Netlify time tracking

Track the client work behind every Netlify site.

Keito keeps Netlify discovery, implementation, deployment, migration, and support work attached to the client project it serves, ready for review and billing.

$49 USD
Flat team plan from
0
Per-seat billing surprises
14 days
Trial workspace
app.keito.ai / netlify

Client billing review

Northshore Web Studio

Web delivery hours reviewed

152h

Active work

24

Reviewed

91%

Ready to bill

$18.4k

Time captured with context

Netlify time tracking

Live

Billing review complete

Client and project checked

Done

Invoice evidence ready

Approved summary prepared

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Built around the work before the invoice

Netlify time tracking needs more than a timer. The billing record has to keep client, project, approval, and invoice context together before the work reaches finance.

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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Web delivery billing

A short deploy log does not show the work required to ship a reliable client site.

Netlify records builds and deployments, but those platform events do not explain the human delivery effort behind a client outcome. A developer may spend hours auditing an inherited site, fixing build configuration, tracing environment problems, reviewing preview deployments, planning redirects, testing forms, tuning performance, or handling a production incident before a successful deploy appears. When that context remains in tickets, terminals, and memory, client reports understate the work and billing reviews become reconstruction exercises. Keito provides the project record around the Netlify workflow: contributors log time against the client, site, and delivery objective; a lead reviews whether discovery, implementation, migration, incident response, and support are billable; and finance receives an approved summary that explains the result without exposing environment variables, access details, or internal debugging notes. Keito does not claim to import Netlify activity automatically. It gives web delivery teams a deliberate time, review, reporting, and billing layer for the human work surrounding Netlify projects.

Track discovery, build configuration, deployments, migrations, testing, performance, and support by client project

Keep site and delivery-outcome context with time without exposing credentials or internal debugging detail

Approve Netlify project records before they become client reports or invoice evidence

Workflow fit

Reviewed web delivery vs raw deployment activity

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

Track discovery, build configuration, deployments, migrations, testing, performance, and support by client project

Keep site and delivery-outcome context with time without exposing credentials or internal debugging detail

Approve Netlify project records before they become client reports or invoice evidence

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What Keito adds to Netlify 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.

AreaKeitoTypical setup

Reviewed web delivery vs raw deployment activity

Keito keeps Netlify time tracking tied to clients, projects, billable status, approvals, and billing summaries in one workspace.

Typical setups capture time in one tool and rebuild the billing explanation later from exports, comments, or spreadsheet cleanup.

Review before invoicing

Managers review entries before they become invoice evidence, so missing context is fixed internally rather than during a client dispute.

Raw timer exports usually reach finance before delivery leads have confirmed whether the work is billable, complete, or client-ready.

Predictable team pricing

Flat-rate plans let delivery staff, reviewers, contractors, and finance users participate without per-seat pricing friction.

Per-seat time trackers make teams choose between clean billing participation and controlling tool spend.

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Related solution pages

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Useful reading

Frequently asked questions

What Netlify work should agencies track?

Agencies should track client-specific Netlify discovery, build configuration, implementation, preview review, migrations, deployment troubleshooting, performance work, incident response, documentation, and handover. Keito keeps those hours attached to the client project and delivery outcome.

Does Keito integrate directly with Netlify?

No direct Netlify integration is claimed on this page. Keito provides the time, review, client-reporting, and billing-evidence workflow around Netlify delivery, while Netlify remains the web deployment platform.

How does Keito compare with using Netlify deploy logs for time tracking?

Keito adds client, project, contributor, duration, billable status, approval, and work-explanation context that Netlify deploy logs are not designed to capture. Netlify shows platform events; Keito records and reviews the human delivery effort behind them.

Should a team migrate from a generic timer for Netlify client projects?

A team should consider migrating when its timer records duration but not the client, site, outcome, approval, or billing explanation. Keito is a better fit when Netlify work must become reviewed client evidence rather than an uncontextualised hours total.

What should a Netlify billing or client report include?

A Netlify billing or client report should include the engagement, site or workstream, delivery objective, approved hours, billable status, outcome, and agreed follow-up. Keito keeps that summary reviewable without requiring credentials or sensitive deployment configuration in the report.

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Start solo.Add people when you need them.

Solo includes 1 licensed user, unlimited AI agents, Mac desktop and iOS apps, Stripe payments, and standard CSV and Excel exports. Pro adds your team. Business adds integrations, planning, advanced reporting, and stronger controls.

Solo

1 licensed user

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

$19USD /mo

Start Solo
1 licensed user
Unlimited AI agents
Mac desktop and iOS apps
API access and API keys
Time, expenses, projects, and invoices
Stripe invoice payments
CSV and Excel data export
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Pro

Team collaboration

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

$49USD /mo

Start Pro
Unlimited licensed users
Everything in Solo
Team management and invites
Timesheet and expense approvals
Team reports and utilization
Per-member billing rates
Manager permissions

Business

Advanced operations

For organizations that need integrations, planning, advanced reporting, and stronger controls.

$199USD /mo

Start Business
Everything in Pro
Xero and QuickBooks
Airtable, calendar, and Jira imports
Planning and capacity
Advanced report exports
Custom roles and SSO
Priority support
Agents are included

AI agents do not require licenses on any plan.

API on every paid plan

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

Exports on every plan

Solo, Pro, and Business include standard CSV and Excel data export.

Build a cleaner billing record for web agencies, jamstack consultancies, and freelance developers delivering and supporting client sites on netlify.

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

Track Netlify project time