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Should I use Hubstaff?

Track employee time, monitor productivity, and turn approved hours into payments and insights. - hubstaff.com

Depends. Buy it if you bill client hours or manage offshore/field teams and need proof-of-work tied to payroll. Skip it if your team is small and trusted — screenshot and keystroke monitoring is overkill and breeds resentment.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources: G2/Trustpilot reviews, Reddit and Facebook employee threads, CVE databases, and pricing analyses. Some review snippets were truncated.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo direct evidence in sources reviewed
  • Security posture

Pricing

Guess: ~$7/user/mo

Starter

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Higher tiersSee pricing page

Best for

  • Agencies billing client hours
  • Teams managing offshore contractors
  • Outsourcing/BPO firms needing proof-of-work
  • Field crews logging site attendance

Not for

  • Small teams wanting simple, trust-based tracking
  • Anyone whose staff would quit over screenshots and keystroke logs
  • Solo freelancers — heavy overkill
  • Buyers wanting the cheapest timer only

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Screenshot/keystroke monitoring triggers employee backlash; multiple Reddit threads document resentment and caution warnings

medium

Real cost sits above base tier: add-ons and per-seat fees add up

medium

Desktop client had a DLL search-order hijacking CVE (CVSS 8.5); keep it updated

low

Free alternatives like Clockify market directly against it — compare before committing

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Rated 4.4/5 across 2,316 G2 reviews
  • Reviewers call it a robust time tracker with strong visibility
  • Turns approved hours directly into payments and payroll
  • SOC 2 Type II compliant with a HackerOne bug bounty program
  • 14-day free trial to test before committing

Cons

  • Employees report feeling tracked and micromanaged by keystroke monitoring
  • Users cite better-UI, lower-cost alternatives in Reddit threads
  • Independent review scores it 7.2/10 — good, not elite
  • Add-ons and per-seat pricing stretch costs beyond the entry tier

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 12 sources - SOC 2 Type II with a HackerOne program, but one high-severity desktop-client CVE (CVSS 8.5) is public.

official x3review x6security x2news x1
  • CVE-2023-53937 — DLL search order hijacking in Hubstaff desktop client, High severity (CVSS 8.5), uncontrolled search path element affecting Hubstaff 1.6.14 on Windows.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Guess: ~$7/user/mo

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Cheaper rivals marketed against it; add-ons lift real cost
  • Ease of use: 4/5. 4.4/5 across 2,316 G2 reviews
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Tracking, monitoring, payroll, insights in one
  • Support quality. No direct evidence in sources reviewed
  • Security posture: 3/5. SOC 2 and bounty, but CVSS 8.5 client CVE
  • 4.4/5 G2 rating 2,316 reviews
  • $32.9M Est. ARR 2024 estimate
  • 2012 Founded Remote-first company
  • 10,000+ Teams using it Per Vitally case study

Pricing

Starter

Guess: ~$7/user/mo

  • Lowest-cost entry tier
  • Core time tracking

Higher tiers

See pricing page

  • Productivity monitoring
  • Payroll and insights

Security

SOC 2 Type II with a HackerOne program, but one high-severity desktop-client CVE (CVSS 8.5) is public.

  • CVE-2023-53937 — DLL search order hijacking in Hubstaff desktop clientHigh severity (CVSS 8.5), uncontrolled search path element affecting Hubstaff 1.6.14 on Windows.⁸

Companies that use it

  • Affordable Staff11
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources: G2/Trustpilot reviews, Reddit and Facebook employee threads, CVE databases, and pricing analyses. Some review snippets were truncated.

Well-rated but surveillance-heavy time tracker; fits hourly-billing teams, overkill for small trusted crews.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources: G2/Trustpilot reviews, Reddit and Facebook employee threads, CVE databases, and pricing analyses. Some review snippets were truncated.

Sources

  1. Hubstaff Products | Read 2316 Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  2. Hubstaff Review 2026 — OnTheClock (7.2/10)ontheclock.com
    review
  3. Honest Hubstaff Review — Apployeapploye.com
    review
  4. Read Customer Service Reviews of hubstaff.com — Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  5. Feeling tracked and micromanaged with Hubstaff keystroke monitoringfacebook.com
    review
  6. Hubstaff Pricing (2026): Plans, Add-Ons, and What It Actually Costshireinsouth.com
    official
  7. Hubstaff Pricing Planshubstaff.com
    official
  8. CVE-2023-53937: Hubstaff 1.6.14 DLL search order hijackinggithub.com
    security
  9. Hubstaff Security & Reliability Practiceshubstaff.com
    security
  10. Hubstaff Revenue 2024: $32.9M Est. ARRgetlatka.com
    news
  11. Case Study: Affordable Staff saves $900k+ each yearhubstaff.com
    official
  12. Free Hubstaff alternative — Clockifyclockify.me
    review

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