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Best Insightful Alternatives for Monitoring Remote Teams

Looking for Insightful alternatives (formerly called Workpuls) that are flexible, intuitive, and fairly priced?

CurrentWare has the user activity tracking, web filtering, and data loss prevention features you need to keep your business running securely and productively—at a fraction of the cost!

We offer fair prices and honest value to keep our products accessible to companies of all sizes.

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Use CurrentWare if	Use Workpuls/Insightful if
You want a one stop solution solution for managing the productivity and security of your remote teams You’d like endpoint security and employee monitoring software that provides greater control and visibility over employee web surfing, USB activity, and application use You want an employee monitoring solution that is fairly priced and simple to use	You’re searching for HR and project management features like payroll and manual time tracking You’d like to monitor employees in a multi-platform environment with Macs and PCs You need a time tracking tool with manual work tracking features

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	❌
✅	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

Web Filtering

✅	User-level Blocking	❌
✅	Computer-level Blocking	❌
✅	Category Filtering	❌
✅	Whitelist URLs & Domains	❌
✅	Blacklist URLs & Domains	❌
✅	Block Applications	❌
✅	Custom Warning Message	❌
✅	Scheduled Blocking	❌
✅	Internet Quota & Timer	❌
✅	Port Filtering	❌
✅	Block File Downloads	❌
✅	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

Data Loss Prevention

✅	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

Setup & Deployment

✅	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

Customer Support

8:00 AM – 6:30 PM EST, 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.

Read Their Story

"When we first saw the employee tracking reports we were totally surprised by some of the behaviors that had gone under the radar" - Kevin Porsche, IT Admin, Shady Maple

Compare CurrentWare vs Workpuls/Insightful Pricing

CurrentWare Pricing

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!

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Insightful Pricing

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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Monitor Employee Computer Activity
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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

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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

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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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Real-Time Employee Computer Activity Dashboards & Reports

Improve business intelligence with advanced insights into web browsing, app usage, bandwidth consumption, productivity, and more!

Identify productivity leaks
Enforce company policies
Detect software waste

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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

Share Data With Users

Share Data With Users

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.

Limit Data Retention

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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.

Notify Users

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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

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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

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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

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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 Tracking

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

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.