Automated time tracking and employee monitoring software.
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What is Workpuls?
An app called Workpulse helps you keep track of your time. Ivan Petrovic started the company in San Francisco, California, in February 2015. The businesses that use it want to make their workers more productive by monitoring and analyzing what they do on their computers.
This productivity monitoring software is a SaaS solution that HR professionals can use as a supplement to traditional performance management. It can help HR professionals better understand their employees as well. With actionable data insights, teams and people can work more efficiently.
In their own words, Workpuls’ main purpose is to provide:
“Workforce analytics for productivity-minded modern teams”.
To sum up, this time tracking app aims to help managers keep an eye on employee productivity, automate time tracking, and keep track of work done from home or on the go.
Workpuls employee monitoring features
Workpuls is an app that helps you be more productive and build a more productive workplace. Here are some of the main features of this software:
- Activity tracking on a computer
- Taking screenshots every now and then
- Attendance verification
Activity tracking on a computer
Employees and supervisors can see at any time who on their team is working hard, checking social media, or wasting time while at work thanks to this tool, which helps them do this. A lot of things can be found out from this data, like how workers spend their time, what apps and websites they use, and how productive they are in general.
Taking screenshots every now and then
Periodic or rule-based screenshots make it possible to see employees at work at any time of the day.
Attendance verification
Manually clocking in and out may be unreliable and costly, so it may not be the best way to do this. If you want to keep track of how long employees work, look at what they do on their computers.
Benefits of time tracking with Workpuls
Managers and employers can focus on growing their business because Workpuls time tracking features make sure that all of the important processes are done on time and on budget.
The whole team can move in the same direction by adding projects and tasks, allocating people, and making sure that efficient, focused work is being done.
As a result, you won’t have to pay for time spent on other things, inflated timesheets, or procrastinating because screenshots and computer activity are automatically tracked.
You can avoid debt and make more money if you plan your projects very carefully. With data from Workpuls, budget planning is less guesswork and more work.
If you have to keep track of your time manually for projects, this could be a big problem. Using Workpuls, you can speed up the process and make sure there aren’t mistakes in it.
Also, if you want to keep up with the project’s progress and make sure that every second is recorded, you could also look at detailed reports.
Automatic time mapping data is based on what your workers do instead of what they write down on a sheet. It also doesn’t bother your staff because the automated time mapper automatically assigns work to projects.
How does the Workpuls work?
Workpuls agent
Workpuls agent is a small piece of software that is installed on each computer. It monitors what people are doing and tracks how long they work.
In a nutshell, it records everything that employees do. There are a lot of ways apps and websites can be used. Agents also can read words typed into a program and see which tasks are being worked on based on mouse clicks.
For manual time tracking, the agent makes it easy for employees to use and allocate their time with just one click.
It’s easy to install on both Windows and Mac, and it reportedly doesn’t slow down your computer at all.
Workpuls server
Workpuls server collects the data that the Worpuls Agent sends. There are a lot of data points that are processed and organized for both machine learning and analytics.
Afterward, the data is used to make meaningful, clear-as-day reports that are easy to understand. People working for your company should be able to show you what they’re working on and how it affects your business.
For two years, the data is kept. This means that you can get back to it whenever you need to, and it will be there.
Workpuls dashboard
An easy-to-use dashboard is the place where you can see all of your Workpuls data and get alerts. People who run businesses need to be able to see everything that is going on.
These are the controls for your computer in a sense. To make sure your agents and servers are collecting all the data you need in a few clicks, you can set them up and change how they work.
With a user management system that is flexible, you can choose how to log in. A standard username and password can be chosen, or you can use an SSO (single sign-on) or an active directory that has already been set up.
What operating systems are supported by Workpuls?
Currently, Workpuls agent supports Windows and MacOS operating systems.
Workpuls pricing plans and free trial period
Workpuls free trial
Workpuls offers a 7 days free trial period. Also, you don’t need the credit card information to start this free trial (or demo).
However, in order to start the free trial you will need to provide quite a bit of information. Information needed to start with Workpuls demo includes:
- First name
- Last name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Company name
- Company size
- Interest and goals with Workpuls
Workpuls pricing plans
Workpuls offers 4 different pricing plans, where for each of those plans you can sign up for an annual or monthly subscription.
In short, those pricing plans are:
- Employee monitoring: $8/month per employee ($6.40 when billed annually)
- Time tracking: \$10/month per employee (\$8 when billed annually)
- Automatic time mapping: $15/month per employee ($12 when billed annually)
- Enterprise: no pricing information
All of the pricing plans above include:
- Stealth Mode
- Screenshots (Up to 30 per hour, unlimited with Enterprise plan)
- Real-Time Monitoring
- Activities Tracking
- Apps and Websites Usage
- Time and Attendance
- Manual Time Entries
- Productivity Tracking
- Categorization
- Reports
- Timekeeping
- Manager Login
- Employee Login (Optional)
- API
- Two-Factor Authentication
- Live Support
More expensive plans also include additional features, such as:
- Project Management
- Time on Projects and Tasks
- Automatic Time Tracking Customized for Specific Industry
- On-Premise Deployment
- Role-Based Access
- Audit Logs
- Dedicated Account Manager
- 24/7 Phone Support
- SLA (service-level agreement)
Frequently asked questions about Workpuls
How does Workpuls count users?
Your employee is counted as one user for every device they use for work. It’s also worth noting that users with Admin, Manager, and Client access won’t be charged, unless you’re also using Workpuls to keep track of them.
Is it possible to add new users?
Yes. People who sign up for the service every year will be automatically charged for their licenses when they join your Workspace. If you have a subscription, the cost for new employees will be added to your next bill.
Does Workpuls offer on-premise data storage?
Yes. However, if you want to store the data on your own servers, you’ll need to buy licenses for at least 100 people.
Does the free trial period come with any limitations?
There are no restrictions during the free trial. If you decide to purchase this, it comes with all the features you need and you can add as many people as you want.
Is it possible to get around (to trick) Workpuls?
Yes. In order to get around the Workpuls security system, you can use the AFK-Assistant desktop app instead.
Here’s how it works:
- Try AFK-Assistant free for 7 days. Just sign up, it costs nothing.
- Set up and start using the AFK Assistant app on your Windows, Mac, or Linux device.
- AFK-Assistant will start generating keyboard and mouse activity while you are away from keyboard (afk).
AFK-Assistant is a cross-platform desktop program that makes computer activity look like that of a person. It also helps people make activity reports in any time management software that they use.
There is a 14-day free trial that you can use to try out the program without having to pay for it right away.
How to cheat Workpuls?
Like any other time management program, Workpuls tracks mouse and keyboard activity to make reports about how much time you spend on each task. Employers are then given summaries of these findings, which they can inspect.
AFK-Assistant lets you create activity reports without having to use a keyboard or mouse.
In fact, when you’re taking a break, your mouse and keyboard are “used” by the AFK-Assistant. Your time monitoring tool then “records” mouse and keyboard movements made by AFK-Assistant and saves them along with the actual, user-made input.
Using AFK-Assistant is almost as if you had a personal helper.
Is there going to be a big difference in the activity reports?
No. To make sure that all AFK-Assistant software versions are perfect, they are updated and tested. In addition, there are settings in the app that let users change how the app works so that activity reports more accurately demonstrate real user activity.
This means that you can use AFK-Assistant no matter how you work or what your job is.
It makes sense that different activity reports would be made for people with different job titles, based on what they did with their mouse and keyboard while they were working. You can use the AFK-Assistant setting option to match these reports as closely as possible.
Will Workpuls be able to see the AFK-Assistant app?
As long as AFK-Assistant is used the right way, it won’t be noticed.
Here’s how:
- Check to see if AFK-Assistant is already running.
- Make sure you only use the AFK-Assistant settings panel when you aren’t tracking time.
Workpuls can’t find AFK-Assistant because it doesn’t have any active windows. This means that, in essence, the AFK-Assistant app is not “running” at all.
However, some customers want to make sure their time tracking software won’t see that this activity comes from AFK-Assistant. There’s good news here as well!
Every AFK-Assistant user can order a custom, private version of the app for the same price as the official version. All private AFK-Assistant apps have names and icons that are different from those of the public apps.
To get a customized AFK-Assistant app, just contact our support staff and tell them what you want the name of the app to be. As long as you need help from us, our customer service staff is available to you at any time.
Is there any way that AFK Assistant can help me with screenshots from Workpuls?
Workpuls can be hacked without having to worry about screenshots. AFK-Assistant can help you do this.
Here’s how it works:
- With the focused app switching feature, AFK-Assistant will move between open programs on your computer. This makes Workpuls screenshots look different from each other.
- Browser tab changing function may also be used to change the focus of the browser tab, which will cause screenshots to be different.
- Even if the focus is returned to the same open program or browser tab, Workpuls screenshots will look different due to scroll features (horizontally and vertically).
Editions, features, and pricing for AFK-Assistant
Personal
$9.99 per month
- 10 days Free Trial
- Cursor movement
- Keyboard activity
- Free updates
- Undetectable
- Advanced shortcuts
Enterprise
$17.99 per month
- 10 days Free Trial
- Cursor movement
- Keyboard activity
- Scrolling events
- Free updates
- Undetectable
- Advanced shortcuts
- Browser tab changing
- Application switching
- Auto-detect idle state
- Configurable settings
- Unlimited support
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Remote CTRL
$25.99 per month
- 10 days Free Trial
- Cursor movement
- Keyboard activity
- Scrolling events
- Free updates
- Undetectable
- Advanced shortcuts
- Browser tab changing
- Application switching
- Auto-detect idle state
- Configurable settings
- Unlimited support
- Remote control
- Connect via any browser
- Android app