ActivityPulse vs Everhour
Everhour's argument is that time should be logged where the work is already tracked, so its timers appear on the Asana task or the Jira ticket itself. That makes it an easy sell to a team that lives in one of those tools. It is still someone pressing a button, its native desktop app covers macOS, and its paid plan starts at five seats — so it answers a different question from the one ActivityPulse answers.
At a glance
Everhour facts come from their own public pages, last checked 2026-09-17.
| Dimension | ActivityPulse | Everhour |
|---|---|---|
| How time gets recorded | Automatically, from the foreground window. Nobody starts or stops a timer, so nothing is lost to forgetting. | Manual timers embedded in the project management tool, with automatic detection offered only as unreleased early access. |
| What is captured by default | Foreground app and window metadata only. Nothing more without an explicit admin change. | Only what the person times or enters against a task. |
| Screenshots | Off by default. Available on higher plans and only after a compliance review. | A screenshots capability is listed on their site; it is not detailed on the pricing page. |
| Keystroke capture | Never records keystroke content, on any plan. | None published. Everhour does not market keystroke capture. |
| Productivity scoring | None. Hours are attributed to projects; the product does not grade the person. | No monitoring score. Reporting covers budgets, billing and resource planning. |
| Tenant data isolation | A separate database per organisation, so isolation is structural. | Shared multi-tenant SaaS; per-customer database isolation is not something they document. |
| Offline capture | Queues locally and syncs idempotently — no hour lost, none counted twice. | Timers run in the browser or app and sync to the server. |
| Desktop platforms | Windows and macOS. | A native macOS desktop app plus browser extensions and mobile; Windows is not covered by the desktop download. |
| Entry price (per user / month) | Free up to 3 users, then $4 billed annually ($5 monthly). | Free for up to 5 seats, then $8.50 per seat billed annually with a 5-seat minimum. |
Source: Everhour public pricing and documentation, checked 2026-09-17. Products change — if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
When Everhour is the better choice
Everhour is the better choice if your team already runs entirely on Asana, Jira, ClickUp or Trello and you want the hours attached to the ticket without anyone leaving that tool. Its integration depth there is far beyond anything ActivityPulse offers, and its budget and resource-planning features sit directly on top of your existing project structure.
When ActivityPulse is the better choice
ActivityPulse is the better choice if the hours themselves are unreliable, or your team is on Windows. Everhour still depends on someone starting a timer on the right ticket; ActivityPulse records what was actually in the foreground, ships a native agent for Windows as well as macOS, and has no seat minimum.
Everhour alternatives — questions
Does ActivityPulse integrate with Asana or Jira like Everhour?
No. ActivityPulse has its own projects and tasks and exports hours for billing or payroll; it does not write time back onto an Asana task or a Jira ticket. If that is the requirement, Everhour is built for it.
Does Everhour track time automatically?
Not today. Its timers are started by a person; automatic work detection is promoted on their site as unreleased early access. ActivityPulse captures automatically from the foreground window.
Is there a minimum team size?
ActivityPulse has none — the free tier covers up to three users and the paid plan can be bought for a single seat. Everhour's paid plan carries a five-seat minimum.
See where the hours actually went
Free for up to three people. Windows and macOS. No keystroke content on any plan, and screenshots off unless an administrator turns them on.