TimeNova vs Time Doctor: an honest comparison.
Time Doctor is one of the oldest names in employee time tracking, and if you need mobile apps and dozens of integrations today, it may genuinely be the better pick for you. But if what you actually want is time tracking with screenshots or screen recording, clear reports, and a team that does not feel spied on, here is how the two stack up.
Pricing
| TimeNova | Time Doctor | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan (annual, per user/mo) | $7.50 (Pro) | $6.67 (Basic) |
| Top plan (annual, per user/mo) | $11.67 (Max) | $16.70 (Premium) |
| Plans to choose from | 2, no add-ons | 3, plus add-ons |
| Screen recording | Included on Max | Paid add-on |
| Free trial | 14 days, all features | 14 days |
The pattern to notice with Time Doctor is add-ons: video screen recording, single sign-on, and several other capabilities are priced on top of the plan. TimeNova has two plans and no add-ons: Pro at $9 with screenshots, projects, working hours and every report, and Max at $14 adding screen recording with blur, because we think capture is a plan, not an upsell.
Where Time Doctor is ahead
Honesty first: Time Doctor supports Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile, and ships 60+ integrations with project management and payroll tools. TimeNova runs on without an integration marketplace yet.
Where TimeNova is ahead
- Recording is a plan, not an add-on. Low-frame-rate screen recording with on-device blur is the Max plan, one price, no add-on matrix.
- Fairness is enforced, not configured. Everyone using the TimeNova desktop app always sees their own data, guaranteed in the product. Stopping the tracker is never treated as suspicious. Meetings always count as work, even hands-off-keyboard.
- No keylogging by construction. TimeNova never requests input monitoring permissions, so there is nothing to trust us about: the operating system itself will not let us see keystrokes.
- Simpler to reason about. One Settings page controls everything, an activity log records every admin change, and privacy rules like URL query stripping and company-wide blur are enforced at the server, not just in the client.
Which should you pick?
Pick Time Doctor if you need mobile tracking or your workflow depends on specific integrations. Pick TimeNova if your team is on Macs and you want full capture at a lower price with privacy guarantees your employees can verify themselves. The fastest way to decide is to run both trials for a week with a couple of volunteers and ask the team which one they would accept.