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Memtime vs WPS Office

Memtime logo

Memtime

Productivity

Automatic time tracking that never leaves your machine

From
€10/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
WPS Office logo

WPS Office

Productivity

Office suite from Kingsoft with Microsoft file compatibility, including maintained Linux builds

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only WPS Office has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Memtime no free tier. There is a 14 day trial and after that the cheapest route is €10 a user a month on a two-year commitment, or €15 quarterly.; WPS Office the free tier is funded by advertising, and the adverts and upgrade prompts appear inside the editing window rather than on a website, so the cost of not paying is charged in interruptions while you work.
  • They diverge on capability: Memtime covers Automatic activity timeline, WPS Office covers One application.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 24 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Memtime and WPS Office actually diverge.

Attributes where Memtime and WPS Office differ
AttributeMemtimeWPS Office
Starting price€10/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWeb
Founded2016Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Productivity).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Memtime

  • Automatic activity timeline
  • Local-only storage
  • Timesheet automation
  • Offline tracking
  • 100+ project software integrations
  • Calendar integration
  • Phone call tracking
  • Billability reporting

Only in WPS Office

  • One application
  • Microsoft format handling
  • PDF tools
  • Linux builds
  • WPS AI
  • Cloud storage
  • Mobile apps
  • Templates

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Memtime

  • Reconstructing a day nobody remembered to timenot WPS Office
  • Billing clients accurately without running a stopwatchnot WPS Office
  • Tracking time where activity data must not leave the machinenot WPS Office
  • Filling timesheets in Jira or Asana from a recorded timelinenot WPS Office
  • Separating billable from non-billable work after the factnot WPS Office

WPS Office

  • A Linux desktop where the free alternatives keep breaking the layout of colleagues' DOCX and PPTX files.not Memtime
  • A small business that edits and converts PDFs regularly and does not want an Acrobat subscription for each person.not Memtime
  • Students and home users who need Microsoft-compatible documents without a Microsoft 365 subscription.not Memtime
  • Older or low-specification Windows machines where the full Microsoft suite is slow to install and slow to run.not Memtime

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Memtime

  • No free tier. There is a 14 day trial and after that the cheapest route is €10 a user a month on a two-year commitment, or €15 quarterly.
  • The integrations most buyers arrive for are on Connect, not Basic, so the entry tier is a local tracker with no link to the project software you already run.
  • Desktop only. There is no mobile app, so work done away from the computer has to be entered by hand.
  • Local-only storage is the product's point and also its limit: there is no central view for a manager, and a lost or wiped machine takes its timeline with it.
  • Tracking is at five or six minute granularity rather than to the second, which is right for reconstructing a day and wrong for anyone billing in one-minute units.

WPS Office

  • The free tier is funded by advertising, and the adverts and upgrade prompts appear inside the editing window rather than on a website, so the cost of not paying is charged in interruptions while you work.
  • Kingsoft is a Chinese company and cloud sync stores documents on its infrastructure by default, which is a procurement blocker for government, defence and many regulated buyers no matter how well the software performs.
  • Complex Microsoft files still drift, so heavily formatted documents with tracked changes, PowerPoint animations and workbooks using recent functions or VBA macros can open with differences that only become visible when the file goes back to a Microsoft user.
  • There is no tenant administration, so an organisation has no central console for licences, policy, retention or offboarding, and every installation has to be managed on the individual machine.
  • Cloud storage stops at 1 GB free and 20 GB per user when paid, so it works as sync for documents and stops being viable for anyone handling media, scans or large PDF archives.

Pricing, plan by plan

Memtime

€10/month
  • Basic$15/month
    • Per user, quarterly billing
    • €12 annual, €10 on two years
    • Automatic desktop tracking
  • Connect$22/month
    • Everything in Basic
    • €18 annual, €15 on two years
    • 100+ software integrations
  • Premium$30/month
    • Everything in Connect
    • €25 annual, €20 on two years
    • Call system integrations
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom pricing from 50 seats
    • From €10 a month on a two-year term
    • Team trial and onboarding

WPS Office

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the WPS Office review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Memtime if

  • You need automatic activity timeline.
  • You work on Windows, macOS, Linux.
  • You also want local-only storage.
Memtime review

Choose WPS Office if

  • You need one application.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want microsoft format handling.
WPS Office review

Questions people ask

Is Memtime or WPS Office better?
Neither clearly leads. Memtime starts at €10/month and WPS Office at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Memtime or WPS Office?
WPS Office has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at €10/month for Memtime and Free for WPS Office.
Does Memtime or WPS Office run on more platforms?
Memtime runs on Windows, macOS, Linux. WPS Office runs on Web.
Can I use WPS Office for free?
Yes. WPS Office has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Memtime starts at €10/month.
What is Memtime best used for?
Memtime is most often used for reconstructing a day nobody remembered to time, billing clients accurately without running a stopwatch, tracking time where activity data must not leave the machine, filling timesheets in jira or asana from a recorded timeline. Of those, reconstructing a day nobody remembered to time and billing clients accurately without running a stopwatch are not what WPS Office is typically brought in for.
What can Memtime do that WPS Office cannot?
Memtime covers Automatic activity timeline, Local-only storage, Timesheet automation, Offline tracking. WPS Office covers One application, Microsoft format handling, PDF tools, Linux builds.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Memtime: Does Memtime send my activity data to a server?

No. Activity is stored locally on the device that recorded it and never reaches a server, which is the basis of the product's "built for privacy" positioning and why no manager console exists.

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WPS Office: Will it open and save Microsoft Office files properly?

It reads and writes DOCX, XLSX and PPTX natively and ordinary documents round-trip cleanly. Files with macros, tracked changes or complex animation can differ, so check anything going back to a Microsoft user.

Memtime: What does Memtime cost?

Per user per month, falling with commitment: Basic is €15 quarterly, €12 annual or €10 on two years. Connect is €22, €18 or €15. Premium is €30, €25 or €20. Enterprise is custom from 50 seats. Every tier has a 14 day trial with no card required.

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WPS Office: Is the free version genuinely free?

Yes, and it is not time-limited. It shows adverts, caps cloud storage at 1 GB, and holds back PDF editing and conversion, text recognition and electronic signature for the paid plan.

Memtime: Which plan includes the integrations?

Connect and above. Basic covers automatic tracking, timesheets, calendars and reporting, but the 100+ project software integrations and the sync with them start at Connect.

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WPS Office: Does it run on Linux?

Yes, with maintained desktop builds, which is unusual for a commercial office suite. The Linux version can trail Windows on newer features.

Memtime: How does the automatic tracking work?

It records the program and document in your foreground window at five or six minute granularity and builds a timeline from that. There is no timer to start, so nothing is lost to forgetting.

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WPS Office: Is it suitable for a regulated organisation?

Usually not without a review. The vendor is Chinese, cloud sync is on by default, and there is no administrative or compliance tooling of the kind a regulated buyer will be asked to evidence.

Memtime: Which platforms does it run on?

Windows, macOS and Linux desktops. There is no mobile application.

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Memtime: Who makes Memtime?

Memtime GmbH, a German company founded in 2016.

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