The Best RescueTime Alternative for Client-Ready Time Tracking
Track billable hours and hand off cleanly to your billing tool — without monitoring your own screen time.
Looking for a RescueTime alternative? Teetrack replaces passive productivity monitoring with active billable time tracking and CSV export for external invoicing — €4/month on the Business plan, EU hosted.
| Feature | Teetrack | RescueTime |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | €4/month (Business, single user) | $9–$18/user/month (per-seat) |
| Core approach | Manual billable time tracking with CSV export for billing | Automatic activity monitoring and focus tools |
| Invoicing | Uses your billing tool via CSV export | Not available (timesheets only on Solo+/Team+) |
| Multi-currency billing | Included | Not available |
| EU data hosting | Hetzner, Germany (always) | US-hosted (no EU option) |
| Privacy approach | Trust-based — you log what you work on | Monitors apps, websites, and screen activity automatically |
| Free tier | No free plan | Free Lite plan with basic tracking |
Migrate from RescueTime in 15–20 minutes
Step 1: Review your RescueTime reports for reference
Export or screenshot your RescueTime productivity reports for the past month. These help you estimate how many billable hours you typically work per week — useful context when setting up Teetrack projects.
Step 2: Set up clients, projects, and hourly rates in Teetrack
Create your client list, project names, currencies, and hourly rates. Since RescueTime does not track by client or project, this is your chance to organize billable work properly from the start.
Step 3: Track a real week and compare totals
Run Teetrack for one billing period. Compare your tracked billable hours against what RescueTime reported as productive time. This validates your setup before switching fully.
Step 4: Set up billing exports and go live
Teetrack exports billable time to CSV so you can invoice in your billing tool of choice. Once your first Teetrack export reconciles with your billing tool, cancel RescueTime and track everything in one place.
Example scenario
“Server data stays on EU infrastructure, which cleared the GDPR scope question my European clients always raise.”
An illustrative example based on common freelancer and agency workflows — not a quote from a specific customer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Track billable time with clean CSV exports — no monitoring required
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