Overview

monday.com offers built-in time tracking capabilities through the Time Tracking Column and Time Tracking Widget, integrated directly into its work management platform.

Time Tracking Column

Key Features

Start/stop timer: Click play to start tracking when beginning a task, pause anytime
Manual time entry: Add session manually for retrospective tracking
Time format options: Toggle between seconds and minutes display
History and log: View task progress and time intervals
Editable entries: Manually edit any time tracking cell
Subitems support: Add Time Tracking Column to subitems on boards

Availability

All users except Collaborators and Viewers can use Time Tracker. Available with Pro and Enterprise plans.

Time Tracking Widget

Consolidated View

Multi-board aggregation: Gathers data from Time Tracking Columns across various boards
Flexible timeframes: View time tracked over day, week, month, or year
Total calculations: Shows sum based on selected boards and filters
Dashboard integration: Add to dashboards for team-wide visibility

Limitations

Manual Operation

Starting and stopping the Time Tracking Column is manual by default. While automation is possible, many users find setup challenging.

Basic Widget

The Time Tracking Widget provides only total numbers based on selected boards and filters, without detailed breakdown.

Third-Party Integrations

Many teams use enhanced time tracking through integrations:

TimeCamp: Full automatic time tracking
Timely: AI-powered automatic tracking
Tracket: Enhanced time tracking in monday.com
Everhour: Advanced billing and budgets

Best For

Teams already using monday.com who need basic time tracking
Project managers wanting task-level time data
Teams seeking unified work and time management
Organizations preferring all-in-one platforms

Use Cases

Track billable hours per project
Monitor team capacity and workload
Generate time reports for clients
Analyze project profitability
Improve time estimates for future work

monday.com Time Tracking