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

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

Pick Trackabi if

• Fits if you run a team of up to 5 and want a free tracker
• Works for teams that need desktop, web and phone timers

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you go past 5 users, 30 projects or 10 clients on the free plan
• Watch out: paid prices are for teams starting at 5 users, and the page doesn't say which billing toggle it opens on
• Watch out: activity monitoring and screenshots only come from the desktop app, not the web timer
• Tight if you need many user roles, as Starter allows only 3

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.

Trackabi

• The page does not say which billing toggle it opens on; $3.20 and $4 sit beside annual totals ($192 and $240 for 5 users), so they are read as annual.
• Paid prices are shown for teams starting at 5 users.
• Activity monitoring and screenshots come from the desktop app, not the web timer.
• The Starter plan is capped at 5 users and 30 active projects.

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.

Trackabi

Desktop, web and mobile timers

A desktop app for Windows, Mac and Linux with idle detection, a browser timer, and iOS and Android apps with GPS locations.

Activity monitoring

Logs apps and URLs, scores activity, separates productive and unproductive time and can capture screenshots at a set frequency.

Leave planning

Individual and company leave schedules, with requests that managers can approve.

Reports, invoices and payroll

Timesheet reports export to Excel and PDF, and the hours feed invoices, payments, wages and paystub generation.

Project plans and expenses

Estimate project time by task and milestone, with projected cost against actual spending.

Trackabi AI

Each user gets monthly AI credits for answers about their data; more credits can be bought.

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.

Trackabi

• Starter$0

  Up to 5 users, 30 active projects, 10 active clients and 3 user roles.

• Growth$3.20

  per user / month, billed annually, from 5 users

  Up to 50 users, 200 active projects and 50 active clients. The page shows $16 a month for a 5-user team.

• Scale$4

  per user / month, billed annually, from 5 users

  Unlimited users, projects and clients, and up to 100 user roles. The page shows $20 a month for 5 users.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Quote-based plan with unlimited roles and teams.

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.

Trackabi

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  Trackabi's pricing page says annual billing saves 20% compared with monthly billing.