Chrometa vs Rize (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Rize grades higher than Chrometa: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Chrometa grades higher on platforms. Rize grades higher on the free plan, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Chrometa
Automatic time tracking that sorts desktop activity into billable time
Rize
Automatic time tracker with focus tools and AI reports
Which one is for you
Pick Chrometa if
- Fits if you bill by the hour and forget to start timers
- Works for lawyers and consultants already on Clio, QuickBooks or Xero
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $19 against $11.67 a month on yearly billing
- Skip it if you want screenshots or a team dashboard, as those start on Plus at $29
- Not for you if you need the API, which is Premium only at $49
- Watch out: the homepage mentions the Clio team adding features, so who owns it is unclear
Pick Rize if
- Fits if you bill by the hour and don't want to run manual timers
- Works for teams that want client and project time without screenshots
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you just want a simple tracker, at $9.99 a month with no free plan
- Skip it if you need to track from a phone, as a mobile app is listed only under Enterprise
- Not for you if you're on Linux, which is only down as coming soon
- Pricey if you need client reports, the API or Zapier, which start on Pro at $23.99 a month
- Watch out: Team plans need at least 2 seats at $29.99 each, and AI credits are capped on every plan
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAChrometaFair | 2.2GPARizeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$19 a user a month, or $140 a year ($11.67 a month), where the middle of time tracking is $6.67 and the dearest tenth starts at $12. API access only arrives on Premium at $49. | DBasic is $9.99 a month billed annually, $12.99 monthly, which is the dear end of this category before you've asked for anything. Client reports, the API and Zapier need Pro at $23.99, nearly four times the going rate, and teams pay $29.99 a seat with a 2-seat minimum. |
| Free plan and trial | D30-day trial of the chosen plan, but the page does not say whether a card is needed, and there is no free plan. | CNo free plan. The 7-day trial has every feature and needs no credit card, but a week isn't long to judge a tracker you'd bill from. After that it's $9.99 a month or nothing. |
| Features | CPassive capture, keyword allocation, daily timesheets and invoicing, but Standard has no screenshots and limits clients and workspaces; the listing names those gaps. | BAutomatic tracking with AI sorting by category, client and project, for billable hours and timesheets, plus focus detection, distraction blocking, focus music and break reminders. There's a chat agent you can ask about your time, and profitability views for teams. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Collectors for each computer and keyword rules for allocating time have to be set up first. | BNo store rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: it runs in the background with no timers and no manual entry, and the AI does the sorting rather than you writing rules. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, an API on Premium and integrations with Clio, QuickBooks, Xero and others. | CComputers only: Mac, Windows and a browser extension, with no web app and no phone app, since mobile is listed under Enterprise alone. Linear, ClickUp, Asana, Slack, Zoom and calendars connect, but the API, webhooks and Zapier start on Pro. Linux is down as coming soon. |
| Best for | automatic time capture for hourly billing | automatic tracking with focus tools built in |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Chrometa and Rize. How we grade
Price against what you get
Chrometa starts at $19 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Rize starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Rize starts $9.01 a month lower. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, 16 score higher than Chrometa for less, and 16 score higher than Rize for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Chrometa also covers invoicing and reports.
- Rize also covers site & app blocker and focus music.
At a glance
| Chrometa | Rize | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19 per user / month, billed monthly ($140 billed yearly) | $9.99 / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial with full access to the chosen plan | 7-day free trial with full feature access, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Chrometa | Rize Inc. |
| Price read from | chrometa.com | rize.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Chrometa
- Standard limits client and workspace tracking and has no screenshots.
- Screenshots start on Plus and API access only on Premium.
- Yearly prices are per user per year and work out well below the monthly rate.
- The homepage mentions the Clio team adding features, so ownership is unclear from the site.
Rize
- There is no free plan; after the 7-day trial, plans start at $9.99 a month billed annually.
- The tracker is available for macOS 10.14.6 or later and Windows 10 or later; the pricing page says Linux support is coming soon.
- Team plans carry a 2-seat minimum at $29.99 per seat a month billed annually.
- API, webhook, Zapier and MCP access start on Pro, and a mobile app is listed only under Enterprise.
Key features
Chrometa
- Passive time capture
- Collectors for Mac, Windows and Android log documents, emails, websites and calls without timers.
- Automatic allocation
- Assigns time to clients and projects by keywords, email addresses and phone numbers; AI allocation improves on Plus.
- Daily timesheets
- A generated timesheet is ready each day to review, edit and tag before billing.
- Budgets and alerts
- Sets time and budget alerts for projects, including a warning when billable time is at risk of under-billing.
- Invoicing
- Invoices clients from tracked time, with exports to accounting and practice management tools.
- Team tracking
- Plus and Premium add shared workspaces and a team productivity dashboard, with real-time monitoring on Premium.
Rize
- Automatic time tracking
- Captures time across apps and websites in the background, with no timers or manual entry, and uses AI to categorize and tag it.
- Client and project time
- Sorts tracked time by client and project for billable hours, timesheets and invoices. Client and scheduled reports in PDF or CSV start on Pro.
- Focus tools
- Focus detection, distraction blocking, focus music and break reminders sit alongside the tracker, with AI insights on productivity and focus.
- Rize Agent and AI reports
- Ask questions about your time, projects and clients in chat, and run reports on demand or on a schedule. Each plan includes a monthly AI credit allowance.
- Team visibility and profitability
- Team plans give managers dashboards by client and project. Profitability views show revenue, cost and margin by client, project and member.
- API, webhooks and MCP
- From Pro, time data can be reached through the Rize API, webhooks, Zapier and an MCP server for AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT.
Plans
Chrometa
Standard$19
per user / month, billed monthly ($140 per user billed yearly)
Passive time tracking, unlimited entries, basic AI categorization, daily summary emails and invoicing.
Plus$29
per user / month, billed monthly ($212 per user billed yearly)
Adds screenshots every 10 minutes, shared workspaces, team dashboard, unlimited projects and integrations.
Premium$49
per user / month, billed monthly ($360 per user billed yearly)
Adds API access, role-based access, screenshots every 5 minutes, real-time team monitoring and audit logs.
Rize
Basic$9.99
per month, billed annually ($12.99 billed monthly)
Automatic app and website tracking, AI categorization, AI chat, focus music and smart breaks, personal reports, exports and 500 AI credits a month.
Pro$23.99
per month, billed annually ($28.99 billed monthly)
Adds client and scheduled reports, AI automations and agents, MCP server access, API, webhooks and Zapier, and 1,000 AI credits a month.
Max$39.99
per month, billed annually ($49.99 billed monthly)
Everything in Pro with 3,000 AI credits a month and priority support.
Team$29.99
per seat / month, billed annually ($39.99 monthly)
Manager dashboards with per-client and per-project time breakdowns. 2-seat minimum.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Max plus a mobile app, SOC 2 compliance, SSO and SCIM provisioning, custom contracts and a dedicated account manager.
Ways to pay less
Chrometa
- Annual discount
40% off with annual billing
Chrometa's pricing page states a 40% discount for an annual subscription on any plan.
Rize
- Annual discount
Save up to 25% with annual billing
Rize's pricing FAQ says annual billing saves up to 25% on Team plans and up to 23% on individual plans. The Basic card shows a saving of $36 a year.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Chrometa or Rize?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Chrometa starts at $19 per user / month, billed monthly ($140 billed yearly), and Rize starts at $9.99 / month, billed annually. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Chrometa or Rize?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Chrometa nor Rize has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Chrometa and Rize run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Chrometa lists a web app and iOS and Android apps and only Rize lists a browser extension. Both list macOS and Windows apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.