# DeskTime: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 19 judge labels across 3 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/desktime

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Employee monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/employee-monitoring/index.md) | 4% | 4 | 6% | 17 |
| [Time and attendance](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/time-and-attendance/index.md) | 0% | 63 | 0% | 1 |
| [Workforce management suites](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/workforce-management-suites/index.md) | 0% | 53 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "The best employee monitoring tool for a company with a limited budget is DeskTime" (Llama 4 Maverick, Employee monitoring)
- "DeskTime is the best affordable employee monitoring software for small teams" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Employee monitoring)
- "Least invasive: actiTIME, ActivTrak, and DeskTime emphasize hours, activity patterns, and productivity trends" (Perplexity Sonar, Employee monitoring)
- "DeskTime – best for automatic project tracking and workforce analytics." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Employee monitoring)

## And against it

- "Include screen recording and idle detection. Less extreme but still risky if overused" (Grok 4.20, Employee monitoring)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named DeskTime, from 48 of the 49 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- softwareadvice.com: 26
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 25
- firsthr.app: 19
- clevercontrol.com: 18
- insightful.io: 18
- resources.rework.com: 18
- forbes.com: 15
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 14
- capterra.com: 13
- currentware.com: 13

### Pages cited

- https://softwareadvice.com/employee-monitoring: 24
- https://firsthr.app/compare/general/employee-monitoring-software: 18
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/workforce-analytics/best-employee-monitoring-software-2026: 17
- https://clevercontrol.com/best-employee-monitoring-software-for-small-businesses-2026: 16
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/employee-monitoring-software: 13
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-employee-monitoring-software: 13
- https://currentware.com/blog/best-employee-monitoring-software: 12
- https://geekflare.com/guides/best-employee-monitoring-software: 10

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Automatic time tracking software for productivity insights (https://desktime.com/)
- For: businesses (https://desktime.com/)
- Price stated: Pro: $6.42 per user /month (Billed annually); Premium: $9.17 per user /month (Billed annually); Enterprise: Custom (https://desktime.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 6.42 (https://desktime.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: 14 day free trial (https://desktime.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 7 (https://desktime.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, GDPR, ISO 27701
- Hosting: Germany, Ireland
- Customers named: HasTech, GrabOn, Nexus Auto Transport, Skrivanek, Mapon, NtoN, Roadgames

## What it publishes

Every page desktime.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 982 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 350 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- case study: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-26
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-04-11
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Incumplimiento del registro horario en espana https://desktime.com/blog/es/incumplimiento-del-registro-horario-en-espana
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Time tracking fines spain https://desktime.com/blog/time-tracking-fines-spain
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Workload management how to divide work to help your team succeed https://desktime.com/blog/workload-management-how-to-divide-work-to-help-your-team-succeed
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Repartir la carga de trabajo sin quemar al equipo https://desktime.com/blog/es/repartir-la-carga-de-trabajo-sin-quemar-al-equipo
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: 10 best automatic time tracking software in 2026 https://desktime.com/blog/10-best-automatic-time-tracking-software-in-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: Los 10 mejores programas de seguimiento automatico del tiempo 2026 https://desktime.com/blog/es/los-10-mejores-programas-de-seguimiento-automatico-del-tiempo-2026

## 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.