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Free alternatives to Hubstaff

Hubstaff has no free plan. 28 of the 42 other time tracking apps in this directory are free or have a free plan.

Hubstaff is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum). 3 of them have no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.

28 tools · Listings checked up to Oct 6, 2026 · Where the facts come from

The 12 closest to Hubstaff

  1. TimeCamp

    Time tracking with attendance, billing and a free plan for any team

    What is free: Free forever plan with unlimited users and projects: timesheets, the web, desktop and mobile apps and 2-factor authentication. Integrations, invoicing and attendance need a paid plan.

    • TimeCamp starts at $3.99 per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month). Hubstaff starts at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).
    • TimeCamp has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
    • TimeCamp is self-hostable, according to its own site.
    • Hubstaff also covers tasks.
  2. Clockify

    Team time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users

    What is free: Free for up to 5 users: unlimited tracking, timer, timesheet, calendar, auto tracker, Pomodoro timer and the apps. Reports cover a range of up to 1 month and export as PDF only.

    • Clockify starts at $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually. Hubstaff starts at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).
    • Clockify has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Clockify also covers Pomodoro timer.
    • Hubstaff also covers tasks.
  3. Apploye

    Time tracking and employee monitoring with a free 10-user plan

    What is free: Starter: free for up to 10 users, limited to 3 projects, 3 clients, 1 screenshot an hour, 3 apps and 5 websites tracked a day, and 1 month of timesheet history.

    • Apploye starts at $4.50 per user / month, billed annually. Hubstaff starts at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).
    • Apploye has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Apploye also covers Pomodoro timer.
  4. Jibble

    Free time clock and attendance tracker with GPS and face recognition

    What is free: Free plan for unlimited users: tracking on web, mobile, desktop and kiosk, with timesheets and reports. Capped at 2 locations, 1 kiosk and 1 work schedule, and screenshots are kept for 3 days.

    • Jibble has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Hubstaff lists a Linux app.
    • Hubstaff also covers tasks.
  5. Everhour

    Time tracking that sits inside Asana, Jira, Linear and Trello

    What is free: Free for up to 5 seats with limited features: time tracking, projects and tasks, reports and data export. Integrations are not included.

    • Everhour starts at $8.50 per seat / month, billed yearly (5-seat minimum). Hubstaff starts at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).
    • Everhour has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Hubstaff lists Windows and Linux apps.
  6. TMetric

    Time tracking with billing, invoicing and team monitoring

    What is free: Free for up to 2 seats: unlimited time tracking, clients and projects, exportable project reports, a timer button in 50+ web apps, all apps and API access.

    • TMetric starts at $5.83 per seat / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly). Hubstaff starts at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).
    • TMetric has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
  7. My Hours

    Project time tracking and timesheets, free for up to 5 users

    What is free: Free for up to 5 active users: timer and timesheets, unlimited projects, tasks and clients, a billable rate per project, expenses and the dashboard, detailed and timesheet reports. No API access.

    • My Hours starts at $4 per user / month, billed annually ($5 billed monthly). Hubstaff starts at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).
    • My Hours has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Hubstaff lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
  8. actiTIME

    Timesheets with project budgets, billing and a self-hosted option

    What is free: Free actiTIME Online for 1 to 3 users with limited functionality: no approvals, overtime, task estimates, budgets, custom fields, API, Chrome extension, Zapier or QuickBooks integration.

    • actiTIME starts at $5 per user / month, billed yearly ($6 for up to 40 users). Hubstaff starts at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).
    • actiTIME has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Hubstaff lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
    • actiTIME is self-hostable, according to its own site.
  9. Harvest

    Time tracking that turns logged hours into client invoices

    What is free: Free forever for 1 seat and 2 projects: time tracking, invoicing, expense tracking, basic reports with up to 4 custom reports, and the web, desktop and mobile apps.

    • Harvest starts at $9 per seat / month, billed annually ($108 per seat). Hubstaff starts at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).
    • Harvest has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Hubstaff lists a Linux app.
    • Hubstaff also covers tasks.
  10. WakaTime

    Automatic coding time tracking and AI usage analytics

    What is free: 1 week of dashboard history, unlimited projects, shareable project charts, weekly coding reports, 1 programming goal and the public leaderboard.

    • WakaTime starts at $8.25 per month, billed yearly ($99); $9 billed monthly. Hubstaff starts at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).
    • WakaTime has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Hubstaff lists iOS and Android apps.
    • WakaTime also covers goals.
  11. TrackingTime

    Time tracking with projects, approvals and client reports

    What is free: Unlimited users, tasks, projects and clients, timers and manual entry, desktop, mobile and browser apps, and PDF export. No billable hours, CSV or Excel export, dashboards or AutoTrack.

    • TrackingTime starts at $4.50 per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly). Hubstaff starts at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).
    • TrackingTime has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Hubstaff lists a Linux app.
    • TrackingTime also covers kanban boards and Gantt & timelines.
  12. ManicTime

    Automatic time tracker, in the cloud or on your own server

    What is free: Free version of ManicTime for Windows, usable in any setting. It lacks auto-tagging, timesheets, away-time tagging, the stopwatch and pomodoro timer, advanced search, tag plugins and ManicTime Server.

    • ManicTime starts at $7 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly). Hubstaff starts at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).
    • ManicTime has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Hubstaff lists a web app.
    • Only Hubstaff lists a browser extension.

Common questions

Is there a free alternative to Hubstaff?

Yes. TimeCamp, Clockify, Apploye, Jibble, Everhour, TMetric, My Hours, actiTIME and 20 more are free or have a free plan.

Does Hubstaff have a free plan?

Hubstaff has no free plan. Hubstaff is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).

When was this checked?

Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 4, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.

This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Hubstaff: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.