Rize alternatives

4 tools to consider instead of Rize, shown against it.

Rize RescueTime Timing Toggl Track ActivityWatch
Vendor Rize RescueTime, Inc. Daniel Alm (Timing) Toggl OÜ ActivityWatch (open source project)
Pricing model Subscription Subscription Subscription Free tier + paid plans Open source + paid options
Free tier No No No Yes Yes
Deployment Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Self-hosted
Open source No No No No Yes (MPL-2.0)
Best for Individuals and small teams who want AI-assisted categorization and focus coaching on top of automatic time tracking. Individuals and teams who want automatic, unbiased time-use data instead of self-reported time logs. Mac users, freelancers, and small teams who want a detailed, correctable automatic timeline for billing or personal review. Freelancers, consultants, and teams who need to attribute billable time to specific clients or projects. Privacy-conscious users who want automatic time tracking with data that never leaves their own device.
Pricing

Tiered individual plans differentiated mainly by monthly AI-credit allowance, plus a separate per-seat team plan and custom Enterprise pricing.

Basic $9.99/month billed annually ($12.99/month billed monthly)
Pro $23.99/month billed annually ($29.99/month billed monthly)
Max $39.99/month billed annually ($49.99/month billed monthly)
Team $29.99/seat/month billed annually ($39.99/seat/month billed monthly)

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.

Focus (Solo) $7/month billed annually ($84/year), or $9/month billed monthly
Solo+ $12/month billed annually ($144/year), or $15/month billed monthly
Team Focus $10/user/month billed annually ($120/year), or $12/user/month monthly
Team+ $16/user/month billed annually ($192/year), or $18/user/month monthly

Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget.

Three paid subscription tiers (Professional, Expert, Connect) billed monthly or annually, scaling by number of Macs and feature depth; exact current prices were not confirmed at time of writing.

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.

Free $0/month
Starter $9/user/month
Premium $16/user/month
Enterprise custom

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.

Features
  • Automatic background time tracking
  • AI-based activity categorization
  • Context-switching and distraction detection
  • Focus-session coaching and break reminders
  • Efficiency score and trend dashboards
  • Client and team reporting (Pro/Team)
  • API access and automation rules (Pro and above)
  • Automatic background time tracking across apps and websites
  • Daily Focus and Productivity scores
  • Distraction alerts and website/app blocking (FocusTime)
  • Historical trend reports by day, week, and month
  • Manual timesheet tracking (Solo+/Team+)
  • Goal setting and progress alerts
  • Team reporting and dashboards
  • Automatic, fine-grained app/document/website timeline
  • Retroactive reclassification of tracked time into projects
  • Productivity scoring and detailed reports
  • Task/issue import from ClickUp and Linear
  • Two-way sync with project-management tools (Connect tier)
  • Full web app access (Expert/Connect tiers)
  • API access and AI integration via MCP (Connect tier)
  • iOS companion app for activity import
  • One-click manual and real-time timers
  • Project, client, and billable-rate attribution
  • Team timesheets and approval workflows
  • Profitability and labor-cost reporting
  • Calendar integration for auto-suggested timers
  • Idle-time detection
  • Jira, Asana, and other project-tool integrations
  • Desktop, mobile, and browser-extension timers
  • Automatic local tracking of active windows and idle time
  • Browser extension for tab/website tracking
  • Local web dashboard with timelines and category reports
  • Plugin ecosystem (editor, media player, and other watchers)
  • No data sent to third-party servers by default
  • Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux)
  • Data export for custom analysis

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