Hubstaff Review | Vetteroo

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What it is: Time tracking, timesheets and workforce analytics for remote and field teams
Best for: Teams that bill by the hour or pay staff from tracked time
Price: Starter $4.99/seat/mo billed yearly ($7 monthly), checked October 29, 2026
Prices checked: October 29, 2026

We researched Hubstaff's official pricing, terms, product pages, help pages and outside reviews. We haven't used Hubstaff ourselves, so this is a research-based review, not a hands-on test.

Who it’s best for

Agencies and freelancers who bill clients by the hour.
Remote teams that want timesheets, activity levels and payroll from one tool.
Field teams that need GPS clock-ins (Locations add-on).

Who should skip it

Probably not the best fit if your team objects to screenshots and activity monitoring.

How it works day to day

This part draws on Hubstaff’s own product pages, help center and documentation, read October 29, 2026 (listed under Sources). We haven’t used Hubstaff ourselves.

Team members start a timer on desktop or phone; Hubstaff records time, activity levels and (if you turn them on) screenshots, then builds timesheets you approve for invoices or payroll.

Key features in use

Time tracking with activity levels
Timesheets and approvals
Invoices and payroll (Team plan)
Scheduling and attendance
GPS clock-ins (add-on)

Setup and learning curve

Create an account, invite your team and have them install the app.

Integrations

Integrations with project, payroll and accounting tools; one on Grow, unlimited on Team.

Support

Help center, email and chat support.

Real-world use cases

Billing clients by the hour
Paying contractors from tracked time
Remote team attendance
Field crew clock-ins

What it costs

Prices checked October 29, 2026, from Hubstaff’s own pricing page unless noted. Prices change often, so check the official page before you buy.

Starter $4.99, Grow $7.50 and Team $10 per seat a month billed yearly; $7, $9 and $12 billed monthly. Paid plans have a 2-seat minimum.
Enterprise: $25 per seat a month, billed yearly.
Add-ons (Insights, Tasks, Locations, more screenshots and others) cost extra per seat.
Free plan for one user; 14-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee (Hubstaff pricing pages, checked October 29, 2026).

What we like

Low starting price per seat, with a free plan for one person.
Timesheets can feed invoices and payroll on the Team plan.
14-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Desktop, mobile and browser apps.

What to watch for

Trustpilot showed 2.0 out of 5 from about 493 reviews as of October 29, 2026; 21% of reviews were 1-star.
Paid plans bill at least 2 seats, and owners and managers count as seats.
Screenshot and app-tracking limits on the lower plans; many extras are paid add-ons.

The fine print

Paid plans have a 2-seat minimum.
Enterprise is billed yearly only.
Tell your team what is tracked before you turn on screenshots or app tracking.

The main alternative: Time Doctor Reviewed by Vetteroo

Its Trustpilot score was 1.2 out of 5 from about 235 reviews.

What it costs: Basic $6.67/user/mo billed yearly ($8 monthly), checked October 29, 2026

Read our full Time Doctor review

Pick HubstaffReviewed by Vetteroo if you…

bill clients by the hour.
want payroll from tracked time.
want a low per-seat price.

Pick Time DoctorReviewed by Vetteroo if you…

want productivity ratings and break tracking.
want video screen recording on the top plan.
have no 2-seat minimum to worry about.

Our take

Hubstaff is a low-cost, full-featured time tracker for teams that bill or pay by the hour, with a trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Its Trustpilot score is poor, there is a 2-seat minimum, and monitoring features need careful handling with staff. Compare Time Doctor for deeper productivity reports.

Side by side

Company	Best for	Starting price	Trial / refund
Hubstaff Reviewed by Vetteroo	Teams that bill by the hour or pay staff from tracked time	Starter $4.99/seat/mo billed yearly ($7 monthly), checked October 29, 2026	14-day free trial; 30-day money-back
Time Doctor Reviewed by Vetteroo	Managers who want detailed productivity reports for remote staff	Basic $6.67/user/mo billed yearly ($8 monthly), checked October 29, 2026	14-day free trial of Premium, no card

From our company records. Check the official pages for current prices.

What we checked

Hubstaff's pricing page and terms, read October 29, 2026
Hubstaff's Trustpilot profile, read October 29, 2026
Hubstaff's plan prices, confirmed on its own pricing guide (the pricing page itself loads by script), read October 29, 2026
Time Doctor's details: from its own Wave 16 draft review, read October 29, 2026
The other official pages listed under Sources (links checked October 29, 2026)

Sources

Visit Hubstaff’s official site

How we review

We read the company's own terms, test the sign-up or booking steps where we can, and compare it with alternatives. A commission never changes what we write. Read our disclosure.