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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Teramind

Pricing could not be confirmed. See teramind.co.

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.

Teramind

No public discounts listed.

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.