Emburse SpringAhead vs. Traqq

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Emburse SpringAhead
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
SpringAhead is an expense reporting, billing, and time tracking platform that was owned and supported by Certify Travel and Expense created from the 2017 merger of Certify, Nexonia, and other companies, and now from Emburse, the company formed from the merger of Certify and Chrome River Technologies in March 2019.N/A
Traqq
Score 9.1 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Traqq leads the shift to ethical time tracking through non-invasive analytics. No screenshots. No screen recording. No micromanagement. Our lightweight desktop app respects privacy while delivering rich insights into team performance and productivity. You get intelligent analysis that tracks app usage, work patterns, and idle time - all while keeping your data secure. Traqq combines AI-powered time tracking with smart activity monitoring. The 2025 AI analytics upgrade brings…
$0
(for up to 3 users)
Pricing
Emburse SpringAheadTraqq
Editions & Modules
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Premium Starter
$0
(up to 3 users)
Premium Teams
$7
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Plan
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Emburse SpringAheadTraqq
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for quarterly (10%) and annual (14%) pricing.
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User Ratings
Emburse SpringAheadTraqq
Likelihood to Recommend
6.5
(3 ratings)
9.4
(27 ratings)
User Testimonials
Emburse SpringAheadTraqq
Likelihood to Recommend
Emburse
It's definitely well suited for all organizations with knowledge workers who use computers to do their work and are able to log in and enter their time on a regular basis. I've always had access to it as part of my job and love using SpringAhead. It may be less appropriate in a role where the worker does not have regular access to a computer to enter their hours digitally.
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Traqq
Traqq is a great system when you are in the field of education. In my experience, it has saved me countless hours of figuring out how to remember the timezone my employees and students are located in. I used to use a written spreadsheet of each employee's timezone and one of those random timezone calculators. Being able to modify Traqq based on my employees' timezone, my timezone, and our company's timezone (the technical "working hours") has been a game-changer.
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Pros
Emburse
  • Allows for tracking of time very easily. Users can add all their project's time in one place instead of drilling into each project.
  • Managers can approve their team's time all in one place. We do not need to drill down to find the info and approve. Users who don't report to the manager but are part of the project can still be approved by the project manager.
  • Reports are easy to read when looking at historical information. Reports can be run with multiple parameters that the user needs.
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Traqq
  • Gave me a detailed report of my daily activities, even hours of productivity.
  • My clients were not left behind every step of the way in my project. They had access to my activities and knew the periods I was inactive and even the apps I visited (although they blurred the screen, my clients were aware along the line, I visited a couple of applications) I loved that Traqq is conscious of its user's privacy. This is something you don't see in all Tracking apps.
  • Helps me track my hours effectively. This way, I had no issues on paydays because I was receiving the exact money for the exact time I worked. This is the big deal for me because no one like to work really hard and be underpaid, and neither does anyone want to overpay a lazy freelancer. I really love this about Traqq.
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Cons
Emburse
  • Automated reminders to employees would be great
  • A more modern and up-to-date user interface
  • The approvals system for projects vs. users could use some work
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Traqq
  • Lack of a clear option for dark mode, which would be useful to reduce eye strain as the app is predominantly white.
  • No options to increase or decrease the level of detail in reports, which would be nice to change depending on what kind of report is being sent.
  • Whilst the timeline is clear, it would be nice if it was a bit bigger, and perhaps if it highlighted key parts of the day.
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Alternatives Considered
Emburse
We selected SpringAhead because of price and usability. This tool is easy to set up and configure. It is a cloud application allowing access from anywhere. There were no training requirements. When you have a small use case this tool is the way to go. We moved off SpringAhead to get more functionality and it has required a lot more training and effort to maintain and utilize
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Traqq
So I have used Jibble and Time Doctor for time tracking, but none of these would reflect the reasons for low/high performance of the employees as Jibble is just a time clock, and the Time Doctor won't yet make reports and send them to superiors right away. Traqq solves it. Honestly, I have never come across any software competing with functionalities like Traqq yet.
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Return on Investment
Emburse
  • Positive - tracking return on project investments
  • Positive - being able to plan on future projects
  • Positive - being able to manage costs and attendance
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Traqq
  • I've been able to get things done faster with Traqq. One of my clients made a comment a while back(I asked for her permission before posting this). She said, "I loved how I don't get to pay freelancers for doing nothing, now I pay employees according to the quality of work I receive". We both laughed about it though, but I believe that's a positive impact on her.
  • I've been able to write more, knowing that my clients can see my major moves. My main aim is to impress my employers to get good feedback in return and Traqq helps me greatly in that area.
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ScreenShots

Traqq Screenshots

Screenshot of the Dashboard, showing a general summary of individuals and teams within a workforce. In the Dashboard, the viewer can see how many hours a workforce, an individual or team has put in and their average activity level across the board.Screenshot of the top apps and websites for a team, displayed in a pie chart.Screenshot of the timelines page, which gives an overview of activity levels for teams and individuals. Traqq sorts activity levels into green, yellow and red zones from most active to least active based on mouse and keyboard activity.Screenshot of timelines, a visualization that gives a comprehensive view of the top apps and websites visited.Screenshot of where to see who showed up to work, how many hours they put in, and when they clocked in/clocked out over a time period of choice.Screenshot of reports offering comprehensive summaries of performance, activity levels, payment (how much an employee has earned), time spent idle, among others. All of these reports can be exported as excel or pdf files.