Best for
Best for operations, HR and finance teams that want to measure where a workforce's time goes rather than bill it.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Time Tracking Comparison
ActivTrak vs. My Hours
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for professional teams that bill hours to clients and want approvals and invoices without monitoring software.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | ActivTrak | My Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free for 3 users; paid from $10 / user / month Billed annually. Workforce Management is $15, Productivity Optimization $17 and Workflow $21 per user and month; AI Insights is a $4 per user add-on. | lower value Free for 5 users; paid from $5 / user / month Basic is $5 per user and month billed monthly or $4 billed annually, Pro is $9 or $8. Enterprise is priced on request. |
| Free trial | 14 days of Workforce Management plus Productivity Optimization | 14 days of Pro, no credit card |
| Users | Free plan up to 3 users with 30 days of data history | Free plan up to 5 active users |
| API | Yes, through the paid ActivConnect add-on | Yes, a documented REST API |
| Hosting | Cloud, with a data collection agent installed on each device | Cloud on Microsoft Azure, ISO 27001 certified |
| Made in | United States | Slovenia |
| Time tracking | Yes, automatic: an agent records application and website use and splits the day into active, passive and idle time, with no manual timers | Yes, timesheet grid, stopwatch with a day timeline, Excel import, mobile, desktop and Chrome apps |
| Invoicing | No, ActivTrak measures how time was spent and has no billing or invoicing | Yes, invoices from approved time and expenses with taxes, discounts and due dates, exported as PDF or XLS |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, productivity trends, utilisation, schedule and location adherence, benchmarks, capacity planning and customisable dashboards, with Power BI, Looker Studio and Tableau templates through ActivConnect | Yes, dashboard, detailed entry and timesheet reports with custom columns, pivot tables, PDF and XLS export and scheduled email delivery |
| Integrations and API | Yes, API and SQL access through the paid ActivConnect add-on, plus Outlook and Google Calendar, Microsoft Entra ID, SCIM, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, Salesforce, ServiceNow and Workday | Yes, a documented REST API plus two-way Jira sync, Microsoft Teams, Power BI, Asana, ClickUp, monday.com, Basecamp, QuickBooks, Xero and Zapier |
| AI features | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat | Email helpdesk, Chat, 24/7 |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | more entries Microsoft Outlook Calendar, Google Calendar, Microsoft Entra ID, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Zendesk, Workday, ADP, Power BI, Looker Studio, Tableau | Jira, Asana, ClickUp, monday.com, Basecamp, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Power BI, QuickBooks, Xero, Zapier |
Add a tool
Adds a column to the table, from the tools in this category.
Row where the values differ The small markers point at the lower number, the longer list or the stated feature. They describe the data, they are not a verdict.
The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price ActivTrak Free for 3 users; paid from $10 / user / month My Hours Free for 5 users; paid from $5 / user / month
- Free trial ActivTrak 14 days of Workforce Management plus Productivity Optimization My Hours 14 days of Pro, no credit card
- Company size ActivTrak Small and mid-sized, Enterprise My Hours Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Hosting ActivTrak Cloud, with a data collection agent installed on each device My Hours Cloud on Microsoft Azure, ISO 27001 certified
- Support ActivTrak Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat My Hours Email helpdesk, Chat, 24/7
Every line is one datapoint from the table above, picked automatically. Nothing here is written text.
The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
ActivTrak
Strengths
- Records time automatically, so nothing depends on staff filling in a timesheet
- Measures AI tool adoption and its effect on output through the AI Insights add-on
- Work Advisor answers questions about your own data in conversation
- Reporting excludes non-business activity, with SSO, MFA and SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR and HIPAA compliance stated
Limitations
- An agent on every device is workforce monitoring and needs to be cleared with staff first
- No billing or invoicing of tracked hours
- The free tier stops at three users and 30 days of history
- API and BI access cost extra as the ActivConnect add-on
My Hours
Strengths
- Free plan covers five active users
- Billing rates, budgets and client invoices are part of the product, not an add-on
- Approval workflow with assigned approvers, auto-locking periods and an audit trail
- Two-way Jira sync alongside a documented REST API
Limitations
- SSO is an Enterprise feature and Enterprise pricing is on request
- Built around billable project work rather than shift or attendance management
- Priority support starts on the Pro plan
Plans
Pricing
ActivTrak
- Free $0 Up to 3 users, 30 days of data history. Automatic time tracking, activity summaries and productivity trends.
- Work Activity Tracking $10 / user / month Billed annually. Time tracking, real-time visibility, break identification, schedule adherence, application and website usage and compliance alarms.
- Workforce Management $15 / user / month Billed annually, 6 months of history. Adds utilisation metrics, productivity goals, schedule exception reporting, offline meeting tracking and location policy validation. AI Insights costs $4 more per user.
- Productivity Optimization $17 / user / month Billed annually, 1 year of history. Adds organisational insights, workload balance, activity alignment, benchmarks, capacity planning and coaching opportunities. AI Insights costs $4 more per user.
- Workflow $21 / user / month Billed annually. Work discovery, opportunity identification, AI and automation recommendations and impact measurement.
My Hours
- Free $0 Up to 5 active users, core time tracking.
- Basic $5 / user / month Billed monthly, $4 billed annually. Unlimited projects, clients and tasks, billable rates and detailed reports.
- Pro $9 / user / month Billed monthly, $8 billed annually. Adds rate and budget calculations, granular permissions, approval workflows with audit logs and priority support.
- Enterprise Not stated On request. Mandatory SSO, unlimited audit log, custom integrations and tailored reports, a dedicated customer success manager, team onboarding and SLA options.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
ActivTrak
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this tool. Every review is checked for fairness before it appears, and the vendor cannot have one removed.
My Hours
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this tool. Every review is checked for fairness before it appears, and the vendor cannot have one removed.
Where this comes from
Where this comes from
ActivTrak https://www.activtrak.com · no check date recorded yet
My Hours https://myhours.com · no check date recorded yet
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.