ActivTrak review

ActivTrak takes first place because it is built around the questions remote managers actually ask: when people work, how focused that time is, and whether the team has spare capacity. Work Activity Tracking at $10 per worker a month, billed annually, covers automatic time tracking, real-time visibility, break time, attendance and schedule adherence, and app and website usage. Workforce Management at $15 adds utilization and potential false activity detection, and Productivity Optimization at $17 adds team benchmarks, goals and capacity planning. Screenshots, title bars, full URLs and live screen views are sold as a Screen Details add-on, so a team can start with aggregate data and add detail only if needed. The free plan covers 3 workers with 30 days of history. The limits are billing and support: every plan is an annual contract, data history on paid plans runs 6 months to 1 year, and accounts above 50 licenses need a paid support plan.

Who it is for

Managers of distributed teams who want productivity and utilization trends without defaulting to screenshots.

Price

Free plan for up to 3 workers; Work Activity Tracking from $10 per worker per month billed annually.

Work Activity Tracking $10 worker/month billed annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Automatic time tracking with real-time visibility and break time identification
• Attendance and schedule adherence reporting
• Workforce utilization, capacity and headcount planning on higher tiers
• App and website usage with compliance alarms
• AI Insights add-on for AI usage measurement and adoption benchmarking

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free plan for up to 3 workers with 30 days of data history
• Strength: Screenshots and live screen views are an optional add-on, not the default
• Strength: SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, per ActivTrak
• Weakness: All plans are billed on annual contracts
• Weakness: Paid support plan required above 50 licenses
• Weakness: Paid plans keep 6 months to 1 year of data unless you buy the Data History add-on

Key facts

• Plans: Free, Work Activity Tracking, Workforce Management, Productivity Optimization and Workflow
• Free trial: 14 days of the Workforce Management and Productivity Optimization bundle
• Add-ons: Screen Details, AI Insights at $4 per worker a month, Data History at $1 per worker a month
• Billing: Annual contracts, multi-year discounts available

Where it ranks

ActivTrak is No. 1 in our Best Employee Monitoring Software verdict.