Consulting billing works best when the billable record is built during the engagement, not reconstructed at invoice time.
Capture delivery work by client and role
Record time by client, project, and team member role so billing reports reflect actual team composition without needing a separate tracking system per person.
Review team-level billing before it leaves the project
Give project leads a combined view of who worked on what, what is billable, and whether the team effort matches the client story before invoice prep starts.
Report team delivery in client billing language
Produce summaries that explain team effort by deliverable, milestone, or service area so clients understand what they are paying for.
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Consulting operations
Build a billing record that survives client questions
Consultants face a recurring problem: the invoice goes out, the client asks for detail, and the only backup is memory and calendar entries. Keito gives consultants a project-level time record that is reviewed before the invoice, includes client-safe descriptions, and separates billable engagement work from internal prep and admin.
Log client sessions with project context while the work is fresh
Separate billable strategy and delivery from internal research and admin
Review billing summaries per client before the invoice is sent
Workflow fit
Per-client tracking
Keito keeps consultant time tracking connected to client, project, billable status, approval, and invoice context before the work reaches finance.
Log client sessions with project context while the work is fresh
Separate billable strategy and delivery from internal research and admin
Review billing summaries per client before the invoice is sent
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What Keito adds to consultant time tracking
Team billing without per-seat penalties
Keito flat pricing means project leads can add contractors, specialists, and reviewers without facing a billing escalation each time the delivery team changes composition.
Flat-rate team plans from $49/month
Mix of full-time and contract contributors
Finance and project lead reviewers included
Delivery context the whole team fills in
Keito is designed for teams who move fast. It captures the minimum needed for billing accuracy: client, project, task, and billable status, without turning every entry into a form.
Quick entry with client and project tags
Billable or non-billable classification per entry
Manager review before entries become billing evidence
One billing view across the full team
Project leads can see all team contributions to a client engagement, not just their own entries, so the billing review is a single step rather than an aggregation exercise.
Project and team utilization view
Combined billing summary by client
Exportable team report for invoice backup
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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
Per-client tracking
Separate records for each client engagement in one workspace.
Spreadsheets mix client records across tabs and files.
Invoice evidence
Reviewed time records support billing explanations.
Calendar or memory-based invoicing is hard to defend.
Retainer and hourly
Works for both hourly billing and retainer capacity tracking.
Consultants need per-client time records, billable vs non-billable separation, review before invoicing, and the ability to produce a clear billing summary for each client engagement.
Should consultants track non-billable hours?
Yes. Tracking preparation, research, and internal admin separately from billable engagement work helps consultants price future work accurately and avoid undercharging for delivery scope.
Can Keito support both hourly and retainer consulting billing?
Yes. Consultants can tag time by client and project, review entries before invoicing, and use the same workflow for hourly billing or to track retainer capacity utilization.
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