Plans and add ons
Mera Work
All features in a plan.
Apploye
A free plan, two paid plans and Enterprise, plus paid add ons for the silent app, screen recording, more screenshots, API access, white labelling and on premise hosting.
Looking for an Apploye alternative?
See how Mera Work and Apploye compare on features, plans and yearly cost, using Apploye's published prices in US dollars.
$3
per user per month, billed yearly
- All features in a plan
- Live screen monitoring included
- Attendance, shifts and insights included
From $4.50
per user per month, billed yearly, in US dollars
- Free plan for up to 10 users, then Elite, Power and Enterprise
- Silent app, screen recording and API access are add ons on Elite
- Also covers payroll, invoicing and mobile apps
Which should you choose?
Both tools track time and activity. They are built for different jobs, so start with what you need.
Choose Mera Work if
- You want all features in a plan, instead of choosing between tiers and add ons
- You want live screen monitoring as well as screenshots
- You want attendance, productivity insights and alerts included in the price
- You want a flat price per user: $3 billed yearly or $4 month to month
- You want a visible tracking mode and a silent background mode in the same product, with notice and consent handled by you under local law
Choose Apploye if
- You want a free plan for a team of up to 10 people
- You want time tracking together with payroll, invoicing, expenses and client budgets
- You need Android and iOS apps as well as desktop apps
- You want ready made integrations such as Jira, Asana, ClickUp and Deel
- You want screen recording and are happy to pay for it as an add on
Mera Work and Hubstaff, feature by feature
Apploye sells in plans: Starter (free), Elite, Power and Enterprise, with some features as paid add ons. Where Apploye gates or limits a feature, the table says which plan or add on applies. Mera Work's plan includes all features.
Features
Mera Work
Apploye
Monitoring and tracking
Live dashboard and analytics
Yes
Yes
Timesheets
Yes
Elite plan and above
Screenshot capture
Yes
Capped by plan
App and website usage tracking
Yes
Capped on Starter
Keyboard and mouse activity levels (not keystroke logging)
Yes
Yes
Live view of who is working
Yes
Live feed and instant screenshots
Silent background tracking
Yes
Add on
Productivity and insights
App and website productivity classification
Yes
Listed as coming soon
Productivity reports and activity analytics
Yes
Yes
Suspicious activity alerts
Yes
Listed as coming soon
Workforce and attendance
Attendance tracking
Yes
Yes
Project and task time tracking
Yes
Yes
Control and administration
Single sign on
Yes
Enterprise plan
API access
Yes
Add on, included on Power
Assigned account manager
Yes
Elite plan and above
Private cloud or on premise deployment
Enterprise
Add on, 100 users minimum
Security certifications
See compliance page
GDPR and HIPAA, as stated by Apploye
Where Apploye does more
Free plan
No
Up to 10 users
Mobile apps for tracking
No
Yes
Screen recording
No
Add on
Payroll, invoicing and expenses
No
Yes
Ready made integrations
API access
Yes
Apploye column checked against its public website on 4 October 2026.
Apploye is a trademark of its owner. This comparison uses Apploye's public pages as they stood on 4 October 2026. Plans and prices change, so check apploye.com before you decide. Mera Work is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apploye.
Estimate your yearly cost
Set your team size and see what the two tools cost per year. Apploye's prices are the ones it publishes, in US dollars. Pick the Apploye plan that matches what you would actually need.
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Mera Work prices exclude applicable taxes. Apploye's free Starter plan for up to 10 users is not included. Its add ons, such as the Stealth App ($2 per user per month), More Screenshots ($2 on Elite), Screen Recording ($4) and API Access ($1 on Elite), are priced separately and are not included. Enterprise pricing is not published, so it is not included. Prices checked on 4 October 2026.
How the two differ
Facts from the products' own pages, with no opinions about which is better for you.
Live view
Mera Work
Includes live screen monitoring.
Apploye
A live feed shows who is tracking time, and managers can take an instant screenshot. Screen recording is a paid add on.
Scope
Mera Work
Work visibility, time tracking and attendance for computers.
Apploye
Also covers payroll, invoicing, expenses, client billing and mobile apps.
Pricing
Mera Work
$3 per user per month billed yearly, or $4 month to month.
Apploye
Free for up to 10 users. Paid plans run from $4.50 to $12 per user per month, plus add ons, depending on plan and billing.
Switching to Mera Work in four steps
Set up a workspace, add your team and start tracking work through a short guided flow.
01
Set up your workspace
Create your account and configure your organisation settings from the admin dashboard.
02
Add your team
Add users individually or in bulk with name, email and role.
03
Activate users
Send activation emails so your team can activate their accounts.
04
Start tracking work
Once users install and activate the agent, Mera Work starts capturing work activity.
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What teams say about Mera Work
We find Mera Work to be of great use to us working from a remote environment.
The best employee monitoring tool out there! Mera Work has features like live streaming and screen capturing that make it unique!
Mera Work provides reports on work patterns and performance. It reduces bias in performance reviews. A great monitoring tool for any organisation.
Apploye alternative questions
What is a good Apploye alternative?
It depends on what you need from the tool. If you want all features in a plan, including live screen monitoring, attendance and productivity insights, Mera Work is worth a look. If you need a free plan, payroll, invoicing or mobile apps in the same product, Apploye covers more of that.
Is Mera Work cheaper than Apploye?
Mera Work is $3 per user per month billed yearly or $4 month to month, with the full feature set included. Apploye publishes $4.50 to $12 per user per month for its paid plans, depending on plan and billing, and some features are add ons. Apploye also has a free plan for up to 10 users. The calculator above shows the difference for your team size.
Does Apploye have a free plan?
Yes. Apploye's Starter plan is free for up to 10 users, with limits on screenshots, app and website tracking and history. Mera Work has a 14 day free trial with all features and no card.
Does Mera Work log keystrokes?
No. Mera Work records keyboard and mouse activity levels, not what is typed.
Can I switch from Apploye easily?
Setup is a short guided flow: create the workspace, add your team, send activation emails and install the agent. You can try the full product free for 14 days without a card.
See Mera Work with your own team
Try all features free for 14 days, no card. Add your team and compare the reports with what you use today.
