# ActivTrak: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 64 judge labels across 2 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/activtrak

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Employee monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/employee-monitoring/index.md) | 47% | 1 | 3% | 60 |
| [People analytics](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/people-analytics/index.md) | 0% | 122 | 75% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "For most small-to-mid-sized businesses, ActivTrak or Insightful offer the best balance between productivity insight and employee trust." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Employee monitoring)
- "If you need zero cost to start: ActivTrak free 3-user for high-level productivity analytics, or Clockify free for basic time tracking" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Employee monitoring)
- "For most organizations, ActivTrak or Insightful is the better starting point for non-invasive productivity analysis" (Perplexity Sonar, Employee monitoring)
- "ActivTrak is the most consistently top-rated employee monitoring / workforce intelligence option for that segment" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Employee monitoring)

## And against it

- "keystroke logging and screenshot capture tools ... several have faced legal challenges in the EU under GDPR" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, People analytics)
- "Privacy groups group these with Teramind under the broad term "bossware."" (Muse Glimmer 30B, People analytics)
- "Strong caution or avoid unless strictly necessary and transparent" (Grok 4.20, People analytics)
- "ActivTrak *searches for suspicious activities by employees and examines them in context to decipher "true intentions,"" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Employee monitoring)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named ActivTrak, from 173 of the 189 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- softwareadvice.com: 71
- insightful.io: 70
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 55
- resources.rework.com: 55
- g2.com: 49
- capterra.com: 44
- clevercontrol.com: 43
- hubstaff.com: 41
- forbes.com: 40
- currentware.com: 38

### Pages cited

- https://softwareadvice.com/employee-monitoring: 68
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/workforce-analytics/best-employee-monitoring-software-2026: 50
- https://insightful.io/blog/employee-activity-monitoring-tools-compared: 35
- https://clevercontrol.com/best-employee-monitoring-software-for-small-businesses-2026: 32
- https://currentware.com/blog/best-employee-monitoring-software: 29
- https://firsthr.app/compare/general/employee-monitoring-software: 29
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-employee-monitoring-software: 27
- https://business.com/categories/employee-monitoring-software: 26

## In its own words

What ActivTrak's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: work intelligence platform for productivity optimization (https://activtrak.com/)
- For: leaders and enterprises (https://activtrak.com/)
- Price stated: Free $0; Work Activity Tracking $10 worker/month billed annually; Workforce Management $15 worker/month billed annually; Productivity Optimization $17 worker/month billed annually; Workflow $21 worker/month billed annually (https://www.activtrak.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.activtrak.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Get started free (https://activtrak.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA
- Hosting: US, EU, UK, AU, CA
- Customers named: Parts ASAP, AGI

## What it publishes

Every page activtrak.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1003 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 693 pages, 22 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-15
- case study: 21 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-31
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-03
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-10-26
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 14 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-12
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2019-05-02
- glossary or explainer: 15 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-31
- podcast or video: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-11
- news or press: 88 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: 451 report q326 https://www.activtrak.com/resources/451-report-q326
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: Build work intelligence program https://www.activtrak.com/blog/build-work-intelligence-program
- Recent: 2026-09-13 blog: Ai adoption benchmarks by stage of growth https://www.activtrak.com/blog/ai-adoption-benchmarks-by-stage-of-growth
- Recent: 2026-09-12 blog: Scaling ai across the organization https://www.activtrak.com/blog/scaling-ai-across-the-organization
- Recent: 2026-09-12 comparison: Ai enablement vs ai expansion https://www.activtrak.com/blog/ai-enablement-vs-ai-expansion
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Ai maturity assessment by team https://www.activtrak.com/blog/ai-maturity-assessment-by-team

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.