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

Functionality	Timesheets Data Center	Timesheets Cloud	Alternative
Logging Time
My Work Calendar View			The user interface for My work list and Calendar view is different on Cloud and DC.
Timesheet View
Automated Suggestions			Automated suggestions are available for Jira, Google, Office365, GitHub, JetBrains, VS Code.
Prevent users from logging time on parent issues			Vote for this idea in Log work should only offer issues where I can log work \| Tempo Ideas
Allow users to log time on non-editable issues
Internal Issues			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
Tracking Time
Tempo Tracker for Jira Issues			Access and UI for the Cloud tracker are different, but the core functionality is the same.
Managing Teams
Permission Roles across Teams
View issue hours
Support for Jira groups for Team Members		Limited	Members can be added from Jira groups but need to be maintained manually.
Support for Jira groups for Team permission roles			DC adds Jira group as a single unit. Cloud adds all users from Jira group individually. Vote for this idea in Ability to manage users in teams when they are imported \| Tempo Ideas
Manage staff
Staff Location			Vote for this idea in Need ability to set Staff Location on Cloud \| Tempo Ideas
Staff ID			Vote for this idea in Have Staff ID custom field available for Cloud \| Tempo Ideas
Tempo Accounts
Configure Label
Account field on sub-issues set by parent issue			Vote for this idea in Log work should only offer issues where I can log work \| Tempo Ideas
Tempo Apps
Servlet API			Cloud REST APIs
Chrome Extension
Slack Integration
VS Code (Visual Studio) Integration
Event handlers (Timesheet approvals, Accounts, Worklog attributes, Teams)			Cloud provides webhooks.
Tempo mobile app
Tempo Gadgets
Tempo Gadgets and Dashboards			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)			Cloud Security
Price Rates			Rates in Cost Tracker
Billable Hours			On Cloud, this is configured for each project with project permission schemes.
Issue Expenses			Expenses in Cost Tracker
Dynamic Dropdown lists for work attributes			Dynamic Dropdown for Cloud functions very closely to the Data Center version.
Personalized Date and Time Format			In Data Center, you can set personal date and time format, whereas Cloud has a Global setting.
Bulk Operations
Bulk Deleting worklogs
Bulk Editing worklogs - billable hours and account work attribute
Bulk moving worklogs
Tempo Reports
Utilization Report			Vote for this idea in Implement utilization report in Cloud \| Tempo Ideas
Time and Expenses Report			Cost Tracker
Revenue Report			Cost Tracker
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