ClickTime vs. Hubstaff

At a glance

Best for

Best for professional services and finance teams that need hours tied to labour cost, budgets and audit-ready approvals.

Small and mid-sized
Enterprise

Hubstaff

Best for

Best for remote and distributed teams that want time tracking with productivity monitoring and payroll in one tool.

Freelancers
Small and mid-sized
Enterprise

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Full Comparison

Criterion	ClickTime	Hubstaff
Starting price	From $12 / user / month Starter billed annually; $15 per user / month billed monthly, capped at 25 users. Team $15 annually or $19 monthly and Premier $27 annually or $31 monthly, both capped at 200 users. Enterprise on request. Expense tracking is a $4 per person / month add-on.	From ~$4.99 / seat / month Starter billed annually. Grow ~$7.50, Team ~$10 per seat and month; Enterprise on request. Month-to-month billing is higher (Starter ~$7, Grow ~$9, Team ~$12).
Free trial	Not stated	14-day free trial
API	Yes	Not stated
Made in	Not stated	USA
Time tracking	Yes, manual and mobile timesheets, calendar sync with Google Calendar and Outlook, and automatic capture from Jira and GitHub	Yes, timer with optional screenshots, activity levels and GPS tracking
Invoicing	No native invoicing; billing rates set by person, project or task feed a Client Invoice Report, and time and expenses sync to QuickBooks for the invoice itself	Yes, invoicing plus payments and payroll on higher tiers
Reporting and controlling	Yes, more than 70 reports with approval workflows and change history, plus labour cost allocation, CapEx vs OpEx and project budgeting on higher tiers	Yes, detailed timesheets, activity and project reports
Integrations and API	Yes, a public API plus around 100 integrations (Salesforce, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks, ADP Workforce Now, BambooHR, Rippling, Asana, Jira, Slack)	Yes, 35+ integrations plus an API
AI features	stated Yes	No
Deployment	Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based	Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support	Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat	Not stated
Onboarding	Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding	Not stated
Company size	Small and mid-sized, Enterprise	more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations	more entries Salesforce, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks, ADP Workforce Now, BambooHR, HiBob, Rippling, Asana, Jira, GitHub, Google Calendar, Outlook, Slack	Jira, Asana, ClickUp, Trello, Slack, QuickBooks, PayPal, Gusto, Salesforce

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The short version

Key Differences

Starting price ClickTime From $12 / user / month Hubstaff From ~$4.99 / seat / month
Company size ClickTime Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Hubstaff Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
AI features ClickTime Yes Hubstaff No
Time tracking ClickTime Yes, manual and mobile timesheets, calendar sync with Google Calendar and Outlook, and automatic capture from Jira and GitHub Hubstaff Yes, timer with optional screenshots, activity levels and GPS tracking
Invoicing ClickTime No native invoicing; billing rates set by person, project or task feed a Client Invoice Report, and time and expenses sync to QuickBooks for the invoice itself Hubstaff Yes, invoicing plus payments and payroll on higher tiers

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

ClickTime

Strengths

Labour cost allocation with CapEx and OpEx split for capitalisation and R&D tax credits
Expenses, mileage and reimbursements alongside the hours
Public API and around a hundred integrations

Limitations

Starts well above the entry price of most time trackers
Starter caps at 25 users and Team and Premier at 200
Expense tracking costs extra per person

Hubstaff

Strengths

Screenshots, activity levels and GPS for remote and field teams
Built-in payments and payroll
Broad integrations (Jira, Asana, QuickBooks, PayPal and more)

Limitations

Monitoring features can feel like surveillance
Per-seat pricing adds up for larger teams

Plans

Pricing

ClickTime

Starter $12 Per user / month billed annually, $15 monthly. Up to 25 users. Time tracking, 70+ reports and email reminders.
Team $15 Per user / month billed annually, $19 monthly. Up to 200 users. Adds ClickTime AI, approval workflows, advanced billing rates and time off management.
Premier $27 Per user / month billed annually, $31 monthly. Up to 200 users. Adds project budgeting, resource management and Report Studio.
Enterprise Custom On request. Custom integrations, advanced security, dedicated support and all AI features.

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Hubstaff

Starter ~$4.99 Per seat and month, billed annually.
Grow ~$7.50 Per seat and month, billed annually.
Team ~$10 Per seat and month, billed annually.
Enterprise Custom On request.

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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

ClickTime

Ease of use: Not rated yet
User interface: Not rated yet
Onboarding: Not rated yet
Support and service: Not rated yet
Value for money: Not rated yet
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Hubstaff

Ease of use: Not rated yet
User interface: Not rated yet
Onboarding: Not rated yet
Support and service: Not rated yet
Value for money: Not rated yet
Features: Not rated yet

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Where this comes from

ClickTime https://www.clicktime.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-04

Hubstaff https://hubstaff.com · no check date recorded yet

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.