ActivTrak vs Teramind (2026): which should you pick?

Pick ActivTrak if

• Fits if you manage a remote team and want to see where their time goes
• Works for a manager who wants reports sent into Power BI or Tableau

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want to bill clients by project hours, as it tracks activity, not projects
• Tight if you stay free: 3 workers and 30 days of data
• Watch out: screenshots, live view and website blocking need the Screen Details add-on
• Watch out: the $7 rate needs a 3-year term, and more than 50 licences need a paid support plan

Pick Teramind if

• Fits if you need to monitor staff screens and flag risky behaviour
• Works for security teams that want cloud or self-hosted data

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a published price, as the page shows local-currency seat prices only
• Not for you if you only want simple hours, as it is a monitoring product
• Watch out: keystroke logging and SIEM integration start on the UAM tier
• Watch out: recording screens, keystrokes and messages may need consent under local employment and privacy law
• Pricey if you need Enterprise or Government, which is quoted by sales

ActivTrak

• It monitors worker activity rather than logging project hours, so it suits oversight more than client billing.
• Screenshots, live view and website blocking need the paid Screen Details add-on.
• The $7 rate for Work Activity Tracking applies only on a 3-year subscription; the standard annual rate is $10.
• The free plan is limited to 3 workers and 30 days of data, and more than 50 licenses require a paid support plan.

Teramind

• No dollar prices could be read: the pricing page shows per-seat prices in local currency, so none are recorded here.
• Pricing is per seat with a 5-seat starting point on the page's selector, and Enterprise and Government is quoted by sales.
• Keystroke logging, complete forensics and SIEM integration start on the UAM tier, and content-based DLP on the DLP tier.
• Recording screens, keystrokes and messages is invasive, so check local employee-monitoring and privacy law before deploying.

ActivTrak

Automatic time tracking

Records activity in the background and summarizes it by user and team, with daily work metrics and real-time visibility.

Schedule and location adherence

Compare actual work against schedules, spot exceptions and trends, identify breaks and validate work location policy on higher plans.

Productivity and capacity reports

Utilization, workload balance, benchmarks, headcount planning and coaching opportunities, plus an on-demand Work Advisor.

AI usage measurement

An AI Insights add-on at $4 per worker per month covers AI usage, governance and compliance, adoption and productivity impact.

Screen Details add-on

Screenshots, live screen view, title bars, full URLs, alarms and website blocking are an optional add-on, not part of the base plans.

Teramind

Screen recording and live view

Visual evidence capture with live playback, plus optional audio, full-text search of recordings and recording only during rule violations.

Activity tracking

Logs websites and applications, email, file transfers, keystrokes, clipboard use, printing and time tracking, with the depth set by the tier.

Behavior rules and risk scoring

Rules and policies flag insider threats and anomalies and score user risk; Starter has limited rules and UAM adds unlimited activity-based rules.

Data loss prevention

The DLP tier adds content-based rules, sensitive-data detection, redaction and blocking, with 200 pre-packaged rules.

AI governance

UAM and above record AI conversations and control data sent to AI tools, a feature set the vendor calls agentic AI governance.

Cloud or self-hosted

Customers log in to a cloud dashboard or a self-hosted portal, and the vendor lists Windows, Mac, Citrix and VMware support.

ActivTrak

• Free$0

  for up to 3 workers

  Basic activity visibility, 30 days of data history, limited functionality. A trial downgrades to this plan.

• Work Activity Tracking$10

  per worker / month, billed annually ($7 on a 3-year term)

  Adherence to working hours and tech policy: automatic time tracking, real-time visibility, attendance, app and website usage. 6 months of data.

• Workforce Management$15

  per worker / month, billed annually

  Adds utilization and financial loss, productivity against goals, schedule exception reports and offline meeting tracking. 6 months of data.

• Productivity Optimization$17

  per worker / month, billed annually

  Adds organization productivity trends, workload balance, benchmarks and goals, capacity planning and coaching. 1 year of data.

• Workflow$21

  per worker / month, billed annually

  Finds repetitive work and AI or automation opportunities; sold through sales for AI and operations teams.

Teramind

Pricing could not be confirmed. See teramind.co.

ActivTrak

• Other savings

  Save 30% on a two-plan bundle

  ActivTrak's pricing page offers a 30% saving when Workforce Management and Productivity Optimization are bought together.

Teramind

No public discounts listed.