Rize vs WakaTime

Rize

• Freelancers and agencies that bill by the hour and dislike manual timers
• Individuals who want to see where their time at the computer goes
• Teams that want client and project visibility without screenshots

WakaTime

• Developers who want coding time logged automatically by project and language
• Engineering teams measuring adoption and cost of AI coding tools
• Freelance developers who bill from time spent in the editor

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.

WakaTime

• The free dashboard shows only the last week of history; the complete history needs Premium.
• Tracking depends on editor plugins, browser extensions or the desktop app, so it centers on computer work.
• The Team plan covers up to 100 developers; larger organizations are pointed to Business.
• SSO, OIDC and SCIM provisioning are limited to the Business plan.

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.

WakaTime

Automatic coding time

Editor plugins send heartbeat events while you work, so time is logged by project, language and file with no timer to start. File contents stay on your computer; file paths are sent.

Plugins for 100+ editors

Open source plugins cover VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Vim, Neovim, Xcode and more, with browser extensions and a desktop app that tracks time in any other app.

AI coding insights

Premium and team plans report AI adoption, per-model usage and estimated spend, and compare AI-generated with human-written code across tools such as Claude Code, Cursor and Copilot.

Goals and leaderboards

Set programming goals (1 on Free, 3 on Basic, unlimited on Premium) and compare coding time on the public leaderboard or on private ones.

Reports and history

Coding reports arrive weekly on Free and daily from Basic. Premium opens the complete history, export of stats and invoices generated from code stats.

Team dashboards

Team and Business plans add shared dashboards, commit and pull request insights and exportable team reports. Only developers shown on dashboards need a paid seat.

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.

WakaTime

• Free$0

  1 week of dashboard history, unlimited projects, shareable project charts, weekly coding reports and 1 programming goal.

• Basic$8.25

  per month, billed yearly ($99); $9 billed monthly

  2 weeks of dashboard history, daily and weekly coding reports, basic integrations, 3 goals and private leaderboards for 5 devs.

• Premium$12.83

  per month, billed yearly ($153.96); $14 billed monthly

  Complete coding history, AI adoption and spend insights, unlimited goals, premium integrations, stats export and invoices from code stats.

• Team$19.25

  per dev / month, billed yearly ($231); $21 billed monthly

  Up to 100 developers. Team dashboards, team-wide AI adoption and estimated spend, commit and pull request insights, and exportable reports.

• Business$22

  per dev / month, billed yearly ($264); $24 billed monthly

  For 100 to 1,000 developers. Adds SSO, OIDC and SCIM provisioning, guided onboarding, custom integrations and priority support.

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.

WakaTime

• Annual discount

  About 8% off with yearly billing

  Yearly plans are billed at 11 times the monthly price: Basic is $99 a year ($8.25 a month) against $9 monthly, and Premium is $153.96 a year against $14 monthly.

• Education

  Student discount available

  The pricing FAQ says a student discount is available. The page with its terms requires signing in, so the amount is not recorded here.