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Gain insight into your company’s work patterns.

From the first login to activity outside scheduled hours, Collins creates a clear picture of the working day for your employees. Discover patterns and exceptions, and understand which workflows can be automated.

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Presence shows when activity was observed. It is not a measure of productivity, quality or effort.

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Today

First observed

07.58

2m before schedule

Presence

8h 16m

Observed span

Outside schedule

1h 14m

Pending review

Locked

43 min.

Not work time alone

Needs attention
  • Flemming JohannesenObserved as scheduled07.58Normal
  • Peter HansenLater than scheduled08.37Review
  • Thomas LarsenNew device · Sunday02.13Unexpected

See the whole working day

See presence, scheduled hours and activity together without reconstructing the day across different systems.

Find exceptions early

Unexpected logins, unfamiliar devices and unusual hours become visible while they are still relevant.

Understand work beyond the schedule

Early starts, late finishes and additional work become part of the picture instead of being overlooked.

See repetition and manual workflows

Recurring sequences make it easier to see where routines could be simplified, improved or automated.

Insight across the working day

See patterns, exceptions and opportunities to work smarter

Collins brings the day’s activity into one view, helping you understand how work actually happens and where attention has the greatest value.

Managers and employees

Payroll and operations

Security and insight

How it works

From Windows signals to insight you can act on

Collins puts events from the working day into context, making developments and recurring patterns easier to understand.

  1. 01

    Relevant signals are recorded

    The Collins agent records the signals you choose, such as login, logout, lock, unlock and device information.

  2. 02

    The working day gains context

    Activity is connected to the employee, device, schedule and your organisation’s chosen collection level.

  3. 03

    Patterns and opportunities become visible

    History reveals developments, exceptions and recurring workflows. You assess the cause and choose the next step.

Insight with context

Understand the exception before taking action

Collins shows what was observed, but does not assume that fewer hours mean less effort or that longer hours mean greater productivity. Every exception needs to be understood in context.

The same data. Different explanations. Better decisions require context.

08:37Late startSimilar to a recurring Friday pattern
19:42Work outside scheduleAdditional time recorded
02:13Unexpected loginMay merit a security review

The product

See the day. Follow the trends. Understand the patterns.

Collins connects today’s activity with history, schedules and explanations, so you can understand both the individual day and developments over time.

TodayHistoryWorkday evidence

Workday evidence

Presence

40h 02m

  • Monday24. aug.First observed: 07.58Last observed: 16.148h 16Normal
  • Tuesday25. aug.First observed: 07.51Last observed: 17.059h 14Extra time
  • Wednesday26. aug.First observed: 08.37Last observed: 16.027h 25Review
  • Thursday27. aug.First observed: 08.01Last observed: 16.108h 09Normal
  • Friday28. aug.First observed: 08.29Last observed: 15.276h 58Deviation

One observation, several perspectives

The same activity can point to different needs

Out-of-schedule activity may affect payroll, warrant a security review or point to a workflow worth investigating. Collins preserves the context without deciding the explanation in advance.

Observed event

Sunday · 02:17

Activity outside scheduled hours

Payroll perspective

Recorded time beyond the scheduled working day.

  • +1h 14m outside schedule
  • Pending review

The same Collins event. More ways to understand and improve.

Security perspective

A login at an unusual time from an unfamiliar device.

  • Sunday at 02:17
  • Device not previously seen for this employee

Relevant for review

Patterns

Repetition shows where attention has the greatest value.

Collins makes recurring exceptions and workflows easier to notice, helping you investigate the cause and find opportunities for improvement or automation.

Repetition shows where attention has the greatest value.

Peter

  • Observation 1+27 min
  • Observation 2+31 min
  • Observation 3+24 min
  • Observation 4+29 min

Recurring Friday start deviation

Four Fridays with a later observed start than scheduled.

Anna

  • Observation 1Monday · unexplained
  • Observation 2Monday · unexplained
  • Observation 3Monday · unexplained

Absence clusters around Mondays

Three of four unexplained absences fall on a Monday.

Thomas

  • Observation 1Tuesday 02:14
  • Observation 2Thursday 01:52
  • Observation 3Sunday 03:07

Repeated after-hours activity

Three overnight observations across separate days.

A pattern is where an investigation begins, not an automatic conclusion.

Insight before assumptions

See the pattern. Understand the cause. Choose the next step.

Collins brings observations together and makes developments clear. You use that insight to investigate exceptions, improve workflows and make decisions from a shared factual basis.

Collins finds the signals and connections. Meaning and decisions remain human.

07:58

First observed

16:14

Last observed

8h 16m

Presence

43m

Locked

Pricing

Start with today’s overview. Add deeper insight as your needs grow.

Choose a plan based on how far back you need to see, which patterns you want to discover and how much help you want with the analysis.

Prices exclude VAT. Standard and Pro include a 30-day trial with up to five included licenses and require card authorization. Additional licenses are charged immediately. Subscriptions continue automatically. Free remains free with no time limit.

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forever

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  • Up to 5 employees
  • Today's activity and current presence
  • Devices and basic employee management
  • Limited dashboard
  • No historical activity or advanced patterns
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  • Everything in Free
  • Complete activity history and daily timelines
  • Applications, schedules, leave and sickness
  • Pattern detection
  • CSV and PDF exports
  • Payroll preparation and email summaries

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€20

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Collins AI sees your company's work patterns.

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  • Daily overview
  • Exception explanations
  • Patterns over time
  • Connections across workflows
  • Workflow and automation insight

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Ask about patterns, exceptions and opportunities.

Ask specific questions about the working day and get help finding connections, repetitions and workflows worth a closer look.

Questions you could ask

  • “Which employees had unexplained deviations this month?”
  • “Are Fridays actually different from other weekdays?”
  • “Why was Peter's recorded time lower in August?”
  • “Show unusual activity outside scheduled hours.”

Collins AI

Which employees had unexplained deviations this month?

Three patterns may deserve attention. Peter started more than 20 minutes later than scheduled on 4 of his last 6 Fridays. Anna has two short days; both are explained by approved appointments. Thomas had activity at 02:14 on Sunday from a device not previously seen on his profile.

Sources
  • PeriodAugust 2026
  • Workdays126
  • Employees18
  • StatusReview required

Collins AI summarises the records available to it. Answers should be checked and assessed by a person.

Privacy

Get the insight you need without collecting everything.

Your organisation chooses which activity data Collins uses to create exactly the overview you need. Detailed observations can be turned on and off as required.

Core record

  • Login and logout
  • Lock and unlock
  • Device and latest contact
  • Selected presence events

Optional collection

  • Application names
  • Idle periods
  • Website domains
  • Window titles
  • Full URLs

Coming soon to Collins

  • Message or document contents
  • Keystrokes
  • Screenshots
  • An automatic productivity score

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