Best Remote Time Tracking Software Compared

Clockify gives remote teams a full timer, manual time entry, timesheets and project tracking at a low starting price. The free plan covers up to five users, which makes it a useful starting point for a small team that wants to test a shared time system before it commits to a monthly cost.

The Basic plan adds time off policies, invoicing and more admin controls, while keeping the monthly cost below most rivals in this list. Teams that need deep reporting, forecasting or built-in activity screenshots may find the lower plans thin, and they should check the higher plans before they choose.

Price: $3.99 per seat/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: clockify.me

Harvest links time tracking directly to client work, budgets and invoices, which suits agencies and service teams that bill by the hour. A team member starts a timer or enters hours against a project, and Harvest turns those hours into an invoice with expenses attached.

The Teams plan adds unlimited projects, more seats and deeper reporting, while the free plan covers one seat and two projects. Teams that want screenshots or activity levels will not find them here, because Harvest focuses on hours, budgets and billing rather than monitoring.

Price: $9 per seat/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: getharvest.com

Hubstaff combines time tracking with activity monitoring, screenshots, scheduling and attendance, which suits remote teams that need a fuller picture of the workday. Team members track time with a desktop or mobile app, and managers can review activity levels, app use and optional screenshots alongside the hours logged.

Higher plans add more screenshots, payroll and integrations. Teams should agree on how screenshots and activity data will be used before they switch monitoring on, because clear rules protect trust in a remote team.

Price: $4.99 per seat/month (billed annually)

Free plan: No (14-day trial)

Website: hubstaff.com

Time Doctor tracks time with screenshots, app and website use, and productivity reports, which suits remote teams that want detail about how work time is spent. Team members can track time automatically or with a timer, and managers can review focus time, distractions and project totals in reports.

Higher plans add more integrations and admin controls. There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial, so a team should test the reports and screenshot settings during that trial.

Price: $6.67 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: No (14-day trial)

Website: timedoctor.com

Timely takes a different approach by capturing work automatically from apps, calendars and documents, then letting each person review and assign the captured time to projects. That approach suits remote teams that forget to start a timer, because the day is recorded in a timeline and can be edited before it is logged.

Higher plans cover larger teams and more projects, with planning, budgets and integrations that link captured hours to client work. Teams that want manual control, screenshots or a free plan will need to look elsewhere.

Price: $9 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: No (14-day trial)

Website: timelyapp.com

DeskTime tracks time automatically, records app and website use, and covers attendance, shifts and time off, which suits teams that mix remote work with office days. Team members do not need to start and stop a timer for every task, because DeskTime records activity in the background and groups it by project.

Higher plans add project tracking, invoicing and more admin controls. The free Lite plan covers only one user, so a team of any size will need a plan for the full group.

Price: $6.42 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: desktime.com

Everhour adds time tracking directly inside project tools such as Asana, Trello, ClickUp, Jira and Monday, so remote teams can log hours without leaving the task they are working on. A timer appears next to each task, and hours flow into reports, budgets and invoices.

The free plan covers up to five users but lacks integrations, so a team that wants Everhour inside its project tool will need the Team plan. It fits teams that already live in a project tool and want time tracking to sit inside it.

Price: $8.50 per seat/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: everhour.com

RescueTime tracks computer use automatically and groups apps and websites by focus level, which helps remote workers see where the day went and cut down on distractions. It offers focus sessions, alerts when a person spends too long on a distracting site, and daily summaries that show productive time against other activity.

The free Lite plan gives one person basic tracking, but it lacks team reporting, so a team will need the Team Focus plan for shared insight. RescueTime is not a full billing or invoicing tool, so teams that bill by the hour should choose a tracker that covers billing as well.

Price: $10 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: rescuetime.com

TrackingTime offers a simple timer, projects, tasks and reports at a low starting price, with a free plan that covers unlimited users. That mix suits small remote teams that want a shared timer without a monthly cost to start, and without a user cap that forces an upgrade as soon as a fourth or fifth person joins.

TrackingTime also offers a Pro plan with more reporting and admin features for larger teams. Teams that need deep reporting, screenshots or complex budgets may find the lower plans thin.

Price: $4.50 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: trackingtime.co