ActivTrak vs. RescueTime

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ActivTrak
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
ActivTrak is a cloud-native workforce intelligence platform that transforms work activity data into actionable insights for employee monitoring, productivity and performance management, and workforce planning capabilities. Deployment enables organizations to start collecting data in minutes.
$0
per year (maximum of 3 users)
RescueTime
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
RescueTime, from the company of the same name in Seattle, is a platform for understanding attention and time spent on digital devices, with the goal of helping knowledge workers to understand the ever-increasing time they spend staring at a screen, and be able to take steps to optimize their work days for maximum efficiency, balance and happiness. RescueTime tracks exactly how a user spends time on digital devices, automatically categorizing activity so users can see the time spent on specific…N/A
Pricing
ActivTrakRescueTime
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
3 max users
Essentials
$10 (pricing based on annual billing)
per month per user
Essentials Plus
$15 (pricing based on annual billing)
per month per user
Professional
$19 (pricing based on annual billing)
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ActivTrakRescueTime
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ActivTrakRescueTime
Features
ActivTrakRescueTime
Workforce Analytics
Comparison of Workforce Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ActivTrak
7.9
196 Ratings
7% below category average
RescueTime
-
Ratings
Automated data collection8.5193 Ratings00 Ratings
Data analysis8.0190 Ratings00 Ratings
Data integration7.849 Ratings00 Ratings
Benchmarking7.9144 Ratings00 Ratings
Report designer7.646 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built content7.8172 Ratings00 Ratings
Data management7.9178 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-service insights7.8170 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
ActivTrakRescueTime
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(195 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(31 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(29 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
1.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ActivTrakRescueTime
Likelihood to Recommend
ActivTrak
It's great for remote employees where the manager cannot physically see their team or employee, especially in this new world of AI, to understand how much effort they are putting into their output/deliverables. If someone is working in office, its probably less useful since they can physically be seen working
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RescueTime
To understand where you are wasting too much time, and what you have to cut out in order to stop losing attention to what really matters in a day's work. It's a good app to categorize your day-to-day work and report your productivity level, and also how focused you are on what really matters from 9 to 5.
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Pros
ActivTrak
  • ActivTrak gives me a breakdown of hours during which my employees were actively working, when they were active online but unproductive, when they were inactive, and when they were not online.
  • ActivTrak gives me a detailed breakdown of the software, platforms, and programs my employees worked on/in during each block of the day.
  • ActivTrak provides a detailed breakdown of how I spend my time each day to help me improve my productivity.
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RescueTime
  • Understand how I'm spending work time.
  • Maps everything that I do.
  • Easy to deploy and use.
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Cons
ActivTrak
  • A more detailed explanation is required when updating specific titles within the system. For instance, total time has recently become "screen time". An email notification of this change and its implications would have gone a long way.
  • Easier to read the Activity Log in reporting. Sometimes, when downloading large amounts of reports, it can be cumbersome and challenging to navigate through them.
  • Customized reports feature.
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RescueTime
  • User experience could improve.
  • Price.
  • Need to edit/categorize some activities manually.
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Likelihood to Renew
ActivTrak
We have been using it for several years and find the benefits are quite excellent for the cost so we will renew again next year.
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RescueTime
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Usability
ActivTrak
ActivTrak is a great product that just keeps growing. Having used it for quite some time, we have been able to see ActivTrak grow and evolve as a product. The ActivTrak webinars are also helpful to get to know and learn the product. ActivTrak really just works with little effort needed after the initial installation
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RescueTime
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
ActivTrak
It's never been down.
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RescueTime
No answers on this topic
Performance
ActivTrak
Have not received any issues with Activtrak's performance in regard to loading pages, reports, or other systems.
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RescueTime
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
ActivTrak
Support is always fast and the agents are ready at all times to help when an issue arises, if the tier 1 agent isn't able to provide a solution to the issue they're asked about they quickly escalate the issue to tier 2 or 3 to ensure that the appropriate support is given to the issue at hand to have it quickly solved. No issue we've had so far has taken more than two days to be solved.
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RescueTime
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
ActivTrak
There should be a way to automatically implement the system without giving users the opportunity to accept or deny the program on their computers.
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RescueTime
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
ActivTrak
I am unsure, to be honest. I have not had much exposure to different productivity software. I lucked out by using Active Trak first. I do not feel the need to investigate or review other productivity software. I would recommend ActiveTrak to other companies, users, or those searching for productivity software.
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RescueTime
No answers on this topic
Scalability
ActivTrak
The product's overall scalability is good as our team grows. We would like to see updates to meet market demands.
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RescueTime
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
ActivTrak
  • Real-time productivity metrics and detailed workforce analytics have allowed us to better understand our workforce and make adjustments for better productivity.
  • Because we were able to curb bad habits, team behavior is at an optimal level.
  • Since our productivity level has gone up, the return on our investment in staffing has risen.
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RescueTime
  • Prioritize the most important jobs.
  • To set a limited time for less important work.
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ScreenShots

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