KeepActive (formerly Kickidler) vs Teramind (2026): which should you pick?

Pick KeepActive (formerly Kickidler) if

• Fits if you want to watch screens and activity on staff computers
• Works for firms that want to host it on their own servers

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you want shorter terms, as the page shows only yearly prices and no monthly rate
• Skip it if you need billing or projects, as it is a monitoring product
• Watch out: one licence covers one computer, paid upfront for the term
• Watch out: data loss prevention is a separate product at $8.25 a month, and setup help costs $20 per server plus $5 per computer

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

KeepActive (formerly Kickidler)

• The page shows prices for a 1-year term; shorter terms cost more per month and the monthly rate is not shown.
• One license covers one computer, and licenses are paid upfront for the term.
• Data loss prevention is a separate product, listed at $8.25 a month on a yearly term.
• Concierge setup is an optional paid service: $20 per server plus $5 per employee computer.

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.

KeepActive (formerly Kickidler)

Time and attendance

Tracks working hours, attendance and timesheets against schedules, with manual time entries that a manager approves.

Productivity analysis

Classifies apps and websites as productive, unproductive or neutral and compares employees and teams.

Live activity and screenshots

Shows who is online, idle or offline with the current app, and can take an instant screenshot.

Screen recording

The Employee Monitoring edition streams screens live, records video and audio, and exports clips.

Anomaly alerts

Flags unusual activity, including possible mouse jiggler use, and sends scheduled PDF or email reports.

On-premises deployment

Can be installed on a company's own servers, including a version with no internet access on request.

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.

KeepActive (formerly Kickidler)

• Time Tracking$4.17

  per user / month, billed annually ($50 a license)

  Time and attendance, productivity reports, apps and websites, screenshots, manual time and anomaly alerts.

• Employee Monitoring$5.50

  per user / month, billed annually ($66 a license)

  Everything in Time Tracking plus live screen streams, video and audio recording, remote access and keystroke logging.

Teramind

Pricing could not be confirmed. See teramind.co.

KeepActive (formerly Kickidler)

• Other savings

  Longer terms cost less per month

  Prepaying 3 months is 10% off the monthly rate, 6 months 20%, 1 year 30% and 3 years 40%, as the pricing page states.

Teramind

No public discounts listed.