Hubstaff vs RescueTime
No leader: the top candidate RescueTime has only 0.32 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for time tracking. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Hubstaff
A platform for logging hours across projects and tasks with built-in activity monitoring, workforce analytics, and payment automation designed for remote and distributed teams.
RescueTime
A productivity and time-tracking platform that automatically logs work activities across applications and websites, generating detailed insights, timesheets, and billing reports for individuals and teams.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Hubstaff
Free tier available. Premium pricing not fully visible in provided materials.
- FreeFree
- Kanban boards
- Due dates and estimates
- Simple time tracking
- Sprint planning
- Worked & spent data
- +18 more
- PremiumUnlimited users and projects with 5GB storage per user
- Unlimited Epics
- Syncs with Hubstaff
RescueTime
From $7/month for individuals (annual) or $9/month (monthly). Teams start at $10/user/month (annual) or $18/user/month (monthly) with Timesheets+. All plans include 14-day free trial. Free Lite plan available.
- Solo Focus$7/month, billed annually
- Automatic activity tracking
- Idle time detection
- Focus Sessions with distraction blocking
- Highlight reports
- Unlimited report history
- +3 more
- Solo Focus$9/month
- Automatic activity tracking
- Idle time detection
- Focus Sessions with distraction blocking
- Highlight reports
- Unlimited report history
- +3 more
- Solo Timesheets+$12/month, billed annually
- Automatic activity tracking
- Automatic project tracking
- Client, project and task tracking
- Timesheet generation
- Billing and profitability reports
- +5 more
- Solo Timesheets+$15/month
- Automatic activity tracking
- Automatic project tracking
- Client, project and task tracking
- Timesheet generation
- Billing and profitability reports
- +5 more
- Team Focus$10/user/month, billed annually
- Automatic activity tracking
- Team categories
- Daily pattern reports
- Individual and team reports
- Role-based access control
- +5 more
- Team Timesheets+$16/user/month, billed annually
- Automatic activity tracking
- Automatic project tracking
- Team timesheets
- Client, project and task tracking
- Project goals and targets
- +5 more
- Team Timesheets+$18/user/month
- Automatic activity tracking
- Automatic project tracking
- Team timesheets
- Client, project and task tracking
- Project goals and targets
- +5 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Asana
- GitHub
- Slack
Hubstaff
- Hubstaff Tasks
- Jira
- Trello
- ClickUp
- GitLab
- Monday
- Salesforce
- QuickBooks
- FreshBooks
- Zendesk
- Freshdesk
- BambooHR
- Payoneer
- PayPal
- Wise
- Deel
- Active Collab
- Breeze
- Insightly
- LiquidPlanner
- Mavenlink
- Paymo
- Podio
- Redbooth
- +6 more
RescueTime
- Gmail
- Outlook
- Spotify
- Beeminder
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.