Best for
Best for managers who want automatic time tracking with productivity analysis across remote and hybrid teams.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Time Tracking Comparison
DeskTime vs. TMetric
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for agencies and freelancers who need billable time tracking turned into invoices.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | DeskTime | TMetric |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Pro from $6.42 / user / month Billed annually; $7.50 per user / month billed monthly. Premium from $9.17 ($10.71 monthly). Enterprise custom for 200+ users. | Free tier (up to 2 users) Professional and Business plans add billing and team features; Enterprise on request. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial | 14-day trial; free tier for up to 2 users |
| API | Not stated | Yes |
| Made in | Latvia | Not stated |
| Time tracking | Yes, automatic background tracking with app and website logging and productivity scoring | Yes, across desktop, browser and mobile, with offline tracking and a timer embedded in 50+ apps |
| Invoicing | Yes, invoices are built from tracked project time and project hourly rates, saved as reusable templates, emailed to the client as a PDF and tracked through created, sent, unpaid, paid and cancelled statuses | Yes, invoicing from tracked entries with billable rates, plus QuickBooks and Xero sync |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, productivity reports, project tracking and an absence calendar | Yes, reports by project, task, member and app, with project budgets and alerts |
| Integrations and API | Yes, an API and integrations (Jira, Asana, Outlook, Google Calendar, GitLab, Trello) from the Premium tier | Yes, an API plus 50+ integrations (Jira, Asana, GitHub, Slack) |
| AI features | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat | Not stated |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding | Not stated |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Jira, Asana, Outlook, Google Calendar, GitLab, Trello | Jira, Asana, GitHub, Slack, QuickBooks, Xero |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price DeskTime Pro from $6.42 / user / month TMetric Free tier (up to 2 users)
- Free trial DeskTime 14-day free trial TMetric 14-day trial; free tier for up to 2 users
- AI features DeskTime Yes TMetric No
- Time tracking DeskTime Yes, automatic background tracking with app and website logging and productivity scoring TMetric Yes, across desktop, browser and mobile, with offline tracking and a timer embedded in 50+ apps
- Invoicing DeskTime Yes, invoices are built from tracked project time and project hourly rates, saved as reusable templates, emailed to the client as a PDF and tracked through created, sent, unpaid, paid and cancelled statuses TMetric Yes, invoicing from tracked entries with billable rates, plus QuickBooks and Xero sync
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
DeskTime
Strengths
- Automatic tracking with productivity scoring out of the box
- Shift scheduling and absence calendar for team management
- AI-generated summaries of work patterns
Limitations
- Monitoring focus leans toward oversight
- Screenshots and API sit behind the Premium tier
TMetric
Strengths
- Free plan covers up to two users with unlimited tracking
- Invoicing with QuickBooks and Xero sync
- Project budgets with overrun alerts
Limitations
- Team timesheets, screenshots and time-off sit behind the Business tier
- Published paid prices were not readable from the official pricing page
Plans
Pricing
DeskTime
- Pro $6.42 Per user / month, billed annually ($7.50 monthly).
- Premium $9.17 Per user / month, billed annually ($10.71 monthly). Adds screenshots, integrations and API.
- Enterprise Custom For 200+ users; adds an account manager and training.
TMetric
- Free $0 Up to 2 users; includes API access.
- Professional Not stated Adds billable rates, budgets, invoicing and task management.
- Business Not stated Adds team timesheets, time-off, activity tracking and screenshots.
- Enterprise Custom On request.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
DeskTime
- 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
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TMetric
- 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
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
DeskTime https://desktime.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-04
TMetric https://tmetric.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.