DeskTime vs Time Doctor
Zero of fourteen models named DeskTime first on the direct prompt; one named Time Doctor. DeskTime was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Time Doctor by fourteen and DeskTime carries 18 labels and Time Doctor 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the employee monitoring page.
By framing
DeskTimeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTime Doctor
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, DeskTime and Time Doctor were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 42 answers naming DeskTime and the 91 naming Time Doctor. In those answers Time Doctor took the first choice one time and DeskTime three.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
DeskTime Time Doctor first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, DeskTime on the left and Time Doctor on the right.The direct prompt
Time Doctor first, DeskTime not the choice
1 of 14 modelsDeskTime was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Time Doctor8%#4 of 10DeskTime2%#8 of 10DeskTime2%#6 of 7Time Doctor2%#7 of 7DeskTime0%#– of 8Time Doctor0%#8 of 8What the models said about DeskTime
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“DeskTime being the cheapest option at around $3.50” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Affordable at ~$6.42/user/month (billed annually)... but no robust free plan for ongoing use.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · alternative
“DeskTime / ActivTrak if you want more productivity analytics and are okay paying more.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · alternative
What the models said about Time Doctor
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Screenshots, keystroke logging, video capture, website/app monitoring” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“ActivTrak and Time Doctor being the most cited for B2B growth companies” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Time Doctor is a close second, especially for companies needing integrated time tracking and payroll features” Mistral Small · direct prompt · alternative
“Time Doctor if your team needs detailed reports on productivity, goals, and project timelines” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.