Hubstaff

Integrated employee time tracking, productivity metrics, and automated payments, built to scale across distributed teams.

by Hubstaff · Payroll & Time Tracking

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Executive Summary

Hubstaff is time tracking software that combines employee time tracking, productivity monitoring, project tracking, workforce analytics and global payments for distributed teams. Time is tracked on desktop, web or mobile, with GPS-based tracking for field teams, and tracked hours feed timesheets and payments. An Insights add-on provides workforce analytics, and the vendor describes machine-learning detection of unusual activity.

Use Cases

  • Track employee time across tasks, projects and clients, including GPS-based tracking for field teams
  • Track time against projects and set budgets to manage margins and project spend
  • Turn approved hours into timesheets and send global payments
  • Monitor activity rates, app and URL usage, and optional screenshots
  • Analyze utilization trends, capacity gaps and cost drivers
  • Turn tracked hours into invoices and billing

Features

Visibility

  • App & URL Tracking: Optimize productivity with app & URL tracking
  • GPS Tracking for Field Teams: [image: Hubstaff time tracking software on desktop, mobile, and web with project timers, work order logs, attendance status, and GPS tracking for field teams]
  • Customizable Reports: Access 20+ customizable reports that give operations, finance, and HR leaders a shared view of workforce performance, project health, labor costs, and profitability.
  • Real-time Dashboards: Intuitive, customizable dashboards provide real-time visibility into employee time tracking, workforce analytics, attendance and time-off , expenses, and more. This data helps teams stay aligned without constant check-ins or manual updates.

Intelligence

  • AI-Powered Insights: See real-time workforce analytics data for utilization, time spent in meetings, remote vs. in-office trends, benchmarks, and unusual activity . Leverage these AI-powered Insights to optimize capacity planning, rebalance workloads, and keep
  • Suspicious Activity Detection: Insights' unusual activity feature flags suspicious activity (like applications that fabricate keyboard and mouse movement) for improved accuracy.

Support

  • Time Tracking with Screenshots: Time tracking with screenshots Add screenshots to tracked time for context.
  • Workload Management: Software development Reach milestones sooner with workload management and time tracking features.
  • Dedicated Account Representative: Custom setup, account provisioning, and dedicated support for complex needs.
  • Automated global payments at scale: Adjust pay frequencies, streamline approvals, and send global payments based on approved time.

Technical Specifications

Architecture
Cloud-native SaaS
Deployment
Cloud/SaaS
API Available
Yes

AI/ML Stack

  • Machine Learning

Integrations

  • Jira
  • Slack
  • Wise
  • Deel
  • Asana
  • Google Calendar
  • Trello
  • GitHub
  • ClickUp
  • Zendesk
  • Quickbooks
  • Monday
  • Paypal
  • Gusto
  • Salesforce

Security & Compliance

Certifications: SOC 2 Type II

Encryption: Data encrypted in transit (https) and at rest

Pricing

Model
Per seat per month
Starting Price
$4.99 per seat per month (Starter, 2 seat minimum)
Target Customer
SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise, Freelancers
Free Trial
Yes, 14 days (no credit card required)

About Hubstaff

Hubstaff is a fully remote, global software brand specializing in workforce management solutions for remote and hybrid companies. It provides a time tracking software platform with features like productivity monitoring, automated payments, payroll, and in-depth reports.

Founded: 2013 · Headquarters: Indianapolis, United States · Employees: 133 · Private

Verified sources

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