Hubstaff vs. Time Doctor Comparison


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About Hubstaff is a time tracking software that helps teams log hours, monitor productivity, and automate payments — whether remote, hybrid, in-office, or field-based. Available on desktop, web, and mobile, Hubstaff enables employees to track time against specific tasks and projects from anywhere. Managers get built-in visibility through app and URL usage data, activity rates, and optional screenshots — all configurable by user role. Designed for global, growing and distributed teams, Hubstaff includes built-in productivity monitoring and workforce analytics to help businesses analyze how time is spent, identify inefficiencies, and improve performance — without micromanagement.		About Time Doctor is a Workforce Analytics platform that gives managers actionable insights to improve team productivity and performance. Unleash the potential of data-driven decision-making and experience industry-leading visibility with Time Doctor. Time Doctor provides 3 layers of insights: - Team Insights: Integrated time tracking to give managers peace of mind knowing their teams are working effectively - Manager Insights: Workforce management tools that empower managers to better support and coach their teams - Company Insights: Actionable workforce analytics that improve visibility, processes and profitability across all teams Enterprise organizations, outsourcing companies and businesses worldwide are using Time Doctor to get better profitability, productivity, and accountability for their remote, hybrid, and in-office teams. Join Time Doctor’s 245k+ active users lifting productivity by 22% on average.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Supported		Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Teams of all sizes — from fast-growing startups to global enterprises — looking for a scalable time tracking platform with built-in productivity monitoring and operational visibility.		Audience Individuals and teams who work at home, remote, or in an office seeking a time monitoring solution
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported		API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $4.99/user/month Free: $0.00 / one user only Starter: $4.99 / per user / month Grow: $7.50 / per user / month Team: $10 / per user / month Enterprise: $25 / per user / month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing $9.99/month/user Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.6 / 5 ease 4.9 / 5 features 4.8 / 5 design 4.6 / 5 support 4.7 / 5 Read all reviews		Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.8 / 5 ease 4.8 / 5 features 4.7 / 5 design 4.6 / 5 support 4.6 / 5 Read all reviews
Pros from Real Users Pros Good enough experience for the core product; does the job properly - so can't complain about any of that It is simple to track time or hours spent by employees when working using Hubstaff. Again, it is simple to generate payrolls or rather pay employees using accurate time tracking data. It a reliable tool for employees attendance and leave leave management. Hubstaff is really easy to use and user friendly software, definitely easy to navigate. I also love the productivity features, including the badges and the productivity percentages. I've used other software in the same niche and nonetheless other ones are not so stable and user friendly. It tracks every activity of the employee that happened on their computer. Helps to improve productivity in remote employees. Also, I can track the time spent on projects. Without admin permission, it can't be disabled. Lightweight and doesn't slow down the computer. Tracking capabilities, flexible price setting based on projects, very quick support response times, unlimited project viewers at no cost. I like the simplicity of Hubstaff's usage. I also like that it works both on PCs and Mac. Additionally, it gives good value for its price. And most of all, I like how the company is improving the product and adding more and more features to it. 1. Easy to use 2. Saves time 3. Increase productivity 4. Value for money This is why i like Hubstaff. Great way to track teams hours, deal with expenses and get a good overview of what is happening in your business. I would highly recommend this service. -Very robust features, even with the free version -Easily switch my timer from one task to the other as I need to jump from project to project throughout the day -Can track in the system what rate I'm charging each client (no more searching old emails to see agreed-upon rates) -Very easy to run reports and filter what I need -Lets me create a huge number of projects and easily archive the ones I no longer need - Easy integration onto your computer - Makes tracking hours and productivity seamless - Simple to track pay for each employee - Interface is easy to use and easy to change if need be		Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros This platform has given me complete monitoring, although it lacks certain features it is still useful for any company that needs to improve work performance, so I will mention the positive points that are most useful to me when I am using this platform: + It allows multiple windows of all the computers that are being monitored within my company, this was very useful to be able to have a quick perspective of who is doing their work and who is not, although I have a problem with this function, it is still a good one characteristic. + I can see in real time everything my employees are doing, as well as record in order to have support in case there is an inconvenience due to lack of work activity. I can have those recordings both in Time Doctor and download them to my computer so I have the recordings available at all times. + It works even if there is no internet connection, this is very useful because I can make sure that every minute that passes during working hours is recorded in case of some mishap with the internet connection, it has happened to me several times in which the connection and Time Doctor was intact. + It is very easy to navigate, it can seem like a very overwhelming platform with its tools taking up a large part of the user monitoring panel, however, it is easy to adapt to locating where your tools are and using them at any given time. Its interface needs to be polished a bit, but that would remain a negative aspect that I will write about later. + Time Doctor notifies me when an inactivity occurs by a user who is not doing anything at all. This is very useful in case you cannot have the view of all the screens in case there are many employees to monitor. In addition, this platform detects when there are patterns, thus being able to detect fraud when an employee applies software to deceive the system. + Generates very complete reports of all the activity of all the users that are being monitored, this is very useful for the human resources department when they are evaluating the performance of the employees and thus apply a correction or simply discard said employee who does not comply with business hours. Time Doctor helps to increase productivity in remote employees. The analytics it shares is highly accurate and detailed. Provides real-time data to the administrator. Screen monitoring works flawlessly. 1.- Its interface is very complete with respect to the functions it has to carry out a correct follow-up. There is nothing that Time Doctor lacks compared to other time tracking software, I have done an intensive analysis comparing other software and I have concluded that this one is more complete in relation to the costs of the plans they offer. 2.- One of the features that caught my attention about this software and that made me choose it as a time tracking platform at work is that I can track the time usage of each employee of the company without even requiring a connection. to Internet. Many softwares, in most cases today, all have to be exclusively connected to the Internet and that hinders the ability to use said software in case you do not have a connection. With Time Doctor it has not been like that since it is configured locally and I can include within the configuration to be able to manage it from another device through the internet in case it is required. 3.- It integrates very well with project collaboration software as in the case of Trello, allowing this to have better monitoring when we want to know if the employees are carrying out their assigned tasks of a project and thus meet the deadlines proposed by the client. . It improves productivity to be able to track time within the company when I can integrate platforms and thus be more informed about what my employees are doing. 4.- I can create a screenshot of the employee whom I am tracking regardless of the number of screens open, managing the time tracking of other employees. It is very useful to be able to do this when I need to save evidence of something that I want to notify the employee of what he is doing wrong to correct him. In general, most people use windows cutouts, use the "Print Screen" of the keyboard or use some other external software, which is not very useful when you have many windows open so it is better to do it directly within Time Doctor and save automatically. 5.- It is very difficult to fool this software, before being able to implement it within the company. Time Doctor detects if an employee is really not being productive and analyzes each movement that the user makes on the computer, it can detect patterns in case an employee is cheating and immediately notifies me so that I can be alert. It also notifies me when a user is taking a break longer than they should when no action is taking place or alerts me when they use disallowed software or browse distracting sites during business hours. Time Doctor is a fantastic software to have a correct monitoring of the work time of each of your employees, the main thing that I like about this platform is that it has a silent mode, this mode allows you to hide this application inside the computer, achieving that the users or the employees cannot know that they are monitoring it. Another thing that I like about this platform is that it is very precise when it comes to measuring the work time of each employee, since it detects the time that the employee is inactive on the computer and does not count it as work time. work, this is a very important function as it measures the correct time. I also like that this platform records all the pages the employee visits and also the apps they use. ° Allows you to take a screenshot of the applications you are using at that moment as well as which applications or sites you visit frequently. This helps a lot when we need an employee to be able to manage their time at work by performing assigned tasks without any distraction. ° It is very customizable since it is not only an interface with flat colors and simple, but I can visually adapt to each employee who is being monitored in terms of their work force and thus clearly see the different times managed between employees having any condition . ° Not only can I take a screenshot at any random moment of the work session, but I can also record a specific moment if required, and I can also see the report pages of the entire day that an employee was on their computer. ° Breaks can be taken by modifying the platform by programming or simply placing it manually, since sometimes breaks are randomly made periodically so as not to tire employees of monotonous work. ° The report generator can be displayed at the determined time that I require it, thus being able to increase the productivity of my work team. This is very good since when you did not carry out a manual follow-up, it is enough to leave the automatic follow-up and every week review how efficient each employee was within the work environment. ° I can track anywhere because TimeDoctor is multiplatform. So I don't need to be glued to my laptop all day to know how my employees are doing when they're at work. ° It also shows me the idle time in case I am not on a break schedule. So I can see if the employee is being productive and also that I am always automatically notified when that happens. This function helps me a lot in case I am busy doing my work within the company and I am not monitoring my employees. Cons - My computer slows down when I'm looking at multiple desktops at once, it seems like this isn't very optimized or it just consumes a lot of resources. I had not anticipated this, so it makes the process of supervising my employees more tedious since I have to do it one by one or when I detect inactivity. - Tech support response time is a bit slow, if you deliver good solutions, but it takes time to get immediate solutions. This causes loss of time when you want to achieve a complete monitoring job and it is interrupted by some failure, so if you could improve the response speed it would be fine for me. - The dashboard should improve its interface, it is very complete and I like that it has all the features available without so many clicks. However, I prefer a cleaner and simpler user interface to just focus on monitoring my employees without so many features on top of it is more practical, at least for me it is. - It would be nice if a break could be taken, for example, to go to the bathroom without the counter adding minutes of inactivity. I have had complaints from employees about this problem since their activity time has stopped when they have had to go to the bathroom. bathroom and it has seen a negative impact on their working hours. This would be useful as you would not have to do an intense inspection on what happened while the computer was idle but just receive a notification when an employee needs a few minutes to do their business without harming you. - Apparently a little expensive, if it weren't for the fact that I have to maintain productivity within my company using monitoring, I would not have paid for the services of this platform since the return on investment is somewhat neutral, productivity practically compensates for the price but not increase the income of my company. - The Chrome extension is not very useful and also sometimes it does not update automatically, which on computers with few resources is a nuisance because for me the extension was a solution, but apparently it has its drawbacks. The user interface is not friendly for me. Need to watch tutorials to learn about its features. 1.- I have problems with some software that I use on the company's computers. This software seems to use the same function that Time Doctor uses and it seems to intervene in employee monitoring. This has had several consequences with the employees because it seems that they were not doing anything during their working hours when they were not, but this platform was interrupted by other software, thus having to overlook many uncomfortable situations of confusion. 2.- I would like the control panel to be simpler, thus being able to view only the necessary functions to carry out a daily follow-up or I would like to have the ability to modify the functions of the different sections of this platform to be able to choose what I want to leave and what I want to remove to make monitoring work easier. In addition, I also wish that it could have a dark mode so as not to tire my eyes when I am tracking an employee, lately any platform / application / software allows that function and it seems that Time Doctor is lagging behind in that option. 3.- I honestly don't understand why on several occasions the mobile application closes or crashes, making this waste my time when I want to perform live monitoring of employees. It seems that the Time Doctor team is not serious about improving the performance of the mobile application knowing that nowadays almost everyone has a smartphone and does many things on it, including work. So a positive point if they improve that aspect. 4.- The technical support is a bit slow in responding to any questions or inconveniences, at one point it took up to three days to be able to take my ticket and attend to my message which required help in a configuration, this delayed my work a lot company and I couldn't monitor well during those days trying to solve the problem by myself. One of the main negative things about this platform is that you cannot configure the activities that will be carried out within the working time of each employee's working day, for example, if you want to divide the working hours for each of the daily activities, you can't You can do it within this platform, since this platform will only tell me the work time and cannot record the completion of an activity in a specified time. Another negative thing is that the mobile app within the iOS devices is quite basic, this app is only capable of measuring the working time of the employees and does not provide you with more detailed information, it cannot know which page they visited and what applications they used, to know that information you must use the version for computers. ° The mobile application sometimes gets stuck but it is a matter of waiting. Apparently no matter how modern a device I count, TimeDoctor is not well optimized and even more so when there are too many employees added to the platform. That makes my phone explode due to the poor performance that this platform gives. ° The implementation and configuration was quite a process, since we were not used to this type of platform. So think hard and report before purchasing any plans with this platform because also the learning curve is steep and you will generally need trained personnel from human resources or any other department that knows about this platform to do a good job in monitoring employees. . ° I can tell when a person is inactive since they are not typing yes or by moving the mouse more, however it does not mean that they are not going to go if nothing but that they took a little time to think, this sometimes gives a lot to say because yes It is true that an employee needs to think to support a client and it takes time to provide solutions, so if the person in charge of monitors does not move the mouse or write, the employees will think that he is not doing his job and that is not the case. They should improve that system, more than anything when it is an automatic monitoring, because manually it hardly happens because obviously you can record the screen or see the logs. ° I would like the employee being monitored to have the opportunity to explain why he stopped his productivity at some point in his work hour. In this way we avoid conditions and we do not have so many false positives in terms of complaints from employees who are supposedly not performing their respective duties.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information Hubstaff Founded: 2012 United States hubstaff.com		Company Information Time Doctor Founded: 2011 United States www.timedoctor.com
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Categories Absence Management Supported Agile Project Management Tools Supported Attendance Tracking Supported Billing and Invoicing Supported Business Activity Monitoring Supported Collaboration Supported Employee Engagement Supported Employee Monitoring Supported Employee Scheduling Supported Expense Report Supported Freelance Management Supported GPS Tracking Supported Leave Management Supported Payroll Supported Productivity Supported Project Cost Management Supported Project Tracking Supported Remote Work Supported Reporting Supported Time & Attendance Supported Time and Expense Supported Time Clock Supported Time Tracking Supported Workflow Management Supported		Categories Attendance Tracking Supported Employee Monitoring Supported Remote Work Supported Time & Attendance Supported Time Clock Supported Time Tracking Supported
Attendance Tracking Features Absence Management Not Supported Calendar Management Supported Employee Scheduling Supported Employee Time Clock Supported FMLA Tracking Supported Overtime Tracking Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Self Service Portal Not Supported Time Tracking Supported Timesheets Supported Vacation / Leave Tracking Supported Employee Monitoring Features Activity Monitoring Supported Browsing History Supported Email Monitoring Not Supported Keystroke Recording Supported Productivity Analysis Supported Remote Control Not Supported Screen Activity Recording Supported Time & Attendance Supported Time Tracking Supported Remote Work Features Collaboration Supported Credential Management Not Supported Electronic Signature Not Supported Employee Monitoring Supported Live Chat Not Supported Meeting Management Not Supported Project Management Supported Remote Access Supported Remote Support Not Supported Screen Sharing Supported Softphone Not Supported Task Management Supported Time Zone Tracking Supported Video Chat Not Supported Web Conferencing Not Supported Time Clock Features Biometric Recognition Not Supported Hourly Employee Tracking Supported Messaging Not Supported Mobile Access Supported Online Punch Card Supported Payroll Management Supported Punch card Not Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Salaried Employee Tracking Supported Sick Leave Tracking Supported Vacation / Leave Tracking Supported Workstation Tracking Supported Time Tracking Features Automatic Time Capture Supported Billable & Non-Billable Hours Supported Billing & Invoicing Supported Employee Database Supported Expense Tracking Supported Mobile Time Tracking Supported Multiple Billing Rates Supported Offline Time Tracking Supported Online Time Tracking Supported Overtime Calculation Supported Time per Project Reporting Supported Timesheet Management Supported Vacation / Leave Tracking Supported Show More Features Absence Management Features Analytics/Reporting Supported Approval Process Control Not Supported Attendance Tracking Supported Calendar Management Not Supported Compliance Management Not Supported Employee Database Not Supported Employee Scheduling Supported Leave Policy Management Supported Notifications/Alerts Supported Overtime Management Supported Role-Based Permissions Not Supported Time Off Management Supported Timesheet Management Supported Agile Project Management Tools Features Backlog Management Supported Feedback Management Not Supported Gantt/Timeline View Supported Kanban Board Supported Prioritization Supported Request Management Not Supported Resource Management Not Supported Retrospectives Management Not Supported Status Tracking Supported Supports Scrum Supported Team Management Supported Template Management Supported Workflow Management Supported Billing and Invoicing Features Billing Portal Not Supported Contact Database Not Supported Contingency Billing Not Supported Customer Portal Not Supported Customizable Invoices Not Supported Dunning Management Not Supported Hourly Billing Supported Invoice History Supported Mobile Payments Not Supported Multi-Currency Not Supported Online Invoicing Supported Online Payments Not Supported Payment Processing Not Supported Project Billing Supported Recurring/Subscription Billing Supported Service Ticket Billing Not Supported Tax Calculator Not Supported Business Activity Monitoring Features Alerts / Notifications Supported Business Process Management Supported Cross Application Analysis Not Supported Email Monitoring Not Supported Events Monitoring Supported KPI Monitoring Supported Pre-Configured Events Not Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Workflow Management Supported Collaboration Features Brainstorming Not Supported Calendar Management Not Supported Chat / Messaging Not Supported Contact Management Not Supported Content Management Supported Document Management Not Supported Project Management Supported Real Time Editing Not Supported Task Management Supported Version Control Not Supported Video Conferencing Not Supported Employee Engagement Features Benchmarking Supported Cultural Alignment Not Supported Employee Awards Not Supported Employee Guides Not Supported Employee Recognition Not Supported Feedback Management Not Supported Goal Management Not Supported Health & Wellness Programs Not Supported Performance Management Supported Pulse Surveys Not Supported Employee Scheduling Features Appointment Management Not Supported Automated Scheduling Supported Calendar Management Supported Employee Database Supported Group Scheduling Supported Messaging Not Supported Mobile Access Supported Payroll Management Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Resource Management Not Supported Schedule Distribution Not Supported Scheduling Supported Shift Scheduling Not Supported Shift Swapping Not Supported Time Clock Supported Time Tracking Supported Vacation / Leave Tracking Supported Expense Report Features Approval Process Control Not Supported Invoice Management Supported Multi-Currency Not Supported Receipt Management Supported Reimbursement Management Supported Spend Control Supported Time Tracking Supported Workflow Management Supported Freelance Management Features Anonymous Talent Search Not Supported Chat / Messaging Not Supported Consolidated Billing & Invoicing Supported Contract Management Not Supported Custom Payments Supported Internship Management Not Supported Job Posting / Job Board Not Supported Payment Management Supported Portfolio Screening Not Supported Progress / Time Tracking Supported Project Management Supported Talent Matching Algorithm Not Supported Talent Vetting Not Supported Task Management Supported GPS Tracking Features Alerts/Notifications Supported Asset Tracking Not Supported Driver Management Supported Historical Reporting Supported Mobile Tracking Supported People Tracking Supported Real Time Tracking Supported Routing Supported Status Tracking Supported Territory Management Supported Vehicle Tracking Supported Payroll Features 401(k) Tracking Not Supported Attendance Management Supported Benefits Management Not Supported Check Printing Not Supported Compensation Management Supported Deductions Management Not Supported Direct Deposit Supported Multi-Country Not Supported Multi-State Not Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Self Service Portal Not Supported Tax Compliance Not Supported Vacation / Leave Tracking Supported W-2 and 1099 Preparation Not Supported Wage Garnishment Not Supported Productivity Features Collaboration Supported Database Creation Not Supported Document Creation Not Supported File Sharing Not Supported Notes Management Supported Office Suite Not Supported Presentation Tools Not Supported Project Management Supported Task Management Supported Team Chat Supported Project Tracking Features Collaboration Tools Not Supported Cost-to-Completion Tracking Supported Gantt Charts Not Supported Kanban Board Supported Milestone Tracking Supported Percent-Complete Tracking Supported Prioritization Not Supported Status Tracking Supported Time & Expense Tracking Supported Reporting Features Customizable Dashboard Supported Data Source Connectors Not Supported Drag & Drop Not Supported Drill Down Not Supported Email Reports Not Supported Financial Reports Not Supported Forecasting Not Supported Marketing Reports Not Supported OLAP Not Supported Report Export Supported Sales Reports Not Supported Scheduled / Automated Reports Supported Time and Expense Features Activity Tracking Supported Billable Hours Tracking Supported Billing Rate Management Supported Expense Tracking Supported Invoice Processing Not Supported Multiple Billing Rates Supported Project Tracking Supported Reimbursement Management Not Supported Time Tracking by Client Supported Time Tracking by Project Supported Workflow Management Features Access Controls/Permissions Supported Approval Process Control Not Supported Business Process Automation Supported Calendar Management Supported Compliance Tracking Not Supported Configurable Workflow Not Supported Customizable Dashboard Not Supported Document Management Not Supported Forms Management Not Supported Graphical Workflow Editor Not Supported Mobile Access Supported No-Code Not Supported Task Management Supported Third Party Integrations Supported Workflow Configuration Not Supported		Attendance Tracking Features Absence Management Supported Calendar Management Supported Employee Scheduling Supported Employee Time Clock Supported FMLA Tracking Not Supported Overtime Tracking Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Self Service Portal Supported Time Tracking Supported Timesheets Supported Vacation / Leave Tracking Supported Employee Monitoring Features Activity Monitoring Supported Browsing History Supported Email Monitoring Not Supported Keystroke Recording Not Supported Productivity Analysis Supported Remote Control Not Supported Screen Activity Recording Supported Time & Attendance Supported Time Tracking Supported Remote Work Features Collaboration Not Supported Credential Management Not Supported Electronic Signature Not Supported Employee Monitoring Supported Live Chat Not Supported Meeting Management Not Supported Project Management Not Supported Remote Access Not Supported Remote Support Not Supported Screen Sharing Not Supported Softphone Not Supported Task Management Supported Time Zone Tracking Supported Video Chat Not Supported Web Conferencing Not Supported Time Clock Features Biometric Recognition Not Supported Hourly Employee Tracking Supported Messaging Not Supported Mobile Access Supported Online Punch Card Supported Payroll Management Supported Punch card Not Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Salaried Employee Tracking Supported Sick Leave Tracking Supported Vacation / Leave Tracking Supported Workstation Tracking Supported Time Tracking Features Automatic Time Capture Supported Billable & Non-Billable Hours Supported Billing & Invoicing Supported Employee Database Supported Expense Tracking Supported Mobile Time Tracking Supported Multiple Billing Rates Supported Offline Time Tracking Supported Online Time Tracking Supported Overtime Calculation Supported Time per Project Reporting Supported Timesheet Management Supported Vacation / Leave Tracking Supported
Integrations Asana Supported Basecamp Supported ClickUp Supported Freshdesk Supported Generative Studio X by OneReach.ai Supported GitHub Supported Gusto Supported Jira Supported Jira Work Management Supported Podio Supported Quickwork Supported Redbooth Supported Redmine Supported Salesforce Supported Slack Supported Stackreaction Supported Trello Supported Wrike Supported Zendesk Supported Show More Integrations View All 49 Integrations		Integrations Asana Supported Basecamp Supported ClickUp Supported Freshdesk Supported Generative Studio X by OneReach.ai Supported GitHub Supported Gusto Supported Jira Supported Jira Work Management Supported Podio Supported Quickwork Supported Redbooth Supported Redmine Supported Salesforce Supported Slack Supported Stackreaction Supported Trello Supported Wrike Supported Zendesk Supported Show More Integrations View All 56 Integrations
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