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Compare Workpuls/Insightful vs. CurrentWare Key Features
CurrentWare has the best Workpuls alternatives for employee monitoring. The CurrentWare Suite has the key features you need to monitor time spent on applications and websites, giving insights that helps businesses understand how much time their employees spend on non-business tasks.
Review both employee monitoring software solutions so you can choose the right fit for your company.
✅ | Bandwidth Usage Tracking | ❌ |
✅ | Websites & App Tracking | ✅ |
✅ | Idle Time Tracking | ✅ |
✅ | Productivity Score | ✅ |
✅ | Logon/Shutdown Tracking | ❌ |
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| Track File Uploads/Downloads | ❌ |
✅ | Track File Movement in Network Share Drives | ❌ |
✅ | Remote vs In-Office Insights | ✅ |
✅ | Web Category Tracking | ✅ |
✅ | Email Reports & Alerts | ⚠️ Shift Scheduling Alerts Only |
✅ | Desktop Screenshots | ✅ |
❌ | Manual Time Tracking | ✅ |
❌ | Payroll Calculator | ✅ |
✅ | Monitor Remote Workers | ✅ |
✅ | Disable Features | ✅ |
✅ | Optional Stealth Mode | ✅ |
✅ | Raw Data Access | ✅ |
Employee Monitoring
This section will compare the employee monitoring and time tracking software features of CurrentWare’s Workpuls alternatives to Workpuls/Insightful.
CurrentWare’s employee monitoring software and Workpuls/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. Workpuls’ offline time tracking and payroll management features make it an ideal time tracking software.
Last Updated June 2023
✅ | Computer & User-level Blocking | ❌ |
✅ | Category Filtering | ❌ |
✅ | Allow/Block URLs & Domains | ❌ |
✅ | Block Applications | ❌ |
✅ | Custom Warning Message | ❌ |
✅ | Scheduled Blocking | ❌ |
✅ | Internet Quota & Timer | ❌ |
✅ | Port Filtering | ❌ |
✅ | Block File Downloads/Uploads | ❌ |
✅ | Enforce Google SafeSearch | ❌ |
Web Filtering
This section will compare the content filtering features of CurrentWare’s Workpuls alternatives to Workpuls/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.
Last Updated June 2023
✅ | Block USB Devices | ❌ |
✅ | Allowed Devices List | ❌ |
✅ | USB Activity Reports & Alerts | ❌ |
✅ | USB File Transfer Tracking | ❌ |
✅ | Block File Transfers to Cloud Storage | ❌ |
✅ | Block File Downloads | ❌ |
✅ | Track File Transfers To/From Network Share Drives | ❌ |
✅ | Track Downloads/Uploads | ❌ |
✅ | Pop-Up Warning for Users | ❌ |
✅ | Block External Devices | ❌ |
✅ | Block Transfers by File Type | ❌ |
USB Device Control
This section will compare the device control and USB activity monitoring features of CurrentWare’s data loss prevention software AccessPatrol to Workpuls.
Monitoring and restricting USB file transfers is critical for protecting sensitive data against insider theft. AccessPatrol lets you restrict the use of a wide variety of peripheral devices including external storage hardware, Bluetooth, WiFi, and printers.
Last Updated January 2023
✅ | On-Premises | ⚠️ Enterprise Plan Only |
✅ | Database Access | ✅ |
✅ Self-Managed Cloud | Cloud Platform | ✅ |
✅ | Local & Remote Client Install | ✅ |
✅ 14 Days | Free Trial | ✅ 7 Days |
✅ | Remote Workforce Management | ✅ |
✅ | Two-Factor Authentication | ✅ |
✅ | Admin Activity Audit Log | ⚠️ Enterprise Plan Only |
✅ | Windows | ✅ |
❌ | macOS | ✅ |
❌ | Linux | ⚠️ Beta |
❌ | Mobile App | ❌ |
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.
Last Updated January 2023
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET, Monday to Friday | Support Availability | 8:00 – 22:00 CET |
✅ | Live Chat Feature | ✅ |
✅ | Phone Support | ⚠️ Enterprise Plan Only |
✅ | Training Videos | ✅ |
✅ | Email Support | ✅ |
✅ | Knowledge Base | ✅ |
Customer Support
Even the best vendors need to have a reliable support team to ensure that their customers get the services they need to make the most of their employee monitoring solutions. This section will compare the customer support options of Insightful to CurrentWare’s Insightful alternative.
Last Updated January 2023
CASE STUDY
Shady Maple Transforms Their Productivity With Internet Filtering and Monitoring Software
Being able to identify negative browsing trends and put a stop to them within a couple of hours has meant that our employees are focused on the job almost all of the time. We have become an extremely efficient workforce.
Compare CurrentWare vs Workpuls/Insightful Pricing
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 (Workpuls 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)
*Pricing last updated April 2024
Insightful Add-Ons
- Audit Logs
- Raw Data (Second by Second)
- On-demand Screenshots
- Additional Screenshots
- Alerts
- Project Management Integrations
- Payroll Integrations
- Budgets
- Client Login
Insightful Add-Ons
- Audit Logs
- Raw Data (Second by Second)
- On-demand Screenshots
- Additional Screenshots
- Alerts
- Project Management Integrations
- Payroll Integrations
- Budgets
- Client Login
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We’re Here to Help
The CurrentWare team prides itself on its high-quality customer support. We will support you every step of the way—whether you’re just starting your free trial or actively using CurrentWare in your network.
At CurrentWare, customer success is our priority at every stage of your journey. We take pride in providing high-quality and reliable pre and post-sale support to make your experience exceptional.
We offer the same level of high-quality support to all of our customers—no extra fees or packages necessary!
Mike Noseworthy
Customer Support Lead
Product Training
CurrentWare provides the documentation, training, and other resources you need to take full advantage of the capabilities of our products.
Technical Support
Our expert support team is here to help you. Reach out to us over email, live chat, or phone from 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET, Monday to Friday.
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
Expand your capabilities with CurrentWare’s award-winning productivity and security software
Monitor Employee Computer Activity
to Improve Productivity & Performance
Make Informed Decisions with User Activity Monitoring
BrowseReporter’s detailed reports provide managers with the activity data they need to better understand how in-house and remote team members are spending their time at work.
- Improve productivity and efficiency by identifying employees that are wasting work time on social media, games, and other distractions
- Track productivity and efficiency for your entire workforce, a specific team, and individual employees
- Find out the time slots that remote workers and other employees with flexible schedules are the most active
Enforcing Acceptable Use Policies Has Never Been Easier
Our employee computer monitoring software gives you detailed evidence of web activity, making it the perfect Workpuls alternative for enforcing internet use policies.
- Empower anti-harassment initiatives with evidence of employees that are visiting inappropriate websites during work time
- Improve security with triggered alerts every time your employees visit high-risk websites including porn, torrents, and file sharing websites
- Track computer activity to collect evidence of unwanted computer usage, then use BrowseControl to block unwanted websites and applications
Automatically Capture Screenshots of Employee Desktops
With CurrentWare’s Workpuls alternative you can see exactly what your employees are doing on their computers. With BrowseReporter you can easily capture screenshots when specific websites or applications are used.
- Capture high-resolution and compressed screenshots of your employee’s desktops
- BrowseReporter can be configured to automatically delete older screenshots to reduce storage requirements
- Screenshots are tagged with the website or application that was being used, the time, and the name of the computer that was captured
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CurrentWare’s Optional Features to Improve Transparency & Limit Privacy Impacts
The best computer monitoring software provides the flexibility you need to monitor computer activity while respecting privacy expectations
Here are some of the best privacy enhancing features of CurrentWare
End-User Reports
Give your users access to their own computer activity data so they can see exactly what data is being captured and use it for their benefit.
Custom Data Retention
Automatically delete user activity data after a set period of time. Maintain auditable records of computer usage for only as long as needed.
Monitoring Software Notifications
Periodically display a pop-up message to notify your users that their computer activity is being monitored. The notification’s message can be customized.
Show in System Tray
Enable this feature to make the CurrentWare Client visible in the system tray of your users’ computers.
Limit Access to User Data
Restrict access to user activity data with a password-protected console and unique data access permissions for each manager.
Schedule Monitoring
Schedule BrowseReporter’s computer tracking to only collect data during work time. Turn off monitoring during non-work hours and personal browsing periods.
Disable Computer Tracking
Take full control over what is being monitored with controls for choosing what is captured and excluding specific users from being monitored.
Admin Activity Logs
These audit logs help your security, auditing, and compliance teams answer “who did what, where, and when?” when it comes to configuration changes and data access within the CurrentWare Suite.
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