Hubstaff
Hubstaff is the monitoring-first tracker: a 1-seat free plan, paid tiers from $4.99 per seat per month annual with a 2-seat minimum, plus per-seat add-ons for insights, screenshots, locations and silent app tracking.
Verified against: hubstaff.com as of 2026-09-30
Quick verdict: Hubstaff is the pick when the question is where hours physically went rather than how long they took. Starter at $4.99 per seat per month annual covers basic tracking and reports for teams of two or more, Grow at $7.50 adds tasks and one integration, and Team at $10 adds payments, scheduling and unlimited integrations. Budget for add-ons: Insights, screenshots and locations are all extra, and locations alone adds $3.33 per seat. The free plan exists but holds exactly one seat for the organization owner. Choose Toggl or Clockify if the team will object to monitoring, and Harvest if the goal is billing rather than oversight.
- Our rating: 3.9/5
- Strongest dimension: Functionality (4/5, research only)
- Weakest dimension: Localization (3/5, research only)
- Pricing: Free plan · $4.99/seat/mo (Starter, annual, 2-seat minimum)
- Verification: Research-only pass over official sources, last checked 2026-09-30. Sources: hubstaff.com
Hubstaff pricing details
- Free plan available
- 14-day trial, no card; 30-day money-back guarantee
- paid plans from $4.99/seat/mo (Starter, annual, 2-seat minimum)
- starter $7/seat/mo · Grow $9/seat/mo · Team $12/seat/mo (billed monthly, 2-seat minimum)
- annual billing (2 months free): Starter $4.99, Grow $7.50, Team $10 per seat per month; Enterprise $25/seat/mo billed annually
Seat-based with a 2-seat billing minimum on every paid tier. The free plan covers exactly one seat for the organization owner. Per-seat add-ons run alongside the plan: Insights $2.50, Tasks $2.50, Data retention $1.67, more screenshots $2.50, Locations $3.33 and Silent app $2.50 per seat per month, some with a 3-month trial.
In our index: Free plan $0 (1 seat) · Starter $4.99/seat/mo annual ($7 monthly) · Grow $7.50 ($9) · Team $10 ($12) · Enterprise $25 annual (2-seat minimum)
How Hubstaff scores across our 6 index dimensions
- Functionality: 4/5 (research only)
- Usability: 4/5 (research only)
- Stability: 4/5 (research only)
- Collaboration: 4/5 (research only)
- Localization: 3/5 (research only)
- Value: 3/5 (research only)
Score rationale: The only one here built around screenshots, activity levels, GPS and payroll, which is exactly what makes it the polarizing pick. Pricing is the least transparent: a 2-seat minimum on every tier plus six per-seat add-ons, so the sticker price understates the bill.
What Hubstaff does well
- The only tool here built around screenshots, activity levels, GPS, geofencing and payroll from the plan itself
- 14-day trial without a card, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee on first subscriptions
- Team plan at $10 per seat per month annual includes payments and unlimited integrations, with Enterprise at $25
Where Hubstaff falls short
- A 2-seat billing minimum on every paid tier, so the advertised $4.99 rate never applies to a solo user
- Six per-seat add-ons at $1.67 to $3.33 each mean the sticker price systematically understates the bill
- Monitoring features are the product's reason to exist and its main objection — activity scoring and screenshots are visibility tools, not byproducts
How Hubstaff compares to other Time Tracking tools
Our index tracks 5 Time Tracking tools. Hubstaff sits at 3.9/5, with annual billing (2 months free): starter $4.99, grow $7.50, team $10 per seat per month; enterprise $25/seat/mo billed annually. Here are the 4 closest alternatives we hold pricing and scoring evidence for.
- Toggl Track — 4.4/5 · Free plan · $9/user/mo (Starter, annual)
Toggl Track is the design-first tracker: free tier for a limited number of users, then Starter $9 per user per month and Premium $16 on annual billing, with capacity planning layered on top. - Clockify — 4.3/5 · Free plan · $3.99/seat/mo (Basic, annual)
Clockify is the volume leader on price: free for up to 5 users with unlimited tracking, then Basic $3.99 and Standard $5.49 per seat per month annual — the cheapest paid entry in this comparison. - Harvest — 4.2/5 · Free plan · $9/seat/mo (Teams, annual)
Harvest is the invoicing-shaped tracker: a free plan with 1 seat and 2 projects, Teams at $9 per seat per month annual, Enterprise at $14, and payments processed through the product itself. - TimeCamp — 4.1/5 · Free plan · $3.99/user/mo (Starter, annual)
TimeCamp is the unlimited-free pick: a free forever plan with unlimited users and unlimited projects, paid tiers from $3.99 per user per month annual, and an AI time tracker billed by token usage.
Frequently asked questions about Hubstaff
How much does Hubstaff cost?
Free plan available; 14-day trial, no card; 30-day money-back guarantee; paid plans from $4.99/seat/mo (Starter, annual, 2-seat minimum); starter $7/seat/mo · Grow $9/seat/mo · Team $12/seat/mo (billed monthly, 2-seat minimum); annual billing (2 months free): Starter $4.99, Grow $7.50, Team $10 per seat per month; Enterprise $25/seat/mo billed annually. Billing detail: Seat-based with a 2-seat billing minimum on every paid tier. The free plan covers exactly one seat for the organization owner. Per-seat add-ons run alongside the plan: Insights $2.50, Tasks $2.50, Data retention $1.67, more screenshots $2.50, Locations $3.33 and Silent app $2.50 per seat per month, some with a 3-month trial. Figures verified 2026-09-30.
Does Hubstaff have a free plan?
Yes. Hubstaff has a free tier; paid plans start at $4.99/seat/mo (Starter, annual, 2-seat minimum).
What is Hubstaff rated in our index?
Hubstaff sits at 3.9/5 in our index, strongest on functionality (4/5, research only) and weakest on localization (3/5, research only). Hubstaff is the pick when the question is where hours physically went rather than how long they took. Starter at $4.99 per seat per month annual covers basic tracking and reports for teams of two or more, Grow at $7.50 adds tasks and one integration, and Team at $10 adds payments, scheduling and unlimited integrations. Budget for add-ons: Insights, screenshots and locations are all extra, and locations alone adds $3.33 per seat. The free plan exists but holds exactly one seat for the organization owner. Choose Toggl or Clockify if the team will object to monitoring, and Harvest if the goal is billing rather than oversight.
What are the drawbacks of Hubstaff?
A 2-seat billing minimum on every paid tier, so the advertised $4.99 rate never applies to a solo user Six per-seat add-ons at $1.67 to $3.33 each mean the sticker price systematically understates the bill Monitoring features are the product's reason to exist and its main objection — activity scoring and screenshots are visibility tools, not byproducts.
What does Hubstaff do well?
The only tool here built around screenshots, activity levels, GPS, geofencing and payroll from the plan itself 14-day trial without a card, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee on first subscriptions Team plan at $10 per seat per month annual includes payments and unlimited integrations, with Enterprise at $25.
How was Hubstaff verified?
Research-only pass over official sources, last checked 2026-09-30. Sources: hubstaff.com.
What are the alternatives to Hubstaff?
We track Clockify, Toggl Track, Harvest, TimeCamp as the closest alternatives in our Time Tracking index, and 4 head-to-head comparisons against Hubstaff are available.