Plans
Mera Work
A plan with all features.
Controlio
Basic, Advanced and Enterprise plans. API, single sign on and input counts need Advanced.
Looking for a Controlio alternative?
See how Mera Work and Controlio compare on features, plans and yearly cost, using Controlio's published prices.
$3
per user per month, billed yearly
- A plan with all features
- Live screen monitoring included
- Attendance, shifts and insights included
From $6.67
per user per month, billed yearly, in US dollars
- Basic, Advanced and Enterprise plans
- Optional keystroke logging and screen video recording
- Windows and Mac agents, cloud or on premises
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 a plan with all features, instead of choosing between plans
- You want live screen monitoring and screenshots, with keyboard and mouse activity levels and no keystroke logging
- You want attendance, shift monitoring, productivity insights and alerts included in the price
- You want a flat price per user: $3 billed yearly or $4 month to month
- You need agents for Windows, Mac and Linux
- 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 Controlio if
- You want optional keystroke logging and email, file and print capture
- You want continuous screen video recording of the working day
- You want behaviour rules that alert on, or block, websites, applications and USB drives
- You want to host the server yourself on premises or in a private cloud
- You want location tracking and a GDPR mode that limits what is collected
Mera Work and Controlio, feature by feature
Controlio sells in three plans: Basic, Advanced and Enterprise. Where Controlio gates a feature, the table says which plan you need. Mera Work includes all features in its plan.
Features
Mera Work
Controlio
Monitoring and tracking
Live dashboard and analytics
Yes
Yes
Live screen monitoring
Yes
Yes
App and website usage tracking
Yes
Yes
Keyboard and mouse activity levels (not keystroke logging)
Yes
Advanced plan
Visible and silent tracking modes
Yes
Yes
Windows, Mac and Linux agents
Yes
Windows and Mac
Productivity and insights
App and website productivity classification
Yes
Yes
Productivity insights and trends
Yes
Yes
Real time alerts and notifications
Yes
Yes
Idle time alerts
Yes
Yes
Workforce and attendance
Attendance and working hours
Yes
Yes
Control and administration
Role based access
Yes
Yes
Two factor authentication
Yes
Yes
Audit log
Yes
Yes
Single sign on
Yes
Advanced plan
API access
Yes
Advanced plan
On premises deployment
Enterprise, on request
On request
Where Controlio does more
Continuous screen video recording
No
Optional
Keystroke logging
No
Optional
Email content capture
No
Optional
Location tracking
No
Advanced plan
Controlio column checked against its public website on 4 October 2026.
Controlio is a trademark of its owner. This comparison uses Controlio's public pages as they stood on 4 October 2026. Plans and prices change, so check controlio.net before you decide. Silent tracking, keystroke logging and screen recording are subject to local law, and notice and consent are the employer's responsibility. Mera Work is not affiliated with or endorsed by Controlio.
Estimate your yearly cost
Set your team size and see what both tools cost per year. Controlio's prices are the ones it publishes, in US dollars. Pick the Controlio plan that matches what you would actually need.
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Mera Work prices exclude applicable taxes. Controlio's Enterprise plan is priced on request, so it is not included. Controlio lists a range of 5 to 10,000 users for Basic and Advanced. 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.
Monitoring approach
Mera Work
Screenshots and live screen monitoring, with keyboard and mouse activity levels. It does not log keystrokes.
Controlio
Screen streaming and video recording, plus optional keystroke, email, file and print capture.
Platforms
Mera Work
Agents for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Controlio
Agents for Windows and Mac. Server on AWS, Windows or Linux.
Pricing
Mera Work
$3 per user per month billed yearly, or $4 month to month.
Controlio
Published prices run from $6.67 to $11.99 per user per month for Basic and Advanced, 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 people 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.
Controlio alternative questions
What is a good Controlio alternative?
It depends on what you need from the tool. If you want a plan with all features, including live screen monitoring, attendance and productivity insights, without keystroke logging, Mera Work is worth considering. If you need keystroke logging, continuous video recording or behaviour rules that block websites and applications, Controlio covers more of that.
Is Mera Work cheaper than Controlio?
Mera Work is $3 per user per month billed yearly or $4 month to month, with all features included. Controlio publishes $6.67 and $9.99 per user per month billed yearly for Basic and Advanced, and $7.99 and $11.99 month to month. The calculator above shows the difference for your team size.
Does Mera Work log keystrokes?
No. Mera Work records keyboard and mouse activity levels, not what is typed. Controlio offers keystroke logging as an option.
Does Mera Work record the screen like Controlio?
Mera Work captures screenshots and offers live screen monitoring. It does not record continuous screen video. Controlio offers screen streaming and video recording as an option.
Does Mera Work run on Linux?
Yes. Mera Work has agents for Windows, Mac and Linux. Controlio lists Windows and Mac for its agent.
Can I try Mera Work before deciding?
Yes. You can try all features free for 14 days without a card, then compare the reports with what you use today.
See Mera Work with your own team
All features, 14 days free, no card. Add your team and compare the reports with what you use today.
