crowdlog.jp

What It Is

CrowdLog（クラウドログ） is a time tracking and project management tool for the Japanese market. Its core goal is to let team members record working hours with minimal effort, while giving managers real-time visibility into effort, progress, cost, and profit/loss by project, employee, and business initiative. It places particular emphasis on migrating away from Excel or in-house systems, reducing the administrative work involved in aggregation, reminders, and report creation.

Core Features and Integrations

The product supports time entry, review and analysis, project management, progress/task management, Gantt charts, reporting, profit/loss management, and can also be used for software asset capitalization and audit data export. On the input side, highlights include integrations with Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar, plus mobile support. The company says it can enable semi-automated input at the level of “1 minute per day.” On the management side, data can be aggregated in real time by project, member, and business initiative. It also integrates with attendance systems such as KING OF TIME, ジョブカン, 勤革時, and HRMOS勤怠 to check consistency between logged work hours and attendance records. Advanced capabilities include API integrations; case studies show it being used to automate data flows with HR systems, DWH, and BI tools.

Pricing and Trial

Pricing is divided into a free trial, Basic plan, and Professional/Advanced plans. The free trial costs 0 yen, lasts 7 days, has no limits on users or features, and uses the same environment as the paid version; data can be carried over after signing a contract. Paid pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quoted based on user count and use case. The standard minimum term is 12 months, and changes in headcount are billed separately as adjustments.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are that it is tightly focused on time-tracking use cases while balancing ease of input with deep management analysis. Calendar, attendance, and API integrations are practical, and enterprise security features such as permissions, IP restrictions, SAML, and activity logs are fairly complete. Published adoption cases cover multiple industries, including manufacturing, IT, consulting, and shared services. Downsides include limited pricing transparency and a short 7-day evaluation period. We did not find details on self-hosting, a Chinese interface, China-based payment methods, or compliance certifications relevant to China.

Best Fit and Access from China

CrowdLog is best suited to Japanese companies and teams in Japan that run multiple projects in parallel and need project budget-vs-actual comparison, cost and profit/loss accounting, asset capitalization, or audit support. For companies in mainland China, information on access, payment, and Chinese-language support has not been disclosed, so the assessment is “unknown.” For localized alternatives, consider Feishu, ONES, PingCode, Teambition, and 明道云. If your team already uses overseas SaaS tools, you can also compare Jira, Asana, monday.com, Harvest, and Toggl Track.