Comparison

Harvest vs Hubstaff

On the evidence we track, Hubstaff leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Harvest48
★Hubstaff73
Score
vioscaleAI score
Harvest48 / 100low · 26%
Hubstaff73 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tier
Harvest✓
Hubstaff✓
Model
Harvestfreemium
Hubstafffreemium
Price level
Harvestlow
Hubstafflow
Starting price
Harvest–
Hubstaff$10
Transparent
Harvest✗
Hubstaff✓
Integrations
Count
Harvest40
Hubstaff33
Security
Certifications
Harvest–
Disclosure policy
Harvest–
Hubstaff✓
Gdpr
Harvest–
Hubstaff✓
Hipaa
Harvest–
Hubstaff✓
Soc2
Harvest–
Hubstaff✓
Content
Faq
Harvest5 items
Hubstaff7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for time tracking. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Manual timesheet entry
Harvest-
Hubstaff✓
Browser extension stopwatch
Harvest-
Hubstaff✓
Automated background activity tracking
Harvest-
Hubstaff✓
Project and task hierarchy
Harvest-
Hubstaff✓
Billable hourly rates invoicing
Harvest-
Hubstaff✓
Employee screenshot surveillance
Harvest-
Hubstaff✓
Idle timeout detection
Harvest-
Hubstaff✓
Geofencing gps tracking mobile
Harvest-
Hubstaff✓
Jira asana trello native extensions
Harvest-
Hubstaff✓
SOC2 type ii
Harvest-
Hubstaff✓
ISO 27001
Harvest-
Hubstaff-
Pricing model
Harvest-
HubstaffFreemium

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Harvest

Harvest enables teams to track billable time, automatically generate and send invoices, analyze project profitability, and manage team capacity with integrated reporting and tool connections.

Independently observed

Hubstaff

Leader

Hubstaff combines time tracking, activity monitoring, and workforce analytics to help teams manage remote and distributed work. It includes automated payroll integration, project budgeting, and compliance-ready monitoring features.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Harvest

SubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free 30-day trial. Paid plans starting from approximately $19–24/user/month

as of verify ↗

Hubstaff

Leader
from $10/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $10/user/mo. Free 14-day trial, 30-day money-back guarantee.

  • Team$10/user/mo
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Harvest✓
Hubstaff✓
iOS
Harvest✓
Hubstaff✓
Android
Harvest✓
Hubstaff✓
macOS
Harvest✓
Hubstaff✗
Windows
Harvest✓
Hubstaff✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Harvest✓
Hubstaff✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (4)
  • Asana
  • Trello
  • Jira
  • PayPal

Harvest

6 total - 2 not shared
  • monday.com
  • Stripe
Independently observed

Hubstaff

Leader
33 total - 29 not shared
  • Hubstaff Tasks
  • ClickUp
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Monday
  • Slack
  • Salesforce
  • QuickBooks
  • FreshBooks
  • Zendesk
  • Freshdesk
  • BambooHR
  • Payoneer
  • Wise
  • Deel
  • Active Collab
  • Breeze
  • Insightly
  • LiquidPlanner
  • Mavenlink
  • Paymo
  • Podio
  • Redbooth
  • Redmine
  • +5 more
Independently observed
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Harvest or Hubstaff: which one depends on you

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Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.