
The timesheet submission process: an approver's guide
How the timesheet submission process looks from the approver's side: the statuses a timesheet moves through, what to check, and what happens after you approve or reject.
Practical guides, software comparisons, and operational insights to help consultancies manage timesheets, approvals, and invoicing more effectively.
Guides, comparisons, and insights for modern consultancies.

How the timesheet submission process looks from the approver's side: the statuses a timesheet moves through, what to check, and what happens after you approve or reject.

How a timesheet approval workflow works: who approves, what they check, what happens on rejection, and why only approved hours should reach an invoice.

Harvest's 2026 price increase explained: what Bending Spoons changed, why Flex and Unlimited are billing modes rather than tiers, and what is actually metered.

Time submission for consultants: what to record in each timesheet entry, what your approver checks, and the five reasons a timesheet submission gets sent back.

A Harvest alternative for consultancies after the 2026 repricing. What the usage meter counts, what Harvest does not publish, and what TimeSubmit costs.

Timesheet software for accountancy practices billing clients by the hour. Structured timesheets, approval before billing, and invoices built from approved time.

Agency time tracking software built around client sign-off. Structured timesheets, an approver role that never sees rates, and invoices built from approved hours.

TimeSubmit is built for management consultancies that bill clients by the hour: structured timesheets, a dedicated approver role, and invoices built from approved hours.

Clockify is cheaper than TimeSubmit at every team size. This compares both honestly for consultancies, and explains the one workflow difference that decides it.

Toggl Track puts timesheet approvals on its Premium plan at $14 per user. This compares both for consultancies, including where Toggl is the better choice.

Compare free timesheet software for small consultancies in 2026. Which tools genuinely have a free tier, what each one leaves out, and where approvals and invoicing start costing money.

Harvest repriced in 2026 and the bill now meters projects, clients and invoices. Eight alternatives for consultancies, every price re-checked on 7 September.
TimeSubmit vs Harvest after Harvest's 2026 repricing: what each one costs, where timesheet approvals sit, and the things Harvest does that TimeSubmit does not.

Consultancies using spreadsheets or ad-hoc tools lose time, money, and client trust. Here is why proper timesheet software for consultancies matters in 2026, and what to look for.
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