StayAway vs LazyWork, Idle Pilot & Still Here
We built StayAway because the presence tools we tried each did one thing well and the rest not at all. Here's the honest side-by-side — including where the others genuinely win.
| Feature | StayAway | LazyWork | Idle Pilot | Still Here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes | No | Limited | Limited |
| Price | Free · $4.99/mo · $79.99 lifetime | $7.99–$49.99/mo | Subscription | One-off / freemium |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Desktop (Windows, macOS) | Cloud (Slack only) | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Realistic input engine (mouse/keys/scroll) | Bézier + Gaussian timing, yield-on-human | Yes (randomized mouse/keyboard/scroll) | No | Yes (Bézier mouse, typing, scroll) |
| Slack / Teams / Calendar integrations | Slack / Teams / Calendar (coming soon) | No | Slack only | No |
| Stays green with laptop closed | Coming soon | No | Yes | No |
| Account + cross-device settings sync | Yes | No | Cloud account | No |
| Open-core / auditable | Yes | No | No | No |
| Public detection-lab methodology | Yes | No | No | No |
| Honest about non-guaranteed undetectability | Yes | Markets “undetectable” | Scoped to Slack presence | Privacy-first, local-only |
“Coming soon” marks roadmap features we haven't shipped yet. We'd rather say that than overclaim.
StayAway vs LazyWork
A solid engine wrapped in a $7.99→$14.99→$49.99 price ladder, with no free tier, no account, and no integrations. StayAway matches the engine, adds a free tier and integrations, and costs a fraction.
Full comparisonStayAway vs Idle Pilot
Idle Pilot keeps your Slack dot green from the cloud — even with your laptop off — but it only does Slack and can't simulate the input that monitors like Hubstaff or Time Doctor actually watch.
Full comparisonStayAway vs Still Here
Still Here is the closest engine-level rival — local, cross-platform, no network. StayAway shares that privacy stance but adds an account, cross-device sync, integrations, open-core code, and a detection-lab.
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