Workpuls Teramind ActivTrak Hubstaff DeskTime Time Doctor RescueTime Kickidler Veriato Work Examiner
OVERVIEW
Price $6/user/month $6/user/month $7.20/user/month $7/user/month $7/user/month $9.99/user/month $6/user/month $9.99/user/month $150/licence/year $60/licence (lifetime)
Free trial 7 days 7 days No 14 days 14 days 14 days 30 days 7 days Yes 30 days
Ease of use Very easy Difficult Very easy Easy Easy Very easy Very easy Very easy Very difficult Easy
TRACKING METHODS
Unlimited (tracker working 24/7)
Fixed (defined working hours)
Automatic (when computer is connected to a specified network)
Manual (start/stop)
Project based (track time only on projects)
GENERAL MONITORING FEATURES
Stealth mode
App and website usage
Real-time monitoring
Offline time tracking
Attendance
Activity levels
Keylogger
Geolocation
Remote desktop control
Website/activity blocking
SCREENSHOTS AND RECORDING
Screenshots
Screenshots on demand
Screen recording
PRODUCTIVITY FEATURES
Productivity trends
Websites and apps labeling
Category labeling
Productivity alerts
ADVANCED SECURITY FEATURES
User behavior analytics
Data loss prevention
Advanced file and web monitoring
REPORTING
Productivity reports
Team reports
Timelines
Email reports
Access management
PLATFORMS
Web
Mac desktop app
Windows desktop app
Linux desktop app
Mobile app iOS, Android iOS, Android iOS, Android iOS, Android iOS, Android Android
Browser extension Chrome Chrome Chrome
Other Citrix, VMware Chrome OS
OTHER
Support Phone, email, online Phone, email, online Phone, email, online Email, online Phone, email, online, in-person Online Phone, email, online Email, online, Viber, Whatsapp Phone, email, online, support ticket Phone, email, online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials
Integrations comming soon
API
Deployment cloud, on-premise cloud, on-premise, AWS, Azure cloud cloud cloud cloud cloud on-premise cloud, on-premise on-premise
Kronos Humanity Timeclockplus Tsheets Wheniwork Deputy Replicon Jibble EbilityTimeTracker OnTheClock BeeBole
OVERVIEW
Price(per month)Available upon requestFrom $2 per userAvailable upon requestFrom $6.40 per user+$16Free for up to 75 usersFrom $2.50 per userBasic plan:$30 for 5 users+$5 per additional userFrom $1.50 per employeeFrom $4 per user+$8From $2.20 per user$5.99 per user per month
Free trial30 days14 daysYes14 days14 days14 days30 days30 days,no credit card required
Ease of useDifficultEasyDifficultVery easyEasyEasyDifficultVery easyEasyEasyEasy
FEATURES
Timecard management
Scheduling
Shift Trading
Timesheets
Break time management
Real-time tracking
PTO Management
Payroll
Invoicing
Client billing
GPS tracking
Clock out reminders
Alerts
Manual time
PUNCH-IN METHODS
Web app
Mobile app
Time clock device
Time clock kiosk
Facial recognition
Fingerprint scanning
Geofencing
Group punch-in
REPORTING
Visual reports
Email reports
Time rounding
MANAGEMENT
Permissions
Manager approvals
Add time for others
Integrations
PLATFORMS
Web
Android app
iOS app
Mac desktop app
Windows desktop app
Linux desktop app
OTHER
SupportPhone and onlinePhone and onlinePhone,chat and onlinePhone and chatEmail and onlineChat and phonePhone,email,chat and onlinePhone and onlinePhone,email,chat and onlinePhone and onlineOnline chat and video support in English,French,and Spanish
Knowledge base
Video tutorials
Community forum
API
Workpuls Hubstaff Toggl TimeDoctor Harvest TimeCamp Timely Everhour Tick TMetric
OVERVIEW
Price (per month) $6 per user $5.83 per user $9 per user $9.99 per user $10.80 per user $5.25 per user $99 for 5 users $7 per user $19 for 10 projects $5 per user
Free trial 7 days 14 days 30 days 14 days 30 days Yes 14 days 14 days 30 days 30 days
Ease of use Very easy Difficult Difficult Very easy Easy Very easy Easy Difficult Very easy Difficult
TIME TRACKING METHODS
Manual
Start/stop buttons
Automatic time mapping
IN-DEPTH TASK AND PROJECT ANALYSIS
Screenshots
App and website usage
Activity levels coming soon
Real-time tracking
TASK AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project adding
Project templates
Project status
Task assignment
Task priorities
Budgeting coming soon
Mark billable/non-billable hours
Payroll calculation
Invoicing
ALERTS
Idle time reminders
Deadline alerts coming soon
Budget alerts coming soon
REPORTING
Client login
Productivity analysis
Email reports coming soon
PLATFORMS
Web
Mac desktop app
Windows desktop app
Linux desktop app coming soon
iOS app Beta
Android app
Browser extension Chrome Chrome, Firefox Chrome Chrome Chrome, Firefox Chrome Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge
OTHER
Support Phone and online Email and online Email and online Online Online, email and phone Email, online and support ticket Email and chat Email and chat Email Chat
Knowledge base
Video tutorials
Integrations coming soon
API
On-premise hosting

Employee monitoring software like Insightful is used to track computer usage time. It measures how much time your workers have spent using different apps, as well as browsing various websites. 


A proper employee tracking system will give you an overview into the productive and unproductive time each staff member, or team, has had during the set time period. Eventually, this will lead your team to become more productive as well as successful. 


So, how does it work?

In order to explain how employee tracking software works, we’re going to tear it apart, feature by feature, to show you how each of them functions, and how they can benefit you.


Apps and Website Tracking + Categorization

Let’s kick this off with Apps and Websites tracking and categorization! It’s an amazing feature that tracks which apps and websites each of your employees is using at any given time.


What is more, when you set up the website tracking software you’ll be able to categorize apps into productive, unproductive and neutral. The best part it - you can do this on a team level, because Facebook is useful for your marketing team, but not so much for the developers. 


When user starts an app, it’ll almost instantly show in your dashboard, and it’ll calculate the amount of time the user has spent in that app. The same goes for websites.


Screenshots

The screenshot feature is optional. You might want it turned on to make sure your marketing team is actually being productive on Facebook. At the same time, you can select how many screenshots do you want taken within an hour. 


The screenshot option doesn’t have to be activated for everyone either. For example, you don’t want the software to take screenshots of your accountant’s monitor, as these would expose everyone’s bank accounts.


To provide full security and transparency to your employees, you can allow them to see their screenshots and erase them at any time. This way, if they happened to be shopping, you won’t get access to their credit card numbers.


Time & Attendance

Any employee monitoring tool has a time and attendance feature. Usually, you can set up the monitoring software to start and stop at a certain time, depending on your working hours. This feature is perfect for keeping track of who worked overtime, as well as who came late to work three days in a row.


This feature works in any work environment - flexible, remote, or fixed working hours, because the software can be set to activate only when the computer is connected to the company’s network. 

Payroll Calculator

Going through everyone’s working hours and calculating payroll based on that can take way too much of your accountant’s time. Within the payroll calculator you can set the hourly rate for each employee, and based on their working hours good computer monitoring software will automatically calculate how much money should you pay all your workers.

Biorhythm

Biorhythm is an essential part of any work tracker app dashboard. It’s an overview into everyone’s productivity levels. You can see the whole company, or each team separately, and check what time of the day is the most productive, or unproductive.


Having all the data in one place will make it easier for you to assign new projects, tasks, as well as to provide more accurate estimates when it comes to deadlines and budgeting.


Client Login

We’ve all been there - deadlines are approaching, clients are calling or emailing non-stop, like you’re not busy enough trying to meet everyone’s requirements.


Well, thanks to the client login option, your clients can log into the dashboard and see the progress on their projects, with screenshots, without having to contact anyone from your team. Pretty handy, right?


Wrap Up

There you have it, a list of the best features employee monitoring software can offer. Which one is your favorite? Try Insightful's employee tracker software and let us know!



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Employee Monitoring

What Is Employee Monitoring Software?

Written by
Bojana Djordjevic
Published on
July 11, 2019

Employee monitoring software like Insightful is used to track computer usage time. It measures how much time your workers have spent using different apps, as well as browsing various websites. 


A proper employee tracking system will give you an overview into the productive and unproductive time each staff member, or team, has had during the set time period. Eventually, this will lead your team to become more productive as well as successful. 


So, how does it work?

In order to explain how employee tracking software works, we’re going to tear it apart, feature by feature, to show you how each of them functions, and how they can benefit you.


Apps and Website Tracking + Categorization

Let’s kick this off with Apps and Websites tracking and categorization! It’s an amazing feature that tracks which apps and websites each of your employees is using at any given time.


What is more, when you set up the website tracking software you’ll be able to categorize apps into productive, unproductive and neutral. The best part it - you can do this on a team level, because Facebook is useful for your marketing team, but not so much for the developers. 


When user starts an app, it’ll almost instantly show in your dashboard, and it’ll calculate the amount of time the user has spent in that app. The same goes for websites.


Screenshots

The screenshot feature is optional. You might want it turned on to make sure your marketing team is actually being productive on Facebook. At the same time, you can select how many screenshots do you want taken within an hour. 


The screenshot option doesn’t have to be activated for everyone either. For example, you don’t want the software to take screenshots of your accountant’s monitor, as these would expose everyone’s bank accounts.


To provide full security and transparency to your employees, you can allow them to see their screenshots and erase them at any time. This way, if they happened to be shopping, you won’t get access to their credit card numbers.


Time & Attendance

Any employee monitoring tool has a time and attendance feature. Usually, you can set up the monitoring software to start and stop at a certain time, depending on your working hours. This feature is perfect for keeping track of who worked overtime, as well as who came late to work three days in a row.


This feature works in any work environment - flexible, remote, or fixed working hours, because the software can be set to activate only when the computer is connected to the company’s network. 

Payroll Calculator

Going through everyone’s working hours and calculating payroll based on that can take way too much of your accountant’s time. Within the payroll calculator you can set the hourly rate for each employee, and based on their working hours good computer monitoring software will automatically calculate how much money should you pay all your workers.

Biorhythm

Biorhythm is an essential part of any work tracker app dashboard. It’s an overview into everyone’s productivity levels. You can see the whole company, or each team separately, and check what time of the day is the most productive, or unproductive.


Having all the data in one place will make it easier for you to assign new projects, tasks, as well as to provide more accurate estimates when it comes to deadlines and budgeting.


Client Login

We’ve all been there - deadlines are approaching, clients are calling or emailing non-stop, like you’re not busy enough trying to meet everyone’s requirements.


Well, thanks to the client login option, your clients can log into the dashboard and see the progress on their projects, with screenshots, without having to contact anyone from your team. Pretty handy, right?


Wrap Up

There you have it, a list of the best features employee monitoring software can offer. Which one is your favorite? Try Insightful's employee tracker software and let us know!