Better reporting tool than Tempo

[Biswash Lamsal]

Hello! I have been using Tempo to record my worklog and generate my reports. I have fields like User, Date, Billable, Start Time, End Time, Project, Issue and the Worklog in my report. There is no separate start time and end time field in Tempo. So, I create them in excel and use a formula to calculate these fields. Also, every time I export the report in excel, there is one blank column and the key field column which I remove. I have to move the columns as well to get in the way I want. Moreover, there are so many rows that are reductant and I clear those manually.

Is there a way where I save my template of how I want my report and the report is generated in the same template every time. I am happy to try some other tool than Tempo if that does the job like I want.

[Anton from JetHeads_io · Accepted solution]

Hey @Biswash Lamsal!

JetTime can handle most of what you need — it shows User, Date, Start Time, and Time Spent in reports. The only thing is that, like all Jira time trackers, there's no separate "End Time" field stored in the worklog data, so you'd still need to calculate it in Excel like you do now.

But you can set up a report template once with only the columns you need, and every export (Excel or PDF) will use that same structure — no extra cleanup needed.

JetTime features:

• Time tracking & timesheets with improved Log Work UI and timers
• Cost tracking with custom financial fields
• Custom metrics (mileage, materials, activity types, etc.)
• Reports with PDF & Excel export
• Runs fully on Atlassian infrastructure, so data stays inside Atlassian Cloud

👉 JetTime on the Atlassian Marketplace
— Anton, JetTime founder

[Biswash Lamsal]

Thank You @Anton from JetHeads_io . I will install and try the app.

[Anastasiia Maliei SaaSJet · Accepted solution]

Hi @Biswash Lamsal 👋

I totally get your frustration - doing the same cleanup in Excel after every export can be exhausting. We actually built our app Time & Cost Tracker for Jira exactly to solve these kinds of reporting pains.

Here’s how it helps:

✨ Log time directly on issues - with all the details you need.

✨ Customize your report just once - choose the fields you need, rearrange columns, hide redundant data — and save that layout as your personal template.

✨ Once you set up the report structure you like, you can reuse it anytime without repeating the edits, just duplicate this report.

✨ Clean export with no extra work
No blank columns, no redundant rows — the export already comes in a clean, ready-to-use format.

So you set it up once → and then enjoy the time saved every time.

If you’d like to try, here’s the link on Atlassian Marketplace

If you have any questions — happy to help anytime! 

[Biswash Lamsal]

Thank You for the response @Anastasiia Maliei SaaSJet . Does this app have the field to show start time and end time as well. Also, can I record my expenses in this app?

[Anastasiia Maliei SaaSJet]

Thanks for your question @Biswash Lamsal ! In Time & Cost Tracker, we currently track only the total time spent on a task — there aren’t separate Start Time and End Time fields. You can log the number of hours or minutes worked, and the app will calculate the total automatically.

Regarding expenses, yes — you can record costs or expenses per task or project, so you can track both time and budget in one place.

[Biswash Lamsal]

Thank you @Anastasiia Maliei SaaSJet . Is there a way to tweak this fields in my report because these are really important for me and I do not want to calculate these in Excel. While recording the time for a task, it does not have to update start time and end time.  But while I export it, I want to see it in my report. If there is a way I could add these fields in my report, I would be really happy to try the app. 

[Anastasiia Maliei SaaSJet]

@Biswash Lamsal

In Time & Cost Tracker, the app shows all existing Jira fields, including custom fields like Start Time / End Time if they exist in your Jira instance. So theoretically, you could include these fields in your report.

If some fields don’t show any values initially, that can usually be fixed — for example, by mapping the field correctly or adjusting the configuration. The best way to check is to try it on a trial instance, set up your report, and see how it exports.

Also, we offer a 1-month free trial, and for teams with fewer than 10 people, the app is completely free.

Happy to guide you through setting it up or troubleshooting if needed! 😊

[Biswash Lamsal]

Thank you @Anastasiia Maliei SaaSJet . I will try the tool and see how it goes.

[Valerie Knapp · Accepted solution]

Hi @Biswash Lamsal , thanks for your post.

For my customers, I have recommended different apps for this kind of requirement.

JXL might be a good fit, because here you can do a lot of this cleaning / ordering of columns inside of Jira and then export - https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1224710/jxl-sheets-hierarchy-structure-sum-up-time-in-status-table?hosting=cloud&tab=overview 

Another app which is dedicated to reporting is eazyBi, but this might be too much in terms of what you explained - https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211051/eazybi-reports-and-charts-for-jira?hosting=cloud&tab=overview 

As with all apps, you can have a free trial for a month. I would install a few, reach out the vendors if you have specific questions and see what you think.

Best wishes

[Biswash Lamsal]

Thank you @Valerie Knapp
I will check bunch of these apps and also contact the vendors

[Fatma Uzundemir from The Starware]

Hello @Biswash Lamsal  ,

I would like to highlight that WorklogPRO - Timesheets for Jira offers a comprehensive set of features to meet your time tracking and reporting needs.

The application supports all the key fields in the Jira worklog structure: User, Started, Time Spent, Billable, Issue details, and project metadata.

🌱 With the Timesheet module, you can group and filter your worklog data by various dimensions (user, date range, issue, project, sprint, component, etc.). The structured view you create can be exported directly to Excel or PDF. The exported file contains no extra columns or unnecessary rows — only the selected and grouped columns are included. Additionally, you can adjust the size of the exported file according to your needs.



🌱 In addition, the Billable/Cost Engine automatically calculates costs and billable hours based on the Started and Time Spent values of your worklogs, without requiring separate start and end time fields, according to the rules you define.

In short, WorklogPRO - Timesheets for Jira eliminates the need for manual cleanup, removes the requirement for extra Excel formulas, and provides reliable, structured insights from your worklogs.


Disclaimer:I work for the vendor who developed this application.