Apploye
Time tracking software
Employee monitoring software
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What is Apploye
Apploye is a time tracking and employee monitoring tool used to record work hours, manage timesheets, and support payroll or client billing workflows. It targets small to mid-sized teams, remote teams, and agencies that need visibility into time spent on tasks and projects. The product combines manual and timer-based tracking with monitoring features such as screenshots and activity levels. It also provides reporting and basic project/time budgeting features to help managers review utilization and productivity trends.
Combined time and monitoring
Apploye supports time tracking alongside employee monitoring features such as optional screenshots and activity tracking. This reduces the need to deploy separate tools for time capture and oversight. It fits teams that require both timesheets for billing/payroll and evidence-based review of work patterns.
Project and task time reporting
Apploye organizes time by projects and tasks and provides reports for reviewing where time is spent. This supports common operational use cases such as client billing, internal cost tracking, and utilization review. Reporting helps managers compare tracked time across people, projects, and date ranges.
Remote workforce support features
Apploye includes capabilities commonly used by distributed teams, such as app/URL tracking and location-related options (where enabled) to understand work context. These features help managers validate work performed outside a central office. The product is positioned for teams that need lightweight oversight without adopting a full work management suite.
Not a full work suite
Apploye focuses on time tracking and monitoring rather than end-to-end project delivery workflows. Teams needing advanced planning features (dependencies, complex resource management, portfolio views, or deep collaboration) may need an additional work management system. This can increase integration and process overhead.
Monitoring features raise privacy concerns
Screenshot capture and activity monitoring can create employee privacy and compliance considerations. Organizations often need clear policies, consent processes, and configuration controls to align with local labor laws and internal governance. Adoption can be challenging in cultures that prefer trust-based time reporting.
Integration depth may vary
Compared with broader business platforms, Apploye’s integration ecosystem and depth can be more limited depending on the systems a company uses. Some teams may require custom workflows (e.g., advanced payroll, accounting, or PSA automation) that are not fully covered out of the box. Buyers typically need to validate required integrations and API capabilities during evaluation.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | FREE — Free forever up to 10 users | Dashboard; Time tracking; Timesheets (up to 1 month history); Timesheet approval; Projects (up to 3); Unlimited tasks; Client & invoices (up to 3 clients); Attendance & leaves (1 month history); Payroll & members (1 month history); Team manager & admin; Screenshot monitoring (1 screenshot/hour); Apps usage tracking (3 apps/day); URLs tracking (5 websites/day); Activity analytics (visibility up to 7 days). |
| Elite | $4.50 per user/month (annually) • $6.00 per user/month (quarterly) • $7.00 per user/month (monthly) | Core monitoring + time tracking: Dashboard; Time tracking; Timesheets; Timesheet approval; Projects; Unlimited tasks; Real-time active view; Client & invoices; Attendance & payroll; Custom reports; Team manager & admin; Screenshot monitoring; Apps & URL tracking; Integrations. (Listed as "Popular" on pricing page.) |
| Power | $8.00 per user/month (annually) • $10.50 per user/month (quarterly) • $12.00 per user/month (monthly) | Advanced monitoring: includes all Elite features plus advanced monitoring capabilities; add-ons included (More screenshots, API access, additional Elite features); real-time instant screenshots; AI (coming soon). |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing — Request pricing / Book a demo | Everything in Power plus SSO, account provisioning, higher API limits, ACH payment option, guided implementation & onboarding, dedicated support and higher limits/SLAs. Contact sales for custom quote. |
Optional add-ons (priced separately on official site): Stealth Mode — $2/user/month; More Screenshots — $2/user/month (up to 60 screenshots/hour); API Access — $1/user/month; White Labelling — $3/user/month (min. 100 users); On-Premise hosting — $3/user/month (min. 100 users); Screen Recording — $4/user/month; BigQuery export — $1000/organization/month.
