Google Sheets vs TimeLog: Complete Comparison (2026)

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Why choose Google Sheets

• Higher Cost score (9/10 vs 5/10)
• Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 6/10)
• Better fit for freelancers (8/10 vs 3/10)

Why choose TimeLog

• Lower estimated cost for 10 users: €140/mo vs €211/mo
• Higher Scalability score (6/10 vs 4/10)
• Higher Support score (7/10 vs 5/10)
• Better fit for mid-market (8/10 vs 5/10)
• Includes Time tracking, which Google Sheets lacks

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Google Sheets

Pros

• Real-time co-editing, comments and version history make it easy for a team to share one tracker.
• Prebuilt project management and event-planning templates mean teams do not have to build a tracker from scratch.
• There is no extra cost for organisations that already pay for Google Workspace seats.
• Connected Sheets can analyse BigQuery or Looker data with billions of rows directly in a spreadsheet.
• On higher Workspace tiers, Gemini can create trackers and write formulas from plain-language prompts.

Cons

• It has no native Gantt charts, task dependencies or time tracking for real project scheduling.
• Missed deadlines do not trigger automatic alerts, so team members have to be notified by hand.
• Large or complex shared sheets slow down and are easy to break when several people edit at once.
• Timeline view is limited to certain paid Workspace editions.
• Dashboards and reporting have to be built by hand or added with add-ons.

TimeLog

Pros

• It combines time registration, project budgets and invoicing in one system, which reviewers value for billing clients accurately.
• Support is often described as responsive, with chat, email, phone and a help center available.
• The free, no-code e-conomic integration and the Business Central and Navision connectors suit Nordic and Microsoft-based finance teams.
• Pricing is transparent per user, and a 14-day trial is available on the self-serve tiers.
• Project and contract setups are flexible, including retainers, fixed price and rate indexing.

Cons

• Reviewers call the standard reports inflexible or outdated and want more custom report options.
• The many settings make navigation and user-rights administration hard for new admins.
• Integrations and API access are not available on the Starter plan.
• One developer review describes the API as lacking essential features.
• Notifications and approval reminders are described as limited.