Compare Tracking Time and Diigo: Which Extension is the Best?

	Tracking Time	Diigo
	Tracking Time is a tool for managing tasks and projects with ease. It offers strong integrations and reporting with few functions and many bugs, which lowers the rating. Time Management Productivity	Diigo is a handy tool for bookmarking, highlighting, and annotating web pages. It has many features, but its old design and limited highlight colors might make it less appealing. Highlighter Bookmark Manager
Key Features	Time Tracking: Easily track time spent on tasks with a simple interface. Project Management: Organize tasks and projects efficiently. Reporting: Generate detailed reports to analyze productivity. Integrations: Connect with popular tools like Google Calendar and Slack.	Highlighting: Works well and highlights are recreated on refresh. Notes: You can add notes to your highlights. Link Creation: Create links to your highlights, although this feature is not very reliable. Sidebar Outliner: Simple design but requires time to understand. Syncing: Highlights are synced across devices.
Our Rating	7.6	7.8
Total users	32,223	200,000
Total ratings	156	2,319
Average rating	3.7 ⭐	4.6 ⭐
Entry Level Price	Free	Free
Chrome	4.4 146 ratings 30.0K+Users	4.6 2.3K+ ratings 200.0K+Users
Edge	4.0 2 ratings 1.8K+Users	-
Firefox	2.8 8 ratings 398Users	-
Safari	-	-
Features	5.5 Tracking Time offers numerous functions aimed at both individual users and teams. Projects can be created for which time tracking can then be started. Detailed reports can then be output. In our tests, all these functions also worked in the Tracking Time tool. However, the web extension considered here was disappointing. This only has the function of starting and stopping time recording. Even when beginning time tracking, the extension requires that the corresponding project has been created. It is impossible to spontaneously start time tracking for a new project; the new project must first be made on the external Tracking Time website, where the reports can also be found. The Tracking Time extension therefore has great potential to integrate many useful Tracking Time functions. However, the functions are currently very limited in comparison to competitors.	8.5 Diigo offers basic features for a highlighter and bookmarking tool. It works well and we were able to highlight most websites and they were recreated when revisiting them. The highlighter popup makes it easy to highlight text offering 4 colors. It looks like this: We would have wished to have more color options. Also, note-taking and the tagging functionality are working, but its design does not look appealing. The dashboard where your highlights are stored works well and gives you an overview of all your highlights.
Performance	8.0 In general, Tracking Time works reliably, but in reviews some users have reported occasional slowdowns, especially when processing large data sets. Regular updates and optimizations could help improve performance consistency.	8.0 Diigo performs well in terms of highlighting and syncing across devices. The fact that highlights are always synchronized can cause some loading delays. It's not as fast as other highlighters that use an offline-first approach, but it works reasonably well. However, the unreliable link creation feature and the simple sidebar outliner design need improvement.
Design	8.0 The design of Tracking Time is clean and modern and makes it easy to navigate. The dashboard on the website is well organized and you get an instant overview of your times. There are still improvements to be made in terms of customization options such as layouts.	7.0 The design fulfills its functionality. The design of Diigo is outdated and could use a modern refresh. The lack of a nice overview of all your highlights on the page itself means you have to open the dashboard on diigo.com instead. The dashboard on diigo.com is okay, but other highlighters like Web Highlights have a much nicer user interface.
Value for Money	8.0 The web extension is free of charge. However, it should be noted that it offers only a few functions. Other competitors offer considerably more functions for their free extensions. If you only use the extension in addition to Tracking Time and consider all functions in the price-performance ratio, it is competitive. In particular, the free plan already offers sufficient features for most people. The paid plans offer advanced features and integrations with excellent value for money, making it a particularly worthwhile investment for teams looking to increase their productivity.	8.0 The free version of Diigo offers basic features and is fine for most users. The paid plans are reasonably priced and similar to other highlighters. However, we think other highlighters offer more value for the same price.
Ease of Use	7.0 Although the tool is generally easy to use on the website, there are problems with the basic functions of the extension. In the test, we started a time recording on the website and stopped it later via the extension. When we wanted to start a new task, it took us a while to understand the principle that only tasks that had already been created could be restarted. This is not an intuitive function, which is why users might be annoyed right from the start. One positive point, however, is the tutorials and support documentation, which can help new users.	7.8 Diigo is fairly easy to use, but the sidebar outliner takes some time to get used to. You can't see all your highlights on the page itself, so you have to go to the dashboard on diigo.com. We wish there was a sidebar to quickly access all our highlighted pages, like in the Web Highlights extension.
Security & Privacy	9.0 Tracking Time uses basic security measures to protect user data. Encryption and regular updates ensure the integrity of the data. In our research, most of this could be read in the privacy policies, but a little more transparency in the handling of user data would still be an advantage, as this is stored online.	7.5 Diigo takes reasonable steps to protect user data. However, since you need an account and your data is stored in their database, absolute protection can't be guaranteed. We think a highlighter should work without needing to sign up, but this feature is missing in Diigo.
Conclusion	Tracking Time is a tool for anyone who wants to improve their time management. The design is very intuitive, but unfortunately, the extension has hardly any functions. The extension is useful for anyone who uses Tracking Time, but anyone looking for a good extension for time tracking will not find it here. However, the price-performance ratio of the functions of the entire tool is good.	Diigo is a handy tool for collecting stuff from the web, like bookmarks, highlights, and notes. It’s a good deal with its premium plans, but the old-fashioned design and limited highlight colors might be a turn-off. If you want something that looks nicer and offers more customization, check out alternatives like Web Highlights.
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Our Recommendation	In our comparison between Tracking Time and Diigo, Diigo came out on top, scoring 7.8. Diigo is the most widely used, with over 200k users and 2k+ reviews—and it also delivered the strongest performance in our tests. User reviews for Tracking Time reflect our findings, while we rate Diigo lower than users do. Notably, Diigo has the highest user rating in the Chrome Web Store at 4.60, which is even higher than our rating of 7.8. In the end, the differences between these extensions are minimal, so your choice may come down to personal preference or specific features. Looking for the richest feature set? Diigo stands out with a rating of 8.5. On the other hand, Tracking Time lags behind in this area with a rating of 5.5. Performance-wise, both deliver: Tracking Time and Diigo. In the Performance category, Tracking Time has scored a good 8. It performs reliably, though it may not excel in all scenarios. Design lovers, take note: Tracking Time stands out with a rating of 8. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 7. Best deal? You can't go wrong with either: Tracking Time and Diigo. In the Value for Money category, Tracking Time has scored a fair 8. It provides decent value for money, though there may be better options in its price range. If you hate complicated tools, Diigo stands out with a rating of 7.8. On the other hand, Tracking Time lags behind in this area with a rating of 7. With privacy and security becoming ever more important, Tracking Time stands out with a rating of 9. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 7.5. If you want a quick recommendation, Diigo is our top pick. But as always, the best choice depends on what matters most to you.