Flowace vs Time Doctor (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Flowace if

• Fits if you manage remote staff and want their hours captured without timers
• Works for teams that sync time to payroll tools like ADP or BambooHR

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you don't want screenshots and activity monitoring, which some teams must disclose
• Tight if you want app and website tracking cheaply, since it starts at $3.99
• Pricey if you want API access or SSO, both on the $7 Premium plan
• Watch out: monthly billing costs $1.01 more per user, and Enterprise has no published price

Pick Time Doctor if

• Fits if you manage a distributed or outsourced team and need records of hours worked
• Works for managers who want web and app usage reports and prepare payroll from tracked time

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free plan, because a paid plan follows the 14-day trial
• Pricey if you need integrations or usage reports, which start on Standard at $11.67 a user; the API and SSO wait for Premium at $16.70
• Tight if you're on Basic and need older records, since it keeps 3 months of history; Standard keeps 6 and Premium 2 years
• Watch out: the phone apps record work hours only, with no screenshots or app tracking, and the web app can't track time at all
• Not for you if you run Linux other than Ubuntu on Xorg, as that's the only Linux setup the app supports

Flowace

• Prices shown are per user on annual billing; monthly billing costs more.
• Keyboard and mouse activity, SSO and API access need Premium; app and website tracking needs Standard.
• It includes screenshot capture and activity monitoring, which some teams need to disclose or avoid.
• Enterprise has no published price and is sold through a demo request.

Time Doctor

• The pricing page lists no free plan; a paid plan follows the 14-day trial.
• Tracking history is kept for 3 months on Basic and 6 months on Standard; 2 years needs Premium.
• The mobile apps record work hours but do not capture screenshots, apps or other phone activity.
• Time cannot be tracked in the web app itself, and the Linux desktop app supports Ubuntu on Xorg only.

Flowace

Automatic time capture

Records projects, tasks and attendance from the device without timers; clock-in starts when the laptop opens.

App and website tracking

Logs app use at 1-second precision and lets managers label apps productive, unproductive or neutral per team or person.

Screenshots and silent mode

Takes periodic screenshots with configurable frequency and access, and can run with or without a visible app.

Shifts, leave and approvals

Builds shift rosters, tracks leave and holidays and alerts managers to late logins, on the Standard plan and above.

Billable hours and invoices

Maps tracked project time to bill rates and turns billable time into client invoices, per the vendor's description.

Integrations

Connects to payroll, HR and identity tools such as ADP, BambooHR and 7shifts; the vendor cites 70+ integrations.

Time Doctor

Automatic or interactive tracking

The desktop app tracks time either silently in the background or under the user's control with tasks, online or offline. The web app is for dashboards, reports and settings only.

Screenshots and screen recording

Optional screenshots are part of every plan and can be configured per team. Video screen recording comes with Premium and is an add-on for Basic and Standard.

Web and app usage

From Standard, reports show which websites and apps time went to, with configurable productivity ratings and an activity summary for people and teams.

Attendance, schedules and payroll

Standard adds shift schedules, attendance, break and leave tracking, time approvals and payroll reports built from tracked hours.

Benchmarks AI and unusual activity

Benchmarks AI compares teams with matched peer groups, and the unusual activity report flags mouse jigglers and irregular keyboard input. Both are in Premium or sold as add-ons.

Integrations through the browser

From Standard, more than 60 integrations work through Chrome and Firefox extensions that add start and stop timer controls inside supported web apps.

Flowace

• Basic$1.99

  per user / month, billed annually

  Attendance, projects and tasks, screenshots, silent tracking, idle time-out and burnout tracking. The page says monthly billing costs $1.01 more.

• Standard$3.99

  per user / month, billed annually

  Adds app and website tracking, productivity ratings, shifts and leave, 1-second activity logs, alerts and 60+ integrations.

• Premium$7.00

  per user / month, billed annually

  Adds keyboard and mouse activity, single sign-on, API access, a success manager, multi-monitor screenshots and shared desk tracking.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Volume pricing with private cloud deployment, custom data retention, white labelling and custom integrations.

Time Doctor

• Basic$6.67

  per user / month, billed annually ($8 month-to-month)

  Automatic tracking, projects and tasks, timeline report, screenshots, online and offline tracking, and 3 months of history.

• Standard$11.67

  per user / month, billed annually ($14 month-to-month)

  Adds schedules, attendance, time approvals, web and app usage, productivity ratings, payroll, 60+ integrations and 6 months of history.

• Premium$16.70

  per user / month, billed annually ($20 month-to-month)

  Adds Benchmarks AI, unusual activity reports, video screen recording, open API access, SSO, client login and 2 years of history.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Every feature plus private cloud deployment, customizable BI dashboards, guided implementation and custom contract terms.

Flowace

• Annual discount

  Save up to 30% with yearly billing

  Flowace's pricing page says annual billing saves up to 30%, for example $1.01 per user each month on Basic.

Time Doctor

• Annual discount

  Two months free with annual billing

  Time Doctor's pricing FAQ says customers who pay annually receive two months free, a 16.6% discount on the monthly price: Basic is $80 per user a year against $8 a month.