Editor Sebastiaan Smits ·
Published November 4, 2026 · Updated November 5, 2026
Teams look past Time Doctor when they want hours without screenshots and activity scoring, when per-user plans plus add-ons and a 30-day renewal notice feel heavy, or when billing and invoicing matter more than oversight. Most go to Hubstaff or TimeCamp for monitoring, and to Toggl Track, Clockify or Harvest for plain time data.
Short answer: The closest replacements for Time Doctor in our time tracking software ranking are Hubstaff, TimeCamp and Jibble. Choose Hubstaff if you still want screenshots and activity data but with GPS and invoicing in the same tool. These 11 options are lifted from the Best Time Tracking Software in 2026 list. The write-ups look at one question, how each one differs from Time Doctor, and admit where Time Doctor is still ahead.
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Time Doctor tracks projects, tasks, apps, websites and activity levels, with optional screenshots and video recordings, according to its help center. That suits remote staff that must prove attendance. Its help center also says Automatic App tracking is disabled in the European Union, so EU teams must use the Interactive Desktop App.
The pricing page lists add-ons: Software Cost Insights at $3 per user a month, and HRIS and payroll native integrations at $200 per integration a month. Benchmarks AI, Unusual Activity Reporting, Meeting Insights, video recording and SSO are also sold as add-ons for Basic and Standard.
Per its refund policy, users removed after billing starts stay billable for the rest of the cycle, and refunds are not given after the 14-day trial except for downtime or an unprocessed cancellation. The terms add that fees may change on renewal and non-renewal notice is 30 days.
Best replacement at the top. Each row ends with where we place that product among the 18 we rank.
| # | Alternative | Headquarters | Switch if | Our rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hubstaff | United States | you still want screenshots and activity data but with GPS and invoicing in the same tool | #7 |
| 2 |  TimeCamp | Poland | you want monitoring features available alongside a free plan with unlimited users | #8 |
| 3 |  Jibble | United Kingdom | you need attendance and clock-in for many people without paying per seat | #1 |
| 4 |  Buddy Punch | United States | your staff clock in at sites or shifts and you want punches, not screen capture | #2 |
| 5 |  Toggl (formerly Toggl Track) | Estonia | you want hours recorded by the people themselves, without any monitoring | #4 |
| 6 |  Clockify | United States | you want a low per-seat price and a free plan for a small team | #6 |
| 7 |  Harvest | Italy | your main output is client invoices from tracked hours | #5 |
| 8 |  Everhour | Cyprus | you track time inside project tools and want budgets and invoicing per seat | #9 |
| 9 |  Paymo | Romania | you want task management and time tracking in one tool, priced per user | #3 |
| 10 |  Kimai | Austria | you want to self-host or keep time data in EU hosting with open code | #16 |
| 11 |  ClickTime | United States | you need approvals and cost rates for a firm that bills clients | #13 |
Closest in scope. Its pages list time tracking with screenshots, idle time tracking, app and URL usage, and GPS job sites. The Team plan costs $10 per seat a month, every seat is billed even for people who do not track, and the 14-day trial needs no credit card.
Switch from Time Doctor if you still want screenshots and activity data but with GPS and invoicing in the same tool.
A free forever plan with unlimited users and projects, a browser plugin, a kiosk and geofencing. Its menu lists employee, activity and productivity monitoring and screenshots as use cases. Paid plans are billed per user, with annual and monthly rates shown, and a free trial offered.
Switch from Time Doctor if you want monitoring features available alongside a free plan with unlimited users.
Described on its pricing page as free forever with unlimited users. Its product menu lists a screenshots time tracker, face recognition, an attendance kiosk, GPS tracking and desktop tracking. It reads as an attendance tool first, with project hours added, and needs no credit card.
Switch from Time Doctor if you need attendance and clock-in for many people without paying per seat.
Built for clocking in and out, not for desktop activity scoring. Starter is $4.99 a user with a $19 monthly base fee billed annually, $5.99 monthly. Pro is $6.99 and Advanced $12.99 annually. Punch photos, GPS and geofencing are listed. Administrators are free, and the 14-day trial needs no card.
Switch from Time Doctor if your staff clock in at sites or shifts and you want punches, not screen capture.
Says it does not monitor employees, take screenshots, or record keystrokes, browsing history or location. Free covers a limited number of users. Starter is $9 and Premium $16 per user a month, with a 30-day trial. Time Off Management is a $2 add-on and Capacity Management $5.
Switch from Time Doctor if you want hours recorded by the people themselves, without any monitoring.
Toggl (formerly Toggl Track) in our ranking · Go to the vendor →
The free plan is for up to 5 users. Annual prices are Basic $3.99, Standard $5.49, Pro $7.99 and Enterprise $11.99 per seat a month, with a CAKE.com bundle at $12.99. Every active or invited user, owners included, takes a paid seat. No screenshot feature appears on its pricing page.
Switch from Time Doctor if you want a low per-seat price and a free plan for a small team.
Free covers one seat and two projects. Teams starts at $9 a seat a month billed annually, $11 monthly, and adds team reporting, capacity tracking, invoicing and accounting integrations. Enterprise starts at $14 annually. All paid plans carry a 30-day trial.
Switch from Time Doctor if your main output is client invoices from tracked hours.
Free for up to 5 seats with time tracking, projects, reports and export. The Team plan is $8.50 per seat a month billed yearly, requires at least 5 seats, and includes billing, budgeting and invoicing, SSO and native integrations. A 14-day trial covers all features.
Switch from Time Doctor if you track time inside project tools and want budgets and invoicing per seat.
A free plan for one user, one client and two projects. Solo is $5.9 a month for three months, then $9.9, and Plus is $10.9 per user a month, then $15.9. Plus adds timesheet reports and project profitability. The trial lasts 15 days. It combines tasks with time.
Switch from Time Doctor if you want task management and time tracking in one tool, priced per user.
Open source under AGPL-3.0, so you can host it yourself. Kimai Cloud lists Standard at €3.99 a month or €2.99 annually, and Professional at €4.99 or €3.99. Timesheets export as XLSX, PDF, CSV and HTML. The cloud edition is described as EU hosting with a 30-day trial.
Switch from Time Doctor if you want to self-host or keep time data in EU hosting with open code.
Starter plans are from $12 per user a month and the pricing page points to a demo request rather than a trial. The Team tier adds approvals and cost rates plus automated tracking with AI mapping. Expense tracking is a $4 per user add-on. It is aimed at finance and professional services teams.
Switch from Time Doctor if you need approvals and cost rates for a firm that bills clients.
Stay with Time Doctor if you manage remote or outsourced staff and need evidence of attendance for yourself or a paying client. Its help center lists screenshots, video recording, activity levels, app and website usage and schedule adherence, with payroll integrations and a client login on the Premium plan. Few tools on this list cover that set.
Open the Hours Tracked report and choose Export to download it as Excel or CSV, which the help center says suits payroll and invoicing. Do this for each period you must keep, since paid accounts keep data on a rolling two-year basis and trial accounts for 180 days after the trial ends.
Time the move to your term: non-renewal needs 30 days written notice, and removed users stay billable until the cycle ends. Also decide what replaces screenshots and activity scores. Most alternatives record hours only, so tell staff what you will measure instead.
Yes, reports such as Hours Tracked offer Export to Excel or CSV. Run each report over the dates you need before closing the account. Retention is a rolling two years for paid accounts, so older detail may already be gone.
The company owner logs in, opens Settings, then Billing, and uses the Cancel account link under Billing details. A dialog asks why you are leaving. The terms say non-renewal needs written notice at least 30 days before the term ends.
Generally no. The refund policy says refunds are not given after the 14-day trial, except for service downtime or a cancellation request that was not processed. Dissatisfaction and missing the renewal date do not qualify.
Yes. The terms say Time Doctor may change subscription fees at renewal at its sole discretion, and for month-to-month plans may change pricing with at least 30 days of notice. Fixed-term order forms keep fees unchanged during the term.
Yes, until the billing cycle ends. The refund policy says removed users stay billable for the full cycle if listed as active, even with no hours logged. The billing article adds that archived users are excluded, and a minimum user count can apply.
The Terms of Service name Mystaff.com, LLC as Time Doctor. The category listing names Time Doctor LLC in Las Vegas, so confirm the entity on your order form. The help center footer reads Time Doctor.
Each number and claim about Time Doctor and its competitors was taken from the vendors' own websites on November 4, 2026; expect them to drift as those sites are edited.
Sebastiaan Smits, Founder, wrote, edited and fact-checked this page.
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