Real-time eTIMS monitoring with instant alerts and failover—proactive compliance for Kenyan SMEs.
Kenyan businesses are hit with frequent eTIMS downtimes and integration failures with accounting software, causing compliance delays and costly penalties.
TimsWatch pings eTIMS every minute, alerting you instantly to downtimes via SMS/email. It auto-switches your accounting software to offline mode and guides failover to manual processes. Resume seamlessly when stable, minimizing delays.
Kenyan SMEs and enterprises using accounting software for tax invoicing
Sub-1-minute detection with SMS alerts and one-click failover, outperforming generic uptime tools.
supportive
Continuous eTIMS status checks every 30s.
SMS/email/push notifications on downtime.
Auto-toggle accounting integrations to offline.
Charts of downtime patterns for predictions.
Set thresholds and channels per user.
Channel alerts to team tools.
Forecast downtime based on history.
Downloadable alert history.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| phone | text | No |
| tier | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
| last_check | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| monitor_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| sent | bool | No |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| channels | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/monitor/statusCurrent eTIMS status
/api/alerts/setupConfigure alerts
/api/historyUptime charts data
/api/failoverToggle failover
/api/alertsRecent alerts
1 hour history
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 120 | 3% | $105 | $1,260 |
| Month 6 | 900 | 6% | $1,620 | $19,440 |
Instant alerts and smart failover keep your business compliant 24/7.
Join Kenyan WhatsApp groups for accountants, share pain poll. Offer free Pro to first responders. Target LinkedIn 'eTIMS Kenya' posts with DMs. Email list from accounting software directories.
Reliable pings
No eTIMS specific, no failover
Tailored for Kenyan tax with SMS/failover
Enterprise features
Overkill pricing, generic
SME-focused at $29 with tax smarts
Aggregated downtime data creates predictive moat as user base grows
Post-2023 eTIMS rollout sees spiking complaints on social media
SMS costs explode
Tier limits + bulk deals
Slow user adoption
Free tier virality
High Twilio bills
Monitor usage
Success: 90% want SMS
Success: Daily logins
Success: 20% referral rate
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