Hubstaff vs Timeero (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 Timeero if

• Fits if you manage staff on the road and need GPS clock-ins and mileage
• Works for crews that export hours to payroll

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay on Basic, which is capped at 10 users and has no scheduling or geofencing
• Pricey if you add segmented tracking from $5 or messaging at $2 a user
• Watch out: the API, time off and facial recognition need Premium at $10
• Watch out: SMS notifications are billed at about $0.02 a message

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.

Timeero

• The Basic plan is capped at 10 users, and scheduling, geofencing and job tracking need Pro.
• Segmented tracking (from $5 per user a month) and messaging ($2 per user a month) are paid add-ons on Pro and Premium.
• SMS notifications are billed separately at about $0.02 per message.
• Time-off management, the public API and facial recognition need the Premium plan.

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.

Timeero

GPS time clock

Employees clock in from a mobile app that records location, and managers watch the team on a map and in timesheets.

Mileage tracking

Trips and mileage are logged automatically from GPS; suggested and commute mileage need the Premium plan.

Scheduling and geofencing

Pro adds shift and job scheduling, geofences around job sites, auto clock-in and out and photo attachments to entries.

Compliance tools

California break policy tracking starts on Pro; electronic visit verification and signatures are listed for Premium.

Payroll and accounting export

Hours and mileage sync to QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Paycor and others, or to over 5,000 apps through Zapier.

MCP server and API

Premium includes a public API and an MCP server for asking questions about Timeero data from AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude.

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.

Timeero

• Basic$5

  per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)

  Time, GPS, mileage and break tracking for small teams. Limited to 10 users.

• Pro$7.50

  per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)

  Adds auto clock-in and out, job tracking, payroll and accounting integrations, scheduling, geofencing, photo attachments and California break rules.

• Premium$10

  per user / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)

  Adds time-off management, kiosk facial recognition, commute and suggested mileage, EVV, public API, signatures, custom fields and approvals.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Dedicated account manager, priority support and custom implementation. Priced through sales.

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.

Timeero

• Annual discount

  Two months free with annual billing

  Timeero's pricing page advertises two months free when paying annually, shown as lower per-user prices on each plan.