Timerfly vs Insightful

Insightful alternative for Indian teams

For Indian companies of 5–200 people at computers: IT services, BPOs, CA firms and agencies. Why teams switch:

Rupee pricing, a GST invoice and UPI autopay
Night shifts counted as one working day
Works with Keka, greytHR or Tally: a monthly attendance Excel on Pro
Attendance marked by itself, no register
No keylogging and no hidden mode
Screenshots optional, and they can be blurred

Both track attendance, apps and screenshots from your team’s computers. Insightful is priced in US dollars from $8 (≈ ₹774); Timerfly is priced in rupees from ₹159, with a GST invoice and UPI.

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See pricing, other alternatives, or what your team will see: Timerfly for employees.

A team of 20, with alerts and the API

Insightful Workforce Analytics: $8 (≈ ₹774) × 20 people × 12 = ≈ ₹1,85,722 a year.
Timerfly Business: ₹479 × 20 people × 12 = ₹1,14,960 a year.

You keep

≈ ₹70,762

a year

Side by side

Price per person a month, billed yearly

TimerflyStarter ₹159 · Pro ₹279 · Business ₹479InsightfulWorkforce Analytics $8 (≈ ₹774) · Workflow Optimization $12 · Combo $16 (US dollars)

Paying

TimerflyRupees, a GST invoice; UPI Autopay, cards and netbankingInsightfulUS dollars; other currencies on request

Free trial

Timerfly14 days of every feature, no cardInsightful7 days, no card

Attendance and shifts

TimerflyEvery plan: schedules, shifts, late, left early and absentInsightfulWorkforce Analytics: clock in and out, shifts, schedule adherence

Screenshots

TimerflyEvery plan, off until you turn them on, with blur; kept 45 / 90 / 180 daysInsightfulEvery plan; more often as an add-on

Night shifts

TimerflyCounted as one working dayInsightfulNot stated on its pricing page

Alerts

TimerflyPro and up: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Telegram and emailInsightfulIdle, absence and unusual-activity alerts

Payroll

TimerflyPro and up: a monthly attendance Excel for Keka, greytHR or TallyInsightfulOn Combo; “coming soon” on Workforce Analytics

History kept

TimerflyEverything, on every planInsightful24 months

Hidden tracking

TimerflyNever: the app shows when it’s recording, and everyone sees their own dayInsightfulA stealth mode is listed on its features page

Screen recording

TimerflyNoInsightfulAdd-on ($4 per person a month)

API

TimerflyBusiness: REST API, signed webhooks, Zapier / Make / n8nInsightfulEvery plan

Where it runs

TimerflyWindows and Mac (Apple silicon and Intel), in the cloudInsightfulWindows, Mac and Linux; on-premise from 250 licences

Feature	Timerfly	Insightful
Price per person a month, billed yearly	Starter ₹159 · Pro ₹279 · Business ₹479	Workforce Analytics $8 (≈ ₹774) · Workflow Optimization $12 · Combo $16 (US dollars)
Paying	Rupees, a GST invoice; UPI Autopay, cards and netbanking	US dollars; other currencies on request
Free trial	14 days of every feature, no card	7 days, no card
Attendance and shifts	Every plan: schedules, shifts, late, left early and absent	Workforce Analytics: clock in and out, shifts, schedule adherence
Screenshots	Every plan, off until you turn them on, with blur; kept 45 / 90 / 180 days	Every plan; more often as an add-on
Night shifts	Counted as one working day	Not stated on its pricing page
Alerts	Pro and up: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Telegram and email	Idle, absence and unusual-activity alerts
Payroll	Pro and up: a monthly attendance Excel for Keka, greytHR or Tally	On Combo; “coming soon” on Workforce Analytics
History kept	Everything, on every plan	24 months
Hidden tracking	Never: the app shows when it’s recording, and everyone sees their own day	A stealth mode is listed on its features page
Screen recording	No	Add-on ($4 per person a month)
API	Business: REST API, signed webhooks, Zapier / Make / n8n	Every plan
Where it runs	Windows and Mac (Apple silicon and Intel), in the cloud	Windows, Mac and Linux; on-premise from 250 licences

Insightful prices and plan contents from insightful.io/pricing, checked 13 October 2026, in US dollars billed yearly, converted at ₹96.73 (9 October 2026). Timerfly’s rupee prices exclude 18% GST.

Where Timerfly is different

A fraction of the price

Insightful starts at $8 (≈ ₹774) per person a month. Timerfly starts at ₹159, and even Business, with the API, is ₹479.

Rupees, GST and UPI

Priced in rupees with a GST invoice, and paid by UPI Autopay, RuPay or netbanking. No dollar card charges or exchange-rate surprises.

Built around Indian shifts

Late, left early and absent are marked from each person’s own schedule, and a night shift past midnight is one working day, all the way to the payroll Excel.

Nothing hidden from your team

There’s no stealth mode. People see when they’re recorded and see their own day.

Where Insightful is ahead

If you need one of these today, Insightful may suit you better.

Workflow and process analysis. Insightful maps how work flows between apps on its Workflow Optimization plan. Timerfly shows time by app, website and project.
Security add-ons. Insightful sells insider-threat and workspace-security tools. Timerfly only records work time.
Linux and on-premise. Insightful runs on Linux and can be installed on your own servers from 250 licences. Timerfly is Windows and Mac, in the cloud.
API on every plan. Insightful includes its API from the first plan. On Timerfly it’s on Business.
Track record. Insightful has been around for years, with many large customers. Timerfly is new.

Switching from Insightful is easy

You can be set up the same day, and run both side by side during the 14-day trial if you like.

Install the desktop app

A small app for Windows and Mac (Apple silicon and Intel). Each person installs it and signs in, and their time is recorded from that day.

Invite your team

Add people by email and set work hours or shifts once (or bring the rota in from Excel). Late, left early and absent are marked from day one.

Keep your payroll tool

Timerfly doesn’t replace Keka, greytHR or Tally. On Pro and up, download the monthly attendance Excel and use it with the payroll software you already have.

Questions

What is a good Insightful alternative for Indian companies?

Timerfly, for teams at computers with fixed hours or shifts: attendance, shifts and screenshots from ₹159 per person a month, priced in rupees with a GST invoice and UPI, and night shifts counted as one day. If you need workflow analysis, Linux or on-premise, Insightful may suit you better.

How much does Insightful cost in India?

Insightful’s pricing page shows US dollars, checked 13 October 2026: Workforce Analytics $8, Workflow Optimization $12 and Combo $16 per person a month, billed yearly. At ₹96.73 to the dollar, Workforce Analytics is about ₹774.

Is Timerfly cheaper than Insightful?

Yes. Timerfly Business, with alerts and the API, is ₹479 per person a month billed yearly, against about ₹774 for Insightful Workforce Analytics. For 20 people that’s about ₹70,762 a year less.

Is this Insightful or Insightly?

This page is about Insightful, the employee monitoring tool. Insightly is a different product, a CRM.

Can we move from Insightful to Timerfly?

Yes. Install the Timerfly app on each computer, invite your team and set your schedules. Past history stays in Insightful; Timerfly records from day one.

Is there a free plan?

No. Every feature is free for 14 days with no card, then plans start at ₹159 per person a month, billed yearly (₹199 billed monthly).

Try Timerfly next to what you use now

14 days of every feature, no card needed. Install it on a few computers and compare for yourself.

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