What Apploye does

Apploye, operated by SpaceSoft Limited (Hong Kong-incorporated, with a US-facing presence in Pleasanton, California), is a unified workforce productivity platform that combines time tracking, employee monitoring, productivity management, and payroll/invoicing into a single SaaS offering. The product spans native desktop apps (Windows, macOS, Linux), mobile apps (iOS, Android), a Chrome extension, and a web dashboard, with bidirectional integrations into the dominant project management platforms (Asana, ClickUp, Jira, Trello), communications (Slack), payroll (Gusto), accounting (QuickBooks, Xero), and payments (Stripe, PayPal, Wise). Core technical capabilities include configurable screenshot capture (up to 18/hour), continuous screen recording, app/URL activity classification, offline tracking with auto-sync, GPS-based field time clocks, idle detection, and a public REST API for enterprise embedding. The platform is positioned for remote, hybrid, and in-office teams, with GDPR and HIPAA compliance badges addressing regulated buyers.

The company operates a freemium, product-led growth model with a free tier of up to 10 users and paid plans starting at $4.50/user/month (Elite, annual billing) up to $9/user/month (Starter), supplemented by custom enterprise contracts sold through dedicated demos. Distribution is driven by an extensive content/SEO engine (181+ blog posts, 100+ comparison and vertical landing pages) plus earned media in Forbes, Entrepreneur, USA Today, Business Insider, and Tech in Asia, supported by an affiliate program. Target segments span marketing agencies, BPOs, virtual assistant companies, software/IT teams, accountants, lawyers, consultants, engineers, call centers, freelancers, and remote teams. The company claims 22.5K+ teams served, 7.7M+ work sessions tracked, presence in 100+ countries, and average peer-review ratings of 4.78/5 on G2 and 4.8/5 on Capterra; no external funding, headcount of 11-50, and no disclosed leadership beyond founder/president Sheikh Shourav and director M Asif Rahman indicate a bootstrapped, lean operation.

Name

Apploye

Legal name

SpaceSoft Limited

Website

https://apploye.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Apploye is a SaaS workforce productivity platform that combines time tracking, employee monitoring, productivity analytics, and payroll/invoicing for remote, hybrid, and in-office teams, sold via a freemium PLG model with paid tiers from $4.50/user/month and custom enterprise pricing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Time Tracking and Employee Monitoring Software

NAICS

Office Administrative Services (5611)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Work Management & Collaborative Workflow Platforms (HDAEAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG), Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) & OCR Automation (HDAEAHAC), API Analytics, Monetization & Developer Experience Tooling (HDAEAIAJ), iPaaS & Workflow Automation (BPAMAOAB)

Keywords

• Time tracking software
• Employee monitoring
• Workforce productivity
• Remote team management
• Attendance tracking

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleasanton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Per Seat: Apploye operates on a subscription-based per-seat model where organizations pay per active user per month. The pricing includes multiple tiers from free (up to 10 users) to paid plans with varying feature sets. Annual billing provides approximately 36% discount compared to monthly payments.
2. Freemium Tier: Free plan available for up to 10 users with core time tracking features, providing land-and-expand opportunity for larger teams to upgrade to paid tiers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Apploye is a SaaS-based workforce productivity platform that combines employee monitoring, automated time tracking, and productivity analytics in a single cross-platform solution. The platform captures screenshots, tracks app and URL activity, records work sessions, and generates automated timesheets for remote, hybrid, and in-office teams, with payroll and invoicing capabilities built in.

Product overview

Apploye is a unified workforce productivity platform developed by SpaceSoft Limited, offering an integrated suite of employee monitoring, time tracking, and productivity management tools. The platform consists of a core Employee Monitoring product as the primary offering, supplemented by Time Tracking and Productivity Management modules. Additional capabilities include Workforce Analytics, Activity Monitoring, Screenshot Monitoring, Screen Recording, Employee Timesheet, Project & Task Management, Payroll & Invoice, Reporting, Employee Scheduling, Live Feed, Offline Tracking, Pomodoro Timer, Idle Time Detection, Attendance Tracking, and Client & Invoice management. The platform is designed for remote, hybrid, and in-office teams with native integrations for project management tools (Asana, Trello, Jira, ClickUp) and supports multiple platforms including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and Chrome Extension.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employee Monitoring Core monitoring module that enables employers to monitor workforce activity across desktop, mobile, and remote teams. Includes screenshot monitoring, activity tracking, video recording, and real-time dashboards for organizations needing visibility into employee work patterns.
• Time Tracking Automated time tracking module that captures time spent on projects and tasks, auto-generates timesheets, and supports multiple platforms including desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), web, and mobile apps (iOS, Android). Designed for teams that need accurate work hour records and automated timesheet generation.
• Productivity Management Productivity optimization module that identifies productive and unproductive hours and tasks, provides performance rankings, and enables workforce management from a centralized dashboard. Targets organizations looking to measure and improve team output.
• Time Tracking API Public REST-based API allowing developers and organizations to retrieve organization, project, and timesheet data from Apploye for custom integrations and automation. Authentication requires X-APPLOYE-API-KEY, with access restricted to Organization Admin or Owner roles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% improvement in time tracking accuracy
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AsanacoreTechnology or IntegrationAsana integration allowing users to track time directly within Asana. Time entries sync bidirectionally between Apploye and Asana for seamless project management workflow. Users can track time on Asana tasks and projects with automatic synchronization.
• ClickUpcoreTechnology or IntegrationClickUp time tracking integration enabling users to log time on ClickUp tasks and spaces. Bidirectional sync allows time tracked in Apploye to appear in ClickUp and vice versa. Available as ClickUp Power-Up integration.
• JiracoreTechnology or IntegrationJira time tracking integration for software development teams. Allows developers to track time on Jira issues and epics directly from Apploye, with time data syncing back to Jira for project management and billing purposes.
• TrellocoreTechnology or IntegrationTrello Power-Up integration allowing time tracking on Trello cards and boards. Available through Trello's power-ups marketplace. Enables users working in Trello to log time without switching applications.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DeskTime: DeskTime offers automatic time tracking, productivity calculation, and employee monitoring for SMBs and enterprises, with similar cross-platform desktop/mobile coverage as Apploye.
• Harvest: Harvest is a time tracking and invoicing platform popular with agencies, consultants, and freelancers, with native QuickBooks and Xero integrations — directly comparable to Apploye's billing-oriented use cases.
• Clockify: Clockify is a free/affordable time tracker popular with agencies and small teams, offering timesheets, project tracking, and basic reporting — directly competitive with Apploye's SMB and freelancer segment.
• Time Doctor: Time Doctor competes head-to-head with Apploye in time tracking and employee productivity monitoring, offering similar screenshot, activity, and web/app tracking features to distributed teams and BPOs.
• Toggl Track: Toggl is a leading time tracking SaaS targeting freelancers, agencies, and remote teams, with a free tier up to 5 users — directly comparable to Apploye's freemium positioning and project-based time tracking.
• ActivTrak: ActivTrak is an employee monitoring and workforce analytics platform with activity tracking, productivity scoring, and dashboards — overlapping Apploye's monitoring and analytics modules for mid-market and enterprise buyers.
• Insightful: Insightful (formerly Workpuls) provides employee monitoring, time tracking, and productivity analytics for SMB and mid-market — overlapping Apploye's feature set across screenshots, app/URL tracking, and productivity scoring.
• Hubstaff: Hubstaff is a direct competitor in employee time tracking and workforce monitoring, serving SMB and mid-market remote teams with screenshots, activity tracking, and payroll integrations — overlapping Apploye's core offering almost entirely.

Broad incumbents

• Teramind: Teramind is an established enterprise employee monitoring and insider threat detection suite with behavior analytics — competing with Apploye in the workforce monitoring category but targeting larger organizations with more comprehensive (and higher-priced) offerings.

Emerging players

• RescueTime: RescueTime is an automatic time tracking and productivity analytics tool focused on individual and team focus management — overlapping with Apploye's productivity management and activity monitoring features for the individual contributor segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/apploye_inc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ApployeInc
• Facebookfacebook.com/apployeinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apploye

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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