Buyer’s guide
Best employee monitoring software in India (2026)
For an Indian team at computers with fixed hours or shifts, Timerfly is the best value: attendance, late marks, night shifts, apps, websites and optional screenshots on every plan, from ₹159 per person a month in rupees with a GST invoice. Below are the ten tools Indian companies compare most, with prices, what each does best, and where each is weaker, including us.
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Best for your kind of team
- Indian teams with fixed hours or shifts: IT services, BPOs, agencies, CA firms: Timerfly · from ₹159
- Analytics, with Keka and greytHR sync: We360.ai · from ₹399
- A low rupee price, billed yearly or quarterly: Time Champ · from ₹200
- Projects, payslips and phone apps together: Workstatus · from ₹300
- Security-focused monitoring: EnDetect · from ₹120
- The lowest price: TeamLogger · from ₹68
- Strict control: keystrokes and blocking: EmpMonitor · from $4.66 (≈ ₹451)
- Biometric devices and file tracking: DeskTrack · from ₹549
- A polished global tool with rupee prices: DeskTime · from ₹367
- Freelancers, field teams and GPS: Hubstaff · from $4.99 (≈ ₹483)
Side by side
Cheapest plan, per person a month, billed yearly unless stated, before GST.
| Tool | From | Charged | Screenshots | Attendance and shifts | Can run hidden? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timerfly | ₹159 | Rupees, GST invoice, UPI Autopay; ₹199 billed monthly | Every plan, off until you turn them on, with blur | Every plan: late marks, absences, night shifts as one day | No, always visible |
| We360.ai | ₹399 | Rupees, GST extra; ₹599 billed monthly | Yes | Yes: attendance, shifts and leave | Not stated |
| Time Champ | ₹200 | Rupees, yearly or quarterly (no monthly plan) | From Professional (₹300) | One shift on Starter; more from Professional | Silent tracking from Professional |
| Workstatus | ₹300 | Rupees; ₹375 billed monthly | Yes | Yes: shifts and leave | Not stated |
| EnDetect | ₹120 | Rupees; ₹150 billed monthly | Yes | Attendance | Yes, an invisible agent |
| TeamLogger | ₹68 | Rupees, credits bought in advance; GST extra; no yearly price | Yes, every 2 minutes | Attendance reports | Yes, a silent mode |
| EmpMonitor | $4.66 (≈ ₹451) | US dollars; cheaper per person as the team grows | Yes | Shift scheduling on every plan | Yes, stealth mode |
| DeskTrack | ₹549 | Rupees, GST extra; billing period not stated; free for 2 people | Yes | Rosters | Yes, silent on its first two plans |
| DeskTime | ₹367 | Rupees (Pro, billed yearly) | From Premium (₹513) | Shift scheduling from Premium | Not stated |
| Hubstaff | $4.99 (≈ ₹483) | US dollars by card, 2 seats minimum | Every plan; capped per month on Starter and Grow | Scheduling from Team ($10 (≈ ₹967)) | Not stated |
From each tool’s own site: Hubstaff on 3 November 2026; Time Doctor and EmpMonitor on 10 October 2026; We360.ai on 13 October 2026; Time Champ, Workstatus and DeskTrack on 13 October 2026; TeamLogger and EnDetect on 26 October 2026; DeskTime on 27 September 2026. Dollars at ₹96.73 (9 October 2026). “Not stated” means its pricing page doesn’t say. Prices change: check before you buy.
What a 25-person team pays in a year
Each tool’s cheapest plan that includes screenshots and attendance, billed yearly where offered, before GST.
| Timerfly | Starter | ₹47,700 |
|---|---|---|
| TeamLogger | Basic (monthly credits) | ₹20,400 |
| EnDetect | Core | ₹36,000 |
| Time Champ | Professional (first plan with screenshots) | ₹90,000 |
| Workstatus | Proof | ₹90,000 |
| EmpMonitor | 11–50 people | ₹1,11,143 |
| We360.ai | Pro | ₹1,19,700 |
| DeskTime | Premium (first plan with screenshots) | ₹1,53,999 |
| DeskTrack | DeskLite | ₹1,64,700 |
| Hubstaff | Team (first plan with scheduling) | ₹2,90,190 |
The ten, one by one
1. Timerfly · Best for: Indian teams with fixed hours or shifts: IT services, BPOs, agencies, CA firms
From ₹159 · Rupees, GST invoice, UPI Autopay; ₹199 billed monthly
Good: Records the work day by itself in work hours: apps, websites, idle time and optional screenshots, with no monthly caps and full history. Shifts, late marks and night shifts are on every plan; leave, alerts in Slack, Teams or Telegram and a monthly attendance Excel for payroll start at Pro (₹279). Never records keystrokes, and each person sees their own day.
Watch for: Windows and Mac only: no phone, Linux or GPS tracking. No website or USB blocking. The API and per-department rules are on Business (₹479). New, so far fewer reviews.
See what Timerfly records →2. We360.ai · Best for: Analytics, with Keka and greytHR sync
From ₹399 · Rupees, GST extra; ₹599 billed monthly
Good: Indian, with screenshots, attendance, shifts and leave on Pro, a direct Keka and greytHR sync, phone apps and AI productivity scores on its higher plan.
Watch for: Pro allows 5 teams and 5 alerts, alerts go by email, and history is 1 year; the API and more history are paid add-ons.
Timerfly vs We360.ai →3. Time Champ · Best for: A low rupee price, billed yearly or quarterly
From ₹200 · Rupees, yearly or quarterly (no monthly plan)
Good: Indian-priced, with attendance, apps and websites on Starter, and screenshots, alerts, late reports and more shifts on Professional.
Watch for: No screenshots and one shift on its first plan. No monthly billing.
Timerfly vs Time Champ →4. Workstatus · Best for: Projects, payslips and phone apps together
From ₹300 · Rupees; ₹375 billed monthly
Good: Time tracking, screenshots, shifts, leave, payroll exports, projects and an API on its first plan, plus phone apps.
Watch for: Its first plan keeps 90 days of history (180 on the next). Budgets, invoicing and analytics are on its Profit plan.
Timerfly vs Workstatus →5. EnDetect · Best for: Security-focused monitoring
From ₹120 · Rupees; ₹150 billed monthly
Good: Screenshots, apps, websites and attendance on its first plan; live screen view, alerts and exports on Pro; keystroke, webcam and DLP add-ons.
Watch for: Its first plan has no alerts, no extra managers and no exports, and keeps 90 days of history.
Timerfly vs EnDetect →6. TeamLogger · Best for: The lowest price
From ₹68 · Rupees, credits bought in advance; GST extra; no yearly price
Good: The cheapest here: time, activity, screenshots and attendance reports for one low price, with webcam photos and 30-second screenshots as paid extras.
Watch for: Paid as credits in advance. Built around activity rather than shifts: check late marks, night shifts and alerts for your team.
Timerfly vs TeamLogger →7. EmpMonitor · Best for: Strict control: keystrokes and blocking
From $4.66 (≈ ₹451) · US dollars; cheaper per person as the team grows
Good: Every feature on every plan, priced by team size ($3 (≈ ₹290) from 51 people), with Linux and an on-premise option; yearly plans add website, app and USB blocking and an HRMS.
Watch for: Records keystrokes on every plan, which many teams and the people being monitored aren’t comfortable with. Priced in dollars.
Timerfly vs EmpMonitor →8. DeskTrack · Best for: Biometric devices and file tracking
From ₹549 · Rupees, GST extra; billing period not stated; free for 2 people
Good: Connects biometric attendance devices, records file names and paths, exports to ADP, Workday, QuickBooks and SAP, and runs on Linux or on-premise.
Watch for: Its first plan runs silently with an admin login only; manager and staff logins and visible tracking cost more.
Timerfly vs DeskTrack →9. DeskTime · Best for: A polished global tool with rupee prices
From ₹367 · Rupees (Pro, billed yearly)
Good: Mature and easy, with automatic tracking, apps and websites, productivity scores, phone apps and Jira, Asana and calendar integrations.
Watch for: Screenshots and shift scheduling start on Premium (₹513). A night shift is split at midnight into two days.
Timerfly vs DeskTime →10. Hubstaff · Best for: Freelancers, field teams and GPS
From $4.99 (≈ ₹483) · US dollars by card, 2 seats minimum
Good: Mature, with phone and Linux apps, GPS, many integrations, and paying contractors abroad through Wise, PayPal and others.
Watch for: Priced in dollars. Scheduling, late and missed shifts start on Team; screenshots and app tracking are capped on the lower plans. A night shift is split at midnight.
Hubstaff alternatives in India →
Also compared: Time Doctor (from $6.67 (≈ ₹645); apps, websites and attendance from $11.67), Insightful, ActivTrak and Clockify. HR suites like Keka, greytHR and Zoho People handle leave and payroll; Timerfly works alongside them with a monthly attendance Excel.
Leaving a tool? See the Hubstaff, DeskTime, Time Doctor, We360 and Insightful alternatives. Tracking hours rather than watching productivity? See the best time tracking software in India.
How we compared them
- Price for an Indian company: rupees or dollars, GST invoice, monthly or yearly.
- What the cheapest plan really includes: screenshots, attendance, shifts, history.
- How it treats the people monitored: visible or hidden, keystrokes or not.
- Indian working days: shifts, late marks, night shifts and payroll.
Timerfly is our product, so we list its limits too.
Monitoring your team fairly in India
- Tell people what is recorded and why, in a written policy.
- Monitor work computers during work hours, not personal devices.
- Turn on screenshots only if you need them, and blur them if you can.
- Keep data only as long as you need it (India’s DPDP Act, 2023).
General information, not legal advice. What Timerfly records for your team →
Try before you choose
Install Timerfly on 3 to 5 computers for two weeks and look at real days from your own team. Every feature is free for 14 days, no card needed.
Questions
Which is the best employee monitoring software in India?
For Indian teams at computers with fixed hours or shifts, Timerfly: attendance, late marks, night shifts, apps, websites and optional screenshots on every plan, in rupees from ₹159 per person a month with a GST invoice. We360.ai is strong on analytics, TeamLogger is the cheapest, and EnDetect or EmpMonitor suit companies that want strict security controls.
What is the cheapest employee monitoring software in India?
TeamLogger, at ₹68 per person a month, paid as credits in advance. EnDetect starts at ₹120 and Timerfly at ₹159, billed yearly. Compare what the cheapest plan includes: some leave out screenshots, shifts or alerts.
Is there free employee monitoring software?
DeskTrack is free for 2 people and Clockify has free timers. Neither gives a whole team app, website and screenshot monitoring for free. Timerfly has every feature free for 14 days, no card needed.
Is employee monitoring legal in India?
Generally yes on company computers, when people are told what is recorded and why. India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 expects personal data to be used for a clear purpose, with notice. A written monitoring policy and a visible tool make this simpler. This is general information, not legal advice.
Which tools record keystrokes or can run hidden?
EmpMonitor records keystrokes on every plan and has a stealth mode; EnDetect has an invisible agent and keystroke add-ons; DeskTrack runs silently on its first two plans; TeamLogger has a silent mode. Timerfly never records keystrokes and is always visible to the person.
Which is best for night shifts and BPOs?
Timerfly counts a shift that crosses midnight as one working day, for attendance, late marks and payroll, on every plan. DeskTime and Hubstaff split it at midnight into two days.
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