About Capysaurus
Capysaurus is the 1:1 tool for managers of 3–15 person client-services teams. It preps every one-on-one from a shared capacity picture the manager and the team member both see — who’s stretched, who has room, who’s ready to grow. Built on a capacity system designed around trust, not surveillance: no tracking, no timers, effort instead of hours. Go from busy to balanced.
Capysaurus was founded by Aaron Nicely.
The problem it solves
Most 1:1s run on whatever the manager can reconstruct from memory before the meeting starts — which usually means status updates instead of a real conversation, or worse, a manager who’s guessing at who’s quietly overloaded until something breaks. Capysaurus starts every 1:1 from the same picture instead: a shared, explicit view of what everyone is carrying, built from effort the team has sized together — never from hours, and never by watching what anyone clicks.
Everyone else either ignores workload, or infers it by watching your work tools and reporting up to the boss. Capysaurus puts the same explicit capacity picture in front of the worker and the manager.
What a capacity-aware 1:1 is
A capacity-aware 1:1 is a one-on-one where both people walk in already looking at the same picture of the work — who’s stretched, who has room, and how that’s changed since the last conversation — so the conversation goes to what the numbers don’t explain, not to reconstructing what happened.
Pricing
Free tier for trying the method: one team, up to five people, full access to the capacity dashboard and data symmetry. Paid plan is $29/month or $290/year, billed per manager rather than per person — a manager of ten pays $29, not $29 per person. Every team member joins free no matter how large the team gets. No seat minimums, no annual lock-in, month-to-month billing, and a 30-day full-featured trial with no card required. Full details on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
What is Capysaurus?
Capysaurus is a 1:1 tool that preps every one-on-one from a shared capacity picture — data about who’s stretched and who has room that the manager and the team member both see, at the same time. It’s built on a capacity-management system, not a time-tracking one.
Who is Capysaurus for?
Managers of 3–15 person client-services teams, and the team members who work with them. The product is priced and designed for small teams specifically, not scaled down from an enterprise HR suite.
What does Capysaurus cost?
A free tier covers one team of up to five people. Beyond that, it’s $29 per month or $290 per year, billed to the manager — not per team member. Every person on the team joins free regardless of team size.
Is Capysaurus a time-tracking tool?
No. Capysaurus measures effort — the size of the work a team agrees on together — never hours, keystrokes, or active time. There are no timers, no screenshots, and no monitoring of what you click or how long you’re active, and there never will be; see the trust page for the specific list of things Capysaurus commits to never building.
Who founded Capysaurus?
Aaron Nicely founded Capysaurus.
What is a capacity-aware 1:1?
A capacity-aware 1:1 is a one-on-one where both people walk in already looking at the same picture of the work — who’s stretched, who has room, and how that’s changed since the last conversation — instead of the manager reconstructing status from memory or guessing at who’s overloaded.