About Hubstaff
What is Hubstaff?
Hubstaff is a time tracking and productivity management platform for modern, distributed teams. It captures work hours across tasks, projects, and clients via desktop, web, or mobile apps, complete with GPS tracking for field teams. Built to scale, Hubstaff provides real-time productivity metrics, project profitability insights, and automated global payments—all in one dashboard.
Who is it for?
Hubstaff is ideal for small to large remote-first companies, agencies, field service teams, and professional services firms that need accurate time capture, transparency, and operational visibility. It helps team leaders and business owners avoid guesswork, reduce wasted hours, and make data-driven decisions. However, it may be overkill for solo freelancers or small teams that only need a simple timer.
Key use cases
Common use cases include employee time tracking across disparate locations, client billing with project-based budgeting, productivity monitoring (optional screenshots, app/URL tracking), and automated payroll disbursements via integrations like Deel. With workforce analytics, managers can uncover utilization gaps, meeting overload, or unusual activity patterns (like mouse jigglers) to maintain accurate records and high accountability.
Key features
- Time tracking — Start/stop timers or GPS-based tracking for field teams, across desktop, web, and mobile.
- Productivity monitoring — Customizable activity rates, app/URL tracking, and optional screenshots to enhance transparency.
- Project tracking & budgets — Set budgets, monitor margins, and identify revenue-driving work in real time.
- Workforce analytics — Turn time data into utilization trends, capacity insights, and cost drivers for informed planning.
- Automated global payments — Approve timesheets and pay international teams in multiple currencies via integrated payment platforms.
- Unusual activity alerts — Detect potential time fraud (e.g., mouse jigglers) to ensure accurate records.
- Integrations — Works with tools like Deel, Jibble, and others to streamline payroll and HR workflows.
SaaSpartout Score
Editorial score from our review methodology — not user ratings.
Hubstaff Pricing
Hubstaff pricing: Free 14-day trial; paid plans start at $7/user/mo (annual) based on published pricing.. Billing model: Free.
Free Trial
14-day free trial with no credit card required. Cancel anytime. For teams needing a quick evaluation, this offers full feature access for two weeks.
Starter Plan
For solo users and small teams, $7/user/month (annual billing). Includes time tracking, activity levels, app/URL tracking, and one integration.
Premium Plan
For growing teams, $10/user/month (annual billing). Adds unlimited integrations, time off, and more advanced features like custom reports and daily timesheets.
Enterprise Plan
For larger organizations, custom pricing-based contract. Includes premium support, SSO/SAML, and additional security and control features. Contact sales for quote.
All paid plans come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
