The WorkTime Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about WorkTime in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
WorkTime
The Insider’s Guide
Non-invasive employee monitoring for attendance and productivity
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among time tracking apps, read from WorkTime’s own pages.
Made by NesterSoft Inc. · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from WorkTime’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on WorkTime’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 4 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade
WorkTime is employee monitoring software that measures attendance, active and idle time, app and website use and productivity. It reports on activity instead of capturing screenshots, and offers HIPAA-safe and GDPR-safe modes. A free plan covers up to 3 employees, and it runs on Windows and macOS.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about WorkTime, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Free keeps two weeks of history, and unlimited accesses, Active Directory and the API need Premium.
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Best for attendance and activity monitoring with a small free plan
WorkTime tracks active time, apps and websites for staff, free for three people.
- 2
Paid plans start at $6.99 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $6.99 per employee / month, billed monthly ($69.90 billed annually).
- 3
There is a free plan
Up to 3 employees, 2 weeks of data history, one account access and basic reports.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, Windows and macOS.
- 5
Attendance and overtime
Sets attendance goals and watches weekend and out-of-hours work for unexpected overtime.
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Active and idle time
Records active and idle computer time and login and logout events, with goals per team.
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Productivity monitoring
Rates apps and websites as productive or not, with AI help, and tracks a distraction score.
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A 2.0 GPA, above 4 of 69
That is against the other time tracking apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of WorkTime you could make: time tracking and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
WorkTime at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $6.99 per employee / month, billed monthly ($69.90 billed annually)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows
- Made by
- NesterSoft Inc.
- Category
- Time Tracking
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for attendance and activity monitoring with a small free plan
WorkTime tracks active time, apps and websites for staff, free for three people. Free keeps two weeks of history, and unlimited accesses, Active Directory and the API need Premium.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | $6.99 per employee a month, or $69.90 a year ($5.83 a month), around the time-tracking middle of $6.67. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free plan for 3 employees with 2 weeks of history and one account access, which most teams will outgrow. |
| Features | C | Attendance, activity and reports, but unlimited accesses, Active Directory and the API are Premium. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Agents have to be installed and reports tuned. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web with Windows and Mac agents, an API on Premium and 3 integrations on record; no phone apps. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who WorkTime is for
- Fits if you want attendance and app reports for a small team
- Works for companies that want an on-premise option
Who it is not for
- Tight if you stay on Free, with 3 employees and 2 weeks of history
- Skip it if you use Linux or phones, as agents are Windows and Mac only
- Watch out: Basic and Free allow one account access
- Watch out: HIPAA-safe and GLBA-safe modes only arrive on Enterprise at $10.99
Good to know
Good for
- Small teams that want a free plan for up to 3 people
- Organizations in regulated fields that avoid screenshots
- Managers who want attendance and overtime reports
Worth knowing
- The free plan stops at 3 employees and 2 weeks of data history.
- Only the Premium and Enterprise plans offer unlimited accesses, Active Directory and API integration.
- Basic and Free allow just one access to the account.
- Agents are listed for Windows and macOS only.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$6.99
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
WorkTime has a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99 per employee / month, billed monthly ($69.90 billed annually).
Free
$0
Monitors up to 3 employees with 2 weeks of history, summary, app and website, and log reports.
Basic
$6.99
per employee / month, billed monthly ($69.90 billed annually)
Unlimited data history and active, login, app, website and internet reports; one account access.
Premium
$8.99
per employee / month, billed monthly ($89.90 billed annually)
Adds unlimited accesses, Active Directory integration, API integration and personalized working hours.
Enterprise
$10.99
per employee / month, billed monthly ($109.90 billed annually)
Adds HIPAA-safe and GLBA-safe modes on top of the Premium features.
The free plan
Up to 3 employees, 2 weeks of data history, one account access and basic reports.
Trying it first
14-day free trial
Read from worktime.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
The pricing page labels annual billing as 2 months free; the yearly figure is 10 times the monthly price.
Stated on worktime.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, macOS and Windows
Non-invasive employee monitoring for attendance and productivity. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: self-hostable, public API, time tracking, reports.
Attendance, activity and reports, but unlimited accesses, Active Directory and the API are Premium.
- Attendance and overtime
- Sets attendance goals and watches weekend and out-of-hours work for unexpected overtime.
- Active and idle time
- Records active and idle computer time and login and logout events, with goals per team.
- Productivity monitoring
- Rates apps and websites as productive or not, with AI help, and tracks a distraction score.
- Screenshot alternative
- Uses screen productivity data in place of screenshots, and has an optional keystroke counter.
- Compliance modes
- Offers HIPAA-safe, GLBA-safe and GDPR-safe modes, which the vendor says avoid collecting protected data.
- Cloud or on-premise
- Runs on Windows and macOS, including terminal and Citrix servers, with cloud or on-premise hosting.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
What it works with
- Active Directory
- Microsoft
WorkTime is made by NesterSoft Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
4/69
Other time tracking apps it is graded above
WorkTime's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 12.
Its paid plans start at $6.99 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.70 for the category: 30 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 28 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 70 time tracking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. WorkTime’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 14 of 69
- CFree plan and trialAbove 10 of 69
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 69
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 69
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 69
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 64 time tracking apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. WorkTime is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of WorkTime you could make: time tracking and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 53 of the 69 other time tracking apps grade higher. It costs $83.88 a year.
What you could make
- Time tracking and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Active Directory, Google and Microsoft among them, and has an API.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: HIPAA.
What this rests on. WorkTime’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Time Doctor, ActivTrak, DeskTime, Teramind and Insightful
The 5 tools WorkTime is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Time Doctor
Free trial · from $6.67/mo
Employee time tracking and workforce analytics for remote teams.
- WorkTime has a free plan. Time Doctor does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Time Doctor lists Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Time Doctor lists a browser extension.
- 2.2GPA
ActivTrak
Free plan · from $10/mo
Workforce analytics that tracks activity and work time automatically.
- Only WorkTime lists Windows and macOS apps.
- WorkTime is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- ActivTrak also covers site & app blocker and dashboards.
- 2.6GPA
DeskTime
Free trial · from $6.42/mo
Automatic time tracking and productivity monitoring for teams.
- WorkTime has a free plan. DeskTime does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only DeskTime lists Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- WorkTime is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.0GPA
Teramind
Free trial
Employee monitoring, insider risk and data loss prevention.
- WorkTime has a free plan. Teramind does not, though it has a free trial.
- WorkTime is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Teramind also covers dashboards.
- 2.2GPA
Insightful
Free trial · from $8/mo
Workforce analytics with automatic time tracking and attendance.
- WorkTime has a free plan. Insightful does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Insightful lists a Linux app.
- WorkTime is self-hostable, according to its own site.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
16
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is WorkTime free?
WorkTime has a free plan. Up to 3 employees, 2 weeks of data history, one account access and basic reports.
How much does WorkTime cost?
WorkTime lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does WorkTime work on?
WorkTime is available on Web, Windows and macOS.
Does WorkTime offer any discounts?
WorkTime publicly lists the following: Two months free with annual billing.
Does WorkTime have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. WorkTime is listed for Web, Windows and macOS.
Does WorkTime have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. WorkTime is listed for Web, Windows and macOS.
Is WorkTime open source?
WorkTime is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Can WorkTime be self-hosted?
Yes. WorkTime's own site says it can be run on a server of your own.
Does WorkTime have an API?
Yes. WorkTime offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does WorkTime integrate with?
WorkTime's listing names Active Directory, Google and Microsoft. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does WorkTime have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial.
Who makes WorkTime?
WorkTime is made by NesterSoft Inc.
What are the alternatives to WorkTime?
The closest alternatives to WorkTime in our directory are Time Doctor, ActivTrak, DeskTime, Teramind and Insightful.
How does WorkTime compare with other time tracking apps?
WorkTime's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 12.
Is WorkTime good value for money?
ToolGPA grades WorkTime C for value for money. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4.
Could I make my own version of WorkTime?
The plain part of WorkTime you could make: time tracking and reports. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from WorkTime’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from WorkTime's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by NesterSoft Inc. Prices change, so check worktime.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- WorkTime, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/worktime
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what WorkTime’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. WorkTime is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by NesterSoft Inc. Prices and plans change: check worktime.com before you buy.