Rytmely

// Timely alternative

A Timely alternative, structured and built for AI agents

Timely automatically captures your desktop activity. Rytmely takes the opposite stance: structured tracking by Client → Project → Label, plus an MCP API that lets your AI agents (Claude, Cursor) log their own working time. Two different philosophies — pick the one that fits how you work.

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Two different approaches to time tracking

Timely bets on passive capture: its Memory Tracker automatically records your computer activity (apps, documents, meetings), then AI helps you sort that time into projects. The goal is to forget nothing, with no manual entry.

Rytmely starts from the opposite principle: you explicitly decide what you track, tied to a clear Client → Project → Label hierarchy. Less automatic capture, but clean, intentional data that is ready to bill.

  • Timely: great if you want zero data entry and an automatic reconstruction of your days.
  • Rytmely: great if you want explicit structure and clean billing data.
  • These are not the same needs — and that's perfectly fine.

An MCP API so your AI agents actually log their time

This is the most concrete difference. Timely's AI is used to categorize time already captured on your machine: it is not an agentic integration.

Rytmely exposes an MCP server. Your AI agents — Claude, Cursor and other compatible clients — can start and stop a timer themselves while they work. Time spent by an AI on a task becomes real, measurable data attributed to a project.

  • MCP tools: start_timer, stop_timer, list_active_timers, list_projects.
  • A human has only one active timer at a time; several agents can run in parallel.
  • AI time is no longer invisible: it shows up in your reports like everything else.

Free forever, European and GDPR-compliant hosting

Timely offers a 14-day trial, then a subscription starting around $11 per user, hosted outside the European Union.

Rytmely offers a free-forever Solo plan (no credit card), and European, GDPR-compliant hosting. For teams, pricing starts at €8 per user.

  • A free-forever Solo plan, not just a limited trial.
  • Clear, focused product experience.
  • Data hosted in Europe, within a GDPR framework.

// Comparatif

Rytmely vs Timely: an honest comparison

Each tool has its strengths. Here is where they genuinely differ, without spin.

FeatureRytmelyTimely
AI approachAI agents log via MCPPassive desktop capture
Automatic desktop tracking✓ (Memory Tracker)
Client→Project→Label structure
Free-forever plan✗ (14-day trial)
European hosting (GDPR)
French interfacePartial
API for agents (Claude, Cursor)✓ (MCP)
Entry price€8~$11

// FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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