GitLab time tracking

Turn GitLab project work into reviewed billing evidence.

Keito helps engineering teams track project time, preserve delivery context, and prepare client summaries without relying on raw issue activity alone.

Issue
Context preserved
Sprint
Reporting view
Flat
Team pricing
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Client sprint report

Helio Platform Sprint

Sprint effort

46.0h

Issues

18

Billable

39h

Internal

7h

Issue context grouped

Build, review, release work

Live

Billable status checked

Internal support separated

Clean

Sprint summary exported

Client-ready language

Ready
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Built around the work before the invoice

GitLab issue activity is a useful signal, but client billing needs review, classification, and budget context around the work.

Keep delivery context attached to time

Group work by client, project, issue, branch, or repository reference so time reports explain what changed, not just who was online.

Review engineering work before billing

Use approvals and project summaries to catch unassigned work, non-billable research, and time that needs a clearer client note.

Report the work in client language

Export clean summaries that connect delivery activity to project budgets, retainers, and invoices without exposing internal noise.

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Sprint billing

Report GitLab-backed delivery without exposing raw internal detail

GitLab teams often need to explain billable engineering work by sprint, milestone, or client deliverable. Keito gives project owners a place to review that time, separate internal work, and turn technical activity into a billing summary the client can understand.

Track effort by sprint or project milestone

Keep internal issue chatter out of client summaries

Use time data to compare sprint effort with retainer or project budget

Workflow fit

Issue context

Keito keeps gitlab time tracking connected to client, project, billable status, approval, and invoice context before the work reaches finance.

Track effort by sprint or project milestone

Keep internal issue chatter out of client summaries

Use time data to compare sprint effort with retainer or project budget

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What Keito adds to gitlab time tracking

Developer-friendly time context

Keito is designed for technical teams that need billing records to reflect real delivery work without pushing every developer into finance tooling. The Keito CLI, GitHub Action, and Agent Skill log time from the terminal, CI jobs, pull requests, and AI coding sessions directly.

  • GitHub Action logs time from issues and PRs
  • CLI tracking for terminal and CI sessions
  • Repository and issue references on invoices

Review layer for client work

Managers can separate billable implementation, non-billable discovery, support, and internal work before reports leave the team.

  • Approval workflow
  • Billable status by task
  • Client-ready exports

Billing and project reporting in one flow

Use tracked engineering work for invoice backup, project profitability, and retainer reviews without stitching together several spreadsheets.

  • Budget and margin context
  • Expense support
  • Flat team pricing
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Compare the workflow

The difference is not just recording time. It is whether the record can support billing, project decisions, and client conversations.

Area Keito Typical setup

Issue context

Can reference delivery context while keeping billing records reviewed.

Issue-only reporting misses billing classification.

Sprint summaries

Groups work into client-friendly reporting views.

Raw issue lists can be too technical for finance conversations.

Budget view

Connects effort to project budget and profitability.

Development tools rarely show billing impact clearly.

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Related solution pages

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Useful reading

Frequently asked questions

Is GitLab issue activity enough for billing?

Issue activity helps explain work, but billing also needs duration, billable status, client context, approval, and a clean summary.

Can Keito support sprint-based client reports?

Yes. Teams can use project and time data to summarize effort by sprint, milestone, or deliverable.

How can GitLab teams avoid over-sharing internal notes?

Use GitLab context internally, then review and rewrite the client-facing summary before sending billing support.

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Start solo. Add people when you need them.

Solo is built for one human owner and unlimited AI agents. Pro adds human teammates. Business adds integrations, exports, and online invoice payments.

Solo

One human owner

For independent consultants, freelancers, and small studios running work with AI agents.

$19 /mo

Start Solo
1 human owner
Unlimited AI agents
API access and API keys
Time, expenses, projects, and invoices
Agent source tracking
AI agent work invoice grouping
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Pro

Team collaboration

For teams that need shared workspaces, approvals, and team-level project visibility.

$49 /mo

Start Pro
Unlimited human team members
Everything in Solo
Team management and invites
Timesheet and expense approvals
Team reports and utilization
Per-member billing rates

Business

Advanced operations

For organizations that need integrations, exports, online payments, and stronger controls.

$199 /mo

Start Business
Everything in Pro
Xero and QuickBooks
Stripe invoice payments
CSV and Excel data export
Custom roles and SSO
Priority support
Agents are included

AI agents do not count as human seats on any plan.

API on every paid plan

Solo, Pro, and Business can use API keys for agent workflows.

Business-only payments

Stripe payments, exports, Xero, and QuickBooks are on Business.

Build a cleaner billing record for gitlab-based teams delivering billable software projects for clients.

Start with Solo, add people on Pro when you need reviewers or collaborators, and see how Keito turns tracked effort into clearer reports.

Track GitLab-backed work