Pricing structure
Mera Work
A flat price at any team size, with all features included.
EmpMonitor
Published plans priced by team size, with all features across them, and a custom quote above 200 users.
Looking for an EmpMonitor alternative?
See how Mera Work and EmpMonitor compare on features, plans and yearly cost, using EmpMonitor's published prices.
$3
per user per month, billed yearly
- The whole product on a flat plan
- Live screen monitoring included
- Attendance, shifts and insights included
From $3
per user per month, billed yearly, in US dollars
- Rate set by team size, with all features across its plans
- Lists screen recording and keystroke logging
- Also covers website blocking
Which should you choose?
Both tools track time and activity and both offer live screen monitoring. They differ in price structure and in how deep the monitoring goes, so start with what you need.
Choose Mera Work if
- You want a flat price per user, $3 billed yearly or $4 month to month, whatever your team size
- You prefer a tool that records keyboard and mouse activity levels and does not log what is typed
- You want Google or Microsoft single sign on, attendance, shift monitoring and alerts included in the price
- 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
- You want to blur screenshots to protect on screen detail
Choose EmpMonitor if
- You want screen recordings saved for review as well as live screen view
- You want to control an employee's desktop remotely from the dashboard
- You want keystroke logging, website and app blocking and USB detection in the same product
- You want a separate field force product with location tracking
- You want to keep data longer than three months
Mera Work and EmpMonitor, feature by feature
EmpMonitor lists the same features on all of its plans and sets the rate by team size. Where a feature differs by billing period, the table says so. All Mera Work features sit in its plan.
Features
Mera Work
EmpMonitor
Monitoring and tracking
Live dashboard and real time analytics
Yes
Yes
Automatic time tracking
Yes
Yes
Idle time detection
Yes
Yes
Screenshot capture
Yes
Yes
App and website usage tracking
Yes
Yes
Live screen monitoring
Yes
Yes
Online and offline tracking
Yes
Yes
Silent background tracking
Yes
Yes
Productivity and insights
App and website productivity classification
Yes
Yes
Real time alerts and notifications
Yes
Yes
Workforce and attendance
Attendance tracking
Yes
Yes
Shift management
Yes
Yes
Project and task management
Yes
Yes
Control and administration
Role based access
Yes
Yes
API access
Yes
Yes
On premise deployment
Enterprise customers
Yes
Prices published on the website
Yes
Yes
Where EmpMonitor does more
Screen recording
No
Yes
Remote control of employee desktops
No
Yes
Keystroke logging (records what is typed)
No
Yes
Website, app and USB blocking
No
Yes
GPS and geofencing
No
Separate field force product
Face recognition attendance
No
Separate product
Data retention
Up to 3 months
Longer than 3 months
EmpMonitor column checked against its public website on 4 October 2026.
EmpMonitor is a trademark of its owner. This comparison uses EmpMonitor's public pages as they stood on 4 October 2026. Plans and prices change, so check empmonitor.com before you decide. Mera Work is not affiliated with or endorsed by EmpMonitor.
Estimate your yearly cost
Set your team size and see what both tools cost per year. EmpMonitor's prices are the ones it publishes, in US dollars, and its rate falls as the team grows. Pick the EmpMonitor plan for your team size.
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Mera Work prices exclude applicable taxes. EmpMonitor does not say on its pricing page whether its prices include taxes. EmpMonitor sets its rate by team size: Bronze is for 1 to 10 users, Silver for 11 to 50 and Gold for 51 to 200. Teams above 200 users get a custom quote, so that band is not included. EmpMonitor's month to month plans leave out web and app blocking and USB blocking, which its yearly plans include. Prices checked on 4 October 2026.
How the two differ
Facts from both products' own pages, with no opinions about which is better for you.
Live view and recording
Mera Work
Includes live screen monitoring and screenshots.
EmpMonitor
Lists live screen monitoring, screen recording in short saved segments and remote control of the desktop.
Keyboard input
Mera Work
Records keyboard and mouse activity levels. It does not log what is typed.
EmpMonitor
Lists keystroke logging on its plans.
Scope
Mera Work
Work visibility, time tracking and attendance for computers.
EmpMonitor
Also lists website and app blocking, USB detection, data loss prevention and a separate field force product.
Pricing in numbers
Mera Work
$3 per user per month billed yearly, or $4 month to month.
EmpMonitor
Published yearly rates are $4.66, $3.83 and $3 per user per month by team size, or $6, $5 and $4 month to month.
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 own 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.
EmpMonitor alternative questions
What is a good EmpMonitor alternative?
It depends on what you need from the tool. If you want a flat price, live screen monitoring, attendance and productivity insights, without keystroke logging, Mera Work is worth considering. If you need screen recording, remote desktop control or website blocking, EmpMonitor lists more of that.
Is Mera Work cheaper than EmpMonitor?
It depends on your team size. Mera Work is $3 per user per month billed yearly or $4 month to month. EmpMonitor publishes $4.66 and $3.83 per user per month billed yearly for teams of up to 10 and 11 to 50 users, and $3 for 51 to 200 users. The calculator above shows the difference for your team.
Does EmpMonitor offer live screen monitoring?
Yes. EmpMonitor lists live screen monitoring, screen recording and remote control. Mera Work also includes live screen monitoring, but not screen recording or remote control.
Does Mera Work log keystrokes?
No. Mera Work records keyboard and mouse activity levels, not what is typed. EmpMonitor lists keystroke logging on its plans.
Can both tools run silently in the background?
Both describe a background mode. Notice and consent are the employer's responsibility under local law, whichever tool you use.
Can I switch from EmpMonitor easily?
Setup is a short guided flow: create the workspace, add your team, send activation emails and install the agent. You can try all features free for 14 days without a card.
See Mera Work with your own team
The full product, 14 days free, no card. Add your team and compare the reports with what you use today.
