DeskTime

4.5 (529)
Write a Review!
Time & productivity tracking app for companies & freelancers

About DeskTime

DeskTime is a fully automated cloud-based tracking solution that primarily monitors the productivity of freelance workers, small or medium businesses and collaborating teams. Aside from precisely totaling the amount of working hours spent on tasks and projects without any manual data entry required, the software also tracks in real time the usage of websites and apps. DeskTime provides detailed feedback on the apps and URLs visited at particular moments, along with any offline time spent carrying out other specified activities. This commitment to "accountability, transparency, and fairness" is said to be at the heart of the product, to provide visibility into productivity in a way that empowers employees rather than forging a sense of mistrust.

DeskTime's monitoring of efficiency extends to the configuring of daily email reports, while an online summary of employee activities is available anytime. Offline time can be recorded also, while specifying reasons for periods away and scheduling vacations with an Absence Calendar. This tool not only aids the coordination of leave among workers, put also the planning of workloads and the generation of reports for calculating monthly salary. Custom reporting options can in fact be produced detailing every aspect of productivity and able to be easily shared, printed or exported to CSV format. Additional capabilities go on to include contact information management for convenient lookup of coworker email, phone number etc., plus an optional automatic screenshot feature for periodically capturing employee desktop activity. DeskTime access is expanded beyond the desktop browser thanks to native mobile apps for iOS and Android platforms.


Key benefits of DeskTime

  • DeskTime is real time project time tracking software for gauging productivity and identifying areas where time is being wasted.
  • DeskTime allows freelancers, colleagues and team managers to gain a better understanding of what's actually happening during work time, providing visibility into habits with app/URL usage tracking and the option of scheduled automatic screenshots.
  • Fully automated features means that no manual data entry is required to implement full, accurate tracking with an advanced DeskTime Reports tool for comparing team or individual effectiveness and exporting to CSV for sharing.
  • Coordinate time off more effectively with an Absence Calendar for scheduling and planning planned vacations or sick leave, useful for arranging workflows within teams and also within reports for payroll accounting purposes.
  • Accurately track the time taken on projects and tasks, using the data to generate more realistic estimates going forward and also bill clients more speedily for exactly what they owe.

  • Images

    DeskTime Software - My Desk Time tab visualizes productivity across a series of metrics for work performance over days, weeks or months
    DeskTime Software - Track how long is spent with certain apps and URLs to identify which are productive, unproductive or neutral for completing work tasks
    DeskTime Software - The Reports tool allows custom reports to be generated detailing productivity status, to be later shared, printed, or exported to CSV format
    DeskTime Software - A summary of employee daily activities can be opened at any time to monitor productivity, plus when they are working and what apps they use
    DeskTime Software - Time tracking is fully automatic, calculating everything automatically and not relying on manual data entry
    DeskTime Software - An optional auto screenshot feature allows a snapshot of teams' activity to be captured every 15 minutes providing visibility on what everyone is working on, saved to each user account
    DeskTime Software - The Projects tab tracks the time spent on individual projects and tasks, providing feedback on when each was created and the status
    DeskTime Software - The native DeskTime app for iOS and Android allows mobile users to access contacts and efficiency data while on the move
    DeskTime Software - View hourly productivity per department and employee
    View 10 more
    DeskTime video
    DeskTime Software - My Desk Time tab visualizes productivity across a series of metrics for work performance over days, weeks or months
    DeskTime Software - Track how long is spent with certain apps and URLs to identify which are productive, unproductive or neutral for completing work tasks
    DeskTime Software - The Reports tool allows custom reports to be generated detailing productivity status, to be later shared, printed, or exported to CSV format
    DeskTime Software - A summary of employee daily activities can be opened at any time to monitor productivity, plus when they are working and what apps they use
    DeskTime Software - Time tracking is fully automatic, calculating everything automatically and not relying on manual data entry
    DeskTime Software - An optional auto screenshot feature allows a snapshot of teams' activity to be captured every 15 minutes providing visibility on what everyone is working on, saved to each user account
    DeskTime Software - The Projects tab tracks the time spent on individual projects and tasks, providing feedback on when each was created and the status
    DeskTime Software - The native DeskTime app for iOS and Android allows mobile users to access contacts and efficiency data while on the move
    DeskTime Software - View hourly productivity per department and employee

    Not sure about DeskTime? Compare with a popular alternative

    DeskTime

    4.5 (529)
    VS.
    Highly reviewed

    Starting Price

    US$7.00
    month
    US$14.00
    month

    Pricing Options

    Free version
    Free trial
    Free version
    Free trial

    Features

    42
    205

    Integrations

    7
    70

    Ease of Use

    4.6 (529)
    4.2 (6,936)

    Value for Money

    4.4 (529)
    4.3 (6,936)

    Customer Service

    4.5 (529)
    4.1 (6,936)
    Green rating bars show the winning product based on the average rating and number of reviews.

    Alternatives

    Zoho CRM

    4.3
    #1 Alternative to DeskTime
    Zoho CRM is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) solution that helps businesses of all sizes close...

    Time Tracker

    4.4
    #2 Alternative to DeskTime
    Employees track time from any device and submit their time for Admin approval – once approved entries are automatically...

    Timing

    4.8
    #3 Alternative to DeskTime
    Timing is a native Mac time tracker that automatically records a user's time across apps, websites, documents, and...

    Timesheets.com

    4.7
    #4 Alternative to DeskTime
    Timesheets.com tracks time and expenses to produce reports and exports to software like QuickBooks for invoicing and...

    Reviews

    Overall rating

    4.5 /5
    (529)
    Value for Money
    4.4/5
    Features
    4.4/5
    Ease of Use
    4.6/5
    Customer Support
    4.5/5

    Already have DeskTime?

    Software buyers need your help! Product reviews help the rest of us make great decisions.

    Showing 5 reviews of 529
    Ieva
    Ieva
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Information Technology & Services
    • Company size: 201–500 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Great for self-control

    Reviewed on 2022/08/19

    I work from home for more than 3 years now. I am not self-employes, so I wanted to make sure that I...

    I work from home for more than 3 years now. I am not self-employes, so I wanted to make sure that I am at my desk for the time I promised and that I am working productively. This tool does exactly that.
    In addition, finally it has easy way of adding time to projects. I would use this to calculate how much time I spend on extra projects not directly related to my daily tasks.

    Pros

    It really helps me to understand did I work 8 hours today and was I not wasting time on Facebook or other things.
    I like the green design. It makes me tune in positive and productive.

    Cons

    I would like an extended possibility to add programms, headers, meetings from outlook automatically to projects. So like marking apps as productive or unproductive, there might be option to mark them as belonging to specific project.
    And I would also like to have a slightly cheaper plan as even though I belong to a company I have installed and pay for this alone and use it for my home office purpose only.

    Alternatives Considered

    Clockify

    Reasons for Switching to DeskTime

    I liked the design, the ease of marking applications productive or unproductive, great statistics. And the adding timeslots to projects. And also I know it comes from Latvia, so a little patriotic and pride :)
    Verified Reviewer
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Information Technology & Services
    • Company size: 201–500 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Feedback for Desktime as Consistent User

    Reviewed on 2022/11/29

    Overall I am quite satisfied as many of my problems have a solution with Desktime.

    Overall I am quite satisfied as many of my problems have a solution with Desktime.

    Pros

    Time tracking, billing, ideal time, productive time, activity tracking - as HR Head these features have helped me a lot to monitor my employees' work. The best part is integration, also we don't really have to log in, we simply have desk time running in the background, so no more reminding employees to fill in their timesheets.

    Cons

    If this could have helped us in Project Management, assigning tasks, checking their task completion, mentioning other EOD reports, etc, this software would have been more helpful to me. An added advantage would be reminders for tasks or other functions related to my department especially.

    jihun
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Information Technology & Services
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

    Let's wrap it up a little more nicely

    Reviewed on 2022/08/18

    It's a fairly accurate measurement and shows my time and project productivity during busy work.
    User...

    It's a fairly accurate measurement and shows my time and project productivity during busy work.
    Users can check their productivity while working on various projects without having to make a separate selection.

    Pros

    No special setup is required. That's it.

    It provides some additional features, but it is a cost that is reluctant to incur additional costs.
    Even now, it seems expensive for its features. Among the exercise apps, STRAVA makes an effort to communicate with various data and customers.
    Change the design you want to buy with more beautiful and effective data and features. Arouse curiosity.

    Cons

    I want you to think about UI design and color selection for the same programs.
    Green has a lot of nice coverage too. Otherwise, the current green color may decrease the value of Desktime. The overall homepage interface and S/W UI need to be improved.

    I want it to look plausible when I introduce it to others.
    The charts are also not that professional.
    Today's productivity week, month can be selected, but the data that accumulates
    Don't have an idea to show your users effectively?

    Verified Reviewer
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Financial Services
    • Company size: 11–50 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    A Great Tool for Management, Supervisors, and Business Owners

    Reviewed on 2022/08/18

    This software has helped us immensely since we started using it. It gives the business owners a...

    This software has helped us immensely since we started using it. It gives the business owners a better idea of what goes on in all of the departments, what's being completed, and how long it takes.

    Pros

    Like I said in the title, it is a Great Tool for Management, Supervisors, and Business Owners, and lets them know the daily activity of their staff and teams. It also help allow them to delegate tasks to their teams and figure out changes that need to be made, to make the business operations run smoother.

    Cons

    Some features are very rigid. Mainly the task timer. If you are logging a task where you are away from your desk, the timer will stop tracking/logging the time maybe 3 minutes into the computer being idle and when the employee returns to their desk, it logs the tail end of the task, so we have to manually adjust the time for the gap of time that wasn't logged.

    Alternatives Considered

    Trello

    Reasons for Switching to DeskTime

    This program was a much better fit for what we needed it for.
    Verified Reviewer
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Information Technology & Services
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    DeskTime is absolutely the go to tool for remote first organizations

    Reviewed on 2022/11/29

    Overall experience is smooth and easy to navigate and use

    Overall experience is smooth and easy to navigate and use

    Pros

    Desk time is very user-friendly as a tool - for both the admin and the user. The good thing is that it tracks every small thing every single day, which helps to keep team members accountable in a remote work setting. It also eliminates the need to have a separate process for attendance.

    Cons

    I don't particularly appreciate that it does not track time while someone is simply reading. It would be awesome to have a feature that can do that in the future.There is a feature to add idle time - to fill it in if the time was not getting tracked or if the team member forgot to log in. But, that either has to be a separate color or a pop-up above it - or an indicator that can show if some member has filled in the idle time from the setting.

    Alternatives Considered

    Desklog

    Reasons for Switching to DeskTime

    Pricing & features are much better and comprehensive. Also, easy to use.
    Showing 5 reviews of 529 Read all reviews

    DeskTime FAQs

    Below are some frequently asked questions for DeskTime.

    DeskTime offers the following pricing plans:

    • Starting from: US$7.00/month
    • Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
    • Free Trial: Available

    A free 14-day trial is available, after which a DeskTime subscription is required. DeskTime is free for one user with the LITE plan.

    DeskTime has the following typical customers:

    11–50, 51–200

    DeskTime supports the following languages:

    English, Spanish

    DeskTime supports the following devices:

    Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

    DeskTime integrates with the following applications:

    Asana, Basecamp, GitLab, Google Calendar, Jira, Trello, Zapier

    DeskTime offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat

    Related categories

    See all software categories found for DeskTime.