Compare Web Activity Tracker and Diigo: Which Extension is the Best?

	Web Activity Tracker	Diigo
	Web Activity Time Tracker is an open-source extension that tracks time on websites, providing insights and customizable alerts to help manage online activities. 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	Activity Monitoring: Tracks time spent on different websites. Detailed Reports: Provides insights into daily, weekly, and monthly activity. Limit and Block Distracting Websites: Set daily time limits for specific websites Custom Alerts: Set alerts for excessive time on specific sites. Pomodoro Mode: Use the Pomodoro technique for focus work Export: Export your Data to CSV.	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	9.2	7.8
Total users	37,399	200,000
Total ratings	814	2,319
Average rating	4.7 ⭐	4.6 ⭐
Entry Level Price	Free	Free
Chrome	4.8 789 ratings 30.0K+Users	4.6 2.3K+ ratings 200.0K+Users
Edge	4.6 25 ratings 7.4K+Users	-
Firefox	-	-
Safari	-	-
Features	8.7 The tool offers the option of independently tracking your time on different websites. Compared to its competitors, it stands out because it has thought about which functions are important for effective tracking. This can be seen, for example, in the function that automatically stops tracking if there is no activity on the website within a certain period. This avoids the problem faced by competitors: if several tabs are open, they all continue to be tracked simultaneously. The reports are also very clearly presented, but there is still some room for improvement in the evaluation, for example by classifying the websites directly into categories such as social media or similar, so that they can be evaluated later.	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	9.7 The tool works reliably, there were no crashes or errors during testing. It tracks and reports data efficiently without you noticing any performance issues during use. A few users wrote in reviews that there were inaccuracies in the tracked time, which we could not reproduce in the test.	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	9.0 The Design is clear and intuitive. Some design changes such as the dark mode can also be adjusted in the settings. In our opinion, the dashboard is the only area where there is still room for improvement in terms of presenting the evaluations.	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	9.3 As a free tool, it offers good value for money for users looking for basic tracking features at no cost. In comparison with competitors, many functions are already offered, but other competitors still have useful functions, particularly in the evaluation of data, and there is still room for improvement here.	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	9.0 Setting up the Web Activity Time Tracker is simple and does not require a great deal of technical skill. The tool is designed to be very user-friendly, including the setup with short instructions. The only thing that is a little confusing is that not all evaluations can be displayed in the dashboard via the icon. Only the evaluation for the current day is displayed here.	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	9.7 Web Activity Time Tracker performs almost perfectly here, as it does not collect or transmit any data. This data is only stored on the local computer. The entire code can be read open source on GitHub. However, it is also pointed out in the very short privacy policy that this can change; a somewhat more detailed policy would be desirable in this case, in which it is also specified which data is stored locally and where.	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	Web Activity Time Tracker is a perfect choice for anyone who wants to know how much time is spent on which websites. The user-friendly design and comprehensive reports make it an easy tool to increase productivity. The customizability of various features also stood out. Overall, it offers good added value, especially when you consider that it's free.	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.
	Install Web Activity Tracker	Install Diigo
Our Recommendation	In our comparison between Web Activity Tracker and Diigo, Web Activity Tracker came out on top, scoring 9.2. Diigo is the most widely used, with over 200k users and 2k+ reviews, but Web Activity Tracker outperformed it in our review. User reviews for Web Activity Tracker reflect our findings, while we rate Diigo lower than users do. Notably, Web Activity Tracker has the highest user rating in the Chrome Web Store at 4.71, which supports its strong performance in our review. There are some noticeable differences between these extensions, so it's worth considering your priorities and the details below. Looking for the richest feature set? Web Activity Tracker stands out with a rating of 8.7. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.5. Need top performance? Web Activity Tracker stands out with a rating of 9.7. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 8. Design lovers, take note: Web Activity Tracker stands out with a rating of 9. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 7. Want to get the most for your money? Web Activity Tracker stands out with a rating of 9.3. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 8. If you hate complicated tools, Web Activity Tracker stands out with a rating of 9. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 7.8. With privacy and security becoming ever more important, Web Activity Tracker stands out with a rating of 9.7. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 7.5. If you want a quick recommendation, Web Activity Tracker is our top pick. But as always, the best choice depends on what matters most to you.