AI coding analytics
Tockly vs WakaTime
WakaTime is the open-source-friendly developer time tracker: IDE plugins measure coding time per project and language, and its 2026 AI dashboard attributes lines of code to AI versus human across Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot.
Tockly is work tracking that reads AI activity: every minute scored as hands-on, agent running, steering, or idle. Here is how the two compare, line by line.
At a glance
| Capability | Tockly | WakaTime |
|---|---|---|
| Classifies human vs AI-agent minutes | Every minute: hands-on, agent running, steering, or idle | Attributes lines of code to AI vs human, not minutes to a driver |
| Credits time supervising an AI agent | Reads agent activity directly and credits it as work | Editor and plugin-tracked agent time counts; no running vs steering split |
| Screenshots | Every 10 minutes, tied to the minute they capture | No |
| Activity tracking | Input event counts only, never keys or content | Plugin heartbeats from instrumented tools only |
| App and site usage | Active app and window titles | Only tools with a WakaTime plugin installed |
| Invoicing from tracked time | Free for up to 3 clients, unlimited on Pro | Premium tier, generated from code stats |
| Free tier | Full capture, unlimited activity history | 1-week dashboard history |
| Entry price (annual) | Free. Pro $12, Team $16 per seat/mo | $8.25/dev/mo |
WakaTime details verified against its public pricing and documentation as of July 2026. Products change; check WakaTime's site for current numbers.
The minute WakaTime can't see
WakaTime is the closest product in this comparison to Tockly's thesis, and the difference is exactly the unit of measurement. WakaTime attributes output: which lines were AI-written, how much coding time, what the tokens cost. It cannot produce the labor split, whether a given minute was the agent running while you watched or you steering it. Its plugin surface reaches past the editor into browsers, design tools, and the terminal, but it is still per-tool instrumentation: whatever has no plugin never happened.
Pricing
Tockly
- Personal: free. Full capture, invoicing for 3 clients, screenshots from this month and last.
- Pro: $12/seat/mo annual ($15 monthly). Unlimited clients, 12 months of screenshot receipts.
- Team: $16/seat/mo annual ($20 monthly). Org rollups, roles, per-person AI adoption.
WakaTime
- Free: individual dashboard, 1-week history.
- Basic $8.25/dev/mo annual ($9 monthly), Premium $12.83 ($14) with full history and invoices.
- Team $19.25/dev/mo annual ($21 monthly), Business $22 ($24).
Which should you pick?
Pick WakaTime if your work happens in tools you can instrument and you want per-line AI attribution, language and project stats, and a free individual dashboard with a plugin for nearly every IDE.
Pick Tockly if the work you need measured is bigger than the tools you have instrumented. WakaTime sees what its plugins see: lines written and time inside tools that have one. Tockly records the whole working day, classifies each minute by who was driving, and turns it into reports, invoices, and team rollups with screenshots behind them.
Frequently asked
WakaTime already shows AI vs human code. How is Tockly different?
WakaTime measures output: it attributes lines of code to AI or human and tracks editor time. Tockly measures labor: every wall-clock minute is classified as hands-on, agent running, steering, or idle, from the agent's own event feed. Output attribution cannot tell you how the hour was actually spent, and it stops at the editor's edge. The two views complement each other; only one of them is a time record you can bill or manage against.
What does WakaTime miss that Tockly captures?
Everything you have not instrumented. WakaTime's signal comes from plugins, and it ships them for more than editors: browsers, Figma, Sketch, Canva, and the terminal all have one. But the coverage is opt-in per tool, so any app without a plugin, along with meetings and away-from-keyboard work, simply never happened. Tockly's capture agent records the whole day, whatever app it happens in, with screenshots as receipts and window titles for context.
Is WakaTime's free plan better than Tockly's?
WakaTime's free tier keeps only 1 week of history, and its own pages disagree on the AI dashboard: the pricing table lists AI insights as a Premium feature while the AI landing page advertises it as free for individuals. Tockly's free tier keeps your activity history without a time cap, includes screenshots from this month and last, and can invoice up to 3 clients. If you want a permanent record rather than a rolling window, the free tiers are not close.
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