The Hubstaff alternative: DeskTime

Customizable, affordable, and user-friendly, DeskTime is built to adapt to your workflow perfectly.

What is Hubstaff?

Hubstaff is a time tracking and workforce management tool. It offers features like manual time tracking, GPS monitoring, activity levels, and project management integrations. Hubstaff also supports invoicing and payroll.

Why look for a Hubstaff alternative?

While Hubstaff provides a broad set of features for time tracking and team management, its complexity and manual setup can be difficult to navigate. Hubstaff’s features are best suited for businesses with field teams that require location tracking.

IT and tech companies may find Hubstaff overly complex, slow to implement and too intrusive. Alternatives like DeskTime may be a better fit.

DeskTime vs. Hubstaff

Automatic time tracking
Meeting & video time tracking
Offline time
Reports
Scheduling
Projects
Document title tracking
Private time
Screenshots
Invoicing

Why switch from Hubstaff to DeskTime?

DeskTime is a great Hubstaff alternative for remote and hybrid teams looking to improve productivity and accountability.

Quick and easy setup

DeskTime works right out of the box, no complex setup needed. Just install, add your team, and start tracking productivity instantly.

All-in-one tracker

Google Calendar meetings, Jira tasks, offline brainstorms—DeskTime can track it all, giving you a clear view of your employees' day

Hassle-free time tracking

Automatic tracking means no manual timers. DeskTime logs work hours and productivity effortlessly in the background.

A time tracker that won’t interrupt your team’s workflow. Ever.

Forget manual entries and distractions. With DeskTime, time tracking runs on autopilot—zero effort needed.

How DeskTime works

With DeskTime, you can see your employees' arrival and departure times, analyze their productivity, schedule shifts, oversee absences, maintain a healthy work-life balance, keep track of specific projects, and more.

Sign Up
Create an account and download the DeskTime app
Add your team details
Add your employees individually or in batches and sort them into teams
Start tracking!
Read this article on how to use our time tracking tool and communicate it to your employees.

DeskTime key features

Here’s why DeskTime is a great choice for teams that want to stay focused and keep their work organized.

  • Automatic time tracking

    DeskTime auto-starts with your computer and stops when you shut it down—no manual input or errors, just effortless tracking.

  • Custom app setup

    DeskTime is one of the most customizable time trackers out there. Tailor the app to your needs and focus on what matters most to you.

  • Respect for privacy

    Features like Private time, Break reminder, or Screenshot blur help ensure your employees stay focused without feeling watched.

Automatic time tracking

DeskTime auto-starts with your computer and stops when you shut it down—no manual input or errors, just effortless tracking.

Custom app setup

DeskTime is one of the most customizable time trackers out there. Tailor the app to your needs and focus on what matters most to you.

Respect for privacy

Features like Private time, Break reminder, or Screenshot blur help ensure your employees stay focused without feeling watched.

What industries is DeskTime suited for?

Find out which industries can get the most out of DeskTime’s easy time tracking and productivity tools.

IT & software development

DeskTime tracks coding hours, manages remote teams, and integrates with tools like Jira and GitLab, allowing developers to stay focused and meet project deadlines.

Marketing & creative agencies

DeskTime tracks time automatically, helping agencies log billable hours, manage workloads, and keep client work transparent and profitable.

Hybrid & remote teams

DeskTime helps hybrid and remote teams stay productive with time tracking, activity insights, and easy reporting—keeping everyone aligned, wherever and whenever they work.

Team onboarding made easy

Learn how to get started with DeskTime

Built to meet global standards

DeskTime follows strict international data and information security standards, ensuring a smooth, safe, and reliable time tracking experience for every user.

ISO 27001 compliant

Our practices align with ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 standards, ensuring robust information and privacy management across our systems.

GDPR compliant

The services provided by DeskTime and the data generated using the application comply with the rules set by GDPR.

Privacy policy

Visit our Privacy Policy to learn what data we collect, how we use it, and how we protect your privacy.

Data encryption

All data that DeskTime users share with our servers is encrypted both in transit and at rest by default.

Two-factor authentication

Users can add an extra layer of security to their account by enabling two-factor authentication in their profile settings.

Backups and reliability

With a system uptime of 99.95%, DeskTime ensures maximum reliability through continuous, restorable backups.

Don’t take our word for it

Here’s what our users say about us. Read more on G2 website.

Book a 1:1 introduction call

Planning to onboard a large team of 10+ users?

Schedule a chat with our product expert to learn how DeskTime can be tailored to fit your needs and requirements.

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Fill out the form
Start the booking process with basic info about your company.
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Schedule your call
Choose a date and time that works for you.
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Answer a few additional questions
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All set!
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Want to explore other time tracking tools?

Here are some other popular productivity and time tracking tools.

Clockify

Clockify is a solid choice for teams looking for a straightforward, manual time tracking solution with project-based tracking and a clean, user-friendly interface.

Toggl

Toggl fits well with freelancers and small teams looking for a straightforward way to stay on top of their work.

Insightful

Insightful is a solid choice for small businesses seeking a cost-effective solution for time tracking.