Friday timesheets are written from memory. So check how far to trust them.
An agency sells time, so its timesheets are its revenue record. Most are filled in at the end of the week, rounded to the hour and logged against whichever project was open. Ancor makes logging part of the work, feeds every hour into the project's budget and margin, and tells you how much weight the hours can bear.
Last reviewed: October 2026
What should timesheet software for agencies do?
Timesheet software for agencies records the hours each person spends on each client's work and turns them into budget burn, margin and invoices. Ancor puts a timer on every task, with manual entry for time you forgot to start, shows timesheets per person and per team, and feeds each hour straight into the project budget and margin. It also checks the hours themselves: how late entries land, how many are suspiciously whole hours, and how many finished tasks carry no time at all.
Bad hours make every number after them wrong.
Margin, utilisation, estimates for the next job and the invoice itself all start from the timesheet. If the hours were reconstructed on Friday, every report built on them inherits the guess. Most agencies know this and still treat the timesheet as a compliance chore rather than data, because their timesheet tool sits apart from the work and nothing visible happens to the hours once they are entered.
Log it where the work is. Then see what the hours are worth.
A timer on every task
Start, pause and resume a timer on any task in any view. No separate app to open, and the time lands on the right project by default.
Manual entry when you forget
Add time by hand when the timer was not running. Ancor records when the entry was made, which is what the trust check reads.
Timesheets per person and team
Timesheets per person and per team, exportable to CSV for payroll or your accountant.
A trust check on the hours
Per person, see how late hours tend to be logged, what share are whole hours, and how many finished tasks have no time against them.
Hours that move the margin
Each hour updates the project's budget burn and projected margin as it is logged, not at month end.
Extra hours, in money
See who takes longer than estimated on which type of work, and what those extra hours cost, before you assign the next job.
One entry. Five places it counts.
- Budget burn on the project, against the estimate.
- Projected margin on the project, client and department.
- Capacity and utilisation for the person who logged it.
- Future estimates, because the AI Planner learns from how long similar work really took.
- Invoices, drafted from delivered work.
It tracks work, not people's screens.
- If you want screenshots or keystroke monitoring, Ancor does not do that, by design. Tools such as Hubstaff are built for monitored time.
- If you only need a stopwatch and nothing downstream, a standalone timer such as Toggl is simpler and cheaper.
- If you need attendance or payroll, Ancor exports timesheets but is not a payroll or HR system.
Timesheets. The questions teams actually ask.
What is the best timesheet software for an agency?
The best timesheet software for an agency is one where the hours are logged against client tasks and immediately feed budget, margin and invoicing, so the timesheet is useful rather than a chore. Ancor does that with a timer on every task and a check on how far each person's hours can be trusted.
What if someone forgets to start the timer?
They add the time by hand. Ancor keeps the entry but notes when it was made, so the trust check can show who tends to log late.
How does Ancor check whether timesheets are accurate?
Per person, it shows how late hours are usually logged, what share of entries are whole hours, and how many finished tasks have no time logged. It does not accuse anyone. It tells you how much weight the numbers can bear.
Can I export timesheets?
Yes. Timesheets export to CSV.
Does Ancor monitor screens or activity?
No. Ancor does not take screenshots or record keystrokes. It reads the work records the team already creates.
Is time tracking an add-on?
No. Time tracking and timesheets are on every plan, including the 14-day trial, and pricing is per team rather than per seat.