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Exist alternatives
4 tools to consider instead of Exist, shown against it.
| Exist | RescueTime | ActivityWatch | Toggl Track | Rize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vendor | Exist | RescueTime, Inc. | ActivityWatch (open source project) | Toggl OÜ | Rize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pricing model | Subscription | Subscription | Open source + paid options | Free tier + paid plans | Subscription | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Free tier | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud | Self-hosted | Cloud | Cloud | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Open source | No | No | Yes (MPL-2.0) | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best for | People already using several separate tracking apps who want one tool to find correlations across all of that data. | Individuals and teams who want automatic, unbiased time-use data instead of self-reported time logs. | Privacy-conscious users who want automatic time tracking with data that never leaves their own device. | Freelancers, consultants, and teams who need to attribute billable time to specific clients or projects. | Individuals and small teams who want AI-assisted categorization and focus coaching on top of automatic time tracking. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pricing | Single subscription plan billed monthly or annually, with a 30-day free trial and no separate pricing tiers.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | Paid plans for individuals and teams, with a 14-day free trial and a discount for annual billing.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | Completely free and open source, with no premium tiers, usage limits, or advertising. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free tier for a limited number of users; paid per-user tiers add reporting, billing, and enterprise features, with a discount for annual billing.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | Tiered individual plans differentiated mainly by monthly AI-credit allowance, plus a separate per-seat team plan and custom Enterprise pricing.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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