Insightful alternatives · Time Tracking
Free alternatives to Insightful
Insightful has no free plan. 36 of the 69 other time tracking apps in this directory are free or have a free plan.
Insightful is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly). 5 of them have no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.
36 tools · Listings checked up to Nov 12, 2026 · Where the facts come from
The 12 closest to Insightful
- Free plan · from $10/mo
ActivTrak
Workforce analytics that tracks activity and work time automatically
What is free: Free plan for up to 3 workers: basic activity visibility with 30 days of data history and limited functionality.
- ActivTrak starts at $10 per worker / month, billed annually. Insightful starts at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
- ActivTrak has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Insightful lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- ActivTrak also covers site & app blocker.
- Free plan · from $6.99/mo
WorkTime
Non-invasive employee monitoring for attendance and productivity
What is free: Up to 3 employees, 2 weeks of data history, one account access and basic reports.
- WorkTime starts at $6.99 per employee / month, billed monthly ($69.90 billed annually). Insightful starts at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
- WorkTime has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Insightful lists a Linux app.
- WorkTime is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $3.99/mo
Clockify
Team time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users
What is free: Free for up to 5 users: unlimited tracking, timer, timesheet, calendar, auto tracker, Pomodoro timer and the apps. Reports cover a range of up to 1 month and export as PDF only.
- Clockify starts at $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually. Insightful starts at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
- Clockify has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Clockify lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Clockify lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $9/mo
Harvest
Time tracking that turns logged hours into client invoices
What is free: Free forever for 1 seat and 2 projects: time tracking, invoicing, expense tracking, basic reports with up to 4 custom reports, and the web, desktop and mobile apps.
- Harvest starts at $9 per seat / month, billed annually ($108 per seat). Insightful starts at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
- Harvest has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Harvest lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Harvest lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $7/mo
RescueTime
Automatic time tracking with distraction blocking and timesheets
What is free: Lite plan: automatic app and website tracking, activity reports, weekly summaries and 1 goal, with 2 weeks of report history. No Focus Sessions, alerts, offline time or iOS app.
- RescueTime starts at $7 per month, billed annually ($84). Insightful starts at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
- RescueTime has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only RescueTime lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only RescueTime lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $8.50/mo
Everhour
Time tracking that sits inside Asana, Jira, Linear and Trello
What is free: Free for up to 5 seats with limited features: time tracking, projects and tasks, reports and data export. Integrations are not included.
- Everhour starts at $8.50 per seat / month, billed yearly (5-seat minimum). Insightful starts at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
- Everhour has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Everhour lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Everhour lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $3.99/mo
TimeCamp
Time tracking with attendance, billing and a free plan for any team
What is free: Free forever plan with unlimited users and projects: timesheets, the web, desktop and mobile apps and 2-factor authentication. Integrations, invoicing and attendance need a paid plan.
- TimeCamp starts at $3.99 per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month). Insightful starts at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
- TimeCamp has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only TimeCamp lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only TimeCamp lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $5.83/mo
TMetric
Time tracking with billing, invoicing and team monitoring
What is free: Free for up to 2 seats: unlimited time tracking, clients and projects, exportable project reports, a timer button in 50+ web apps, all apps and API access.
- TMetric starts at $5.83 per seat / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly). Insightful starts at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
- TMetric has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only TMetric lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only TMetric lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $8.25/mo
WakaTime
Automatic coding time tracking and AI usage analytics
What is free: 1 week of dashboard history, unlimited projects, shareable project charts, weekly coding reports, 1 programming goal and the public leaderboard.
- WakaTime starts at $8.25 per month, billed yearly ($99); $9 billed monthly. Insightful starts at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
- WakaTime has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only WakaTime lists a browser extension.
- WakaTime also covers goals and invoicing.
- Free plan
Jibble
Free time clock and attendance tracker with GPS and face recognition
What is free: Free plan for unlimited users: tracking on web, mobile, desktop and kiosk, with timesheets and reports. Capped at 2 locations, 1 kiosk and 1 work schedule, and screenshots are kept for 3 days.
- Jibble has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Jibble lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Jibble lists a browser extension.
- Only Insightful lists a Linux app.
- Free plan · from $4/mo
My Hours
Project time tracking and timesheets, free for up to 5 users
What is free: Free for up to 5 active users: timer and timesheets, unlimited projects, tasks and clients, a billable rate per project, expenses and the dashboard, detailed and timesheet reports. No API access.
- My Hours starts at $4 per user / month, billed annually ($5 billed monthly). Insightful starts at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
- My Hours has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only My Hours lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only My Hours lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $7/mo
ManicTime
Automatic time tracker, in the cloud or on your own server
What is free: Free version of ManicTime for Windows, usable in any setting. It lacks auto-tagging, timesheets, away-time tagging, the stopwatch and pomodoro timer, advanced search, tag plugins and ManicTime Server.
- ManicTime starts at $7 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly). Insightful starts at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
- ManicTime has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only ManicTime lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Insightful lists a web app.
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to Insightful?
Yes. ActivTrak, WorkTime, Clockify, Harvest, RescueTime, Everhour, TimeCamp, TMetric and 28 more are free or have a free plan.
Does Insightful have a free plan?
Insightful has no free plan. Insightful is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $8 per seat / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Insightful: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.