Differences between Time Tracker DC and Time Tracker Cloud

Hosting / platform

Jira Data Center (self-managed server)

Jira Cloud, on Forge (migrated from Connect in Dec 2025)

Time logging

Popup, inline timer, edit/delete, CSV import

Same as DC plus:

Quick Time Entry, log-for-others, work-logging automation, Rovo agent (Time Tracker Assistant)

Report types

Versions older than 6.0.0:

Timespent, Timesheet, Project Pivot

6.0.0+:
Full 13-report set via Flexible Reports

Full 13-report set

Dashboard gadgets

Versions older than 6.0.0:
4 gadgets (Timesheet, Project Pivot, Timespent, Worked Time Chart)

6.0.0+: 13 gadget versions across the 13 reports

Gadget versions across its 13 reports

Project Pivot is the one DC-exclusive gadget

Cost reporting

6.0.0+:
Hourly rates + PDF invoice via Flexible Reports

Hourly rates + PDF invoice

Email subscriptions

Yes, but not for Flexible Reports

Yes

Rovo agent / AI assistant

Not available

Time Tracker Assistant (Rovo agent)

REST API

Jira API v2 + legacy plugin endpoints

Note: Flexible Reports are not supported by REST API.

Jira API v3 only (Time Tracker API deprecated)

workedIssues() JQL function

Yes

No

Admin model

Server-side (Jira Manage Apps), config audit log

Per-tenant managed settings, config audit log

Permission model

Auditor Groups + Auditor Roles + Restricted Groups + Time Entry Panel (6.0.0+ via Flexible Reports)

Auditor Groups + Accountants Groups + Time Entry Panel (groups/projects)

Log Work Done popup (issue key + time spent)

✅

✅

Cloud popup smaller on Forge; extra fields under "More options"

Quick Time Entry ("+" inline into Spent field)

❌

✅

Inline timer (start / pause / save)

✅

✅

Lives in Time Entry report / Timesheet gadget

Edit existing worklog

✅

✅

Cloud can't change the associated issue on edit

Delete worklog

✅

✅

Log work from Jira issue view (panel)

✅

✅

Cloud panel hidden until enabled

Copy link to Log Work popup

✅

✅

Log work on behalf of others

✅

✅

Work-logging automation (auto-suggest by end of day)

❌

✅

CSV worklog import (importTimesheet.csv)

✅

✅

Both: Key + Time Spent required; optional date/comment

Time Entry

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Daily logging interface with timer

Timesheet

✅ all versions

✅

Day-by-day workload view

Calendar

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Not exportable (both)

Timespent

✅ all versions

✅

Pivot by User

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Pivot by Status

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Pivot by Label

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Time Tracking (estimate vs. actual)

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Configurable columns

Pie Chart

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Not exportable (both)

Time in Status

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

From change history; honors working/break-time settings

Resolution Time

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Time Balance

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Time spent, estimate, variance, progress

Cost

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports (report only)

✅

No cost gadget on DC.

Project Pivot

✅ all versions

❌

Project Pivot is the one DC-exclusive gadget

Export to CSV (.csv)

✅

✅

Export to Excel (.xls)

✅

✅

PDF invoice export (Cost report)

✅

✅

Print reports

✅ (browser → Save as PDF)

✅

Shareable export/download URLs

✅

⚠️ via Save & Share

DC offers raw download links for embedding in wikis

Save & share custom reports

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Cloud has explicit Save & Share with per-user sharing

Email report subscriptions (scheduled)

✅ (not for Flexible Reports)

✅

DC 6.0.0+ Flexible Reports can't be emailed. Cloud: "send only if timesheet incomplete" reminder option

Timesheet / Time Sheet

✅ all versions

✅

Log/edit directly from gadget

Timespent

✅ all versions

✅

Pie Chart / Worked Time Chart

✅ (Worked Time Chart) all versions

✅ (Pie Chart)

Same capability, different name per platform

Project Pivot

✅ all versions

❌

DC-exclusive; legacy report/gadget, still in current DC

Time Entry, Calendar, Pivot by User / Status / Label, Time Tracking, Time In Status, Resolution Time, Time Balance, Cost

✅ 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Where admin lives

Jira → Manage Apps → Time Tracking (server-side)

Per-tenant app settings

General settings (log behavior, working hours, descriptions, labels)

✅

✅

User default settings (reporting day, week type, formats, columns)

✅

✅

Per-user preferences (no admin needed)

✅

✅

Holidays management

✅ + ICS/URL import

✅

DC supports calendar import; Cloud has one-time + annual recurring

Hourly rates engine

✅

✅

Disable logging for projects/groups

✅

✅

Disable subscriptions

✅

✅

Config audit log (last 30 changes)

✅

✅

Set as Jira's time-tracking provider

Only true or false, nothing to configure

✅

Auditor groups (view others' time)

✅

✅

"Auditors Groups" on both

Auditor roles (project-role based)

✅

✅

"Auditors Roles" — supported on Cloud and DC

Restricted groups (same-group visibility only)

✅

✅

"Restricted Groups" — supported on Cloud and DC

Accountants group (Cost report access)

⚠️ via rates/auditor

✅ explicit

Cloud: "Accountants Groups"

Log work for others (groups)

✅

✅

Cloud: "Log Work For Others Groups"

Time Entry panel access (groups / projects)

✅ Configuration exists in 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Cloud: "Time Entry Issue Panel Groups" + "Time Entry Issue Panel Projects"

Default worklog visibility (group / role)

✅ Configuration exists in 6.0.0+ as part of Flexible Reports

✅

Cloud: baseline "Default Worklog Visibility Group / Role"

Time Tracker Assistant (Rovo AI agent)

❌

✅

Analyzes Jira activity, suggests & logs work, generates report links; logged-in user only

workedIssues() JQL function

✅

❌

DC advanced search across boards/filters/dashboards

REST API for worklogs

✅ Jira API v2

Note: Flexible Reports are not supported by REST API.

⚠️ Jira API v3

Tempo's own Time Tracker REST API deprecated on Cloud (Nov 2025). DC Flexible Reports (6.0.0+) aren't exposed via REST API.

Legacy plugin endpoints (/rest/timesheet-gadget/1.0/...)

✅

❌

DC: UNIX-ms dates, seconds-based timeSpent, csvExport param

Time Tracker → Tempo Timesheets integration

n/a

❌ deprecated

One of two features Cloud has deprecated