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Tempo Timesheets Data Center vs. Cloud

Most features are comparable between Tempo Timesheets Data Center and Cloud, and we are continually working to ensure the parity between the two products moves that much closer.

As you consider the best options for migration and to help you understand the main differences between the two versions, we’ve put together the following table to show where key functionalities diverge.

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For more details on some key features, see Data Center vs Cloud: Detailed Feature Comparisons.

Functionality

Timesheets Data Center

Timesheets Cloud

Alternative

Logging Time




My Work Calendar View

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The user interface for My work list and Calendar view is different on Cloud and DC.

Timesheet View

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Automated Suggestions

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Automated suggestions are available for Jira, Google, Office365, GitHub, JetBrains, VS Code.

Prevent users from logging time on parent issues

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Vote for this idea in https://ideas.tempo.io/ideas/T-I-639

Allow users to log time on non-editable issues

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Internal Issues

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Whereas internal issues in Tempo Data Center overwrite Jira project permissions schemes (and allow users to track time without having permission to view others' worklogs), internal issues in Tempo Cloud only provide the functionality of a quick link. The use case from Data Center can only be recreated using Jira and Tempo permissions.

Viewing users with no hours logged

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Tracking Time




Tempo Tracker for Jira Issues

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Access and UI for the Cloud tracker are different, but the core functionality is the same.

Managing Teams




Permission Roles across Teams

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View issue hours

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Support for Jira groups for Team Members

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Limited

Members can be added from Jira groups but need to be maintained manually.

Support for Jira groups for Team permission roles

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DC adds Jira group as a single unit.

Cloud adds all users from Jira group individually.

Vote for this idea in https://ideas.tempo.io/ideas/T1-I-54

Manage staff

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Staff Location

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Vote for this idea in https://ideas.tempo.io/ideas/T-I-1617

Staff ID

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Vote for this idea in https://ideas.tempo.io/ideas/T-I-74

Tempo Accounts




Configure Label

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Account field on sub-issues set by parent issue

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Tempo Apps




Servlet API

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Cloud REST APIs

Chrome Extension

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Slack Integration

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VS Code (Visual Studio) Integration

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Event handlers (Timesheet approvals, Accounts, Worklog attributes, Teams)

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Cloud provides webhooks.

Tempo mobile app

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Tempo Gadgets




Tempo Gadgets and Dashboards

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Cloud has Account, Teams, and User Gadgets.

Configuration




Data Storage

Local: alongside Jira

Cloud hosted: AWS - US Eastern and Europe


Data Retention (managed by local server for DC; AWS for cloud)

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Cloud Security

Price Rates

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Rates in Cost Tracker

Billable Hours

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On Cloud, this is configured for each project with project permission schemes.

Issue Expenses

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Expenses in Cost Tracker

Dynamic Dropdown lists for work attributes

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Dynamic Dropdown for Cloud functions very closely to the Data Center version.

Personalized Date and Time Format

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In Data Center, you can set personal date and time format, whereas Cloud has a Global setting.

Bulk Operations




Bulk Deleting worklogs

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Bulk Editing worklogs - billable hours and account work attribute

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Bulk moving worklogs

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Tempo Reports




Utilization Report

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Time and Expenses Report

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Cost Tracker

Revenue Report

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Cost Tracker

Export to PDF

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