Why Free Employee Monitoring Software Isn’t Actually Free
Free online monitoring software might seem like a bargain, but hidden costs, security risks, and inefficiencies quickly add up — limiting growth and draining resources.
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| OVERVIEW | ||||||||||||
| Price (per month) | $6 per user | $5.83 per user | $9 per user | $9.99 per user | $10.80 per user | $5.25 per user | $99 for 5 users | $7 per user | $19 for 10 projects | $5 per user | ||
| Free trial | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 14 days | 30 days | Yes | 14 days | 14 days | 30 days | 30 days | ||
| Ease of use | Very easy | Difficult | Difficult | Very easy | Easy | Very easy | Easy | Difficult | Very easy | Difficult | ||
| TIME TRACKING METHODS | ||||||||||||
| Manual | ||||||||||||
| Start/stop buttons | ||||||||||||
| Automatic time mapping | ||||||||||||
| IN-DEPTH TASK AND PROJECT ANALYSIS | ||||||||||||
| Screenshots | ||||||||||||
| App and website usage | ||||||||||||
| Activity levels | coming soon | |||||||||||
| Real-time tracking | ||||||||||||
| TASK AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT | ||||||||||||
| Project adding | ||||||||||||
| Project templates | ||||||||||||
| Project status | ||||||||||||
| Task assignment | ||||||||||||
| Task priorities | ||||||||||||
| Budgeting | coming soon | |||||||||||
| Mark billable/non-billable hours | ||||||||||||
| Payroll calculation | ||||||||||||
| Invoicing | ||||||||||||
| ALERTS | ||||||||||||
| Idle time reminders | ||||||||||||
| Deadline alerts | coming soon | |||||||||||
| Budget alerts | coming soon | |||||||||||
| REPORTING | ||||||||||||
| Client login | ||||||||||||
| Productivity analysis | ||||||||||||
| Email reports | coming soon | |||||||||||
| PLATFORMS | ||||||||||||
| Web | ||||||||||||
| Mac desktop app | ||||||||||||
| Windows desktop app | ||||||||||||
| Linux desktop app | coming soon | |||||||||||
| iOS app | Beta | |||||||||||
| Android app | ||||||||||||
| Browser extension | Chrome | Chrome, Firefox | Chrome | Chrome | Chrome, Firefox | Chrome | Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge | |||||
| OTHER | ||||||||||||
| Support | Phone and online | Email and online | Email and online | Online | Online, email and phone | Email, online and support ticket | Email and chat | Email and chat | Chat | |||
| Knowledge base | ||||||||||||
| Video tutorials | ||||||||||||
| Integrations | coming soon | |||||||||||
| API | ||||||||||||
| On-premise hosting | ||||||||||||
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