Enterprise time tracking with full data control

ManicTime Server runs on your own infrastructure — Windows Server, Linux, or Docker. Your time tracking data never leaves your network. Active Directory integration, centralised user management, and direct database access included as standard.

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What enterprise organisations need from time tracking

Large teams and regulated organisations have requirements that cloud-only time tracking tools cannot meet. Data residency, identity management, audit trails, and integration with existing infrastructure are not optional.

Data must stay on your own infrastructure

Many organisations in government, finance, healthcare, and legal are required by policy or regulation to keep employee data on their own systems. Sending time data to a third-party cloud is not an option.

Time data needs to connect to existing systems and analysis tools

Payroll, project management, billing, and HR systems already exist — time data should flow into them without manual re-entry. Organisations also invest in BI tools like Power BI or Tableau to analyse their data, which means time tracking data needs to be queryable directly, not locked inside a vendor's reporting UI with limited export options.

Manual time entry is unreliable at enterprise scale

Across thousands of employees, even small inaccuracies in self-reported hours compound into major errors that affect billing, payroll, and capacity planning. The more people involved, the harder it is to trust the numbers.

How enterprise deployment works

Install ManicTime Server on your infrastructure

Download and install ManicTime Server on your own Windows Server, Linux machine, or run it in Docker. Connect it to your existing SQL Server or PostgreSQL instance. The server enters a 30 day trial immediately — no licence key needed to start your evaluation.

Connect your clients

Install the ManicTime client on each machine — available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Clients connect to your server automatically using the server address. If your organisation uses Active Directory or LDAP, you can configure ManicTime Server to authenticate users against it, so they log in with their existing domain credentials. AD integration is optional — local accounts work just as well for organisations that do not need it.

Manage centrally, report across the organisation

Administrators define projects, clients, privacy policies, and reporting structures from the server's web interface. Time data lives in your own database — query it directly, connect it to existing BI tools, or export for use in payroll, billing, and HR systems.

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Fully self-hosted deployment

ManicTime Server runs on Windows Server, Linux, or Docker. No data leaves your infrastructure. No dependency on any external service or internet connectivity.

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Automatic tracking across all machines

Every user's time is captured automatically in the background — applications, documents, websites, meetings. No timers, no manual entries, no compliance gaps.

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Centrally managed project and client tags

Administrators define the allowed set of projects and clients once. Every user across the organisation tags time to the same standardised list — ensuring consistent, reportable data at scale.

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Configurable privacy and sharing policies

Define organisation-wide policies for what activity data is collected, what detail is shared with managers, and what employees retain privately. Policies are enforced server-side.

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Organisation-wide reporting

Run time reports across the entire organisation or any subset — filtered by department, project, client, or date range. Export to CSV, connect via API, or query the database directly.

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Integrate with existing tools

Connect ManicTime to project management, billing, or HR systems via API or direct database access. Existing integrations include Jira, ConnectWise, Harvest, and more.

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Chosen by organisations that cannot compromise on data control

ManicTime has been tracking time since 2008. Over 1 million downloads, 13,000+ customers, and 200,000+ licenses — including government agencies, law firms, healthcare organisations, and financial services companies that require time data to stay on their own infrastructure.

ManicTime Server is built for environments where data sovereignty is non-negotiable. There is no phone-home behaviour, no mandatory cloud connectivity, and no dependency on external services. Once deployed, it runs entirely within your network perimeter — including in air-gapped environments with no internet access at all.

Active Directory integration means no separate user provisioning: users are authenticated through your existing identity infrastructure and access is removed automatically when accounts are deactivated. Direct database access means no lock-in — your time data is stored in a standard relational schema in your own SQL Server or PostgreSQL instance, queryable and exportable on your terms.

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Katie
This software automatically tracks the time you spend on your computer. When you step away from your computer for a certain length of time (set by user), it will prompt you to tag that time. For example, if I'm getting coffee and have a 20 minute chat about the weekend, I tag it as personal. But if I have a chat about an upcoming or existing project, I tag it about that project. For the tasks you do on the computer, it can save screenshots every X seconds (again, set by user), so that you can have a reminder when you go to do your billing what each task was for.
Richard
There is a lot to love about Manic Time. It was easy to use and did way more than I was expecting from it. The reporting was informative. The editing was awesome. Tagging and managing the time tracked is robust, yet simple. It is great at taking the tracking out of time tracking. It just does 90% for you. The last 10% is tagging and validating. It really does an amazing job at showing how much time is wasted on mundane tasks or mindless browsing. I handed in my time to a project manager. He asked how I knew I worked 3.28 hours on a specific task. "Manic Time" was my answer.
Dr Steve Day (podcast)
Time tracking and its importance in business operations are discussed in this episode. Dr. Steve Day shares update on their time tracking policies, including the use of new apps and tools such as ManicTime, particularly focusing on the implementation of screenshot tracking.
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Brenda
I do contract work and manage multiple projects where I bounce between projects on an almost by the minute basis. Once tagging is setup I can easily tag all my activities as I do them and my time accumulates in each project bucket. At the end of the day my timesheet is a breeze. This is the best tool I have found so far for a work style that involves heavy duty multi-tasking. I don't know what I would do without ManicTime. Well designed and thought out product.
Mary
I like this application because with manic time we can verify who does their right job. And we also have better control because we can choose the best workers to increase production works very well and without errors.
Gary
Just renewed my licence for another year Just thought I'd let you know that this is one of the best pieces of software I've ever installed on my computer, free or paid for. I run my own business which principally relies on writing technical reports. ManicTime has made it so much easier to track my time over the various projects and therefore manage my fees and costs. (And your support has been excellent when I have had the odd problem).
Oliver
Just wanted to let you know that I think your software has helped me capture $1000's of dollars in revenue that I just wasn't billing before, as I wasn't doing a very good job of tracking my time. With ManicTime I get it all, and if I were ever to be audited by a client, I could give them every detail. Thanks so much!
Judy
The interface is very intuitive and easy to use. The ability to tag and color-code my work allows me to see at a glance how my day has been going. I can organize and structure things as much or as little as I like. What a great product!
Joshua
ManicTime’s ease of use is unmatched, thanks to its intuitive interface and flexible granularity in time-tracking. The power to dive as deep as you need into data with comprehensive tagging and reporting systems is a significant upside. Its vast number of features like document, application, and activity trackers streamline the process of managing and analyzing time efficiently. Moreover, ManicTime’s advanced search capabilities, coupled with the functionality to annotate tagged time, make it a vital tool for enhancing productivity and recalling information during discussions.
Adam
I like that it tracks inactive time on the computer so that you can remember when you started working and when you stopped, and when you took breaks. Very easy to use, I don't have to remember to log in and the app does everything for me without me even doing anything except installing the program. It shows exactly what page and project you were working on and for how long and when.
Amanda
It provides with useful reports which track and monitor the computer usage of employees, as well as the time spent on each computer program or application. Also the presence of an automatic screenshot feature resulted in an increase in my employees’ productivity. It runs automatically on my computer, great.
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