TimeNova vs ActivTrak: an honest comparison.
ActivTrak calls itself workforce analytics, and that is accurate: it is built to show an organization how work happens in aggregate. TimeNova is built to make one person's tracked day accurate, evidenced and fair. The overlap looks bigger on feature pages than it is in practice.
Pricing
About these figures. Competitor prices are the vendor's own published list price, in US dollars, on the annual plan, read from their pricing page and last checked on 14 September 2026. Vendors change prices without telling us, so treat this as a snapshot with a date on it rather than a live quote, and confirm on their site before you decide. If you find one out of date, tell us at team@timenova.ai and we will fix it.
| TimeNova | ActivTrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Top plan (annual, per user/mo) | $11.67 (Max) | $21 (Workflow); screenshots are not offered on it at all |
| Entry plan (annual, per user/mo) | $7.50 (Pro) | $10 (Work Activity Tracking), screenshots extra |
| Plans to choose from | 2, no add-ons | 4 ($10, $15, $17, $21) plus add-ons; annual contracts only |
| Screenshots | Included on Pro | "Screen Details" add-on, sold only with the $10 and $15 plans; its price is not published (resellers quote about $2) |
| Screen recording | Included on Max | Not offered |
| Monthly billing | $9 Pro, $14 Max | None, annual contracts only |
| Larger fleets | Same pricing | Paid support plan required above 50 licenses |
Where ActivTrak is ahead
Aggregate analytics and benchmarks: burnout signals, utilization trends, org-level dashboards, and a free tier to experiment with. It runs cross-platform today. If your question is "how does my organization work", it is a serious answer.
Where TimeNova is ahead
- Evidence is standard, not an add-on. Screenshots ship in the entry plan; full screen recording with on-device blur ships in Max. ActivTrak sells screenshots separately and does not offer recording at all.
- Hours you can bill and pay from. Projects, tasks, working hours, attendance, manual time kept separate: TimeNova is a real time tracker underneath the monitoring. ActivTrak is not trying to be one.
- Trust the tracked person can verify. Self-view on the app is guaranteed, the tracker can be stopped without accusation, and calls count as work.
- Small-team friendly. Monthly or annual, no mandatory support contracts, one price at any size.
Which should you pick?
Pick ActivTrak if you want organization-level analytics and screenshots are optional evidence. Pick TimeNova if hours, proof and fairness are the product: billing clients, paying by tracked time, or running an offshore or hybrid team where both sides need to trust the number.