DeskTime
6.8/10DeskTime is an automatic time tracking and productivity monitoring tool for office, remote and hybrid teams, with project time costing and shift scheduling.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
DeskTime is a time tracking and employee productivity tool built by Draugiem Group in Riga, Latvia, and launched in 2011. A desktop app runs in the background and records which applications and websites each person uses. It sorts that activity into productive, neutral or unproductive time, so staff do not need to start a timer. Managers get team dashboards, charts and exportable reports. Teams can also log time against projects and tasks to see costs based on hourly rates. The Premium plan adds optional screenshots, shift scheduling and an absence calendar. There are web and mobile apps as well as the desktop app. Pricing is per user. On annual billing, Pro costs about 6.42 USD per user per month and Premium about 9.17 USD. Third-party listings put monthly billing at 7 and 10 USD. Enterprise is quoted on request for organisations of 200 or more users and adds an account manager and training. Pro and Premium come with a 14-day free trial. DeskTime connects to Jira, Asana, Trello, GitLab, Outlook, Google Calendar and Zapier, and offers an API on Premium. The company holds ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certification and states that it complies with GDPR. DeskTime suits agencies and small or mid-sized firms that bill by the hour or want to see how staff spend their time. It is not a full project management suite: it has no task boards, Gantt charts or team chat, so it works alongside a separate planning tool. Reviewers also object to its surveillance-style features and report occasional tracking glitches.
Our Rating
Who DeskTime is best for
Good fit
The vendor positions the Pro plan for small teams, and per-user pricing is low.
Project time tracking with hourly-rate costs supports client billing.
- Mid-Market7/10
Premium adds shift scheduling, an API and screenshots for growing hybrid teams.
Less suited
An Enterprise tier exists for teams of 200 or more users, but the feature set is narrow.
The product is built around monitoring a team rather than an individual's own work.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Tracking runs automatically in the background, so staff do not have to start or stop timers, which reviewers on G2 cite most often.
- ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certification, plus EU-based operation, helps buyers who must comply with GDPR.
- Project time tracking calculates costs from hourly rates, which helps agencies bill clients.
- Premium combines shift scheduling and an absence calendar with time tracking, so these do not need a separate tool.
- Per-user pricing starts at about 6.42 USD a month on annual billing, which is low for this category.
Cons
- Reviewers describe the URL tracking and screenshots as intrusive, and these features may need a legal basis in some jurisdictions.
- Capterra and G2 users report instability, such as tracking stopping or activity being marked as neutral.
- It has no Kanban boards, Gantt charts or task management of its own, so it depends on tools like Jira, Asana or Trello.
- Reviewers say time spent in meetings and offline work are tracked poorly.
- Screenshots and the API are only on Premium.
Key Features
DeskTime Pricing
Pro
or $77/user/year (save 8%)
- 14-day free trial
- Calendar integrations
- Document title tracking
- Productivity calculations
- Automatic app and URL tracking
- Project and task time tracking
Premium
or $110/user/year (save 8%)
- Screenshots
- Absence calendar
- Shift scheduling
- 14-day free trial
- Everything in Pro
- Integrations and API
Enterprise
- Employee training
- Custom API on request
- Everything in Premium
- Dedicated account manager
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The Pro and Premium plans include a 14-day free trial. Enterprise is arranged through sales.
The vendor lists Jira, Asana, Trello, GitLab, Outlook, Google Calendar and Zapier. The API is available on the Premium plan.
DeskTime states that it complies with GDPR and holds ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certification. The company is based in Riga, Latvia.
Yes, but only as an optional feature on the Premium plan.
Enterprise is aimed at organisations with 200 or more users. It has custom pricing and adds an account manager and employee training.
Yes. Third-party listings show Pro at 7 USD and Premium at 10 USD per user per month on monthly billing. Annual billing lowers these to about 6.42 and 9.17 USD.
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