What is Insightful and what is it used for?

Short answer: Insightful, formerly called Workpuls, is workforce analytics and time tracking software. Companies use it to track work hours and attendance, see how time is spent across apps and websites, and analyze productivity trends in remote, hybrid and office teams.

A quick overview

Insightful was founded in 2015 as Workpuls and changed its name in 2022. It's based in New York. It has desktop apps for Windows, Mac and Linux, a cloud platform and an optional on-premise version.

Main features

According to Insightful's official information:

• Time and attendance tracking: automatic time mapping and attendance records.
• App and website usage: which apps and sites are used, and active and idle time.
• Screenshots: optional, depending on company settings.
• Productivity dashboards: trends, benchmarks and reports.
• AI insights: including burnout signals and security alerts.
• Alerts and automations: configurable by each company.
• Integrations: BambooHR, ADP, Gusto, Jira, Asana, GitHub, Wrike and BigQuery.

Which features are on depends on the plan and how each company configures it.

Who uses Insightful

• BPOs and call centers.
• Finance, insurance, healthcare and retail companies.
• IT teams and outsourcing providers.
• Companies with remote and hybrid teams.

What to know if your company uses it

If your company uses Insightful, ask which data is collected, when, who can see it and how long it's kept. See Your employer requires a monitoring app? These are your rights.

Information reviewed in October 2026 from Insightful's official website. Insightful is a trademark of its owner; Zuturno is not affiliated with Insightful.

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