details, billing codes, and AI-written narratives. It checks entries against each client’s outside counsel guidelines before billing. Firms can upload guidelines as PDF, Word, or email files; the system extracts requirements into rules linked to source paragraphs. Every entry needs timekeeper approval, and Hourglass says it never submits entries on anyone’s behalf. If a deduction occurs, Hourglass links it to the relevant entry, attaches work evidence, and drafts an appeal for review. Capture integrations include Outlook, Word, Teams, Zoom, browsers, and legal research tools; billing destinations include Elite 3E, Aderant, ProLaw, Litify, and Clio, with custom integrations offered in two weeks if needed. Each firm receives a separate deployment and database. Data uses TLS in transit and AES-256 at rest, with a readable audit record. Pricing is available on request.

TIMENTRY drafts matter-coded time entries for professionals who bill by the hour. A desktop agent and cloud connectors capture activity from email, meetings, calls and documents without requiring users to start timers. AI groups related activity into work units and prepares narrative entries for review. A resolver uses matter numbers, sender domains and names to attribute activity, with AI as a fallback. Before submission, the product checks entries against outside-counsel guidelines, prohibited task codes and billing rules.

Live dashboards show utilisation, realisation, WIP aging, recovered hours and revenue insight. Listed connections include Outlook, Gmail, Teams, Zoom, QuickBooks, Xero, LawPay and Clio, as well as Microsoft 365, Google and telephony connections. TIMENTRY is available on iOS and the web. The maker says data and integration credentials are encrypted at rest and in transit, and lists SAML 2.0 SSO with MFA. The product is in beta, licensed by written agreement, and has no self-service purchase. Pricing is on request, with a 14-day trial.