Both tools track time, screenshots and attendance. They are priced and packaged differently, so start with what you need.
Choose Mera Work if
You want a plan with all features, instead of choosing between a free plan, Premium and Business
You want live screen monitoring on the same plan for any team size, without a 25 user minimum
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 FocusRO if
You want a free plan for a team of up to three users
You want location tracking and site visit management for field teams, with a mobile app
You want pay rates and invoice rates worked out from tracked time
You want screenshots blurred, with the option to store them on your own S3 or SFTP server
Mera Work and FocusRO, feature by feature
FocusRO sells a free plan, Premium and Business, plus institutional and Enterprise plans. Where FocusRO gates a feature, the table says which plan you need. Mera Work includes all features in its plan.
FeaturesMera WorkFocusRO
Monitoring and tracking
Live team dashboardYesYes
Screenshot captureYesYes
Screenshot blurYesYes
App and website usage trackingYesYes
Idle time detectionYesYes
Live screen monitoringYesBusiness plan
Keystroke loggingNoNo
Productivity and insights
App and website productivity classificationYesYes
Productive and unproductive time reportsYesYes
Project and task time tracking with reportsYesYes
Workforce and attendance
Attendance trackingYesYes
Shift monitoringYesYes
Holiday configurationYesYes
Control and administration
Desktop apps for Windows, macOS and LinuxYesYes
Screenshot retentionUp to three months90 days
Own storage location for screenshotsOwn cloud storage for any customerBusiness plan
Private cloud or on premise deploymentEnterpriseEnterprise plan
Where FocusRO does more
Mobile app with location tracking and site visits for field teamsNoYes
Pay rates and invoice rates from tracked timeNoYes
White labelled dashboard and client appNoBusiness plan
Free plan for up to three usersNoYes
FocusRO column checked against its public website on 4 October 2026.
FocusRO is a trademark of its owner. This comparison uses FocusRO's public pages as they stood on 4 October 2026. Plans and prices change, so check focusro.com before you decide. Mera Work is not affiliated with or endorsed by FocusRO.
Estimate your yearly cost
Set your team size and see what both tools cost per year. FocusRO's prices are the ones it publishes, in US dollars. Pick the FocusRO plan that matches what you would actually need.
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Mera Work prices exclude applicable taxes. FocusRO publishes $3.99 per user per month for Premium with a 10 percent yearly discount, so the yearly view uses $3.59. Business is $9.99 with a minimum of 25 users and no published yearly discount, so both views use $9.99. FocusRO's free plan for up to three users is not deducted. Institutional and Enterprise plans have no published prices, so they are 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.
Plans and pricing
Mera Work
A plan with all features: $3 per user per month billed yearly, or $4 month to month.
FocusRO
A free plan for up to three users, Premium at $3.99 and Business at $9.99 per user per month with a 25 user minimum, plus institutional and Enterprise plans.
Live view
Mera Work
Includes live screen monitoring.
FocusRO
Shows the latest screenshots with people's status on all plans. Its pricing table lists live streaming on Business and above.
Tracking approach
Mera Work
A visible tracking mode and a silent background mode. Notice and consent are the employer's responsibility under local law.
FocusRO
Describes consent based tracking that starts when the employee presses Start, with blurred screenshots and no keystroke logging.
Scope
Mera Work
Work visibility, time tracking and attendance for computers.
FocusRO
Also covers location tracking for field teams, pay rates and invoice rates.
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.
We find Mera Work to be of great use to us working from a remote environment.
Mohammed HarisHuman Resource Lead, Dezy IT
The best employee monitoring tool out there! Mera Work has features like live streaming and screen capturing that make it unique!
Abhishek SharmaFounder, One Six One
Mera Work provides reports on work patterns and performance. It reduces bias in performance reviews. A great monitoring tool for any organisation.
Sushma ChowtaSr. HR Manager, Synergy Connect
FocusRO alternative questions
What is a good FocusRO 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, Mera Work is worth considering. If you need location tracking, pay and invoice rates or a free plan for a small team, FocusRO covers more of that.
Is Mera Work cheaper than FocusRO?
It depends on the plan and team size. Mera Work is $3 per user per month billed yearly or $4 month to month, with all features included. FocusRO publishes $3.99 per user per month for Premium and $9.99 for Business, which has a 25 user minimum and lists live streaming. It also has a free plan for up to three users. The calculator above shows the difference for your team size.
Does FocusRO offer live screen view?
Its pricing table lists live streaming on the Business plan and on its institutional and Enterprise plans. All plans show the latest screenshot with people's status. Mera Work includes live screen monitoring in its plan.
Does Mera Work log keystrokes?
No. Mera Work records keyboard and mouse activity levels, not what is typed. FocusRO also states that it does not capture keyboard input.
Does Mera Work offer location tracking like FocusRO?
No. Mera Work is built for work on computers. It does not offer location tracking for field staff or pay and invoice rates. FocusRO offers these.
Can I switch from FocusRO 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
All features, 14 days free, no card. Add your team and compare the reports with what you use today.
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