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
| TimeNova | ActivTrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Plans (annual, per user/mo) | $7.50 Pro / $11.67 Max | $10 / $15 / $19 |
| Screenshots | Included in Pro | Paid add-on (about $2/user/mo) |
| Screen recording | Included on Max | Not offered |
| Minimum seats | None | 5-user minimum on paid plans |
| Larger fleets | Same pricing | Mandatory support plans 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. No seat minimums, 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.