# Hubstaff

> Time tracking with screenshots, activity levels and payroll

Hubstaff is time tracking and workforce management software aimed at remote, hybrid and field teams. While the timer runs it can record screenshots, activity levels and the apps and URLs in use, and the tracked hours feed timesheets, client invoices and team payments. Workforce analytics, task management, GPS locations and a background silent app are sold as add-ons on the lower plans.

- **Category:** Time Tracking
- **Made by:** Netsoft Holdings, LLC (since 2012)
- **Website:** https://hubstaff.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Hubstaff is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

Read from https://hubstaff.com/pricing on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Hubstaff before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **2 months free with annual billing** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://hubstaff.com/pricing
- **Small Business Essentials flat-fee plan** (Other savings): 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. Source: https://support.hubstaff.com/new-pricing-and-plans/

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- Remote teams whose managers want screenshots and activity data as proof of work
- Companies that pay contractors from tracked hours
- Field teams that need mobile location tracking and geofenced job sites

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.5 out of 5 from 1,530 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id971894122

## Works with

Jira, Asana, Trello, Slack, GitHub, QuickBooks, PayPal, Deel

**Tags:** Time tracking, Reports, Invoicing, Tasks, Public API

## Alternatives

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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://hubstaff.com/pricing
- https://hubstaff.com
- https://hubstaff.com/download
- https://hubstaff.com/about
- https://hubstaff.com/faq
- https://hubstaff.com/hubstaff-pricing-guide
- https://support.hubstaff.com/new-pricing-and-plans/

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