Time Doctor vs TimeCamp
We give Time Doctor a 3.0 GPA and TimeCamp a 3.8, out of 4.0. TimeCamp grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Time Doctor
Employee time tracking and workforce analytics for remote teams
TimeCamp
Time tracking with attendance, billing and a free plan for any team
How we grade them
| 3.0GPATime DoctorVery good | 3.8GPATimeCampExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $6.67 a user a month billed annually, or $8 month-to-month, which sounds typical. But web and app usage, productivity ratings, payroll and the 60+ integrations need Standard at $11.67. The open API and SSO need Premium at $16.70. | AStarter is $3.99 a user a month billed annually, or $5.49 month-to-month, and it already has invoicing, attendance and time off. That's well under what time trackers usually charge. Even Ultimate is $9.99. The AI Time Tracker is extra, billed by token usage. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. Every new account gets a 14-day trial of all Premium features with no credit card, and then a paid plan follows. | AFree forever with unlimited users and unlimited projects, plus timesheets and the web, desktop and mobile apps. A whole team could stay here. What you don't get is integrations, invoicing or attendance. |
| Features | ATracking runs silently or under the user's control, online or offline, with optional screenshots on every plan. Higher up come web and app usage, productivity ratings, schedules, attendance, time approvals, payroll reports and a report that flags mouse jigglers. That's the whole job and then some. | ALog time with a timer, manual entries or a weekly timesheet, or let the desktop app track by itself. Then there's attendance, time off and overtime, invoicing, budgets with alerts, more than 10 reports and, on Ultimate, approvals, expenses and screenshots. That's the whole job. |
| Ease of use | BWe have no App Store rating on record, so a B is as high as we go. People install the desktop app and it tracks. One quirk: you can't track time in the web app itself, which is for dashboards, reports and settings only. | BWe have no App Store rating on record, so a B is as high as we go. There are three ways to log time, so most people will find one that suits. Working out which plan holds which feature takes longer. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and browser extensions, with 60+ integrations from Standard and an open API on Premium. The phone apps record work hours and nothing else, and the Linux app supports Ubuntu on Xorg only. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and a browser extension, with Trello, Asana, ClickUp, Jira, GitHub, QuickBooks and Xero on the list. Integrations are rationed, though: none on Free or Starter, one on Premium, unlimited on Ultimate. |
| Best for | proof of hours for remote teams | free timesheets for a team of any size |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Time Doctor and TimeCamp. How we grade
Where they differ
- Time Doctor starts at $6.67 per user / month, billed annually ($8 month-to-month). TimeCamp starts at $3.99 per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month).
- TimeCamp has a free plan. Time Doctor does not, though it has a free trial.
- TimeCamp is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- TimeCamp also covers invoicing.
At a glance
| Time Doctor | TimeCamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $6.67 per user / month, billed annually ($8 month-to-month) | $3.99 per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month) |
| Free plan | None | Free forever plan with unlimited users and projects: timesheets, the web, desktop and mobile apps and 2-factor authentication. Integrations, invoicing and attendance need a paid plan. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of all Premium plan features, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Time Doctor (Mystaff.com, LLC) | TimeCamp Inc. |
| Price read from | support.timedoctor.com | timecamp.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Time Doctor
- Distributed and outsourced teams that need verifiable records of hours
- Managers who want web and app usage reports with productivity ratings
- Companies preparing payroll from tracked time and attendance
TimeCamp
- Teams of any size that want free timesheets with no user limit
- Companies that keep attendance, overtime and time-off records with time tracking
- Agencies that bill clients and watch project budgets
- Larger organizations that need a self-hosted or private cloud deployment
Worth knowing
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.
TimeCamp
- Integrations are not part of Free or Starter: Premium includes one and Ultimate removes the limit.
- The AI Time Tracker is billed by token usage on top of the plan price.
- Timesheet approvals, expenses, billing rates, screenshots and SSO login need the Ultimate plan.
- Self-hosted and private cloud setups are offered to customers with 50 or more users on annual Ultimate.
Key features
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.
TimeCamp
- Timesheets and automatic tracking
- Time is logged with a timer, manual entries or a weekly timesheet, and the desktop app can track computer activity automatically. Apps and websites tracking starts on Premium.
- AI Time Tracker
- A separate app for macOS and Windows that suggests time entries. It is billed by token usage on top of the plan, which TimeCamp estimates at about $6 per user a month.
- Attendance and time off
- From Starter, an attendance calendar records working days alongside time-off and overtime tracking, with reports for each.
- Billing and budgets
- Invoicing starts on Starter, and billable time and budgets with alerts on Premium. Billing rates, expenses, labor costs and fixed fee projects need Ultimate.
- Reports
- More than 10 time tracking reports with PDF export. Excel export starts on Starter, scheduled email reports on Premium and the pivot table report on Ultimate.
- Approvals and monitoring
- Ultimate adds timesheet approvals, screenshots, unusual activity detection, remote work detection and a history of changes to time entries.
Plans
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.
TimeCamp
Free$0
Unlimited users and projects with timesheets, the web, desktop and mobile apps and 2-factor authentication.
Starter$3.99
per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month)
Adds invoicing, attendance and an attendance calendar, time off, overtime tracking, Excel report export and unlimited tasks.
Premium$6.99
per user / month, billed annually ($9.99 month-to-month)
Adds one integration, billable time, budgets and estimates, apps and websites tracking, a resource planner and scheduled email reports.
Ultimate$9.99
per user / month, billed annually ($13.99 month-to-month)
Adds unlimited integrations, timesheet approvals, billing rates, expenses, labor costs, screenshots, custom fields and SSO login.
EnterpriseCustom
Price on request. Adds self-hosted or private cloud deployment, custom integrations, an audit log, data warehouse access and an SLA.
Ways to pay less
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.
TimeCamp
- Annual discount
Lower rate with annual billing
Annual billing costs roughly 27% to 30% less than month-to-month: Starter is $3.99 per user a month against $5.49, and Ultimate is $9.99 against $13.99.
- Nonprofit
30% off for nonprofits
TimeCamp's pricing FAQ offers an additional 30% discount to non-profit organizations that email support with a copy of their 501(c)(3) paperwork.
- Education
30% off for universities, schools and students
The same pricing FAQ extends the additional 30% discount to universities, students and schools, arranged by contacting TimeCamp support.
