Workpuls Teramind ActivTrak Hubstaff DeskTime Time Doctor RescueTime Kickidler Veriato Work Examiner
OVERVIEW
Price $6/user/month $6/user/month $7.20/user/month $7/user/month $7/user/month $9.99/user/month $6/user/month $9.99/user/month $150/licence/year $60/licence (lifetime)
Free trial 7 days 7 days No 14 days 14 days 14 days 30 days 7 days Yes 30 days
Ease of use Very easy Difficult Very easy Easy Easy Very easy Very easy Very easy Very difficult Easy
TRACKING METHODS
Unlimited (tracker working 24/7)
Fixed (defined working hours)
Automatic (when computer is connected to a specified network)
Manual (start/stop)
Project based (track time only on projects)
GENERAL MONITORING FEATURES
Stealth mode
App and website usage
Real-time monitoring
Offline time tracking
Attendance
Activity levels
Keylogger
Geolocation
Remote desktop control
Website/activity blocking
SCREENSHOTS AND RECORDING
Screenshots
Screenshots on demand
Screen recording
PRODUCTIVITY FEATURES
Productivity trends
Websites and apps labeling
Category labeling
Productivity alerts
ADVANCED SECURITY FEATURES
User behavior analytics
Data loss prevention
Advanced file and web monitoring
REPORTING
Productivity reports
Team reports
Timelines
Email reports
Access management
PLATFORMS
Web
Mac desktop app
Windows desktop app
Linux desktop app
Mobile app iOS, Android iOS, Android iOS, Android iOS, Android iOS, Android Android
Browser extension Chrome Chrome Chrome
Other Citrix, VMware Chrome OS
OTHER
Support Phone, email, online Phone, email, online Phone, email, online Email, online Phone, email, online, in-person Online Phone, email, online Email, online, Viber, Whatsapp Phone, email, online, support ticket Phone, email, online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials
Integrations comming soon
API
Deployment cloud, on-premise cloud, on-premise, AWS, Azure cloud cloud cloud cloud cloud on-premise cloud, on-premise on-premise
Kronos Humanity Timeclockplus Tsheets Wheniwork Deputy Replicon Jibble EbilityTimeTracker OnTheClock BeeBole
OVERVIEW
Price(per month)Available upon requestFrom $2 per userAvailable upon requestFrom $6.40 per user+$16Free for up to 75 usersFrom $2.50 per userBasic plan:$30 for 5 users+$5 per additional userFrom $1.50 per employeeFrom $4 per user+$8From $2.20 per user$5.99 per user per month
Free trial30 days14 daysYes14 days14 days14 days30 days30 days,no credit card required
Ease of useDifficultEasyDifficultVery easyEasyEasyDifficultVery easyEasyEasyEasy
FEATURES
Timecard management
Scheduling
Shift Trading
Timesheets
Break time management
Real-time tracking
PTO Management
Payroll
Invoicing
Client billing
GPS tracking
Clock out reminders
Alerts
Manual time
PUNCH-IN METHODS
Web app
Mobile app
Time clock device
Time clock kiosk
Facial recognition
Fingerprint scanning
Geofencing
Group punch-in
REPORTING
Visual reports
Email reports
Time rounding
MANAGEMENT
Permissions
Manager approvals
Add time for others
Integrations
PLATFORMS
Web
Android app
iOS app
Mac desktop app
Windows desktop app
Linux desktop app
OTHER
SupportPhone and onlinePhone and onlinePhone,chat and onlinePhone and chatEmail and onlineChat and phonePhone,email,chat and onlinePhone and onlinePhone,email,chat and onlinePhone and onlineOnline chat and video support in English,French,and Spanish
Knowledge base
Video tutorials
Community forum
API
Workpuls Hubstaff Toggl TimeDoctor Harvest TimeCamp Timely Everhour Tick TMetric
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 Email Chat
Knowledge base
Video tutorials
Integrations coming soon
API
On-premise hosting

The way that business decisions are made has evolved significantly over the years. Thanks to the trend of digital transformation that has swept the globe, companies are increasingly investing in digital tools that can yield large amounts of data to help give them a competitive advantage. 

But it’s easy to drown in this sea of data if you don’t know how to put it to use. All data-driven organizations need robust business intelligence tools to help them transition from running a business on intuition to running it with intelligence. Companies need to know how to apply the data and leverage it in their decision-making processes - this is where decision intelligence comes in. 

Decision intelligence is an approach that augments human decision-making with AI/ML to extract useful, actionable data insights. It shows how actions lead to outcomes and serves as a framework for best practices. 

Decision intelligence empowers companies to deploy data-driven strategies to promote growth, accelerate digital transformation, and increase operational efficiency. Decision intelligence isn’t just for top-level management either; it can empower every individual within the company to make more intelligent, data-driven decisions.

 

Many digital tools can be leveraged for better decision-making across your business, but in this article, we will focus on one in particular: computer monitoring tools. 

How To Use Real-Time Employee Monitoring for Better Decision-Making

What is employee monitoring exactly? Employee monitoring leverages a computer monitoring program which typically:

  • Tracks website and app usage by employees and teams. 
  • Measures how much time is spent on productive vs. unproductive activities.
  • Tracks time and attendance automatically.
  • Provides activity logs that measure the idle and active time of employees. 
  • Generates raw performance activity data. 

How can these features help organizations make better decisions? For starters, many organizations struggle to get timely insights from their data as older analytics tools provide reactive rather than proactive data insights. 

With real-time employee monitoring tools, managers receive current, actual data that can be used to make immediate decisions to improve performance and productivity. In addition, the combination of data insights obtained from company monitoring software can help provide valuable context around performance trends. 

Use Decision Intelligence to Prevent Employee Burnout

For example, software that monitors computer activity can help reveal trends associated with employee burnout so that managers can quickly mitigate burnout before it takes a toll on their workforce. An employee monitoring app provides visibility into an employee’s working habits, schedule, workload, and engagement, all of which can offer insight into whether or not that employee is at risk of burnout. With this data, managers can open up a two-way dialogue with their employees, using decision intelligence to implement healthier working habits. 

Use Decision Intelligence to Improve Hybrid Team Collaboration 

Workstation monitoring software has become increasingly popular since COVID due to the sudden and widespread need for remote work. Employers have increasingly turned to employee monitoring solutions as a way to manage remote employees better. Now that hybrid work environments have become a mainstay of working culture, employers continue to use employee monitoring tools to manage and improve collaboration between remote and in-office employees. 

With insight into how and when employees work and how they prefer to communicate, managers can better align their teams and improve collaboration. In addition, remote employee monitoring helps to even the playing field between remote and in-office employees by providing productivity data. 

Use Decision Intelligence to Create a Smarter Productivity Plan 

Company monitoring software offers actionable, data-backed insights to help leaders improve workflows, create more efficient processes, and foster productivity. By better understanding how your workforce works best, identifying and preventing bottlenecks, improving team collaboration, and avoiding burnout, managers can maximize their workforce’s potential and create a more effective productivity plan. 

A data-backed productivity plan opens the door to a more agile business model and allows you to scale your workforce in a competitive environment. 

Use Decision Intelligence to Mitigate Risk 

With performance and productivity data driving your strategy, you can rest assured knowing that you will be able to deliver on your customer promise. With a data-based productivity plan and real-time insight into your workforce provided by employee monitoring tools, you can significantly reduce the risk posed to your customers by underproductivity and poor planning. 

In addition, employee monitoring data equips IT to make smarter decisions surrounding internet usage policies, mitigating the risk associated with shadow IT and unsecure internet practices. 

Use Decision Intelligence to Better Allocate Resources

With company monitoring software you can optimize resources by understanding how long it takes to complete projects and tasks, the tools being used, and the staff assigned, so you can budget and allocate your resources more effectively. Furthermore, insight into employee website and app usage can help eliminate potentially unused software from your tech stack. Or, insight into underused software may highlight where more tech training resources are needed. 

Decision Intelligence = Competitive Advantage

In conclusion, software that monitors computer activity yields data insights and provides dashboard visualization that can help you make connections between causes and effects and make the necessary changes to support long-term strategies.

Employee monitoring tools like Insightful organize, interpret, structure, and present employee data in a way that is meaningful and easy to understand. Most importantly, these data insights can be leveraged across the board by management and individual employees, regardless of technical ability. 

The democratization of data provided by employee monitoring tools means that members from every level of your organization can start making more data-driven, intelligent decisions, giving your company a powerful competitive advantage. 

 

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