Hubstaff

What is Hubstaff?

Hubstaff is a time tracking and workforce management tool with optional monitoring (screenshots, activity, GPS), suited to teams managing remote and field workers wanting tracking with accountability. It tracks time with desktop, mobile and web apps, and adds optional productivity monitoring, screenshots, activity levels (keyboard and mouse), app and URL tracking, and GPS and geofencing for field and mobile teams, plus timesheets, payroll, invoicing, project budgets and reporting. Designed for managing distributed and field workforces, Hubstaff suits businesses with remote, hybrid or field teams that want time tracking combined with accountability, productivity insight and payroll. For teams and remote monitoring, Hubstaff is a leading choice.

Hubstaff's distinction is time tracking plus workforce monitoring and field features. Beyond tracking, it offers optional screenshots, activity levels, app tracking and GPS, with payroll and invoicing, so managers of remote and field teams get accountability and insight alongside time tracking, which simple, trust based trackers do not provide. That monitoring and workforce management focus set it apart, with the usual caveat that monitoring raises privacy and trust considerations.

Who Hubstaff is best for

Hubstaff is best for businesses with remote, hybrid or field teams that want time tracking combined with accountability, productivity monitoring (screenshots, activity, GPS) and payroll. It suits teams and remote monitoring. It is a weaker fit for those wanting the simplest, unintrusive tracker, where Toggl or Clockify fit, invoicing focus without monitoring, where Harvest fits, or scheduling for shift workers, where Deputy fits (though Hubstaff has some).

Key features

The core strengths are time tracking across desktop, mobile and web, optional monitoring (screenshots, activity levels, app and URL tracking), GPS and geofencing for field teams, timesheets, payroll and invoicing, project budgets, and reporting and productivity insights. Hubstaff offers tracking plus workforce management. Its monitoring, field tracking and payroll are its defining advantages, with monitoring configurable.

Hubstaff pricing

Hubstaff has a free plan (1 user), with paid plans per user per month from around 7 US dollars (Starter), rising through Grow, Team and Enterprise for monitoring, payroll, scheduling and features. So businesses pay per user, more for monitoring and workforce features. Costs scale with users and tier. Confirm details via the Hubstaff pricing page.

Integrations and ecosystem

Hubstaff integrates with project management tools (Asana, Trello, Jira), accounting and payroll (QuickBooks, PayPal, Payoneer) and many apps, with an API. Its integrations with PM, payroll and payment tools, which let time flow into projects, payroll and billing, support its workforce management positioning.

Hubstaff and workforce management

Time tracking plus monitoring and field features is the signature strength: Hubstaff adds optional screenshots, activity levels, app tracking and GPS, with payroll and invoicing, so managers of remote and field teams get accountability and insight alongside tracking, which simple trackers do not provide. For distributed and field workforces, this is the main reason to choose Hubstaff.

Ease of use and support

Hubstaff is well rated for tracking, monitoring, field features and payroll, with good support, popular for managing remote and field teams, though monitoring features raise privacy and trust considerations that teams should weigh. Its G2 reviews praise tracking and workforce features, with monitoring and its culture impact the main consideration.

Is Hubstaff worth it?

For businesses with remote, hybrid or field teams that want time tracking combined with accountability, monitoring and payroll, Hubstaff is an excellent choice. The main caution is that monitoring can affect trust and privacy, so teams favouring unintrusive tracking may prefer Toggl or Clockify, invoicing Harvest, and shift scheduling Deputy, but for teams and remote monitoring Hubstaff leads.