EmpTrakr tracks time, monitors apps, captures screenshots, and scores productivity — all from one free dashboard. Built for teams that need real visibility, not expensive guesswork.
Windows & Mac Support
Most managers still rely on gut feel, manual timesheets, and endless Slack check-ins. That's not visibility — that's noise.
Employees self-report hours and you take their word for it. Overtime gets paid. Breaks get missed. Timesheets get fudged.
You know deadlines are slipping but you don't know why. Is it a tool issue, a focus issue, or a workload issue? You're guessing.
Tools like Hubstaff, Teramind, or ActivTrak charge $8–$25 per seat per month. For a 20-person team, that's $2,000–$6,000 a year.
EmpTrakr's desktop agent runs silently on Windows and Mac, collecting real work data — hours, apps, websites, productivity scores — and surfaces it in a clean admin dashboard you can check from anywhere.
Clock-ins, clock-outs, breaks, and overtime — logged without manual input from anyone.
See which tools employees actually use during work hours and how long they spend on each.
Configurable periodic screenshots give you proof of work without watching over anyone's shoulder.
EmpTrakr separates active working time from genuine idle periods — so scores reflect real effort, not just clock hours.
A complete monitoring stack that would cost $500+/mo elsewhere — bundled free.
No manual timesheets. Clock-ins, breaks, and overtime are logged automatically the moment the desktop app is active.
Every app opened and website visited during work hours is recorded, categorized, and ranked by time spent.
Configurable periodic screenshots let you verify work without continuous surveillance. Set intervals per team or role.
Daily attendance, late arrivals, early departures, and absence patterns surface automatically in the admin view.
EmpTrakr scores each employee's productive vs idle time daily and weekly, so performance reviews have real data behind them.
Automatically separates genuine working time from idle periods, with customizable idle thresholds per role.
Each manager gets a live view of their team's status — who's active, who's on break, top apps, and daily summaries.
Employees see their own hours, productivity scores, and attendance — reducing disputes and encouraging ownership.
Monitors only work-session activity. No keylogging, no email scanning, no personal browsing capture outside work hours.
Watch a live walkthrough of setup, the admin dashboard, and your first productivity report.
"We switched from Hubstaff to EmpTrakr and instantly saved $480/month. The app monitoring is just as detailed and setup took maybe 15 minutes. It's genuinely free."
"Our remote team is across 4 time zones. EmpTrakr gives me a single live view of who's actually working. Screenshot monitoring removed all the awkward check-in calls."
"I tried 6 employee monitoring tools. EmpTrakr is the only one that's free, actually works offline, and doesn't charge extra per user. The productivity reports are genuinely useful."
Comparison
Same data as the full matrix vs Hubstaff, Time Doctor, EmpMonitor, ActivTrak, Insightful, DeskTime, Monitask, Teramind, and Controlio — arranged so you can decide in seconds.
Only EmpTrakr includes attendance tracking in this set — every competitor is marked no.
EmpTrakr stays free forever. Others are trial-only, limited free, paid, or enterprise.
No per-seat monthly fee. Competitors range from $5–$20/user or paid/enterprise pricing.
Scale your team on the free plan. No competitor offers unlimited free employees.
SMBs & Growing Teams
Per-user monthly
$0
Free Forever
Free plan · unlimited employees · no credit card wall to explore
EmpTrakr includes all of these — and so do most alternatives (see notes for ActivTrak).
Employee Monitoring
All 10 tools
Time Tracking
Except ActivTrak
Screenshot Monitoring
Except ActivTrak
Live App Tracking
All 10 tools
Website Tracking
All 10 tools
Productivity Reports
All 10 tools
Idle Time Detection
All 10 tools
Team Dashboard
All 10 tools
Cloud-Based
All 10 tools
Free Trial
All 10 tools
Market snapshot
Pricing, free plan, best-fit audience, and the gaps that matter vs EmpTrakr — every competitor from the original table.
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Best for Remote Teams
Monthly / user
vs EmpTrakr
2 gaps
Compared on attendance, time, screenshots & free seats
Best for Productivity
Monthly / user
vs EmpTrakr
2 gaps
Compared on attendance, time, screenshots & free seats
Best for Staff Monitoring
Monthly / user
vs EmpTrakr
2 gaps
Compared on attendance, time, screenshots & free seats
Best for Analytics
Monthly / user
vs EmpTrakr
4 gaps
No time tracking or screenshot monitoring in this comparison.
Best for Workforce Analytics
Monthly / user
vs EmpTrakr
2 gaps
Compared on attendance, time, screenshots & free seats
Best for Time Tracking
Monthly / user
vs EmpTrakr
2 gaps
Compared on attendance, time, screenshots & free seats
Best for Small Teams
Monthly / user
vs EmpTrakr
2 gaps
Compared on attendance, time, screenshots & free seats
Best for Enterprise
Monthly / user
vs EmpTrakr
2 gaps
Compared on attendance, time, screenshots & free seats
Best for Employee Monitoring
Monthly / user
vs EmpTrakr
2 gaps
Compared on attendance, time, screenshots & free seats
Directly from the comparison data
EmpTrakr
SMBs & Growing Teams
Hubstaff
Remote Teams
Time Doctor
Productivity
EmpMonitor
Staff Monitoring
ActivTrak
Analytics
Insightful
Workforce Analytics
DeskTime
Time Tracking
Monitask
Small Teams
Teramind
Enterprise
Controlio
Employee Monitoring
Full feature matrix
Every row from the original comparison — expand if you want the classic table view
| Feature | EmpTrakrOur pick | Hubstaff | Time Doctor | EmpMonitor | ActivTrak | Insightful | DeskTime | Monitask | Teramind | Controlio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Monitoring | ||||||||||
| Time Tracking | No | |||||||||
| Attendance Tracking | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Screenshot Monitoring | No | |||||||||
| Live App Tracking | ||||||||||
| Website Tracking | ||||||||||
| Productivity Reports | ||||||||||
| Idle Time Detection | ||||||||||
| Team Dashboard | ||||||||||
| Cloud-Based | ||||||||||
| Free Trial | ||||||||||
| Free Plan Available | Free Forever | Trial only | Trial only | Very limited | Trial only | Trial only | Limited free | Trial only | Paid | Trial only |
| Per-User Monthly Cost | $0 | $7–$14 | $8–$20 | $5–$10 | Paid | Paid | Paid | Paid | Enterprise | Paid |
| Unlimited Employees (Free) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Best For | SMBs & Growing Teams | Remote Teams | Productivity | Staff Monitoring | Analytics | Workforce Analytics | Time Tracking | Small Teams | Enterprise | Employee Monitoring |
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EmpTrakr: free forever, $0 per user, unlimited employees, plus attendance tracking the others skip.
Whether you run a remote team, an agency, HR, or a growing startup — EmpTrakr fits the way you work.
No more "are they actually working?" anxiety. EmpTrakr gives you live visibility into every remote employee's activity.
Precise time tracking means your client invoices are always supported by evidence, and payroll disputes become a thing of the past.
Replace subjective reviews with objective productivity trends. Identify high performers, spot at-risk employees early.
You don't need a 50-person team to justify monitoring tools. EmpTrakr works just as well for 3 employees as for 300.
Start free with EmpTrakr to track time, measure productivity, and manage attendance.