Digital efficiency for engineering offices

Made for engineers - With ZEP, you can optimize project management, automate time recording and manage travel expenses digitally. Everything on one platform!

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More than 2,000 companies rely on ZEP

Project transactions precise billing

With ZEP, you can record project times and invoice projects automatically and without errors.

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Mobile time recording

Record project time and travel expenses anywhere

Simply record your project times and travel expenses via app or browser, wherever you are. Automated break arrangements and travel expense recording ensure accurate billing.

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Complete control of the project cycle

Manage projects from offer to invoice

Manage your project business from quotation to invoicing. Integrate planning of personnel resources and project budgets for seamless forecasting and comprehensive transparency.

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Plan budgets & resources

Efficient use of resources and cost control

Plan engineers and teams specifically for parallel projects and keep an eye on workload. ZEP helps you to optimally manage budgets and identify bottlenecks at an early stage to ensure smooth project implementation.

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Smart dashboards

Detailed analyses at the push of a button

Generate detailed reports on project progress and costs with just one click. This allows you to identify discrepancies in the budget at an early stage and make targeted adjustments to manage your projects profitably and efficiently.

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Successful consultancies use ZEP

Steinbeis Embedded Systems Technologies GmbH

10 Years of Project Time Recording in Engineering

ZEP Professional
11-50 employees
Engineering

TM Concept AG

Web-based project management for engineering offices

ZEP Professional
51-200 employees
Engineering

SL Engineering GbR, IBSL

1 click leads to process optimization in engineering offices

ZEP Professional
11-50 employees
Engineering

Our recommended product configuration

Expandable as required.

Working time recording

ZEP Professional

From
€20
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time recording
employee administration
customer management
project planning
project management
Sales & cost calculation
Travel expense report
Project controlling
Unlimited reports
Automated workflows
GDPR-compliant
Mobile app & browser
Numerous integrations
Modularly expandable
Overtime, absenteeism & vacation

Centrally manage overtime, absences & vacations

Manage, Approve, and Monitor Overtime, Absenteeism, and Vacation Requests all in one place.

Travel expense report

Central Travel Expense Report at the Push of a Button

Easy management of travel expenses and receipts

Offers

Create and send standardized offers centrally

Create and send offers quickly and in a standardized way with uniform templates, approval rules and direct email delivery.

Invoicing

Automated and Personalized Invoicing

Generate expenses directly from projects, automatically send the personalized invoice to the customer and 100% e-invoicing compliant.

Resource planning

Planning and monitoring employee resources

Dynamically adapt your resources to project requirements and avoid overloads through detailed reporting.

Departments, Branches & Locations

Record working hours at departments and locations

Record working hours centrally and assign them directly to departments, branches and locations.

More than 2,000 companies already rely on ZEP

The time tracking of choice — from startups to large corporations.

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“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

julia
HR manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

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Thorsten
CIO

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

stefan
district manager

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

philip
IT consultant

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

johannes
Head of Success

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

julia
HR manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

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Thorsten
CIO

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

stefan
district manager

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

philip
IT consultant

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

johannes
Head of Success

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

Julia
HR Manager

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

Johannes
Head of Success

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

Philipp
IT Consultant

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

Benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

Stefan
District Manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

Julia
HR Manager

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

Johannes
Head of Success

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

Philipp
IT Consultant

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

Benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

Stefan
District Manager
Interfaces

Integrate ZEP into your setup

We ensure that ZEP is in harmony with the rest of your IT infrastructure.

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ZEP interface

Standardised data exchange using SOAP and REST

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Personio

Transfer of ZEP time bookings and Personio master data

Excel export

Standardised exports in XLS and CSV formats

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions and answers about ZEP Clock

Our engineering office has several branches. Can we use ZEP across locations?

Yes, ZEP offers department-specific analyses of times and costs, enables the assignment of a department manager as an additional user role and allows the use of different currencies depending on the department, which is particularly advantageous for locations in non-euro countries.

Can my engineers record travel expens/receipts via ZEP?

Yes, ZEP allows your engineers to digitally record travel expenses and receipts and assign them to the relevant projects directly in ZEP. This simplifies the billing and controlling of travel expenses.

Can I plan a project from start to finish?

Yes, ZEP offers functions for project-related planning. You can manage projects from planning to final billing, create standardized offer templates and use automated text modules for efficient invoicing.

Can I integrate ZEP into my existing IT infrastructure?

ZEP is web-based software and can be integrated into existing IT infrastructures. This allows seamless collaboration with other tools and systems that your organization uses. From Hubspot, Personio and Salesforce to our ZEP interfaces (SOAP & REST) for exchanging data with the rest of the world.

Can I assign working time to projects or customers?

Yes, ZEP makes it possible to allocate working hours directly to projects, customers and activities. This allows you to keep track of the working time spent and use it for billing and project analyses.

Why project time recording?

Project time recording is crucial to cope with the increasing complexity of projects. With ZEP, engineers can precisely record their billable hours and assign them to projects, customers, and activities. This enables precise billing and central project controlling.

What is ZEP?

ZEP is a software solution for project time recording. With ZEP, engineers can digitally record and manage their working hours, projects, customers and activities. This web-based software offers various modules and functions to make project management efficient and centralized.

Discover the possibilities of ZEP

ZEP is powerful, easy to use and can adapt to your needs. See for yourself!

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