Free Employee Monitoring Software - Free Forever for 10 Users

Track work hours, screenshots, and activity for up to 10 employees completely free. No credit card, no trial countdown, no cost.

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Get All the Monitoring Features at Zero Cost

Free Dashboard
Screenshots
App and Website Usage
Activity Monitoring
Attendance Tracking

Free Dashboard

Apploye brings employee monitoring , time tracking , attendance, and productivity data together in one place.

You can see: 
  • ✅ Who is working right now
  • ✅ How many hours each employee has tracked
  • ✅ Which projects employees are working on
  • ✅ How active employees are during tracked time
  • ✅ Which apps and websites employees use
  • ✅ Whether employees are arriving late or missing scheduled work
  • ✅ How employee activity changes over time
Free employee monitoring dashboard showing time tracking, attendance, and productivity data.

Screenshots

Screenshots give you visual context around employee activity.

  • ✅ Confirm that tracked time relates to work
  • ✅ Review project progress
  • ✅ Identify repeated interruptions
  • ✅ Investigate unusual activity
  • ✅ Coach employees with greater context
Employee screenshot monitoring with visual context around work activity.

App and Website Usage

See which applications and websites employees use.

Use app and website tracking to: 
  • ✅ Identify frequently used apps and websites
  • ✅ Understand how employees complete tasks
  • ✅ Discover distracting websites
  • ✅ Find redundant or underused applications
App and website usage tracking for employee monitoring.

Activity Monitoring

Apploye calculates activity levels using keyboard and mouse interaction.

Activity data helps you: 
  • ✅ Identify long inactive periods
  • ✅ Idle time detection
  • ✅ Compare activity across work sessions
  • ✅ Review productivity patterns
Activity monitoring based on keyboard and mouse interaction.

Attendance Tracking

See when employees begin work, how long they work, and whether they meet their expected schedules.

With the attendance tracker feature, you can track: 
  • ✅ Employee start and stop times
  • ✅ Total working hours
  • ✅ Absences
  • ✅ Leave and PTO tracking
  • ✅ Daily and weekly attendance trends
  • ✅ Overtime (Coming Soon)
  • ✅ Shift attendance (Coming Soon)
Attendance tracking for employee start times, hours, and schedules.

What is Included in Apploye’s Free Plan?

Features

Free Plan

Price

$0

Users

Up to 10

Time tracking

Included

Screenshots

1 screenshot/hour

Application tracking

Up to 3 apps/day

Website tracking

Up to 5 websites/day

Activity analytics history

7 days

Timesheet history

1 month

Projects

Up to 3 with unlimited tasks

Clients

Up to 3

Attendance & leave tracking

Included

Apploye Free Plan vs. Other Free Plans

Free-plan feature

Apploye

(Free)

ActivTrak

(Free)

Clockify

(Free)

Maximum active users

Up to 10, not including the owner

Up to 3

Up to 5, including the owner

Employee time tracking

Included
Included
Included

Screenshot monitoring

Included
Not included
Not included

Paid plans only

Application-usage tracking

Included
Included
Not included

Website-usage tracking

Included
Included
Not included

Activity or productivity analytics

Included
Included
Not included

Paid plans only

Attendance management

Included
Included
Not included

Paid plans only

Leave or time-off management

Included
Not included

Paid plans only

Not included

Paid plans only

Timesheets

Included
Included
Included

Timesheet approval

Included
Not included

Paid plans only

Not included

Paid plans only

What Users are Saying

“Full monitoring that keeps remote teams honest”

Simon runs remote software teams and leans on Apploye's screenshot tracking, app and URL monitoring, and activity tracking to keep accountability high. He notes that the monitoring can feel intrusive to staff unless managers explain it clearly beforehand.

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Simon D.
CEO, Computer Software
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“Total visibility into every remote dev's day”

Mark's distributed dev teams gained clear daily visibility through work hours tracking, screenshot monitoring, and app usage reports. He finds that it manages remote employees without adding complexity, giving managers quick insight into performance.

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Mark F.
Co-founder
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“The monitoring alone makes Apploye worth it”

Running a fully remote team, Kazi calls the monitoring feature the most valuable part, showing activity levels, which apps are used, and occasional screenshots. Once staff saw that they could protect their privacy, it built trust and accountability across the team.

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Kazi M.
Content Manager, Computer Software
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“Screenshots make remote work impossible to fake”

Sam manages a remote virtual assistant team and values the automatic time tracking with screenshot monitoring most. It gives operations better visibility into how tasks are handled without constant follow-ups, plus app usage tracking and timesheets.

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Sam W.
CEO, Professional Training & Coaching
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“Effortless eyes on every remote developer”

Richard monitors remote developers' performance using Apploye's monitoring features. He likes that reviewing them isn't complex, appreciates the sleek web interface, and found migrating over from Hubstaff straightforward for his IT team.

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Richard Q.
Lead Developer, Information Technology and Services
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“Screenshots and monitoring features catch slackers instantly”

Running a virtual school, this reviewer uses Apploye to monitor teacher productivity and spot the least productive staff. Random screenshots verify remote teachers' work, and attendance tracking shows when teachers arrive and leave schools.

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Verified User in Education Management
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“One dashboard to watch the whole remote team”

David's finance team relies on the employee monitoring dashboard to review tracked hours and watch work activity across remote staff. It centralizes attendance, productivity tracking, and project-based reporting so managers can gauge accountability.

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David F.
CEO, Financial Services
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“Spot time-wasters before they cost you money”

Tara adjusts the idle-time tracker to flag idle versus neutral time, helping her spot employees abusing time and praise those using it well. Screenshots and activity tracking let her confirm her team is productive.

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“The most reliable staff monitoring I've used”

This managing director calls Apploye the most reliable tool used for monitoring staff productivity and ensuring no slacking. A modern, bug-free alternative to Time Doctor with fast setup.

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Verified Reviewer
Managing Director, Information Technology and Services
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“Monitoring that ended the daily follow-ups”

Steve's remote marketing team replaced spreadsheets with Apploye, and the employee monitoring features gave better visibility into daily activity without constant follow-ups. Project-based tracking improved accountability across many campaigns.

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Steve P.
CEO, Marketing and Advertising
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“Live tracking that made accountability easy”

For managing remote and hybrid consultants, Svetlana values the real-time activity tracking and screenshots that improve accountability and make verifying timesheets easier.

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Svetlana S.
HR, Information Technology and Services
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Start Monitoring Your Team in 3 Steps

one

Create Your Apploye Account

Just enter your email and a new password to sign up, then enter your organization name. That's all—no credit card required, no lengthy forms.

two

Invite Your Employees

Invite up to 10 users on the free plan. Employees can join your workspace, install the Apploye desktop application, and start tracking time.

three

Review Work Activity

You can monitor time, activity, screenshots, apps, websites, attendance, and reports from the web dashboard.

one

Create Your Apploye Account

Just enter your email and a new password to sign up, then enter your organization name. That's all—no credit card required, no lengthy forms.

Create your Apploye account
two

Invite Your Employees

Invite up to 10 users on the free plan. Employees can join your workspace, install the Apploye desktop application, and start tracking time.

Invite your employees
three

Review Work Activity

You can monitor time, activity, screenshots, apps, websites, attendance, and reports from the web dashboard.

Review work activity
Create Your Apploye Account Invite Your Employees Review Work Activity

Start Monitoring Your Team for Free

Use Apploye free for up to 10 users and upgrade only when your team needs more

Apploye Dashboard - Employee Productivity Tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Apploye's free plan actually free, or is it a trial?

It's free, not a trial; no credit card, no expiration date. You can monitor up to 10 employees for as long as you want on the free plan.

How many employees can I monitor for free?

Up to 10 users. If your team grows past that, you can upgrade to a paid plan starting at $4.50 per user, per month.

What employee-monitoring features are included?

The free plan includes time tracking with screenshots , computer monitoring , app usage, website usage, attendance, timesheets, projects, and clients within the free-plan limits.

How often does the free plan capture screenshots?

The free plan includes up to one screenshot per hour.

Does Apploye record everything an employee types?

No. Apploye measures mouse and keyboard activity to calculate a productivity score. It doesn't record what employees type.

Is employee monitoring with Apploye legal?

In most places, yes, as long as employees are informed and monitoring follows local labor laws. Apploye is GDPR- and HIPAA-compliant, and we'd recommend pairing any monitoring tool with a clear written company policy.

Is there a desktop app, or does it work in the browser?

Apploye has desktop apps, a mobile app, and a Chrome extension, so your team can track time and activity from wherever they work.

Can I upgrade later?

You can upgrade any time. Your data carries over, nothing resets, and plans start at $4.50 per user per month with no long-term contract required.

Will I lose my data when I upgrade?

Your existing account and workspace should continue when you upgrade.