Is Trakkar a good DeskTime alternative?

Yes. Trakkar replaces DeskTime for teams that want time tracking, projects, attendance, leave, invoicing, and a client portal in one product at $5/user/month (₹120 in India).

How much does DeskTime cost compared to Trakkar?

DeskTime: Free Lite; Pro from $7/user/month. Trakkar Team is $5/user/month, so a 10-person team pays $50/month. In India, Trakkar bills in INR at ₹120/user/month. Business is on custom pricing.

Can I migrate from DeskTime to Trakkar?

Yes. Export projects, members, and timesheets from DeskTime as CSV where available. Trakkar supports CSV import for projects and team members. Book a free 20-minute demo at trakkar.in/demo and we will walk you through migration with zero downtime for your team.

Which is better for agencies: Trakkar or DeskTime?

For agencies billing clients hourly, Trakkar is typically the better fit, with a client portal, time-to-invoice workflow, and attendance in one dashboard. DeskTime may be better if teams focused purely on productivity analytics.

Does Trakkar include screenshot monitoring like DeskTime?

Trakkar includes configurable screenshot capture and app usage tracking at $5/user/month (₹120 in India). DeskTime does not include native screenshot monitoring.

Does DeskTime support GST invoicing?

DeskTime is not built for tax-compliant client invoicing workflows. Trakkar generates invoices from tracked hours, with configurable tax types (GST supported for India).

Trakkar vs DeskTime: $5/user vs ~$7 | Time Tracking & Invoicing

This page compares Trakkar and DeskTime for teams that bill clients for their time. DeskTime typically runs ~$7/user/month for teams that need monitoring and reporting. Trakkar Team is $5/user/month (₹120 in India), with time tracking, attendance, leave, invoicing, projects, and a client portal included, no add-on stack. DeskTime free lite; pro from $7/user/month. The gap: Trakkar turns tracked hours into tax-ready invoices with configurable tax fields (GST supported for India), while DeskTime typically needs separate invoicing and HR tools. Project profitability with cost and earning rates is built in. Screenshots are optional and transparent, not the hero pitch.

Which should you choose?

Choose Trakkar over DeskTime if you bill clients for tracked time and want one tool for tracking, projects, HR, and invoicing. At $5/user (₹120 in India), Trakkar typically costs a fraction of a DeskTime stack.

TL;DR: Trakkar vs DeskTime

Trakkar is an all-in-one workforce platform at $5/user/month (₹120/user/month in India) with time tracking, attendance, leave, invoicing, screenshots, and a client portal. DeskTime automatic time tracking with productivity analysis. For teams that bill clients, Trakkar replaces the DeskTime + HR + invoicing stack at a fraction of the cost.

What each tool does

TrakkarBuilt for agencies and client-service teams

Unified platform

Trakkar combines a desktop time tracker, attendance and leave management, project and task workflows, invoicing, and a client portal, built for agencies and client-service teams.

$5/user/mo · Team(₹120 in India)Free trial, no credit card

Desktop tracker with screenshots, app usage, and idle detection
Attendance, shifts, holidays, leave, WFH, and overtime
Tasks, projects, Gantt, workflows, and daily standups
Invoices, quotations, contacts, and receivables
Client portal for tasks, team, reports, and invoices
Flat per-user pricing. AI Agents and MCP on the Business plan

DeskTime

DeskTime automatically tracks computer activity, categorizes productive vs unproductive time, and offers optional screenshots and project tracking.

Free Lite; Pro from $7/user/month

Monthly cost by team size

Prices in USD at list rates. In India, Trakkar Team is ₹120/user/month.

Team sizeTrakkarDeskTimeAnnual savings

5 users$25/mo~$35/mo~$120/yr saved

10 users$50/mo~$70/mo~$240/yr saved

25 users$125/mo~$175/mo~$600/yr saved

50 users$250/mo~$350/mo~$1,200/yr saved

Plan-by-plan pricing

Trakkar Team

$5/user/mo

₹120 in India

Time tracking, screenshots, and app usage

Attendance, shifts, leave, and holidays

Tasks, projects, and daily standups

Invoicing, quotations, and client portal

DeskTime

Lite$0

Pro$7/user/mo

Premium$9/user/mo

Enterprise$14/user/mo

Time tracking & productivity

How each platform captures billable hours and measures team output.

CapabilityTrakkarDeskTime

Desktop automatic time tracking

Partial

Manual time entry with approvals

Partial

Work summaries & daily standups

Partial

Idle detection & session integrity

Partial

Cost/earning rates & profitability

Partial

Monitoring & accountability

Screenshot capture, app usage, and remote team visibility.

CapabilityTrakkarDeskTime

Screenshot monitoring

Partial

App & website usage tracking

Partial

Activity & productivity scores

Partial

Per-user privacy & capture policies

Partial

Client portal screenshot access (optional)PartialPartial

Projects & tasks

Task management, workflows, and delivery visibility.

CapabilityTrakkarDeskTime

Tasks, checklists & attachments

Partial

Kanban, Gantt & custom workflows

Partial

Recurring tasks & task pool

Partial

GitHub / Azure DevOps commit linkingBusiness planPartial

AI task delegation (Claude/Cursor)Business planPartial

HR, attendance & leave

Leave types, shifts, holidays, WFH, and overtime, including Indian presets.

CapabilityTrakkarDeskTime

Clock-in/out with geolocation

Partial

Shift templates & holiday calendar

Partial

Leave requests, balances & audit log

Partial

WFH & overtime workflows

Partial

HR lifecycle (onboarding/offboarding)

Partial

Billing, invoicing & client work

From tracked hours to GST invoice and client transparency.

CapabilityTrakkarDeskTime

GST-ready invoicing (India)

Quotations → invoice conversion

Partial

Partial payments & TDS tracking

Partial

Client portal (tasks, reports, invoices)

Partial

Receivables aging & multi-currency

Partial

Platform, support & integrations

Pricing transparency, apps, API, and getting started.

CapabilityTrakkarDeskTime

Transparent flat per-user pricing

Partial

Free trial (no credit card)

Partial

Desktop apps (Win/Mac/Linux)

Partial

Mobile apps (iOS/Android)

Partial

Knowledge base & automations

Partial

Public API & MCP serverBusiness planPartial

Head-to-head comparison

CapabilityTrakkarDeskTime

Time tracking (desktop + manual)

Partial

Screenshot & app usage monitoring

Partial

Attendance, shifts & holidays

Partial

Leave, WFH & overtime

Partial

Tasks, projects & Gantt

Partial

Invoicing & quotations

Partial

Client portal

Partial

Reports & cost/earning analytics

Partial

Knowledge base & HR lifecycle

Partial

Local-currency pricing (USD & INR)

Partial

AI Agents & MCPBusiness planPartial

Public API & GitHub/Azure linkingBusiness planPartial

Detailed comparison by topic

Pricing & total cost of ownership

Trakkar

Trakkar Team is $5/user/month (₹120/user/month in India) with time tracking, screenshots, attendance, leave, invoicing, and client portal included. Business is custom-priced and adds AI Agents, MCP, and API access. On Team, that is $100/month for a 20-person team (₹2,400/month in India), with no per-module upsells.

DeskTime

DeskTime pricing: Free Lite; Pro from $7/user/month. Most teams also pay for separate invoicing, HR, or monitoring tools — pushing total cost well above the listed per-user price.

One platform instead of a stack

Trakkar

Multi-currency billing with full localization: configurable tax formats (GST, GSTIN, and HSN for India), TDS support, and region-specific leave templates and public holiday calendars.

DeskTime

DeskTime covers one slice of the workflow. Trakkar bundles time tracking with screenshots, projects, attendance and leave, invoicing, and a client portal in a single per-user price, so there is no second tool to buy when you want to bill the hours you tracked.

Feature depth & tool consolidation

Trakkar

One dashboard replaces a time tracker, attendance system, leave manager, invoicing tool, and client portal. Tasks include Kanban, Gantt, workflows, and daily standups. HR lifecycle tools cover onboarding, policies, documents, and offboarding.

DeskTime

DeskTime automatically tracks computer activity, categorizes productive vs unproductive time, and offers optional screenshots and project tracking. Invoicing not included Teams using DeskTime often maintain a separate stack for billing and HR.

Onboarding & switching

Trakkar

Self-serve signup at web.trakkar.in with a free trial — no credit card. Import billing contacts and SKUs from Excel; invite your team and configure leave types, shifts, and screenshot policies. Book a demo at trakkar.in/demo for guided migration from DeskTime.

DeskTime

DeskTime onboarding varies by plan tier. Enterprise plans may require sales calls and longer implementation — especially for PSA tools like Scoro or Kantata.

Strengths on both sides

Trakkar

Where Trakkar wins

Screenshots, time tracking, invoicing, and leave at $5/user flat (₹120 in India)
No tier-gating for core monitoring features

DeskTime

Where DeskTime wins

Automatic activity tracking
Productivity scoring by app category
Shift scheduling on Premium
Offline time tracking

Common DeskTime limitations

Invoicing not included
Limited project management
No client invoicing from tracked time
Screenshots require Premium tier

Choose Trakkar if…

Teams wanting DeskTime-style monitoring plus client billing

Choose DeskTime if…

Teams focused purely on productivity analytics

How to switch from DeskTime to Trakkar

Export your projects, team members, and timesheet history from DeskTime (CSV or native export).
Sign up for a free Trakkar trial at web.trakkar.in — no credit card required.
Import projects and invite your team. Configure leave types, shift templates, attendance rules, and screenshot policies.
Connect billing: set up your invoice details and tax settings, import contacts, and create your first invoice from tracked hours.
Enable the client portal per project and run both tools in parallel for one billing cycle before switching.
Book a free demo at trakkar.in/demo if you want a guided walkthrough with the founding team.

Trakkar vs DeskTime — FAQs

Both track activity and offer screenshots. Trakkar adds invoicing, attendance, leave, a client portal, and local-currency pricing — typically at lower total cost than DeskTime Premium + separate billing tools.

Trakkar is an all-in-one workforce platform for agencies and client-service teams. It bundles invoicing from tracked hours, with configurable tax types (GST supported for India), attendance, leave, and screenshot monitoring at $5/user/month (₹120 in India). DeskTime automatic time tracking with productivity analysis. The biggest gap: Trakkar replaces the DeskTime + HR + invoicing stack that many agencies run today.