# Insightful: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 34 judge labels across 2 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/insightful

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Employee monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/employee-monitoring/index.md) | 8% | 3 | 0% | 33 |
| [Time and attendance](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/core/time-and-attendance/index.md) | 0% | 65 | 0% | 1 |

## 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)
- "Insightful is a strong fit for mid-sized to large companies managing remote or hybrid teams who need detailed visibility" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Employee monitoring)
- "ActivTrak or Insightful is the better starting point for non-invasive productivity analysis" (Perplexity Sonar, Employee monitoring)
- "ActivTrak or Insightful offer the best balance of features, pricing, and ease of use" (MiniMax M2.5, Employee monitoring)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Insightful, from 101 of the 105 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- insightful.io: 54 (its own site)
- softwareadvice.com: 47
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 40
- g2.com: 35
- resources.rework.com: 33
- business.com: 25
- capterra.com: 25
- currentware.com: 25
- forbes.com: 25
- hubstaff.com: 25

### Pages cited

- https://softwareadvice.com/employee-monitoring: 45
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/workforce-analytics/best-employee-monitoring-software-2026: 30
- https://insightful.io/blog/employee-activity-monitoring-tools-compared: 28
- https://business.com/categories/employee-monitoring-software: 25
- https://currentware.com/blog/best-employee-monitoring-software: 23
- https://firsthr.app/compare/general/employee-monitoring-software: 21
- https://zdnet.com/article/best-employee-monitoring-software: 21
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-employee-monitoring-software: 19

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Work intelligence for bottom-line impact (https://www.insightful.io/)
- For: COOs and CFOs; COOs and CIOs; COOs, CIOs and CFOs; HR Teams; CIO & IT; Employees (https://www.insightful.io/)
- Price stated: per seat per month, billed annually (https://www.insightful.io/)
- Starting price: 8 (https://www.insightful.io/)
- Free plan or trial: 7-day free trial, no credit card required (https://www.insightful.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 50 (https://www.insightful.io/)
- Certifications: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, SOC 1, SOC 3
- Hosting: US, EU, SA (Saudi Arabia)
- Customers named: Mercor, SupportZebra, Farmers Insurance, Caduceus Health, Lean Solutions Group, Peach Payments, Luckwell Business Solutions, Outstaffer

## What it publishes

Every page insightful.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 7296 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2538 pages, 175 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- case study: 72 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 22 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-21
- report or ebook: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 127 pages, 11 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-20
- template or tool: 12 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-27
- glossary or explainer: 26 pages, 8 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- podcast or video: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-24
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Disengaged employees https://www.insightful.io/blog/disengaged-employees
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: It cost optimization banking https://www.insightful.io/blog/it-cost-optimization-banking
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Process documentation https://www.insightful.io/blog/process-documentation
- Recent: 2026-09-29 glossary or explainer: What is workload analysis https://source.insightful.io/blog/what-is-workload-analysis
- Recent: 2026-09-28 glossary or explainer: What is workload analysis https://www.insightful.io/blog/what-is-workload-analysis
- Recent: 2026-09-27 blog: Employee computer monitoring software https://source.insightful.io/blog/employee-computer-monitoring-software

## 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.