Chrometa vs WiseTime (2026): which should you pick?

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 WiseTime if

• Fits if you bill by the matter and use Clio or a similar practice system
• Works for firms that don't want staff starting and stopping timers

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you aren't in legal or professional services, as the product is aimed at law firms
• Pricey if you can't tell: no price is published and Professional starts at 5 users
• Not for you if you use Android, since the phone app is iOS only
• Watch out: API access, single sign-on and custom connections are Enterprise, aimed at firms with over 50 users

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.

WiseTime

• No prices are published; pricing is quoted through a demo request.
• The Professional plan has a 5-user minimum, keeps data for up to 12 months and uses cloud connections only.
• The mobile app is iOS only, and the vendor's focus is legal timekeeping rather than general projects.
• API access, single sign-on and bespoke connections are Enterprise features, aimed at firms with over 50 users.

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.

WiseTime

Automatic time capture

Records activity across desktop apps on Windows, Mac and Linux while the user works, with no timer to start or stop.

Matter detection

Matter IDs sync from the connected practice management system, and recorded activity is tagged against the matching matter.

AI-written narratives

Summarizes recorded activity into a description for the invoice, with preferences to adjust the style or translate it.

Private timeline

Recorded time stays private to the user until they review, edit or delete entries and post them. Rules can leave private tasks out.

Billing system connections

Cloud connections to systems such as Clio send posted time to the right client or case. Other systems need an Enterprise connection.

Team dashboard and reports

Managers see how well their team records time and can export PDF or CSV reports by person, period or tag.

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.

WiseTime

Pricing could not be confirmed. See wisetime.com.

Chrometa

• Annual discount

  40% off with annual billing

  Chrometa's pricing page states a 40% discount for an annual subscription on any plan.

WiseTime

No public discounts listed.