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Comparison · Updated October 2026
Timly is a Swiss inventory and equipment management tool, popular in construction, logistics and field services for its QR codes, GPS trackers and Timly AI assistant. Hector is an asset and inventory management platform that adds a loans and reservations module, an Operations module (requisitions, purchase orders, transfer orders, work orders), rentals, accounting, software licenses and a dedicated Reports module, at a much lower price.
In short: Timly suits field businesses that want to locate machines and tools by GPS and automate inspection reminders. Hector suits organizations that lend, reserve, rent and maintain their assets, with advanced reports and more integrations, on a controlled budget.
Both tools track assets with QR codes and include unlimited users. They differ in functional scope and, above all, in price.
ORIGIN
Hector: Canada (Quebec City), with an office in Bordeaux, France
Timly: Switzerland
PRICING MODEL
Hector: Based on the number of assets, 3 plans
Timly: Per plan, from €195 per month, add-on modules
FREE TRIAL
Hector: 15 days, all features
Timly: Free trial and online demo
DATA HOSTING
Hector: Canada, United States, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Australia
Timly: Not specified
Timly focuses on GPS tracking, AI and simplicity in the field. Hector covers loans, rentals, operations, software licenses and reports, with more integrations and a price several times lower.
“Not documented” means the feature does not appear in Timly’s public documentation. The plans mentioned (Essential+, Professional, Enterprise) are those on its public pricing page.
Timly starts at €195 per month for Essential+ and €495 per month for Professional, with several modules sold as add-ons or reserved for Enterprise. Hector charges based on the number of assets you track, with unlimited users. The comparison uses the Armor plan, which includes loans and reservations.
All prices in USD, per year. Hector: annual billing, 10% discount included, also available in CAD, EUR and CHF, with special pricing for schools, universities and nonprofits. Timly: entry prices from its public pricing in euros, converted for reference at the October 27, 2026 rate (€1 = $1.115), and annual estimates based on asset volume and modules, to be confirmed with the vendor.
For 500 assets, Hector Armor costs $1,457.89 per year, with unlimited users and no paid add-on needed for loans.
Public catalog, planning view, recurring loans, rental rates, invoices and payments, all in one tool.
Reports module with email subscriptions, software licenses with the Pheidix agent and 25+ native integrations.
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Summary of reviews published on Capterra (rated 4.7 out of 5 from 117 reviews) and user feedback.
Your data stays yours. Migration takes three steps, with our team at your side.
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Export your Timly assets, locations and assignments as a CSV or Excel file.
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Paste your data into Hector’s Excel templates (stockrooms, categories, items, assets, users). Queued files are processed every 5 minutes.
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Set up loans, permissions and integrations with our team, then validate your processes in a test environment without touching your live data.
FAQ
Timly is a Swiss inventory and equipment management tool, available in German, English, French and Spanish. It tracks assets with QR codes and GPS trackers, manages assignments and ticket-based maintenance, and includes an AI assistant. It is mainly used in construction, logistics, IT and field services.
According to its public pricing, Timly Essential+ starts at €195 per month and Professional at €495 per month, or about $2,610 and $6,620 per year at minimum. Enterprise is on quote. Several modules (advanced GPS, delegated stocktaking, direct access labels, IT network discovery) are add-ons or Enterprise only.
Timly does not handle loans or reservations: it assigns, returns and transfers assets. Hector offers a dedicated loans module with a public booking catalog, planning view, recurring loans, fixed time slots, late-return penalties and e-signatures.
Yes. For 500 assets, Hector’s Armor plan costs $1,457.89 per year, versus about $9,260 per year for Timly depending on the modules chosen. Even Hector’s Castle plan, with operations, accounting and integrations, stays below Timly Professional’s entry price.
Hector does not include GPS trackers. It displays locations and assets on a map through its Google Maps integration, and tracks movements with every scan or transfer. Timly offers GPS trackers from its Professional plan.
Yes. Hector has a dedicated Software licenses module, and the Pheidix agent automatically discovers software installed on computers.
Yes. Export your Timly assets, then import them with Hector’s Excel templates. Our team helps you map fields and set up your account.
Hector hosts data in North America (Toronto and Richmond, with backups in Quebec City and Atlanta), Europe (Paris, Geneva, London) and Oceania (Sydney). Its data centers hold SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications.
