Hubstaff review

Hubstaff is built for teams where the people tracking time are spread across countries and often paid as contractors. Starter, at $4.99 per seat per month on annual billing with a two-seat minimum, covers time tracking and activity levels. Grow at $7.50 adds time off, invoices and payments, and Team at $10 adds scheduling, expenses and daily limits. Across the product, Hubstaff offers optional screenshots, app and URL usage, idle time tracking, GPS job sites that clock people in and out, overtime rules and project cost budgets, plus integrations with Jira, Asana, QuickBooks, Gusto, Deel, Wise and PayPal. That mix is strong for a virtual assistant agency or BPO that bills clients for monitored hours and then pays workers from the same data. It is a harder sell for creative agencies, where screenshots and activity scores can hurt trust. There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Who it is for

Remote teams and outsourcing firms that pay contractors by the hour and want activity data and automated payments.

Price

Starter from $4.99 per seat per month billed annually ($7 monthly), 2 seat minimum; 14-day free trial.

Starter $ 4 99 / seat / mo 2 seat minimum.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Time tracking with activity levels on Starter
• Time off, invoices and payments on Grow
• Scheduling, expenses and daily limits on Team
• Optional screenshots, app and URL usage and idle time tracking
• GPS job sites that clock teams in and out automatically

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Pays contractors from tracked hours through payment integrations
• Strength: Apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and Chrome
• Strength: 30-day money-back guarantee on top of the free trial
• Weakness: No permanent free plan, only a 14-day trial
• Weakness: Two-seat minimum on every self-serve plan
• Weakness: Activity monitoring can feel intrusive to client-facing staff

Key facts

• Free trial: 14 days, no credit card
• Paid plans: Starter, Grow, Team, Enterprise
• Grow plan: $7.50 per seat billed annually
• Users: 140k global users, per Hubstaff

Where it ranks

Hubstaff is No. 6 in our Best Time Tracking Software verdict.