Harvest’s pricing changes have sent plenty of businesses hunting for alternatives. And thanks to AI coding tools, alternatives are popping up fast.
These days, a developer can build a time tracker with project management, invoicing, reporting, and a slick website in just a few days. Honestly? That’s pretty amazing.
But here’s the question worth asking before you sign up: should a weekend project hold years of your company’s data?
It’s not just timesheets
Think about what actually lives in a time-tracking tool: employee details, client names, hourly rates, budgets, invoices. That’s sensitive stuff.
So before you hand it over, it’s fair to ask a few simple things. Who runs this service? Where’s my data stored, and who can see it? Has anyone tested its security? And if the developer moves on to their next project, can I get my data out?
A nice-looking interface doesn’t answer any of that.
The IT admin test
Signing up for an app is easy. Getting your Microsoft 365 admin to approve it is another story.
Admins have to know who’s behind an app, what it’s asking to access, and how it handles data. If they can’t check those things, the answer is usually “no”, and for good reason.
Good business software doesn’t just work. It passes that test.
Why we built on SharePoint
If your company already uses Microsoft 365, there’s a simpler path: build on what you’ve already got.
That’s the idea behind Sintel Apps. You can create forms, workflows, and business apps on top of SharePoint Online, so your app data stays in your Microsoft 365 environment, under the governance rules you already use. No new data silo, no extra platform to vet.
AI writes code. Trust takes time.
We’re big fans of AI in development. But code is only part of the job. Security, testing, updates, documentation, and support all matter too, and they don’t go away just because an app was quick to build.
So build fast and experiment freely. Just don’t make your business data the experiment.
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