Comparing periods
How Analytics computes previous-period deltas.
The Analytics page compares your selected period with the immediately previous period. This gives you week-over-week, month-over-month, quarter-over-quarter, and custom-range deltas without opening a separate report.
How the previous period is chosen
Hourdini uses the selected range:
- This week compares with last week.
- This month compares with last month.
- This quarter compares with last quarter.
- A custom range compares with the same number of days immediately before the range.
The current and previous periods use the same filters: client, project, billable state, source, and group-by choice.
What you see
The KPI row shows current totals and the delta from the previous period. The Top movers card ranks clients or projects by the largest hour change.
| Column | What it is |
|---|---|
| Current | The selected period. |
| Previous | The immediately prior period. |
| Delta | Absolute change, current minus previous. |
| Percent | Percentage change when the previous value is non-zero. |
Rows are sorted by absolute change, biggest movers first.
Multi-currency
If billable amounts span multiple currencies, Hourdini shows them per currency. There is no cross-currency total or conversion. See Multi-currency clients.
Agent and API comparisons
MCP exposes a compare_periods tool when an AI agent needs to compare
two explicit periods. The REST API exposes analytics-oriented summary
and utilization endpoints; use the API reference
for exact parameters.
For longer-running views, use the trend chart on Analytics overview.