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Employee Tracking

Real-time employee tracking for remote teams

Staffic is employee tracking software for remote and hybrid teams that work on computers. Members start a timer in the desktop app on a project and task. The web app then shows who is working, on what, and their hours for today and the week. Hours, projects and tasks are tracked on every plan, and Live Feed, the live list of who is tracking now, is on Elite.

  • Free for up to 3 members
  • No credit card
app.staffic.ioStaffic Employee Tracking
Staffic Live Feed listing members with their projects and tasks
Shows
Who is tracking, their project and task, and hours today
Live Feed
Elite plan, opened by admins
Hours and projects
Every plan, including Free for up to 3 members
Tracks on
Desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux
When
Only while a member's timer runs
Members are told
A Tracking Started notice when the timer starts

In short

What is Staffic Employee Tracking?

Staffic Employee Tracking is real time employee tracking built on the desktop app's timer. When a member starts the timer on a project and task, Live Feed on Elite lists them with both. The daily timesheet records the session with its start, end and total, the dashboard adds up the team's week, and Clock In/Out on Standard and Elite shows when each day started and ended.

Updated October 12, 2026By the Staffic team

How it works

From a started timer to a clear view of the day

Tracking in Staffic starts and stops with the timer each member controls.

  1. 01Invite your teamSend email invitations from the web app, one at a time or in bulk, and assign projects as you go.
  2. 02Members start the timerIn the desktop app they pick a project and task and press start. A Tracking Started notice tells them tracking is on.
  3. 03You see who is workingLive Feed on Elite lists running timers, and the daily timesheet and dashboard fill in with each session's hours.
  4. 04The timer stops, and so does trackingNothing is tracked after a member stops the timer. Tracking also stops after 5 minutes without input, or when the computer sleeps or locks.

Employee tracking software

A real time employee monitoring view of the working day

Every view below reads the timer members run in the Staffic employee tracking app, so they all agree on who worked when.

Live Feed lists every member whose desktop timer is running, with the project and task it runs on. The list changes when someone starts or stops their timer or the app disconnects, and a name search finds one person in a long list. Live Feed is on Elite and opens for admins.

  • Member, project and task for each running timer
  • Search by member name
  • Elite plan, admins only

The daily timesheet shows a member's day on a timeline: each session with its project, task, start time, end time and total. It's on every plan; Free shows today, while Standard and Elite open any earlier date and add active and neutral time.

  • Every plan
  • Start, end and total per session
  • Earlier dates on Standard and Elite
See Daily Timesheet

The dashboard opens on the current week, Monday to Sunday, with the team's total hours and a bar for each day. Admins switch between the whole organization and their own week, and members see their own.

  • Every plan
  • Monday to Sunday in your organization's time zone
  • Elite adds an activity bar per day
See Dashboard

Clock In/Out lists each member's first and last tracked session of the day as their clock-in and clock-out, with the day's time worked. There's no separate punch: starting the timer is the clock-in.

  • Standard and Elite
  • Filter by member and date range
  • Export to PDF or Excel
See Clock In/Out

When the hours raise a question, the screenshots for that session show the work itself, with the project, task and activity level of each capture. Screenshots are on Standard and Elite; on Elite, Take Screenshot in Live Feed captures a member's screen on request.

  • Standard and Elite
  • Instant screenshots on Elite, kept 365 days
  • Members can be asked to accept each request
See Screenshots
app.staffic.io

Showing Who is tracking time right now.

Staffic Live Feed searched for Olivia: Olivia Bennett on DeveloperLook, task Setup job scraping octoparse

Control and privacy

Tracking your team can see working

Real time employee monitoring software can feel like surveillance. In Staffic, members control the timer and admins decide who sees the results.

  • Tracking runs only while a member's timer is on in the desktop app
  • The desktop app shows a Tracking Started notice when the timer starts
  • Only admins open Live Feed
  • On Elite, members can be asked to accept or deny each instant screenshot
  • Admins can turn tracking off for a member in Settings > Activity on Standard and Elite
  • Members see their own hours on their timesheets and dashboard

Set it up

Start tracking with your team

An admin sets up the organization in the web app; each member installs the desktop app and signs in.

  1. 01

    Create your organization

    Sign up at app.staffic.io, add your organization's name, time zone and currency, then pick a plan.

    Read the registration guide
  2. 02

    Invite your team

    Invite members by email, one at a time or in bulk, and assign their projects.

    Members › Invite Member
  3. 03

    Install the desktop app

    Each member downloads Staffic for Windows, macOS or Debian-based Linux and signs in.

    Download Staffic
  4. 04

    Watch the first timers start

    On Elite, open Live Feed to see who is tracking. On any plan, the daily timesheet shows each session.

    Read the Live Feed guideAnalyze › Live Feed
app.staffic.io/user/invite-member
Staffic Invite Member form: Single Invite or Bulk Invite, an email address and optional projects to assign
Invite Member

Compare

Which view tells you who is working?

When you compare the best employee tracking software, check which views are live and which show time already tracked. In Staffic, Live Feed is the live one.

Swipe the table to compare

Live Feed, daily timesheet, dashboard and Clock In/Out
CompareLive FeedDaily timesheetDashboardClock In/Out
ShowsWho is tracking right nowEach session, with project and taskThe team's hours this weekFirst and last session of each day
Time spanNowOne dayThis week, Monday to SundayAny date range
PlanEliteEvery plan; earlier dates from StandardEvery planStandard and Elite
Best forChecking who is on before you messageHow one person's day wentA Monday look at the teamStart and finish times
LinkLive FeedDaily timesheetDashboardClock In/Out

Specs and terms

Employee Tracking at a glance

The facts behind the feature, and what each number on the Employee Tracking page means.

Specifications

Live Feed
Members whose desktop timer is on, with project and task (Elite, admins)
Live Feed changes
When a timer starts or stops, or the app disconnects
Daily timesheet
Every plan; Free shows today, Standard and Elite any date
Week view
Dashboard total hours, Monday to Sunday, on every plan
Clock In/Out
First and last tracked session per day (Standard and Elite)
Instant screenshots
Elite; kept 365 days
Time zones
Timesheets in the organization's or the member's time zone
Platforms
Windows 10 or later, macOS 12 or later, Debian-based Linux
Tracking stops
After 5 minutes without input, or when the computer sleeps or locks
Live FeedOlivia Bennett, DeveloperLook
The list of members whose timer is running now, with their project and task.
Take ScreenshotTake Screenshot
The Live Feed button that captures an instant screenshot of that member's screen, on Elite.
Total Hours This Week271h 56m
The dashboard's total of the team's tracked hours for the current week.
Clock In09:52 AM
The start of a member's first tracked session that day.
Clock Out06:17 PM
The end of a member's last tracked session that day.
Total time2h 51m
The length of one session on the daily timesheet, from its start time to its end time.

Who it's for

Remote employee tracking for teams that work apart

Staffic is an employee tracking solution for teams whose work happens on computers, wherever those computers are.

Remote teams

Know who's working before you message

Check Live Feed or the dashboard before a call, then message the people who are tracking in Team Chat. Members in other time zones show their hours in your organization's time zone or their own.

Agencies

Client projects, counted during the week

Top Assigned Projects shows which projects took the most hours this week, so you see a client's work adding up before the invoice.

Team managers

Start and finish times for your people

Filter Clock In/Out to the members you manage and see when each day started and ended, without asking anyone to punch in.

Customer stories

What our users say

Stop juggling tools. Staffic gives your team time tracking, projects, payroll and performance analytics in one platform.

Try Staffic for free
★★★★★
“Staffic.io brings transparency without micromanagement. Our team feels trusted, and productivity has never been higher.”
LMLucas MeyerFounder

Pricing

How much does Staffic Employee Tracking cost?

Employee Tracking is included on every plan, Free included. You pay per active user only when your team grows past 3 members.

Compare every plan
Free$0forever, for up to 3 membersEvery core feature, Employee Tracking included
Standard$5.50$1per user / month, billed yearlyOffer price until Sep 12, 2027Everything in Free without the 3 member limit, plus Screenshots, Monthly Timesheets and 7 more
Elite$5.80per user / month, billed yearlyAdds Live Feed, Screen Recordings, Timesheet Approval and 5 more

Prices in USD per active user. Billed monthly, Standard is $7.50 and Elite is $9.80 per user.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Answers about employee tracking with Staffic.

Read the docs

What is employee tracking software?

It records when people work and what they work on, so managers don't have to ask. Staffic does it with a timer in its desktop app: each session carries a project, a task, a start and an end, and on Elite, Live Feed shows who is tracking right now. Hours, projects and tasks are tracked on every plan, including Free for up to 3 members.

What can managers see with employee tracking?

Managers see who tracked time, on which project and task, and each member's hours by session, day and week. Apps and websites used are on every plan, clock-in and clock-out times and screenshots start on Standard, and Live Feed's list of running timers is on Elite. Nothing is recorded while a member's timer is off.

Is employee tracking software legal?

Generally yes, when you track work time and tell people what is tracked, but the rules depend on where your team works. Some places require written notice before monitoring starts, so tell your team in writing what Staffic tracks and when. Staffic's plain guide to employee monitoring laws covers the US, EU and UK; this is general information, not legal advice.

How do I roll out employee tracking without hurting trust?

Explain what is tracked and why before anyone installs the app, and start with the least you need. In Staffic that can be hours, projects and tasks alone, with screenshots and app tracking off until you have a reason for them. Show members where they see their own hours, and use the data to fix workloads, not to catch people out.

Does employee tracking work for remote teams?

Yes, it's built for them. Members run the desktop app wherever they work, and it uploads their sessions over the internet, including after a stretch offline. Admins see the same hours, projects and tasks in the web app, in the organization's time zone or each member's.

Can I track employees on personal devices?

Yes, if they install the Staffic desktop app on their own Windows, macOS or Linux computer and start the timer. Staffic tracks only while the timer runs, so personal use outside work time isn't recorded. Because it's their computer, agree in writing what is tracked and check the rules where they work.

What is the difference between employee tracking and monitoring?

Tracking records time: who worked, when, and on what. Monitoring records what happened on the computer during that time, such as screenshots, apps, websites and activity levels. In Staffic both come from the same timer, so you can use tracking alone or add monitoring, which the employee monitoring software page covers.

How fast can my team start using Staffic?

As soon as each member installs the desktop app and starts the timer. Setup is three steps: create the organization, invite members by email, and have each of them install Staffic on Windows, macOS or Linux and sign in. The Free plan covers up to 3 members, so you can try it with a small group first.

How much does it cost to use Employee Tracking?

Every plan includes Employee Tracking. Free covers up to 3 members. Standard is $5.50 per user per month billed yearly ($1.00 during the current offer, until September 12, 2027) or $7.50 billed monthly, and Elite is $5.80 per user per month billed yearly or $9.80 billed monthly.

Free for up to 3 members

See the work, not just the hours.

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