Time Doctor vs Veriato (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 Veriato if

• Fits if you need a record of staff activity for compliance and have 5 or more people
• Works for security teams that want risk scores on top of activity logs

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need timesheets or billing, because it's monitoring only
• Pricey if you add up the floor: 5 users at $18 is $90 a month
• Not for you if you want risk scoring without a quote, as that product needs 20 users
• Watch out: it captures keystrokes, screenshots and chats, so consent and local law need checking

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.

Veriato

• Only UAM shows a price; IRM requires a quote and at least 20 users.
• Monitoring covers keystrokes, screenshots and chats, so consent and local employment law need checking.
• Devices covered are Windows, Mac, Chrome and Android, according to the pricing FAQ; Linux is not listed.
• It is a monitoring product, not a timesheet or invoicing tool.

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.

Veriato

Broad activity telemetry

Records email, chat, websites, applications, screenshots, login and logoff, idle time, files, network activity and keystrokes.

Productivity scoring

Productivity scores and configurable reports and dashboards help show how on-site, remote and hybrid staff spend their time.

Alerts and recording policies

Alerting can be configured without a stated limit, and recording policies are flexible, with sensitive data detection and redaction.

Privacy controls

Websites can be blocked, redacted or set to not record, and an audit log tracks the actions of Veriato users.

Insider risk scoring

The IRM product scores risk per user and group, baselines user behavior and runs sentiment analysis.

Deployment options

The vendor says its microservices platform can run in the cloud or on premises, with an O365 integration and a REST API.

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.

Veriato

• Veriato UAM$18

  per user / month, billed annually

  User activity monitoring with productivity scoring, alerts, dashboards and an API. Minimum 5 users for an annual purchase.

• Veriato IRMCustom

  Adds risk scoring, behavior baselining and sentiment analysis. Minimum 20 users; sold by quote.

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.

Veriato

• Other savings

  Volume discounts by quote

  The pricing FAQ says licenses start at $18 per user per month billed annually and go down with the number of users, by quote request.