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How to Monitor Staff Internet Usage and Employee Web Usage

BrowseReporter makes monitoring internet usage simple: see every website staff visit, time spent and bandwidth used, on office, remote and Terminal Server/RDS computers.

  • Improve Employee Productivity
  • Intuitive User Activity Reports
  • Enhance Visibility of WFH Teams

*No credit card required · 14-day free trial · Easy setup

BrowseReporter dashboard showing employee web usage and bandwidth
700+ organizations trust CurrentWare's employee monitoring software for visibility & control
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Go Beyond Monitoring Internet Usage

With the full capabilities of the CurrentWare Suite you can go beyond monitoring internet activity with advanced visibility and control over internet, application, and removable media usage. Get granular insights into file uploads/downloads, file transfers to removable media, logon/logoff times, and more!

Real-time web activity monitoring dashboard
Real-time web activity monitoring dashboard

Monitor Employee Web Usage and Productivity

CurrentWare’s detailed employee productivity reports provide managers with the productivity metrics they need to better understand how employees spend their time at work.

 

  • Monitor employee web usage: see the websites and apps each person uses and spot time lost to social media, games and streaming
  • Track employee engagement across your entire workforce, a specific team, and individual employees
  • Review the websites that were open during inactive periods to verify that idle time was spent on work-related tasks
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Keep a Pulse on Real-Time Team Activity

Today’s Insights displays the real-time productivity and availability status of individuals and teams via an at-a-glance dashboard.

 

Easily view the most recent productivity metrics to understand who is actively working and what application/website they last used.

 

  • Get high-level views of the activity and productivity of individual users and teams
  • Easily see who is online now, who has gone idle, and who hasn’t logged in today
  • Filter cards by activity, productivity, name, and average activity time
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Save Money With Genuine Software Usage Data

Underutilized software costs businesses a staggering $34 billion per year! With genuine insights into employee application usage you can make informed software asset management decisions.

 

  • Find the utilization rate of specific pieces of software
  • Discover what SaaS tools have fallen out of use
  • Ensure you have enough licenses to meet genuine demand
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Take Screenshots of Employees’ Screens

Our employee monitoring software lets you capture screenshots of your employees’ screens to see exactly what they are doing on their computers.

 

  • Capture high-resolution and compressed screenshots
  • Monitor desktops in real-time to watch for unsafe data handling and inappropriate behavior
  • Screenshots are tagged with the website or application that was being used, the time, and the name of the computer
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Get Insights Based on Employee Location

 

BrowseReporter’s Location Insights dashboard helps leaders make data-driven decisions about remote, in-office, and hybrid work.

 

Promote flexibility without sacrificing accountability with insights into how location flexibility affects employee performance and engagement.

 

  • Compare productivity scores between groups of in-office, remote, and hybrid employees to gauge the impact that location has on employee performance
  • See how much of your workforce is working in-office, remotely, or hybrid in a given timeframe
  • Review productivity trends to decide if frequently abused distractions need to be limited with BrowseControl’s URL filter
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CASE STUDY

Shady Maple Transforms Their Productivity With Internet Filtering and Monitoring Software

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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.

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Employee Internet Usage Reports & Dashboards

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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

Ready to Monitor Employee Internet Use?

Analyze your employees’ work habits and productivity with BrowseReporter

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currentware-comes-with-citrix-compatibility Capterra awarded CurrentWare as Best Ease of Use software 2026 CurrentWare Named a top choice by Forbes Advisor for best employee monitoring software 2025 Top Rated Employee monitoring software by SoftwareWorld CurrentWare recognized as trusted vendor of epmloyee monitoring software by Crozdesk in 2026 GetApp recognized Currentware as software with best functionality & features 2025 G2 selected CurrentWare as High Performer (Fall 2024) in employee monitoring software category GetApp recognized Currentware as employee monitoring software Category Leaders in 2024 G2 selected CurrentWare as Easiest To Do Business With (Fall 2024) in user monitoring category CurrentWare recognized by Crozdesk as a Quality Choice Solution in 2026 SoftwareAdvice rated CurrentWare as Front Runners in 2024 CurrentWare recognized by SoftwareSuggest for Best Support in 2024 CurrentWare recognized as a FinancesOnline Rising Star CurrentWare recognized by Capterra for Best Value Award in 2022 CurrentWare recognized by SoftwareSuggest for Best Support in 2024 Crozdesk recognized CurrentWare as Leader in Employee Monitoring Software 2021

What customers say about CurrentWare

4.8 / 5 306 verified reviews on Capterra
  • Ease of use 4.7
  • Customer service 4.6
  • Features 4.6
  • Value for money 4.6

Across the whole CurrentWare Suite.

★★★★★ Capterra · Nov 2025

Productivity Monitoring Feedback

“Easy tracking of employee productivity. Seamless transition from person to person on the back end. Easy to update.”

Sean M Office Manager Marketing and advertising · 11-50 employees
★★★★★ Capterra · Nov 2023

BC is terrific.

“BC is fast and easy to deploy on different platforms. I also love the fact that it is open source and compatible with devices. The support team is incredible and responsive. The hardware is fast with up to date robust features.”

Pauline K Human Resources Manager Information technology and services · 11-50 employees
★★★★★ Capterra · Jan 2025

Making every files safe using AccessPatrol.

“It has been the most secure platform for me in keeping my files safe and secure from external threats and unauthorized storage devices. It is less costly. Its data protection feature has made me to confidently send or upload large data to others without having loosing any. Simple to set up for me and to use. Easy to block and track threats trying to gain access to my files since using this software. It also keep me up to date on various activities done on my files. It offers good customer care services.”

Folasola S Public Relation Specialist Management consulting · 51-200 employees
★★★★★ Capterra · Sep 2025

Self hosted Workforce insight software

“The agent is pretty efficient, and the reports provides are very helpful to the HR. We implemented this when most of our employees transition to work from home or hybrid. We compared few other softwares, and this was one which was cost efficient, and helped us implement without much overhead.”

Shibu B CTO Computer software · 51-200 employees
★★★★★ Capterra · Nov 2023

Enhancing Security and Productivity with BrowseControl

“BrowseControl has been a great tool for our organisation due to the enhanced security that it provides because of which we are protected from the phishing, the online threats by blocking access to potentially harmful websites. We can prioritise business-critical applications and control the bandwidth usage, which ensures that essential tasks are not affected by excessive non-work-related web traffic. The tool is very user-friendly and the filtering rules are highly customisable which is something that I really like.”

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★★★★★ Capterra · Jan 2025

Managing access to my files using AccessPatrol.

“I have been able to control the access to my files effectively since using this software which has made my files secure and safe from external threats and devices. I get notified of any external threats which allows me to easily block and track it down easily. Its very easy for me to use and made affordable for me. Its interface is so simple and it shows the detailed log activities on my files.”

Richard O Graphic Designer Marketing and advertising · 11-50 employees
★★★★☆ Capterra · Sep 2025

Great Tool for Remote Work Management

“I love having this available as most of our staff works remote. I typically only use it when there is an issue but having it available is great.”

Stormie P SVP – Director of Operations Insurance · 51-200 employees
★★★★☆ Capterra · Aug 2023

Threat free browsing environment facilitation tool

“The cyber attack response automated system safeguards our data from malware attacks. BrowseControl provides real-time insights on security situation from workloads. It has simple configuration procedure with other applications that saves time and resources for entire implementation process.”

James R Marketing Specialist Marketing and advertising · 11-50 employees
★★★★★ Capterra · Jan 2025

A secure platform for keeping my gaming files.

“I can effectively keep my game files safe and secure using this software without the fear of loosing it to hackers or other storage devices that i did not authorized. I can also get to manage the users i wish to gain access to my gaming files and also block or track suspicious threats or access to my files. Uploading and transfer of large files has also been made easy for me to do using this software when am developing various games. Simple to use and not costly to acquire.”

Chuks O Game Developer Computer games · 11-50 employees
★★★★☆ Capterra · Jul 2023

Reliable employee performance monitoring software

“This product has efficient database that collects data of all the organization employees. It enhances excellent management of time by sending alerts to the management on work processes.”

Gerald W Senior Backend Engineer Computer software · 51-200 employees
★★★★☆ Capterra · Aug 2023

Powerful network security control application

“It prevents members in the organization from visiting vulnerable areas in the internet. Browse control tests authenticity of browsers before operations. It provides alerts when there are data threats that can affect workflows.”

Bryson H Data Engineer Financial services · 5001-10000 employees
★★★★★ Capterra · Jan 2025

My Review On Accesspatrol

“It is a Unique Software that entails various features which helps to prevent Data breaches, it is able to protect our inventories from being copied from unauthorized users, attempt to access confidential Data it sends warning instantly to the admin, its customer service has been really supportive incase of any challenges, This software help protect our sensitive information and provide comprehensive activity log.”

Folarin A Sport Officer Sports · 11-50 employees
Internet Use Policy Template
Internet Use Policy Template

FREE DOWNLOAD

Internet Use Policy Template

 

Download this FREE internet use policy to set standards for acceptable internet usage in your organization.

 

  • Disclose the organization’s intent to monitor internet use
  • Communicate acceptable standards for technology use
  • Describe your users’ rights and responsibilities

Real-Time Employee Computer Activity Dashboards & Reports

Monitor Computer Activity

Get real-time insights into your users’ technology use

Screenshot Monitoring

Take automatic screenshots or remotely view desktops

Track App Use

Get insights into software usage trends in your organization

Idle Time Tracking

Track mouse and keyboard movement to monitor inactivity

Email Reports & Alerts

Automatically send reports to designated inboxes based on events or schedules

Tracking Scheduler

Limit activity tracking to specific days and schedules such as employee work hours

Employee Privacy

Optional privacy-enhancing features improve transparency and minimize data collection

Stealth Mode Option

The software can run silently in the background or be configured to alert users

Central Web Console

Save time with a central admin console; optionally integrate Active
Directory OUs or security groups

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

Frequently asked

Frequently Asked Questions:

Websites visited, time on each site, bandwidth, application use, idle time and optional screenshots.

Yes. The agent keeps tracking off the corporate network.

Generally yes on company devices with a legitimate purpose and clear notice; rules vary by state and province. Link employee monitoring laws by state and internet use policy template

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