Law firm time tracking software Netherlands: 11 picks

Law firm time tracking software Netherlands firms should shortlist includes Sixminute for automatic capture of the whole working day, BaseNet for an integrated practice suite and Hammock for a small Outlook-based practice. The choice depends on whether the firm needs better time records or a replacement for its billing and matter-management system.

Law firm time tracking software Netherlands firms choose must fit the task

The shortlist separates tools that record work from systems that administer matters and invoices. A practice-management system, or praktijkmanagementsysteem, combines dossierbeheer with tijdschrijven and declareren. For example, Urios documents matter management, time recording and invoicing. The entries below distinguish these functions from automatic time capture.

That distinction matters when forgotten work is the problem. In Primary Research Group's 2014 survey of lawyers at US firms with at least 25 lawyers, 57.7% had reduced recorded time because they could not remember its duration. The average reduction was 5.9 hours a month. A better invoice workflow cannot recover work that never reached a time entry.

How these tools were compared

These tools were compared on how much work they capture and how complete their proposed entries are. The comparison uses vendor documentation read on 8 November 2026, without assigning numerical scores or claiming hands-on testing.

Each entry covers the product's purpose, time recording and automation, invoicing, mobile access, published pricing, best fit and limit. The assessment also asks whether client and matter matching and narratives are supplied, which platforms work and who sees captured activity. TIQ's pricing page, for example, separates narrative templates from AI narrative assistance.

Prices are the amounts published in November 2026. Billing periods, implementation charges and optional modules matter alongside the price per user per month. Firms should request a written total and confirm VAT treatment before comparing proposals.

Capture tools can work alongside the existing system

A firm can add automatic capture while keeping its existing billing system. TIQ documents practice-management integrations. TimeChimp adds general project administration, while LegalTime combines time recording with invoicing.

Sixminute

What it is: Sixminute provides automatic time capture and writes the working day into entries ready for review. Time and automation: Passive capture covers every application on the computer, phone calls and meetings through Outlook and Google Calendar. AI-written narratives and client and matter matching produce one entry per task, with duration and a client-ready description.

Invoicing: The lawyer releases reviewed entries into whatever practice-management or billing system the firm already uses. Mobile: An iOS and Android app covers calls; the desktop software runs on Windows and macOS. Captured activity stays private to the lawyer. Partners and administrators see only released entries.

Pricing: No public price. Best fit: Firms that want every hour on the computer recorded and written up without connecting a single application, whichever billing system they use. Setup takes about 5 minutes and daily review and release about 6 minutes. Sixminute takes no screenshots, logs no keystrokes and filters work on the device; data is encrypted with the firm's own key and hosted in the EU. Limit: The lawyer still reviews the entries and decides what to release.

TIQ Time

What it is: A legal time-capture add-on. Time and automation: TIQ documents passive capture, AI-written narratives and client and matter matching. Captured activity stays private until confirmed. Its published integration coverage includes Microsoft Office, document systems and telephony.

Invoicing: Entries feed the firm's practice-management workflow. Mobile: Web access and iOS and Android apps. Pricing: Essentials lists €31 per user monthly for firms with 20 or more fee earners, plus €12,500 setup. Professional lists €47 plus €35,000 setup and includes AI narrative assistance, as published in November 2026.

Best fit: Firms seeking capture through their connected systems. Limit: Coverage depends on the applications and integrations included in the deployment; the firm should check its complete application list.

TimeChimp

What it is: General time and project software. Time and automation: TimeChimp offers AI suggestions from calendar and work history, alongside mobile timers and entry.

Invoicing: Advanced includes invoices and quotations. Mobile: iOS and Android. Pricing: The November 2026 annual-billing rates for smaller teams are €10 per employee monthly for Essential, or €12 plus a €25 monthly base fee for Advanced, excluding VAT.

Best fit: Firms needing general project administration. Limit: Essential omits invoicing; calendar and history suggestions need checking against the actual work performed.

LegalTime

What it is: Legal time recording and invoicing software. Time and automation: LegalTime documents matter timers and Outlook or Google Calendar suggestions. Lawyers must confirm AI suggestions.

Invoicing: Templates are included, with additional options in higher plans. Mobile: The vendor lists iOS and Android apps with offline time recording. Pricing: Start lists €29 per fee earner monthly, Kantoor €39 and Kantoor+ €49, excluding VAT, in November 2026. Supporting staff are included; the vendor states no setup charge.

Best fit: Firms seeking time recording and billing together. Limit: Start excludes the AI time-recording features offered in Kantoor and Kantoor+.

Practice suites combine tijdschrijven and declareren

BaseNet, Kleos, LegalSense and Urios combine recorded time with matter administration and billing. Their capture methods differ, including BaseNet's automatic stopwatch triggers.

BaseNet

What it is: An integrated legal practice suite, currently marketed as BaseNeQXt. Time and automation: BaseNet documents manual entry, calendar imports and a stopwatch that records time automatically for actions such as sending emails or drafting letters.

Invoicing: Time links to matters and declarations. Mobile: The BaseNet app supports iOS and Android. Pricing: Essentials lists €69 per user monthly and Advanced €99 in November 2026; additional modules can cost extra.

Best fit: Firms replacing an integrated practice system. Limit: Automatic recording is documented for specified actions. The trial should include work in other applications.

Kleos

What it is: Wolters Kluwer's cloud practice suite, with Dutch and Belgian editions. Time and automation: Its Dutch product page documents stopwatch time recording, with matter administration and Microsoft integrations.

Invoicing: Core includes invoicing; advanced billing is in Advanced+. Mobile: The Kleos app supports iOS and Android. Pricing: The same Dutch page lists Core at €69 and Advanced at €99 per user monthly in November 2026.

Best fit: Firms wanting a cloud suite with mobile matter access. Limit: The documented stopwatch depends on the lawyer recording time. Advanced billing requires Advanced+.

LegalSense

What it is: Practice software centred on matters, time and billing. Time and automation: LegalSense offers calendar and timeline entry, plus AI-based voice-to-time.

Invoicing: Its billing workflow supports drafting, review, approval and sending. Mobile: Its app supports spoken time entry on iOS and Android. Pricing: The current legal software page lists €67.50 per fee earner monthly, excluding project fees, in November 2026.

Best fit: Firms prioritising billing workflows with specialist systems alongside them. Limit: Voice-to-time creates entries from the work the lawyer describes, so forgotten tasks still need another capture method.

Urios

What it is: Legal matter, time and billing software. Time and automation: Urios supports manual entry and automatic stopwatch triggers for drafting, opening dossier files and VoIP calls.

Invoicing: Hourly fees, fixed prices and advances are supported. Mobile: Its smartphone Web App records time. Pricing: Standaard lists €36.25 per timekeeper monthly, billed annually, in November 2026. Cloud Database adds €7.75 per office monthly; Web App adds €2 per timekeeper.

Best fit: Small firms wanting modular legal administration. Limit: Mobile access and the cloud database cost extra. Automatic stopwatch triggers cover specified activities, including drafting and VoIP calls.

Hammock and LexEasy offer options for smaller practices

Hammock suits a small practice seeking Outlook-based administration; LexEasy offers a lower published subscription for browser-based matters and billing. Hammock's pricing separates packages by user count.

Hammock

What it is: An Outlook-integrated practice suite. Time and automation: Hammock documents time entry against matters; its package list includes timers and time suggestions.

Invoicing: Recorded hours feed declarations. Mobile: Its FAQ identifies a progressive web app for iPhone and Android. Pricing: Essentials lists €72.50 per user monthly for up to five users; Premium €82.50 from five users, in November 2026.

Best fit: Small practices centred on Outlook. Limit: The published features include timers and suggestions. The firm should test which activities generate suggestions automatically.

LexEasy

What it is: Web practice software for solo lawyers and small firms. Time and automation: LexEasy lists one-click timers, matter reporting and multiple hourly rates.

Invoicing: Invoices come from recorded hours, with advances, credit notes and VAT calculation. Mobile: Browser access; a trial should establish whether phone time entry suits the firm. Pricing: Its November 2026 page lists a promotional €20.30 per user monthly through 31 December 2026, against a regular €29 monthly price.

Best fit: Small firms seeking a low published subscription. Limit: The documented timer depends on the lawyer starting it; the promotional rate needs separating from the ongoing cost.

Clio needs a local billing demonstration

Clio documents use by a Belgian law firm. A Dutch firm should obtain written confirmation of local availability and the features included in its offer, then test its billing and language requirements before committing.

Clio

What it is: Cloud matter and billing software. Time and automation: Clio documents timers and AI-drafted entries from Outlook emails, OneDrive documents and outbound mobile calls, with matter matching and descriptions.

Invoicing: Approved entries carry into bills. Mobile: iOS and Android apps are included. Pricing: Clio's Irish page lists a starting €79 per user per month in November 2026; a Dutch or Belgian firm needs its applicable local offer.

Best fit: Firms considering an international suite. Limit: AI capture covers the listed sources. The proposal should specify regional AI availability, Dutch-language operation, VAT handling and data hosting. A comparison of Clio alternatives covers other timekeeping options.

Small firms should compare the total cost of recording time

Small firms should compare the cost of the package they will actually use. Urios charges separately for mobile access and its cloud database. TIQ Essentials targets firms with at least 20 fee earners and lists a €12,500 setup fee, so its advertised offer needs a separate discussion for a smaller practice.

For a replacement billing system, LegalSense offers a review and approval workflow; Urios offers a lower base subscription with optional modules. The Dutch software pricing comparison helps assess the full cost.

The trial should include a sample declaratie, an advance payment and any Stichting derdengelden workflow. These are procurement checks; a timekeeping feature alone says little about how the firm will administer money.

How Sixminute records the whole working day

Sixminute records the whole working day and writes the time entries, including work outside the practice-management system. Computer Event Reconstruction gives Sixminute coverage across every application without per-application integrations, including court portals and PDF readers. Setup takes about 5 minutes.

Passive capture covers computer work, phone calls through the mobile app and meetings through Outlook and Google Calendar. Sixminute supplies client and matter matching and AI-written narratives: one entry per task with its duration and a client-ready description. Lawyers spend about 6 minutes a day reviewing and releasing entries into the firm's existing system.

Captured activity stays private to each lawyer; partners and administrators see released entries. Sixminute takes no screenshots, logs no keystrokes and filters work on the device. Data is encrypted with the firm's own key and hosted in the EU. Firm data never trains AI models, and model providers operate under zero data retention agreements.

In Sixminute's tests, lawyers billed 9 to 15% more hours for the same work. The lawyer retains the decision about which recorded tasks to bill.

Test a real day before signing

A useful trial follows actual work through to the invoice specification. NOvA's rule 17 requires identifiable fees, disbursements, VAT and advance offsets. It also calls for properly specified bills, generally issued periodically, showing rates and time spent or another agreed basis.

1. Record a normal working day, including work outside the practice system. Compare the resulting entries with the work actually done.
2. Test phone entry on the devices the firm uses. Check matter matching and whether narratives need rewriting.
3. Obtain the full subscription, onboarding, migration and module costs in writing.
4. Review hosting, access to captured activity, retention and the processor agreement before using client material.
5. Carry reviewed time into a sample invoice. Check the specification against the fee agreement and Dutch lawyer billing rules, then measure how much correction remains.