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Alternatives to DeskTime
4 software tools sit alongside DeskTime in this directory. Below is what separates each from DeskTime on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 4
- With a free tier
- 1
- Cheaper to start
- 1
- DeskTime starts at
- Free, then $9/month
Why people look past DeskTime
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. DeskTime has a free tier, and starts at $9/month against a category median of $12.49/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The world's #1 task manager and to-do list app
- Starts $4 a month cheaper, at $5/month.
- 3 tiers to DeskTime's 2.
Professional task management for complex workflows
- No free tier, where DeskTime has one.
- Starts $30.990000000000002 a year dearer, at $39.99/year.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
The award-winning personal task manager
- No free tier, where DeskTime has one.
- Starts $0.9900000000000002 a one-time dearer, at $9.99/one-time.
- 3 tiers to DeskTime's 2.
Scientifically-designed music to enhance focus and productivity
- No free tier, where DeskTime has one.
- Starts $5.99 a month dearer, at $14.99/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
Every DeskTime alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeskTime (this page) | Free, then $9/month | Freemium | 2 | |
| TodoistThe world's #1 task manager and to-do list app | Free, then $5/month | - | 3 | vs DeskTime |
| OmniFocus 3Professional task management for complex workflows | $39.99/year | Subscription | 2 | vs DeskTime |
| Things 3The award-winning personal task manager | $9.99/one-time | - | 3 | vs DeskTime |
| Brain.fmScientifically-designed music to enhance focus and productivity | $14.99/month | Subscription | - | vs DeskTime |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the DeskTime badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (1)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Todoist , Free, then $5/month
Cheaper than DeskTime (1)
Entry price under DeskTime's $9/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Todoist , Free, then $5/month
What you would be giving up
DeskTime is most often brought in for automatic time tracking of desktop app and website usage, measuring team productivity and idle time, scheduling shifts and tracking absences. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If DeskTime is broadly right and the question is cost, the DeskTime pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the full directory lists everything.
DeskTime runs on web, ios, android, macos, windows, linux. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about DeskTime alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to DeskTime?
- 4 other software tools are listed in this directory, led by Todoist, OmniFocus 3, Things 3, Brain.fm. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to DeskTime?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Todoist.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to DeskTime?
- Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under DeskTime's $9/month: Todoist at Free, then $5/month.
- Is there a reason to switch away from DeskTime?
- Nothing in the data flags one. DeskTime has a free tier, and starts at $9/month against a category median of $12.49/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from DeskTime?
- DeskTime is most often brought in for automatic time tracking of desktop app and website usage, measuring team productivity and idle time, scheduling shifts and tracking absences. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to DeskTime?
- None of the software tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these DeskTime alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Software, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare DeskTime against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against DeskTime covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every software tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Software category, 4 tools beside DeskTime. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.