ManicTime
by ManicTime · Automatic time tracking for individuals and teams
53.9 — BenchRank score out of 100
Screenshots of ManicTime
Homepage Pricing page
Overview
ManicTime records in the background which apps, websites and documents you use, then lets you review the day and assign that time to clients, projects or tasks, with auto-tagging rules handling much of it. The same data produces timesheets, invoices, attendance and productivity reports. It runs on ManicTime's cloud or on your own servers.
- Best for
- Freelancers and small teams billing by the hour who want time captured automatically
- Pricing
- Personal cloud subscriptions are $9/month for the Standard plan and $11/month for Ultimate, billed monthly after a 30-day free trial; prices exclude tax and no team or on-premise figures are shown.
- Runs on
- iOSAndroidWindowsLinuxSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Records apps, websites and documents usage automatically
- Cloud or on-premise, including air-gapped installs
- Apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS
- REST API export and direct database access
Trade-offs
- Recorded time still needs manual review and tagging
- Cloud screenshots only on the $11 Ultimate plan
- Standard plan covers 3 devices; 5 on Ultimate
- No team or on-premise prices shown on the captured pages
Pricing
Published plans from ManicTime’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.
| Plan | Monthly | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard plan | $9per user |
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| Ultimate plan | $11per user |
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How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 60 out of 100
- API quality
- 10 out of 100
- Documentation
- 45 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 60 out of 100
- Pricing transparency
- 100 out of 100
- Customer sentiment
- 80 out of 100
- Changelog
- 80 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 50 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 65 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 85 out of 100
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