Hubstaff vs Monitask (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Hubstaff if

• Fits if you manage a remote team and want screenshots and activity data as proof of work
• Works for companies that pay contractors from their tracked hours

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free plan, as free use ends with the 14-day trial
• Pricey if you need integrations, app and URL tracking or payroll, because those mean Team at $10 a seat
• Not for you if you work alone, since the plans have a 2-seat minimum
• Watch out: Insights, Tasks, Locations and the silent app cost $1.67 to $3.33 a seat extra on lower plans
• Tight if you're on Starter, with 500 screenshots a seat a month, limited reports and no integrations

Pick Monitask if

• Fits if you manage remote staff and want screenshots with their hours
• Works for teams on mixed Windows, Mac and Linux machines

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay on Pro, with 1 month of data storage and one integration
• Skip it if you need website and app tracking, as that starts on Business at $8.99
• Pricey if you need more than 30 screenshots an hour, a paid add-on from $2.40 a licence
• Watch out: Enterprise is for 50 or more employees, and the trial is only 10 days

Hubstaff

• No free plan: Hubstaff's FAQ says free use is limited to the 14-day trial.
• Starter, Grow and Team have a 2-seat minimum, and Enterprise is listed as billed annually.
• Starter includes no integrations and Grow includes 1; unlimited integrations need Team.
• Insights, Tasks, Locations and the silent app cost extra on lower plans: $1.67 to $3.33 per seat a month on annual billing.

Monitask

• Data storage is short: 1 month on Pro and 2 months on Business and Premium.
• The Pro plan allows only one integration.
• Screenshot frequency above 30 an hour is a paid add-on, from $2.40 per license a month on annual billing.
• Enterprise is for organizations with 50 or more employees.

Hubstaff

Timer and timesheets

A timer on desktop, web and mobile produces timesheets on every plan. Timesheet approvals, scheduling and attendance, time off and overtime start on Team.

Screenshots and activity levels

Captures screenshots, activity levels and the apps and URLs used during tracked time. Starter allows 500 screenshots per seat a month, Grow 1,500, and Team is unlimited.

Insights

A workforce analytics add-on from $2.50 per seat a month that classifies work time, reports focus and meeting time and flags unusual activity. Included with Enterprise.

Payments and payroll

Team members can be paid from their tracked hours. Payments are limited on Starter and Grow and open up on Team, with integrations such as PayPal, Wise, Deel and Gusto.

Clients, invoices and budgets

Client invoices are part of every plan, with Starter capped at 5 clients. Project budgets and expense tracking start on Grow.

Locations

Mobile location tracking with geofenced job sites and work orders. It is a $3.33 per seat a month add-on for Team, included with Enterprise and not offered on Starter or Grow.

Monitask

Time tracking and timesheets

Records hours automatically and builds timesheets, with a clock-in and clock-out board and attendance reports.

Screenshots

Captures screenshots of work screens, with support for several monitors; frequency is set per license from 30 to 120 an hour.

Activity monitoring

Measures activity from keyboard and mouse use, plus idle time, and reports the apps and websites used.

Visible or stealth mode

The desktop app can run visibly or in a stealth mode; the pricing page lists stealth mode on the entry plan.

Project, task and team management

Projects on every plan, with task and team management and client logins on Business and above.

Mouse jiggler detection

Detects mouse jigglers so that tracked time reflects real activity.

Hubstaff

• Starter$4.99

  per seat / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly); 2-seat minimum

  Time tracking, timesheets, activity levels, clients and invoices, limited reports and payments, and 500 screenshots per seat a month.

• Grow$7.50

  per seat / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly); 2-seat minimum

  Adds full reports, 1 integration, idle timeout, project budgets, expenses and the Tasks add-on, with 1,500 screenshots per seat a month.

• Team$10

  per seat / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly); 2-seat minimum

  Adds unlimited screenshots and app and URL tracking, teams, payments and payroll, unlimited integrations and a 3-month Insights trial.

• Enterprise$25

  per seat / month, billed annually

  Adds the silent app, Locations and Insights, higher public API limits, ACH payment, HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II compliance, and SCIM provisioning.

Monitask

• Pro$6.49

  per user / month, billed annually ($7.99 billed monthly)

  Stealth mode, timesheets, screenshots, basic projects, email reports, 1 integration and 1 month of data storage.

• Business$8.99

  per user / month, billed annually ($10.99 billed monthly)

  Adds website and app monitoring, unlimited integrations, team management, scorecards and 2 months of storage.

• Business Premium$12.99

  per user / month, billed annually ($15.99 billed monthly)

  Adds full URL and page tracking, search query and document tracking and location tracking.

• Enterprise$15.99

  per user / month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly)

  Sold through sales for 50+ employees: audit logs, higher API limits, VIP support and custom storage.

Hubstaff

• Annual discount

  2 months free with annual billing

  The pricing page labels annual billing "2 months free": Team is $10 per seat a month annually against $12 monthly, and Starter is $4.99 against $7.

• Other savings

  Small Business Essentials flat-fee plan

  Hubstaff's support site describes a special-offer plan for new organizations at $144 a year, billed annually, with 3 paid seats plus a free owner seat and no add-ons.

Monitask

• Annual discount

  Save 18% with annual billing

  Monitask's pricing page states that paying yearly saves 18% compared with the monthly rates.