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From Hunch to Hard Evidence—How CurrentWare Informs HR Investigations
CurrentWare strikes the perfect balance between monitoring and trust. It’s easy to set up, and employees go about their work without noticing it.
When needed, we have the data to ensure resources are used properly.
Compare Insightful vs. CurrentWare Key Features
CurrentWare offers top-tier alternatives to Insightful for employee monitoring. The CurrentWare Suite provides essential features for tracking application and website usage, helping businesses understand employee productivity.
Review the key features of both employee monitoring software solutions to find the perfect fit for your company.
Last updated August 2024
| ✅ | Bandwidth Usage Tracking | ❌ |
| ✅ | Websites & App Tracking | ✅ |
| ✅ | Idle Time Tracking | ✅ |
| ✅ | Productivity Score | ✅ |
| ✅ | Logon/Shutdown Tracking | ❌ |
| ✅
| Track File Uploads/Downloads | ❌ |
| ✅ | USB Activity Reports/Alerts | ❌ |
| ✅ | Track File Transfers To/From Network Share Drives | ❌ |
| ✅ | Remote vs In-Office Insights | ✅ |
| ✅ | Web Category Tracking | ✅ |
| ✅ | Email Reports & Alerts | ⚠️ Shift Scheduling Alerts Only |
| ✅ | Desktop Screenshots | ⚠️ Paid Add-On |
| ✅ | Live Screen Monitoring | ⚠️ Paid Add-On |
| ✅ | Search Query Monitoring | ❌ |
| ✅ | Personal Insights for Employees | ✅ |
| ❌ | Manual Time Tracking | ✅ |
| ❌ | Payroll Calculator | ✅ |
| ✅ | User Activity Logs | ⚠️ Paid Add-On |
| ✅ | Limit Tracking Types | ✅ |
| ✅ | Limit Monitoring to Work Hours | ✅ |
| ✅ | Transparent & Stealth Modes | ✅ |
| ✅ | Raw Data Access | ⚠️ Paid Add-On |
Employee Monitoring
This section will compare the employee monitoring and time tracking software features of CurrentWare vs Insightful.
CurrentWare’s employee monitoring software and Insightful are both excellent options for tracking employee performance, monitoring remote workers, ensuring that your employees are on the right track, and collecting valuable user activity data.
CurrentWare provides more granular insights, making it the best employee monitoring software for managing remote teams. Insightful’s offline time tracking and payroll management features make it an ideal time tracking software.
| ✅ | Computer & User-level Blocking | ❌ |
| ✅ | Category Filtering (malicious domains, adult content, phishing URLs, etc) | ❌ |
| ✅ | Allow/Block URLs & Domains | ❌ |
| ✅ | Block Applications | ❌ |
| ✅ | Custom Block Page | ❌ |
| ✅ | Scheduled Blocking | ❌ |
| ✅ | Time-Based Controls | ❌ |
| ✅ | TCP/UDP Port Filtering | ❌ |
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| Block File Downloads/Uploads | ❌ |
| ✅ | Enforce Google SafeSearch | ❌ |
Web Filtering
This section will compare the content filtering features of CurrentWare vs Insightful.
CurrentWare’s internet and application blocking software BrowseControl is the best option for controlling employee internet use. It allows you to proactively block undesirable websites and applications to help keep your workforce secure and productive.
| ✅ | Block/Allow USB & Removable Storage | ❌ |
| ✅ | Block & Track File Transfers | ❌ |
| ✅ | Block Transfers by File Type | ❌ |
| ✅ | Track File Transfers To/From Network Share Drives | ❌ |
| ✅ | USB Activity Reports, Dashboards & Alerts | ❌ |
| ✅ | Temporary Override Code | ❌ |
| ✅ | Pop-Up Warning for Users | ❌ |
| ✅ | Block Applications | ❌ |
| ✅ | Internet Access Restriction | ❌ |
Data Loss Prevention
This section will compare the device control and USB activity monitoring features of CurrentWare’s data loss prevention solutions to Insightful.
CurrentWare’s DLP capabilities include USB control to prevent data leaks to removable media devices, web category filtering to block web-based data egress points, and user activity monitoring to identify high-risk user behavior such as attempts to use blocked peripheral devices.
| ✅ 14 Days | Free Trial | ✅ 7 Days |
| ✅ | On-Premises | ⚠️ Enterprise Plan Only |
| ✅ Self-Managed Cloud | Cloud Platform | ✅ |
| ✅ | Windows | ✅ |
| ❌ | macOS | ✅ |
| ❌ | Linux | ⚠️ Beta |
| ❌ | Android/iOS | ❌ |
| ✅ | Citrix Ready | ✅ |
| ✅ | Central Admin Console | ✅ |
| ✅ | Active Directory Sync | ✅ |
| ✅ | Manage Off-Network Users | ✅ |
| ✅ | Client Integrity Protection | ✅ |
| ✅ | Stealth & Transparent Modes | ✅ |
| ✅ | Raw Database Access | ⚠️ Paid Add-On |
CurrentWare System Requirements | System Requirements | Application footprint Bandwidth |
Setup & Deployment
Thanks to its simple interface and setup process, getting started with CurrentWare is easy—whether or not you’re an experienced system administrator. CurrentWare offers a variety of deployment options that suit the installation needs of organizations of all sizes.
| 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET, Monday to Friday | Support Availability | ❓ Not Specified |
| ✅ | Live Chat Feature | ✅ |
| ✅ | Phone Support | ⚠️ Enterprise Plan Only |
| ✅ | Training Videos | ✅ |
| ✅ | Email Support | ✅ |
| ✅ | Knowledge Base | ✅ |
| Annual | Contract Type | Monthly & Annual |
| English | Languages | English |
| 10 Licenses | MOQ | Varies by plan (0-100) |
Customer Support
Even the best vendors need to have a reliable support team to ensure that their customers get the help they need to make the most of their employee monitoring solutions. This section will compare the customer support options of Insightful vs CurrentWare.
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Compare CurrentWare vs Insightful Pricing
Last updated August 2024
Insightful’s most basic plan starts at $6.40 USD user/month.
To unlock the full capabilities of their platform you’re forced to spend $12 user/month and purchase several add-ons ranging from an additional $1-3 user/month, with their BigQuery integration costing an additional $500/month!
For only $5 user/month CurrentWare’s Insightful alternative BrowseReporter provides the user activity insights you need to enforce acceptable use policies, gain insights into employee productivity, and more!
CurrentWare Pricing
CurrentWare’s Insightful alternatives are a cost effective solution for tracking the computer usage of your team members. CurrentWare offers fair prices and honest value to keep their products accessible to companies of all sizes.
CurrentWare’s solutions can be purchased individually for the greatest flexibility or as a full suite for the best value.
When purchased individually, the cost of BrowseReporter, BrowseControl, and AccessPatrol starts at $5 USD per user per month (paid annually). The full CurrentWare Suite includes all 4 modules starting at $12 USD.
Discounts Available:
- Pricing breaks are available for businesses that sign up for multi-year plans or have future growth planned and can commit to bulk orders.
- Volume license discounts are available starting for as low as 100 users, with discounts increasing depending on the number of licenses, and the length of the contract term.
- Educational organizations and nonprofits may qualify for a 10% license discount.
- Not satisfied with a competing vendor? Make the switch to CurrentWare today and you may save up to 25% on your first year!
Insightful Pricing
Insightful has four pricing tiers for their employee monitoring and time tracking software.
- Productivity Management – $6.40 USD PUPM
- Time Tracking – $8 USD PUPM
- Process Improvement – $12 USD PUPM (Minimum 50 Users)
- Enterprise – Custom pricing (Minimum 100 Users)
Insightful Add-Ons
- On-Demand Screenshots – $1 USD PUPM
- Security Bundle (Alerts + User Activity Logs) – $2 USD PUPM
- Increased Screenshot Frequency (Max 120 screenshots per hour) – $2 USD PUPM
- Screen Recording – $3 USD PUPM
- Data Warehouse Integrations – $500/month
Insightful Add-Ons
- On-Demand Screenshots – $1 USD PUPM
- Security Bundle (Alerts + User Activity Logs) – $2 USD PUPM
- Increased Screenshot Frequency (Max 120 screenshots per hour) – $2 USD PUPM
- Screen Recording – $3 USD PUPM
- Data Warehouse Integrations – $500/month
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Make the switch to CurrentWare today to save up to 25% on your first year!
Check Out Our Great Reviews
The reports are very easy to understand and the fact that they can be emailed to you on a schedule is amazing, and have made finding productivity killers VERY easy. Customer support has been fantastic every time I’ve had to reach out to them; I highly recommend them!
Kristen S, Associate IT Director
The Coding Network, 700+ Employees
BrowseReporter is simple to use and provides our company with the information we were looking for. Having BrowseReporter installed has prevented any internet abuse. This was exactly what we wanted!
Denise P, IT Manager
Paper & Forest Products, 51-200 Employees
In my nearly 40 years in the IT business I’ve worked with a lot of support teams. I really appreciate CurrentWare going the extra mile to help me get the most out of the product. They’ve definitely outweighed any of the other competitors that I’ve looked at.
J.S, Managed Services Provider
Vehicle Dealership, 150-200 Employees
BrowseReporter is an extremely useful piece of software for monitoring our employees’ devices while they are at work. It enables us to view data in real time, conduct detailed analyses of each employee’s activities, and improve productivity where necessary.
Sebastian P, CMO & Customer Experience Officer
Retail Industry, 10,001+ Employees
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CurrentWare’s Key Features
User Activity Monitoring
Track web browsing, software use, search queries, and more
Screenshot Monitoring
Take automatic screenshots or remotely view desktops
Track Software Usage
Get insights into software usage trends in your organization
Transparent & Stealth Modes
Run silently in the background or provide notice of monitoring
Block USB & Other Devices
Set full access, read only or no access on storage devices
Device Whitelist
Allow only authorized storage devices to be used
Block File Transfers
Prevent files from being transferred to portable storage
DLP Activity Reports
Track file transfers, storage device use, file operations, and more
Block Websites
Block websites based on
URLs & content categories
Block Downloads/Uploads
Prevent uploading and downloading based on file type
Application Blacklisting
Block specific Windows
applications from launching
PC Power Management
Remotely track and control PC power states
Centralized Console
Manage all your users from the
centralized console with Active
Directory import or syncing
Platform Security
Protect your CurrentWare console
with 2FA, passwords, privilege
management, and more
Offsite Management
Extend onsite security policies to computers running outside the corporate network
SQL Server Supported
Database scaled for enterprise and
large business operations using
Microsoft SQL Server
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