The problem
Why teams resist time tracking
The traditional choice is accuracy vs trust. Manual timers are private but lose billable hours. Monitoring tools are accurate but erode culture. Rize breaks this tradeoff: automatic capture with an approval gate before leadership sees what the time was for.
Billable hours lost to manual tracking
Forgotten timers, rounded estimates, and short tasks leave gaps in billable hours and project cost reports. Measure those gaps with your own team's data.
Monitoring can undermine trust
Screenshot-based tools create compliance theater. People game the system instead of working naturally. Adoption drops, data quality drops.
Screenshots stored by default
Rize reads window metadata by default. Vision is opt-in; entries are approved before managers see the client or project. Accurate data, voluntary adoption, no surveillance.
How it works
From background capture to clean billable data
The most important feature is not automation. It is the approve button. Every entry passes through your team before leadership sees it.
01
Capture in the background
Rize reads window titles and URLs to detect which app, website, or document is in focus. No screenshots, no keystroke logging, no screen recording.
02
AI categorizes by client and project
Machine learning matches each work session to the correct client and project based on learned patterns. No manual tagging required.
03
Team reviews and approves
Each team member reviews their entries in a personal panel. They can edit, reassign, or delete anything before it is approved, and managers see the client or project only after approval. This is the gate that separates Rize from surveillance.
04
Leadership receives clean billable data
Managers see approved team-level utilization, billable vs non-billable splits, and per-client profitability. Never raw activity logs.
Automatic capture, manual timers, or monitoring software
Three models for team time tracking. Only one gives you accurate data without surveillance.
| Approach | Tracking model | What leadership sees | Privacy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rize | Auto capture + review/approve | Approved team-level utilization | No screenshots or keystroke logs; local until shared |
| Manual Timers | Start/stop timers | Only remembered hours | Usually privacy-friendly |
| Monitoring Tools | Auto + active monitoring | Deep individual oversight | Screenshots, keystroke options |
Real results from real teams
+20%
More billable time recovered
Momentum Studio, a 12-person creative agency, recovered 20% more billable time after switching from manual timesheets to Rize. No surveillance, no behavior change required.
98%
Client billing accuracy
Impulse Labs, a 6-person product studio, achieved 98% client billing accuracy. The review-and-approve step catches miscategorization before data reaches an invoice.
Download Rize
Rize runs on your desktop to automatically track your time. Download now and start your free trial in under a minute.
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