Comparison
fairzeit vs Memtime. Just as private. A different contract.
Choose Memtime if you work on Windows or Linux, want to send your hours to another tool through an integration, or don’t mind committing for a year or two: Basic costs €12 a month billed yearly, fairzeit €16. Choose fairzeit if you want to be able to cancel any month on monthly billing, want every suggestion to tell you why it fits, and want everything in one plan.
Seven things
Lane by lane. fairzeit 7 of 7, Memtime 3 of 7.
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Tracks automatically in the background
Both run in the background, and Memtime runs on Windows and Linux too. On this lane they are equal.
- fairzeit
- Yes: In the background, on the Mac (Windows planned)
- Memtime
- Yes: Windows, Mac and Linux
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Suggests entries and says why
Memtime assigns time by rules you set up. fairzeit suggests even without a rule and tells you the reason before you confirm.
- fairzeit
- Yes: With the reason; you confirm
- Memtime
- Limited: By your rules
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Activity local, entries in the EU
Both keep the recording on your device. Memtime runs its servers in Germany; fairzeit stores confirmed entries in the EU.
- fairzeit
- Yes: Activity stays local; confirmed entries are stored in the EU
- Memtime
- Yes: Local; servers in Germany
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No screenshots, in any plan
Neither Memtime nor fairzeit takes screenshots, in any plan.
- fairzeit
- Yes: No setting turns them on
- Memtime
- Yes
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Cancel monthly
Memtime bills at least a quarter in advance. With fairzeit on monthly billing you can stop in any month it doesn’t pay off.
- fairzeit
- Yes: On monthly billing; the yearly plan at the year’s end
- Memtime
- No: Quarter, year or 2 years
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Everything in one plan, solo or team
Memtime tiers its plans by integrations, which fairzeit doesn’t have at all. fairzeit has a single plan, and it has every feature.
- fairzeit
- Yes: Every feature, from one person
- Memtime
- Limited: Tiers by integrations fairzeit lacks
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Pay once, with updates
Memtime is subscription only. fairzeit can also be bought once, with every update for as long as fairzeit is offered.
- fairzeit
- Yes: Lifetime from €349; sales open soon
- Memtime
- No: Recurring only
Price · October 2026
What Memtime costs. And what fairzeit costs.
| Plan | Billed yearly | Billed monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Basicno integrations · quarterly: €15 · 2 years: €10 | €12 | – |
| ConnectMatching planwith integrations · quarterly: €22 · 2 years: €15 | €18 | – |
| Premiumquarterly: €30 · 2 years: €20 | €25 | – |
| Enterprisefrom 50 seats | On request | |
Per person per month, VAT not stated. As of 14 October 2026.
fairzeit
- Billed yearly
- €16
- Billed monthly
- €20
One plan with every feature, solo or team. Per person per month, excluding VAT.
Lifetime: €349 once per seat, €299 for each further seat, with every update for as long as fairzeit is offered, at least 5 years. Sales open soon.
A year for 1, 5 and 10 people, billed yearly
| 1 person | 5 people | 10 people | |
|---|---|---|---|
| fairzeitsubscription, excl. VAT | €192 | €960 | €1,920 |
| Memtime ConnectVAT not stated | €216 | €1,080 | €2,160 |
| fairzeit Lifetimeonce, excl. VAT | €349 | €1,545 | – |
Lifetime at the first tier; at most 5 seats per company, larger teams use the subscription.
In fairness
Where Memtime is better. What speaks for Memtime.
Windows and Linux
Memtime also runs on Windows and Linux. So far fairzeit is for macOS only; Windows is planned and Linux comes later, both with no date yet.
Integrations
From Connect up, Memtime sends your hours to more than 100 other tools, such as DATEV, Bexio, MOCO or Harvest. fairzeit exports files.
Price if you commit
Basic costs €12 a month billed yearly, €10 on a two-year plan. fairzeit costs €16.
A draw: both keep the recording on your device, and neither takes screenshots. Both have a 14-day trial; fairzeit’s asks for a payment method, Memtime’s doesn’t.
Switching
From Memtime to fairzeit. Your data comes along.
- From Memtime
Timeline report as Excel or CSVExcel · CSV- fairzeit takes over
- Time entries, projects and tasks
- Hourly rates
- Not taken over; you enter them yourself.
Your Memtime subscription runs until the end of the period you paid for, so you can run both side by side before you switch.
How switching worksQuestions
Questions about Memtime and fairzeit
Can I bring my Memtime data with me?
Yes. In Memtime, export the timeline report as Excel or CSV and load the file into fairzeit. fairzeit takes over the time entries, projects and tasks. fairzeit doesn’t take hourly rates from Memtime; you enter them yourself.
Is fairzeit cheaper than Memtime?
It depends on the plan. Memtime Basic costs €12 per person per month billed yearly, less than fairzeit at €16. But Memtime’s integrations start at Connect for €18, and there is no monthly billing: the shortest term is a quarter. fairzeit costs €20 a month, cancel monthly, or €16 billed yearly, excluding VAT. Memtime doesn’t say whether its prices include VAT.
Does fairzeit run on Windows or Linux like Memtime?
Not yet. So far fairzeit is for macOS only. Windows is planned and Linux comes later, both with no date yet. If you work on Windows or Linux today, Memtime is the better choice.
Can my team see what I do on my computer?
Not with either. Memtime deliberately shows colleagues and managers none of your entries. With fairzeit, your team lead sees only the confirmed entries of your linked projects: project, start, end, minutes, note and whether billable.
Can I try Memtime and fairzeit side by side?
Yes. Memtime has a 14-day trial, fairzeit a 14-day one. Run both for a week and see which leaves you less to fix afterwards.
Run fairzeit next to Memtime for a week.
44 days risk-free: 14 days to try, then 30 days to get your first charge back. How it works