WorkComposer vs Time Doctor: cleaner time tracking at half the price.
Time Doctor Standard is $11.67/user/month annual. WorkComposer is $3.99 — about a third — with the same screenshots, app tracking, and offline mode, plus AES-256 encryption at rest.
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Verify on both pricing pages today — math is on the line below.
$3.99 × 5 = $19.95 · $11.67 × 5 = $58.35
Time Doctor is built for monitoring depth — distraction alerts, video screen recording, "Benchmarks AI". If you genuinely need those, stay there.
If you mostly want screenshots, app/URL tracking, and clean reports without the $20-Premium price tag, WorkComposer Standard is $3.99/user/month — billed annually — and covers what most desk teams need. A Premium tier adds Extended Silent Mode (discreet background tracking) and screenshot blurring for orgs with specific monitoring requirements.
What each tier actually costs.
Public pricing as published on each company's website. No estimates, no "starting at" sleight of hand.
WorkComposer Standard
Screenshots, app tracking, reports, integrations.
billed annually · $4.99 monthly
- Free trial
- 7 days, no card
- Screenshots
- Included
- Premium add-ons
- Extended Silent, blurring
Time Doctor Standard
Their popular tier.
billed annually · $14 monthly
- Free trial
- 14 days, no card
- Free plan
- None
Comparable feature set to WorkComposer at ~3× the price.
TD Basic + Premium
The bracketing tiers.
$8 monthly · entry tier
$20 monthly · video + AI
- Free trial
- 14 days, no card
- Free plan
- None
Premium unlocks video recording + Benchmarks AI; Basic is a stripped feature set.
Every feature on the table.
Sourced from each vendor's public pricing and features pages. Where Time Doctor's pricing page doesn't disclose a detail, we've noted it.
Automatic + manual time tracking
Screenshots
App + URL tracking
Idle time detection
Offline tracking
Productivity reports
Payroll integration
Distraction alerts (real-time)
Video screen recording
"Benchmarks AI" peer comparison
Client login / external view
Web + desktop app
API access
Encryption at rest
Where each tool actually wins.
Time Doctor is genuinely stronger at
We won't pretend otherwise — these matter if your team needs them.
Video screen recording (Premium only).
If you need full-motion playback of work sessions for compliance or training, only Time Doctor Premium offers it. We capture stills at configurable intervals — adequate for time/activity verification, not for full-session replay.
Distraction alerts (Standard/Premium).
Real-time pop-ups when an employee opens flagged sites. Works well in some cultures, badly in others — but it's an option you can use only on Time Doctor.
Benchmarks AI peer comparison (Premium).
Compares your team's productivity ratings against AI-matched peer organizations. Marketing language; unclear data source. If you find it valuable, that's a reason to stay.
More mature mobile apps.
Time Doctor's iOS/Android apps have a longer track record. Ours are desktop-first.
Where WorkComposer wins
For most desk teams, the answers stack up here.
Standard at $3.99 covers what most desk teams need.
Screenshots, app/URL tracking, reports, integrations — all in Standard. Time Doctor's equivalent feature set (productivity reports, client logins, payroll integrations) is on Standard at $11.67. Premium adds Extended Silent Mode (discreet background tracking), screenshot blurring, and higher report-export limits for orgs with specific monitoring requirements.
No video-tier upcharge.
Time Doctor gates video screen recording and Benchmarks AI to Premium ($16.70). We don't ship those features at all — if you need full-motion playback, Time Doctor Premium is the right choice.
AES-256 encryption at rest, externally-stored screenshots.
Customer screenshots can live in your own AWS S3 bucket or SFTP server, not ours. Time Doctor doesn't publish a comparable architecture statement.
Simpler trial setup.
7-day trial with no credit card required. Time Doctor's onboarding flow is longer and gates some features behind setup wizards.
Six steps from Time Doctor to WorkComposer.
If you're on Time Doctor and want to switch, here's the path most teams take. Allow 1 evening for the technical work plus a 1-week parallel run if you want overlap data.
- 1
Export from Time Doctor.
Settings → Reports → Export to CSV. Grab last 90 days at minimum (timesheets + screenshots if you need them archived — note Time Doctor screenshot exports require Standard tier).
- 2
Cancel Time Doctor Premium add-on first.
If you're on Premium and don't need video recordings going forward. Drop to Basic for the parallel-run period to limit overlap cost.
- 3
Sign up for WorkComposer trial.
Free 7-day trial, no credit card. Mirror your project structure.
- 4
Install desktop agent.
WorkComposer desktop runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Both trackers can run simultaneously during cutover.
- 5
Parallel run for 5–7 working days.
Compare totals between the two trackers. Most teams find the numbers reconcile within ±3%.
- 6
Cancel Time Doctor at billing-cycle end.
Not mid-cycle — Time Doctor doesn't refund partial periods.
Have 50+ seats?
Email our team and we'll help plan the parallel-run setup.
Stop paying $11.67 for Standard-tier basics.
Full feature access, 7-day trial, no credit card. Migrate in an evening, parallel-run for a week to confirm the numbers reconcile.
Common questions.
Is WorkComposer cheaper than Time Doctor?
Yes. WorkComposer Standard is $3.99 per user per month billed annually, versus Time Doctor Standard at $11.67 for a comparable feature set — roughly a third of the price. You can verify both figures on each company's public pricing page.
Does WorkComposer have screenshots like Time Doctor?
Yes. WorkComposer captures screenshots at a configurable interval on the Standard plan, alongside app and URL activity tracking and idle-time detection. Screenshot blurring is available on the Premium plan for content-sensitive teams.
What does Time Doctor have that WorkComposer doesn't?
Time Doctor Premium adds full-motion video screen recording and its "Benchmarks AI" peer comparison, and its Standard and Premium tiers include real-time distraction alerts. WorkComposer does not ship video recording, distraction alerts, or Benchmarks AI. If you need full-session video playback, Time Doctor Premium is the right choice.
Do I have to pay extra to get screenshots?
No. WorkComposer includes screenshots, app and URL tracking, and reports in the $3.99 Standard plan. WorkComposer Premium ($5.99 per user per month annual) adds Extended Silent Mode, screenshot blurring, higher report-export limits, and external storage to your own S3 or SFTP — it does not gate basic screenshots behind an upcharge.
Can WorkComposer store screenshots in our own infrastructure?
Yes, on the Premium plan. Screenshots can live in your own AWS S3 bucket or your own SFTP server rather than ours, and all data is encrypted with AES-256 at rest. Time Doctor does not publish a comparable customer-controlled-storage architecture.