The problem
Why QuickBooks alone isn't enough
QuickBooks is built for accounting, not time capture. Its time entry (and QuickBooks Time) still depends on someone starting a timer or typing hours in by hand, so the hours that reach an invoice are whatever people remembered to log.
For accounting firms, agencies, and consultancies, that gap shows up as short client calls, email threads, and review work that never make it onto a timesheet, and as fixed-fee engagements that look profitable on paper because the real hours were never recorded.
Rize removes the timesheet. It tracks work in the background on Mac and Windows, groups it by client and project, and lets a manager review it. Approved hours then go to QuickBooks Online through Zapier or a CSV export. There is no native QuickBooks connector today, and this page will be updated when one ships.
What you can do
Automatic time capture on Mac and Windows: no timers or manual entry
AI groups work by client, project, and task type for review
Send approved hours to QuickBooks Online via Zapier
Export time by client and project to CSV for QuickBooks import
Compare actual hours against fixed-fee and retainer budgets
Privacy-first: no screenshots or keystroke logging
Key benefits
What you get with Rize
Bill for the work that actually happened
Rize records short calls, email replies, and context switches that rarely make it onto a manual timesheet, so the hours you send to QuickBooks reflect the work your team did.
See margin on flat-fee clients
Most firms invoice fixed fees from QuickBooks but never see the hours behind them. Rize shows actual time per client against the engagement budget, so you can spot clients that need re-scoping before the next renewal.
Keep QuickBooks as the system of record
Rize doesn't replace your accounting. Time is reviewed in Rize, then sent to QuickBooks Online via Zapier or CSV — or invoiced directly from Rize.
No behavior change for your team
Rize runs in the background. Nobody starts timers or rebuilds last week from memory; managers review and approve time instead.
How to set it up
Install Rize on your team's Mac or Windows computers
Rize tracks work in the background and groups it by client and project
Review and approve time in the Rize web dashboard
Connect Rize and QuickBooks Online in Zapier, or export approved time to CSV
Match Rize clients to QuickBooks customers, then invoice in QuickBooks as usual
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