Comparison
Hourtick vs Hubstaff
Hubstaff: Workforce and productivity tracking with activity levels, screenshots and payroll. Hourtick: a Mac menu bar timer, tasks, timesheets, approvals and billable reports, free for your whole team.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
- Team of 10
- $0 a month
- $100–$120
- Free plan
- Unlimited people, every feature
- No free plan on the pricing page
- Approvals
- On every plan
- Team plan and up
Prices from each vendor's pricing page where verified (October 2026). Hourtick is free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month.
The real product
See Hourtick in action
The real app, not a mock-up: timer, timesheet, tasks, chat and reports, and the Mac menu bar timer.
And the timer lives in your Mac menu bar
Start and stop without opening a browser tab. The time sits next to the clock, and every entry lands in the same timesheet as above.
- Pick the project and task, type a note, start
- Running time next to the clock, all day
- Works offline and syncs when you're back
| Criteria | Hourtick | Hubstaff |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month. $29/month for 5 GB. Every feature on both plans, no per-seat fees. | 14-day free trial. Starter $4.99, Grow $7.50, Team $10 per seat/month billed yearly ($7 / $9 / $12 monthly); Enterprise $25 monthly or custom yearly. Timesheet approvals are on Team and above. |
| Team of 10, per month | $0 on Free · $29 on Pro (5 GB) | $100–$120 (Team, for approvals) |
| Free plan | Unlimited people, every feature, 500 MB of usage a month | No free plan on the pricing page; 14-day trial |
| Task board and list | Board and list, assignees, chat, files, checklists. Every plan | No built-in task board |
| Built-in timer | Mac menu bar and web, offline. Every plan | Yes |
| Timesheet approvals | Included | Team plan and up |
| Mac menu bar timer | Native menu bar timer with live time | See their site |
| Screenshots / activity monitoring | None — no screenshots or activity tracking | Yes (core feature): activity levels, apps and URLs, optional screenshots |
| Best for | Teams that want tasks and time tracking together, simple enough to use every day, free for everyone. | Companies that need monitoring, payroll or field-team tracking. |
Prices from each vendor's pricing page where verified (October 2026). “See their site” means we couldn't verify it.
Hubstaff pricing in 2026
| Plan | Per person/month, billed yearly | Billed monthly | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $4.99 | $7 | Time and activity tracking, automated timesheets, screenshots and app tracking (up to 500 each per user a month), client invoicing |
| Grow | $7.50 | $9 | App and URL tracking, reporting, one integration |
| Team | $10 | $12 | Timesheet approvals, payments, scheduling, attendance, unlimited integrations |
| Enterprise | Custom | $25 | Custom setup, account provisioning, SSO, dedicated support |
- Every member takes a paid seat, even people who don't track time.
- A separate Small Business Essentials plan costs a flat $144 a year for 3 paid seats (the owner's seat is free, so up to 4 members), for new teams, billed yearly only and without add-ons.
- A team of 10, per month: $100–$120 (Team, for approvals).
- Hourtick: Free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month. $29/month for 5 GB. Every feature on both plans, no per-seat fees.
From Hubstaff's pricing page, checked October 1, 2026. Prices change; check theirs before you buy.
Try Hourtick next to them
Sign up free, add a project and run the timer for a day. Nothing to cancel.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
Hubstaff: strengths and trade-offs
- Activity and productivity monitoring
- Payroll and payments
- GPS and field-team features
- Monitoring features (screenshots, activity levels) are not what every team wants
- Approvals require the Team plan
- Priced per seat, and every member takes one even if they don't track time
The verdict
Pick Hubstaff if you need activity and productivity monitoring. Pick Hourtick if you want the core of time tracking done beautifully: free for the whole team, with a price that never grows with headcount.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hourtick cheaper than Hubstaff?
For 10 people, Hubstaff lists $100–$120 (Team, for approvals) per month; Hourtick is free for the whole team, or $29/month for 5 GB of usage a month.
Does Hourtick do everything Hubstaff does?
No. Hubstaff offers activity and productivity monitoring, payroll and payments, gps and field-team features. Hourtick focuses on simple, correct time tracking, tasks, approvals and billable reporting.
How much does Hubstaff cost?
14-day free trial. Starter $4.99, Grow $7.50, Team $10 per seat/month billed yearly ($7 / $9 / $12 monthly); Enterprise $25 monthly or custom yearly. Timesheet approvals are on Team and above. (Hubstaff's pricing page, October 2026.)
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