Comparison

ActivityWatch vs Everhour

On the evidence we track, Everhour leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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ActivityWatch60
★Everhour69
Score
vioscaleAI score
ActivityWatch60 / 100low · 43%
Everhour69 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
ActivityWatch✓
Everhour✓
Model
ActivityWatchfreemium
Everhourfreemium
Price level
ActivityWatchlow
Everhourlow
Starting price
ActivityWatch$5
Everhour$8.50
Transparent
ActivityWatch✓
Everhour✓
Integrations
Count
ActivityWatch–
Everhour7
Security
Gdpr
ActivityWatch–
Everhour✓
Pci
ActivityWatch–
Everhour✓
Soc2
ActivityWatch–
Everhour✓
Reliability
Sla pct
ActivityWatch–
Everhour99
Status page
ActivityWatch–
Everhour✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
ActivityWatch0
Everhour–
Github stars
ActivityWatch19,243
Everhour–
Activity
Commits last 30d
ActivityWatch51
Everhour–
Release
Cadence days
ActivityWatch8
Everhour–
History
ActivityWatch20 items
Everhour–
License
Spdx
ActivityWatchMPL-2.0
Everhour–
Language
Primary
ActivityWatchPython
Everhour–
Market
Content
Faq
ActivityWatch5 items
Everhour6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for time tracking. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Manual timesheet entry
ActivityWatch-
Everhour✓
Browser extension stopwatch
ActivityWatch✓
Everhour✓
Automated background activity tracking
ActivityWatch✓
Everhour-
Project and task hierarchy
ActivityWatch-
Everhour✓
Billable hourly rates invoicing
ActivityWatch-
Everhour✓
Employee screenshot surveillance
ActivityWatch-
Everhour✓
Idle timeout detection
ActivityWatch✓
Everhour-
Geofencing gps tracking mobile
ActivityWatch-
Everhour-
Jira asana trello native extensions
ActivityWatch-
Everhour✓
SOC2 type ii
ActivityWatch-
Everhour-
ISO 27001
ActivityWatch-
Everhour-
Pricing model
ActivityWatchOpen source
EverhourFreemium

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

ActivityWatch

An application that records which programs and websites you use on your computer throughout the day, keeping all information stored locally on your device. Designed for users who want to understand their digital habits while maintaining complete privacy with no cloud synchronization.

Independently observed

Everhour

Leader

A web-based time tracking platform that helps teams log billable hours, manage project budgets, and generate invoices, with native integrations into popular project management tools.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

ActivityWatch

from $5/mofreemiumFree tier

Free with optional Pro subscription from $5/month

  • FreeFree
    • Automated activity tracking
    • Local storage
    • Browser extensions
    • REST API
    • Dashboard
    • +2 more
  • Pro$5/month
as of verify ↗

Everhour

Leader
from $8.50/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free tier (up to 5 seats). Paid from $8.50/seat/month (annual). 14-day free trial, no credit card required. 15% discount with annual commitment.

  • FreeFree
    • Time tracking
    • Projects and tasks
    • Reports
    • Export data
  • Team$8.50/seat/month billed annually, or $10/seat/month billed monthly. Minimum 5 seats.
    • All features
    • Unlimited seats
    • Native integrations
    • Billing, budgeting & invoicing
    • SSO & advanced permissions
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Volume discounts
    • Personalized demos
    • Priority support
    • Dedicated manager
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
ActivityWatch✗
Everhour✓
Android
ActivityWatch✓
Everhour✗
macOS
ActivityWatch✓
Everhour✗
Windows
ActivityWatch✓
Everhour✗
Linux
ActivityWatch✓
Everhour✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ActivityWatch✗
Everhour✓
Self-hosted
ActivityWatch✓
Everhour✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

ActivityWatch

Not documented yet.

Everhour

Leader
10 total
  • Asana
  • Basecamp
  • ClickUp
  • FreshBooks
  • Jira
  • QuickBooks
  • Trello
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • Notion
Independently observed
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