Time Doctor is a deep monitoring and analytics product with a long feature list, SOC 2 and ISO certificates, and an Automatic app for company devices. TrustHours is a simpler tool for remote desk teams, with chat, payroll and an AI connector included.
Choose TrustHours if you want screenshots, payroll, chat and an AI connector at $8 per active user, with employees told what is captured. Choose Time Doctor if you need ISO 27001 and SOC 2 documents, macOS or Linux apps, an API, or deep reports such as Unusual Activity and Benchmarks.
Time Doctor and TrustHours both capture screenshots and activity. They differ on price structure, employee transparency and how much you want in the box.
Sixteen things buyers ask about, side by side. Every Time Doctor figure comes from its own pages or its G2 listing.
| TrustHours | Time Doctor | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes Up to 3 users | No 14-day trial, no card to start |
| Lowest paid price | $8 per active user ($4.80 launch price) | $6.70 yearly, about $8 monthly (Basic) |
| Comparable plan with payroll | Team $8 ($6.67 yearly) | Standard about $14 ($11.70 yearly) |
| Full monitoring plan | Business $12 ($10 yearly) | Premium about $20 ($16.70 yearly) |
| Paid add-ons | None | Several Software Cost Insights $3, HRIS and Payroll sync $200 a month each, others unpriced |
| Screenshots | Every 2, 5 or 10 min, random moment | Random within a set interval, optional blur |
| Video recording | Screen recording on Business | Premium or paid add-on |
| Payroll | Team plan, 40 currencies | CSV exports on Standard and Premium; native sync is an add-on |
| Team chat and video | Built in from Team | No Meeting Insights only analyses meeting time |
| AI connector (MCP) | Read and act, per-permission, asks first | Read only; no screenshots, payroll or billing |
| Platforms | Windows now, macOS coming, no mobile app | Windows, macOS, Ubuntu, ChromeOS browser app, mobile timer |
| Integrations | Discord and the MCP connector | 60+ via browser extension |
| Public API | No public API today | Open API Premium |
| Hidden or silent mode | None | Automatic app No interface, no pausing, all plans |
| Certifications | No SOC 2 or ISO claim yet | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701 |
| Data history | Screenshots: 2 weeks (Free), 2 months (Team, Business) | 3 months Basic, 6 months Standard, 2 years Premium |
Time Doctor loads its prices with JavaScript. Yearly figures come from its G2 listing, "Pricing provided by Time Doctor". Monthly figures come from third-party trackers and match the $14 Standard figure on our own pricing page. Time Doctor lists screenshots under Basic on its pricing page but under Standard and Premium in its help centre, so confirm the plan you need.
Time Doctor has three paid plans and several add-ons. TrustHours has two paid plans with nothing extra. Compare the plan that matches what you need, not the entry price.
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | What stands out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | About $8 | $6.70 | 3 months history, projects and tasks, activity tracking, optional screenshots (plan placement differs by page) |
| Standard | About $14 | $11.70 | Payroll CSV exports, attendance and schedules, leave, time approvals, Web and App usage, 6 months history |
| Premium | About $20 | $16.70 | Video screencasts, client login, open API, SSO, 2 years history |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Private cloud, custom BI dashboards, professional services |
Time Doctor's pricing page did not show dollar amounts when we fetched it. Yearly figures are from its G2 listing; monthly figures are about, from third-party trackers dated October 2026. A tracker also reports the lineup moved from three to four tiers in July 2026. Check the live page before you buy.
| Plan | List | Launch* | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | Up to 3 users, desktop app, live board, timesheets, screenshots every 10 min |
| Team | $8 | $4.80 | Unlimited users, screenshots every 2, 5 or 10 min, projects, chat and video, payroll in 40 currencies, leave, reports, MCP connector |
| Business | $12 | $7.20 | Team plus activity level, app and website usage, live view, screen recording, built-in AI assistant, priority support |
*40% off until 31 December 2026. The first 20 teams keep the launch price for life. Pay yearly and get 2 months free (about 17% off). No add-ons, no seat minimum, billed only for active users. See the live TrustHours pricing page.
| Add-on | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Software Cost Insights | $3 per user per month | Basic and Standard |
| HRIS native integration | $200 per integration per month | Account-level, not per user |
| Payroll native integration | $200 per integration per month | Account-level, not per user |
| Benchmarks AI, Unusual Activity, Meeting Insights, Office vs Remote, Video recording | Priced per user per month | Amounts not shown on the page we read |
| SSO, user provisioning, BigQuery access | Priced per account per month | Included on Premium or Enterprise |
The Payroll feature itself, meaning CSV exports for PayPal, Wise, Payoneer, Gusto, ADP and Deel, is included in Standard and Premium. The $200 add-ons are the native syncs.
| Scenario | TrustHours: monthly bill / yearly bill | TrustHours launch price (monthly bill) | Time Doctor: monthly bill / yearly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard vs Team: 5 people | $40 / $33 | $24 | $70 / $58 |
| Standard vs Team: 10 people | $80 / $67 | $48 | $140 / $117 |
| Standard vs Team: 25 people | $200 / $167 | $120 | $350 / $292 |
| Standard vs Team: 50 people | $400 / $334 | $240 | $700 / $585 |
| Premium vs Business: 5 people | $60 / $50 | $36 | $100 / $84 |
| Premium vs Business: 10 people | $120 / $100 | $72 | $200 / $167 |
| Premium vs Business: 25 people | $300 / $250 | $180 | $500 / $418 |
| Premium vs Business: 50 people | $600 / $500 | $360 | $1000 / $835 |
Monthly bill is month-to-month. Yearly bill shows the per-month equivalent. Time Doctor monthly figures are about, from third-party trackers. TrustHours yearly is $8 or $12 with 2 months free. Prices exclude tax and Time Doctor add-ons.
Move the slider to your team size. Figures are list prices from the vendors' own pages, October 2026.
Time Doctor offers two desktop apps: Interactive, where the employee starts and pauses, and Automatic, which runs without an interface or pausing. This is the biggest difference in how the two products treat employees.
| TrustHours | Time Doctor | |
|---|---|---|
| Typed text (keylogging) | Never Counts only | No Time Doctor says the actual keys pressed are not recorded; activity shows as keystrokes and mouse movements per minute |
| Screenshots | At a random moment in each interval (2, 5 or 10 min), passwords masked, skipped during breaks | Random within the interval you set, all connected monitors, optional irreversible blur |
| Webcam and audio | No webcam or microphone capture. Screen recording is Business only, behind its own switch | No webcam shots per Time Doctor. Video screencasts on Premium or as an add-on. Audio not stated |
| Apps and websites | App and website usage on Business | Web and App Usage reports with productivity ratings on Standard and up |
| What the employee sees | Permission asked before tracking starts. Employees see their own hours, screenshots and activity | Employees can view their own reports in the web app. Owner decides who sees screencasts. Own-screenshot viewing is not confirmed on a page we read |
| Pausing | Pause or take a break from the tray. Manager sees the pause. Nothing is captured | Depends on app Interactive: employee pauses. Automatic: no pausing |
| Deleting a screenshot | Your company controls retention: 2 weeks on Free, 2 months on Team and Business | Regular users can delete screenshots only if Can Edit Time is on for them |
| Background or silent mode | None | Automatic app Silent tracking, no interface, no pausing, tracks whenever the computer is on. Available on all plans. Time Doctor tells customers to disclose it and get consent |
| Fake-activity detection | Activity counts on Business. No jiggler detector is marketed | Time Doctor says its Unusual Activity report names mouse jigglers and auto-clickers. Plan not stated |
| UK and EU default | Permission asked before tracking starts everywhere | New UK and EU trial accounts start with screenshots off until an admin enables them |
| How long data is kept | Screenshots: 2 weeks (Free), 2 months (Team, Business) | Tracking history: 3 months, 6 months or 2 years by plan |
| Who can see screenshots | Owner and the people they authorise; each employee sees their own | Access levels the Owner chooses |
Vendor detection claims are marketing, not independent tests. We do not call Time Doctor's Automatic app "stealth", because Time Doctor does not use that word and recommends disclosure. TrustHours has no always-on mode. See privacy and trust for notice rules in New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine and the UK.
Eight areas where the two tools differ in ways that change your day.
Time Doctor builds payroll CSV exports for PayPal, Wise, Payoneer, Gusto, ADP and Deel on Standard and Premium. Payroll is only available to companies using the Interactive app, not the Automatic one. A native payroll sync is a separate $200 a month add-on.
TrustHours runs payroll in 40 currencies with salary history on Team, built from tracked hours, with no add-on.
TrustHours includes channels, files and video calls on Team and Business. Time Doctor has none. Its Meeting Insights add-on analyses how much time goes into meetings, which is a different job.
Both have an MCP connector. Time Doctor's is on every plan, read-only, for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor and others. It does not expose raw screenshots, payroll or billing, and API keys last three months.
TrustHours reads and acts, for example approving requests or posting to a channel, only for permissions you grant and with a question before each action. See the AI connector page.
Time Doctor has Timeline, Hours Tracked, Activity Summary, an Executive Dashboard, and optional AI reports such as Benchmarks, Unusual Activity and Software Cost Insights. If analytics depth is your priority, it is ahead.
TrustHours has reports, a daily digest and flags on Team, with activity and app usage on Business and a built-in AI assistant to ask questions of the data.
Time Doctor runs on Windows 10+, macOS Big Sur+ and Ubuntu, offers a ChromeOS browser app, and has a mobile timer with no screenshots. TrustHours ships Windows today, with macOS coming for founding teams first, and no mobile app.
Time Doctor lists 60+ integrations through its Chrome and Firefox extension, and an open API on Premium. TrustHours has Discord and MCP, and no public API or SSO today.
Time Doctor states SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 27701:2019, a signed DPA with Standard Contractual Clauses, TLS in transit and encryption at rest, and a 72-hour first breach notice. It lists AWS, GCP and Anthropic among sub-processors.
TrustHours lets you choose a data region and publishes exactly what it captures. It does not claim SOC 2 or ISO yet.
Time Doctor Standard adds schedules, attendance, leave and break tracking and time approvals. TrustHours Team includes check-ins, flags, leave and holidays, manual time requests and a daily digest.
Review platforms show very different pictures for Time Doctor, so we show all three. Scores were taken on 27 October 2026.
| Source | TrustHours | Time Doctor | What to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | Too new to have a rating yet | 4.4 out of 5 from 497 reviews | Many reviews are seller-invited |
| Capterra | Too new to have a rating yet | 4.5 out of 5 from 549 reviews | Praised for remote visibility; sync problems are the top complaint |
| Trustpilot | Too new to have a rating yet | 1.2 out of 5 from 235 reviews | Only 7 reviews in the last 12 months; many mention billing or cancellation; Time Doctor replies to some |
TrustHours is new and has no review-site score. G2 and Capterra reviewers and Trustpilot reviewers are different groups, which explains the gap in Time Doctor's scores. Judge it on your own trial.
Plan an afternoon, and start at the beginning of a pay period.
Several Trustpilot reviewers describe difficulty cancelling. These are individual accounts and Time Doctor has replied to some. We have not tested the process, so keep proof of cancellation.
Subject: We are moving to TrustHours for time tracking Hi team, From [date] we are moving from Time Doctor to TrustHours. Here is what that means for you. - You will be asked for permission before tracking starts. - It captures your tracked time, a screenshot at a random moment in each interval, which apps were active, and keyboard and mouse activity counts. It never records what you type. - Nothing is captured while you are paused, on a break, or the app is closed. You can pause from the tray icon at any time. - You can see your own hours, screenshots and activity in your app. The full explanation is here: https://trusthours.com/what-trusthours-sees/ Please install the app by [date]. Reply to me with any questions. [Your name]
Who wrote this. TrustHours made this page, so we have an interest in you choosing us. We tried to make it useful even if you stay on Time Doctor, which is why it says where Time Doctor is the better fit.
How we checked. Every Time Doctor statement comes from a Time Doctor page, its help centre, or its listings on review sites, opened on 27 October 2026 (see Sources). When a figure comes from a pricing guide or a listing because the vendor page loads prices with JavaScript, we say so. Vendor claims are shown as claims. Time Doctor's plan prices are rendered by JavaScript, so we used its G2 listing and dated third-party trackers and say so.
What we did not do. We did not run a hands-on accuracy test, and we do not repeat unverified opinions from forums. Where we could not confirm something, we left it out or marked it as not stated.
Corrections. Prices and features change. If you find something out of date, tell us and we will fix it and update the date. Last full check: 27 October 2026.
For a remote desk team that wants screenshots, payroll, chat and an AI connector at one price, TrustHours is built for that. For basic free tracking try Clockify or Jibble. For analytics with stealth options consider Insightful. For security-grade monitoring consider Teramind. For no monitoring at all, Toggl. Each has its own comparison page here.
About $6.70 for Basic, $11.70 for Standard and $16.70 for Premium per user per month billed yearly, according to its G2 listing. Monthly billing is about $8, $14 and $20. There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial, and native payroll or HRIS syncs are $200 a month each.
For comparable plans, yes. TrustHours Team is $8 against about $14 for Time Doctor Standard monthly, and about $6.67 against $11.70 yearly. TrustHours Business is $12 against about $20 for Premium. Time Doctor Basic at $6.70 yearly is close to TrustHours Team yearly.
Not permanently. Time Doctor offers a 14-day trial of its Premium features with no card required to start, then you choose a paid plan. Charges start when the trial ends. TrustHours has a free plan for up to 3 users, plus a 14-day trial of paid plans.
Yes. It takes screenshots at random times within an interval you set, covering all connected monitors, with optional blur that cannot be undone. Video screencasts need Premium or an add-on. TrustHours also takes screenshots at a random moment within each interval and masks passwords.
Time Doctor says the actual keys pressed are not recorded. It shows activity as keystrokes and mouse movements per minute, not what was typed. TrustHours works the same way: it counts keyboard and mouse activity and never records what you type.
Time Doctor states that it does not take webcam shots. Its Premium video screencasts record the screen. Audio recording is not described on the pages we read. TrustHours has no webcam or microphone capture; its optional screen recording on Business records the screen only.
Time Doctor says its Unusual Activity report can name mouse jigglers and auto-clickers, and that it does not offer fully customisable real-time alerts by default. This is a vendor claim, not an independent test, and hardware jigglers are harder for any software to spot.
It is a desktop app mode with silent tracking, no user interface and no pausing, available on all plans, and it tracks whenever the computer is on. Time Doctor recommends it for work-only devices and tells customers to disclose monitoring and get consent. TrustHours has no always-on mode.
Yes. Time Doctor's MCP connector is on all plans and is read-only, for Owners, Admins and Managers, working with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Cursor. It excludes raw screenshots, payroll and billing. TrustHours' connector can also take actions you approve, such as approving leave or posting to chat.
It exports payroll CSVs for PayPal, Wise, Payoneer, Gusto, ADP and Deel on Standard and Premium, for companies using the Interactive app. A native payroll integration is a $200 a month add-on. TrustHours includes payroll in 40 currencies with salary history on Team.
We found no chat or video calling in Time Doctor. Its Meeting Insights add-on measures meeting time, not chat. TrustHours includes team chat, files and video calls on Team and Business.
Not today. Export your Custom Export, Hours Tracked and payroll reports from Time Doctor and keep them for your records, then start fresh in TrustHours at the start of a pay period.
Time Doctor states SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and ISO 27701. TrustHours lets you choose a data region and publishes what it captures, but does not claim SOC 2 or ISO yet. If you must show those certificates to a customer or auditor, Time Doctor is the safer pick today.
The software is lawful in most places, but notice rules vary. New York, Connecticut and Delaware require written notice, and UK guidance expects openness and the least intrusive approach. Tell staff first. This is general information, not legal advice.
Vendor pages, help centres and review sites, each opened on 27 October 2026. Where a vendor page loads its prices with JavaScript, the note beside the figure says which guide or listing it comes from.
14 days free, no card needed. Start with the Free plan for up to 3 people, or try Team with everyone. If it does not fit, you have lost nothing.
Related reading: what TrustHours sees, privacy and trust, the AI connector, free tools.
