Hubstaff Pricing in 2026: Plans, Add-ons, Real Costs and the Pricing Model
Hubstaff pricing is per seat: Starter costs $4.99, Grow $7.50 and Team $10 per seat per month billed annually ($7, $9 and $12 monthly), each with a 2-seat minimum, and Enterprise costs $25 per seat per month billed annually. Add-ons such as Insights, Locations and the Silent app cost $1.67 to $3.33 more per seat, as of October 2026.
We make Intelogos. Last updated October 7, 2026. Hubstaff's plan and add-on prices were read on its pricing page on October 7, 2026; help center details (the Free plan, seat rules, screenshot caps, monthly add-on prices and support fees) were checked on September 30, 2026. This guide is based on that documentation, not on hands-on testing. Every page is listed under Sources.
At a glance
| Hubstaff pricing | As of October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Starter | $4.99 per seat per month billed annually, $7 monthly; 2-seat minimum |
| Grow | $7.50 per seat per month billed annually, $9 monthly; 2-seat minimum |
| Team | $10 per seat per month billed annually, $12 monthly; 2-seat minimum; 3-month Insights trial |
| Enterprise | $25 per seat per month, billed annually only |
| Add-ons, per seat per month billed annually | Insights $2.50, Tasks $2.50, More screenshots $2.50, Silent app $2.50, Locations $3.33, Data retention $1.67 |
| Trial and refunds | 14-day free trial; 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Intelogos (our pick) | $8 per license per month billed yearly ($10 monthly) for Analytics; $12 ($15) for AI Intelligence; analytics on every plan, no screenshots, no keystroke logging |
Hubstaff is a time tracking and employee monitoring tool for remote, office and field teams; its help center says more than 95,000 organizations use it (checked September 30, 2026). Its plans cover time tracking, screenshots, app and URL tracking, payroll and, through an add-on, GPS tracking. The published per-seat prices look straightforward, but productivity analytics (Insights), more frequent screenshots and GPS are paid add-ons on some plans, and a 2-seat minimum raises the entry point for small teams. This guide breaks down every plan and add-on and works out the cost for 10, 50 and 200 seats, next to the cost of employee monitoring software from Intelogos.
Table of Contents
- Hubstaff Pricing at a Glance (2026)
- How does Hubstaff's pricing model work?
- What do Hubstaff's add-ons cost?
- What does each Hubstaff plan include?
- What does Hubstaff cost for 10, 50 and 200 seats?
- How does Hubstaff compare with Intelogos on cost?
- Is Hubstaff worth the price?
- Looking for a Hubstaff alternative?
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Sources
Hubstaff Pricing at a Glance (2026)
As of October 2026, Hubstaff's pricing page lists four paid plans, priced per seat per month. Its help center also describes a Free plan for one person (checked September 30, 2026).
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Minimum seats | Main features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 1 seat only (the owner) | Time tracking, timesheets, activity levels, 100 screenshots a month, limited reports |
| Starter | $4.99 per seat per month | $7 per seat per month | 2 seats | Time tracking, timesheets, activity levels, client invoices, 500 screenshots and 500 app and URL records per seat per month |
| Grow | $7.50 per seat per month | $9 per seat per month | 2 seats | Starter plus reports, 1 integration, idle timeout, project budgets, expenses and Tasks, with 1,500 screenshots and 1,500 app and URL records per seat per month |
| Team | $10 per seat per month | $12 per seat per month | 2 seats | Grow plus screenshots and app and URL tracking without caps, payments and payroll, scheduling, integrations without a cap and a 3-month Insights trial |
| Enterprise | $25 per seat per month, through sales | Billed annually only | Not listed | Team plus Insights, Locations (GPS) and the Silent app, single sign-on, SCIM provisioning, HIPAA compliance and an account rep |
Prices and seat minimums from Hubstaff's pricing page as of October 2026; screenshot and app and URL caps from the same page and the Free plan from Hubstaff's plans and pricing guide, both checked September 30, 2026.
Hubstaff vs Intelogos pricing, 50 seats billed yearly (as of October 2026)
| Hubstaff Team + Insights | Intelogos Analytics | Intelogos AI Intelligence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per seat or license, per month | $12.50 | $8 | $12 |
| 50 seats, per year | $7,500 | $4,800 | $7,200 |
| Screenshots | Every plan | No screenshots | No screenshots |
| Productivity analytics | Insights add-on, after a 3-month trial on Team | Included | Included, plus Ask AI |
Intelogos is our pick for teams that want productivity analytics without screenshots, at one published price per license; the cost comparison below works through 10, 50 and 200 seats. Book a demo to price it for your team.
A few important details the plan cards don't spell out:
The Free plan is for one person. Hubstaff's help center describes it as a plan for freelancers who need to show proof of work, with one seat taken by the organization owner. It includes time tracking, timesheets, activity levels, up to 100 screenshots a month and limited reports, payments and invoicing. The pricing page doesn't list the Free plan; it leads with a free trial.
The 2-seat minimum matters for small teams. Every paid plan card says "2 seat minimum," and the help center confirms that at least 2 seats count toward billing. A solo user on Starter billed annually pays for 2 seats: 2 × $4.99 = $9.98 a month.
Annual billing saves about 17% to 29%. Hubstaff labels annual billing "2 months free." Starter drops from $7 to $4.99 per seat per month ($2.01 ÷ $7 = 29% off), Grow from $9 to $7.50 ($1.50 ÷ $9 = 17% off) and Team from $12 to $10 ($2 ÷ $12 = 17% off). The discount is meaningful, but you are committing to a full year.
14-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Hubstaff's refund policy lets first-time customers request a refund within 30 days of starting their first paid plan, once the organization is archived or moved to the Free plan; it doesn't cover individual users removed from a plan (Hubstaff's pricing page and refund policy).
How does Hubstaff's pricing model work?
Hubstaff's business model is per-seat subscription pricing. You pick one of four plan tiers, pay that plan's price for every seat in your organization each month, quarter or year, and add optional per-seat add-ons on top (Hubstaff's pricing page, per-seat pricing guide and plans guide). Here is how each part works.
Per-seat tiers. Starter, Grow, Team and Enterprise are each priced per seat, and higher tiers add features and remove usage caps. Everyone in the organization counts as a paid seat, including owners and managers who don't track time, except users with the free Project Viewer role. Paid plans bill at least 2 seats.
Annual against monthly. On Grow and Team, a year billed annually costs the same as 10 months billed monthly: $10 × 12 = $120 per Team seat a year, against $12 × 12 = $144. On Starter the saving is 29% ($4.99 against $7). Enterprise is billed annually only, at $25 per seat per month. Hubstaff's help center says most plans can also be billed quarterly.
Add-ons, per seat. Six add-ons (Insights, Tasks, More screenshots, Locations, Silent app and Data retention) cost $1.67 to $3.33 per seat per month billed annually, as of October 2026. They are charged for every filled seat, and higher tiers include some of them: Grow includes Tasks, Team adds a 3-month Insights trial, and Enterprise includes Insights, Tasks, Locations and the Silent app.
The Insights trial on Team. Team comes with three months of Insights, Hubstaff's productivity analytics add-on. After the trial, Insights is billed automatically at $2.50 per seat per month billed annually unless you remove it, so budget for it or diary the date.
What changes as your team grows:
- Cost rises in a straight line with seats. Each new member adds the plan price plus any add-ons, and the pricing page doesn't list volume discounts.
- Seat changes are billed differently by term. Seats added mid-term are prorated on quarterly and annual plans but charged for the full month on monthly plans. Removing a member earns no refund or credit, although the paid seat can be reassigned until the term ends.
- Usage caps push growing teams up a tier. Starter's 500 and Grow's 1,500 screenshots and app and URL records per seat per month disappear on Team.
- Support fees can apply above $275 a month. The pricing page listed VIP support at $29 a month per organization for monthly subscriptions between $275 and $400, and $59 above $400, applied automatically; the help center listed the upper tier at $99 (both checked September 30, 2026). Confirm the current fee with Hubstaff.
- Security requirements mean Enterprise. Single sign-on, SCIM provisioning and HIPAA compliance are only on Enterprise.
What the price buys. Hubstaff's desktop app records screenshots (1 to 3 every 10 minutes by default, unless an admin turns them off), the apps and URLs in use, and keyboard and mouse activity. It measures activity levels from keyboard and mouse use without recording keystrokes, so there is no keystroke logging on any plan (Hubstaff's tracking overview, as of October 2026).
Special offers. New small teams may be offered Small Business Essentials: a flat $144 a year for 3 paid seats plus a free owner seat, billed annually, with no add-ons (Hubstaff's help center, checked September 30, 2026). Ask whether it still applies.
What do Hubstaff's add-ons cost?
Here is where Hubstaff's pricing gets more complex. Several features that teams commonly need are sold as add-ons, priced per seat per month on top of the plan. Add-ons apply to everyone in the organization and are charged for every filled seat, and the higher plans include some of them.
| Add-on | Billed annually (October 2026) | Billed monthly (September 30, 2026) | Starter | Grow | Team | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insights | $2.50 | $3 | Add-on | Add-on | 3-month free trial, then add-on | Included |
| Tasks | $2.50 | $3 | Add-on | Included | Included | Included |
| More screenshots | $2.50 | $3 | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
| Locations (GPS) | $3.33 | $4 | Not available | Not available | Add-on | Included |
| Silent app | $2.50 | $3 | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Included |
| Data retention | $1.67 | $2 | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
Prices per seat per month. Annual prices and availability by plan from Hubstaff's pricing page as of October 2026; monthly add-on prices last checked on September 30, 2026.
Insights: $2.50 per seat per month billed annually
Hubstaff Insights adds unusual activity detection, unproductive apps and URLs, a team leaderboard, smart notifications, focus and meeting time, and a split between core, non-core and unproductive work. The Team plan gets a 3-month free trial, after which Insights is billed automatically unless you remove it; Enterprise includes it. The help center lists Insights from the Grow plan up and says Starter organizations don't get productive and unproductive app and URL classification or productivity scores (Hubstaff Insights add-on article, checked September 30, 2026). If you want Hubstaff's productivity analytics rather than raw activity percentages, budget for this add-on once the trial ends.
More screenshots: $2.50 per seat per month billed annually
By default, Hubstaff takes 1, 2 or 3 screenshots every 10 minutes, at random times within each 10-minute block, while the timer runs (Hubstaff's screenshot frequency article, checked September 30, 2026). Starter caps screenshots at 500 per seat per month and Grow at 1,500 per seat per month; Team and Enterprise have no cap.
Those caps run out faster than they look. At 3 screenshots every 10 minutes, one person generates 18 screenshots an hour, so Starter's 500 covers about 27 tracked hours a month (500 ÷ 18 = 27.8) and Grow's 1,500 about 83 hours (1,500 ÷ 18 = 83.3). At 1 screenshot every 10 minutes (6 an hour), Starter covers about 83 hours and Grow 250.
The More screenshots add-on allows up to 10 screenshots every 10 minutes, captures secondary monitors and removes the monthly cap (Hubstaff's More Screenshots article, checked September 30, 2026). If you rely on screenshots as proof of work on Starter or Grow, you will likely need it or the Team plan.
Tasks: $2.50 per seat per month billed annually, on Starter only
Tasks adds Kanban and timeline views, task comments, start and due dates, and labels and attachments. It's a paid add-on on Starter and included on Grow, Team and Enterprise (Hubstaff's Tasks add-on article, checked September 30, 2026). Starter and Grow also cap to-dos at 500 and 1,500. Agencies can see how Intelogos approaches professional services productivity software.
Locations (GPS): $3.33 per seat per month billed annually, on Team
Locations adds location tracking in the mobile apps, job sites with geofences, work orders and jobs. It isn't available on Starter or Grow, is a paid add-on on Team and is included on Enterprise (Hubstaff's Locations add-on article, checked September 30, 2026). For field teams and mobile workers, a primary reason people choose Hubstaff, this cost comes on top of the Team price.
Silent app and Data retention
The Silent app ($2.50 per seat per month billed annually, included on Enterprise) tracks time and activity in the background on company-owned devices, with automatic start and stop policies. Data retention ($1.67) keeps some data longer: app and URL activity for 1 year instead of 1 month, and time logs for 6 years instead of 3 (Hubstaff's data retention comparison, checked September 30, 2026).
How add-ons stack up
For a desk-based team on the Team plan, billed annually, that keeps Insights after the free trial and wants more frequent screenshots:
- Base Team plan (annual): $10 per seat per month
- Insights: +$2.50
- More screenshots: +$2.50
- Tasks: included on Team, +$0
- Total: $15 per seat per month ($10 + $2.50 + $2.50)
For a field team that also needs GPS:
- Locations: +$3.33
- Total with Locations: $18.33 per seat per month ($15 + $3.33)
Billed monthly, at the add-on prices last checked on September 30, 2026, the same two setups cost $12 + $3 + $3 = $18 and $18 + $4 = $22 per seat per month.
What does each Hubstaff plan include?
Understanding which features are included at each tier helps you estimate the real plan you will need. The lists below come from Hubstaff's pricing page and plans guide.
Starter ($4.99 per seat per month billed annually, $7 monthly)
Included: Time tracking, timesheets, activity levels, limited reports, limited payments, client invoices for up to 5 clients, and limited screenshots and app and URL tracking (500 of each per seat per month).
Not included: Integrations, idle timeout, project budgets, expenses, scheduling, full payments and payroll, and chat support. Tasks, Insights, More screenshots, the Silent app and Data retention are paid add-ons, and Locations isn't available. Essentially, you get a basic time tracker with limited monitoring.
Grow ($7.50 per seat per month billed annually, $9 monthly)
Included: Everything in Starter plus reports, 1 integration, idle timeout, project budgets, work breaks, expenses, clients without a cap and Tasks, with higher caps of 1,500 screenshots and 1,500 app and URL records per seat per month.
Not included: Integrations beyond one, scheduling and attendance, timesheet approvals, time off and holidays, overtime, full payments and payroll, and chat support. Insights and the other add-ons cost extra, and Locations isn't available. The Grow plan adds better reporting but keeps most operational features locked.
Team ($10 per seat per month billed annually, $12 monthly)
Included: Everything in Grow plus screenshots and app and URL tracking without caps, integrations without a cap, payments and payroll, scheduling and attendance, timesheet approvals, time off and holidays, overtime, daily and weekly limits, teams, client budgets, audit logs, limited public API access, chat support, Tasks and a 3-month Insights trial. This is the plan most teams need for day-to-day operations.
Not included: Insights after the trial, Locations, More screenshots, the Silent app and Data retention (all paid add-ons), plus Enterprise features such as single sign-on, SCIM provisioning, HIPAA compliance and an assigned account rep.
Enterprise ($25 per seat per month, billed annually)
Included: Everything in Team plus Insights, Tasks, Locations and the Silent app, higher public API limits, pay by bank debit (ACH), HIPAA compliance, single sign-on, SCIM user and group provisioning, account provisioning, an assigned account rep, concierge setup and a 2-hour email support target.
Not included: Hubstaff's pricing page still lists More screenshots and Data retention as add-ons on Enterprise.
What does Hubstaff cost for 10, 50 and 200 seats?
Here is what Hubstaff costs for teams of 10, 50 and 200 seats, with every line worked out from the October 2026 prices above. The examples use the Team plan, the lowest tier without screenshot or app and URL caps and the one that includes payroll and scheduling, plus the Insights add-on for productivity analytics once its 3-month free trial ends. Tasks is included on Team, so it adds nothing. The Intelogos column prices one license per seat on yearly billing: Analytics at $8 per license per month and AI Intelligence at $12.
Team plan + Insights, per year, billed annually ($10 + $2.50 = $12.50 per seat per month)
| Seats | Hubstaff Team + Insights | Intelogos Analytics ($8) | Intelogos AI Intelligence ($12) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 × $12.50 × 12 = $1,500 | 10 × $8 × 12 = $960 | 10 × $12 × 12 = $1,440 |
| 50 | 50 × $12.50 × 12 = $7,500 | 50 × $8 × 12 = $4,800 | 50 × $12 × 12 = $7,200 |
| 200 | 200 × $12.50 × 12 = $30,000 | 200 × $8 × 12 = $19,200 | 200 × $12 × 12 = $28,800 |
Field teams: Team + Insights + Locations, per year, billed annually ($12.50 + $3.33 = $15.83 per seat per month)
| Seats | Hubstaff Team + Insights + Locations | Intelogos AI Intelligence ($12) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,500 + (10 × $3.33 × 12 = $399.60) = $1,899.60 | $1,440 (no GPS) |
| 50 | $7,500 + (50 × $3.33 × 12 = $1,998) = $9,498 | $7,200 (no GPS) |
| 200 | $30,000 + (200 × $3.33 × 12 = $7,992) = $37,992 | $28,800 (no GPS) |
Hubstaff shows Locations as $3.33 per seat per month billed annually; we multiply that figure by 12, so an actual annual invoice may round slightly differently. Intelogos doesn't offer GPS tracking, so the field-team column is a budget comparison, not a like-for-like one.
Things that move these numbers:
- The Insights trial. In the first year, the 3-month free trial on Team takes a quarter off the Insights line. For 50 seats billed annually, Insights costs 50 × $2.50 × 9 = $1,125 in year one instead of $1,500; for 200 seats, $4,500 instead of $6,000.
- VIP support fees. At 50 and 200 seats, the monthly cost is above $400 ($625 and $2,500 a month on annual billing), so the VIP support fee that Hubstaff's pricing page listed as applied automatically could add $59 × 12 = $708 a year, or $99 × 12 = $1,188 at the rate in its help center (both checked September 30, 2026). At 10 seats ($125 a month) it doesn't apply. Confirm with Hubstaff before you budget.
- Other add-ons. More screenshots and the Silent app each add $2.50 per seat per month billed annually: 50 × $2.50 × 12 = $1,500 a year for 50 seats, or $6,000 for 200.
- Enterprise instead of add-ons. At 200 seats, Enterprise costs 200 × $25 × 12 = $60,000 a year and includes Insights, Locations and the Silent app. Team with those three add-ons costs 200 × ($10 + $2.50 + $3.33 + $2.50) × 12 = $43,992, so Enterprise makes sense only if you need its security and support features.
- Monthly billing. Team plus Insights billed monthly costs $12 + $3 = $15 per seat per month at the add-on price last checked on September 30, 2026: $1,800 a year for 10 seats, $9,000 for 50 and $36,000 for 200. Intelogos billed monthly costs $10 per license for Analytics ($1,200, $6,000 and $24,000) and $15 for AI Intelligence ($1,800, $9,000 and $36,000).
How does Hubstaff compare with Intelogos on cost?
Intelogos prices its plans per license per month: Analytics costs $8 billed yearly or $10 billed monthly, and AI Intelligence costs $12 billed yearly or $15 billed monthly (Intelogos pricing). Here is how the two compare on what the money buys, with Hubstaff Team plus Insights as the closest Hubstaff setup for productivity analytics.
| Hubstaff Team + Insights | Intelogos Analytics | Intelogos AI Intelligence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price, billed yearly | $12.50 per seat per month | $8 per license per month | $12 per license per month |
| Price, billed monthly | $15 per seat per month | $10 per license per month | $15 per license per month |
| 50 seats, per year, billed yearly | $7,500 | $4,800 | $7,200 |
| Screenshots | Every plan, no cap on Team | No screenshots | No screenshots |
| Keystroke logging | No; activity levels only | No keystroke logging | No keystroke logging |
| Plain-language questions | Through its MCP server, CLI and API with outside AI tools | No | Ask AI |
| Payroll, invoicing, GPS | Payments and payroll on Team; invoices on every plan; GPS with Locations | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and Chrome; Silent app for background tracking | Windows, macOS, Linux (desktop agents); Windows and macOS (background agents) | Windows, macOS, Linux (desktop agents); Windows and macOS (background agents) |
Hubstaff prices and features from its pricing page as of October 2026; Intelogos prices from the Intelogos pricing page.
What the comparison shows:
- Billed yearly, Intelogos AI Intelligence costs slightly less than Hubstaff Team plus Insights: $0.50 less per seat per month, or $300 a year for 50 seats ($7,500 against $7,200). Billed monthly, the two cost the same, $15 per seat per month.
- Intelogos Analytics costs less than Hubstaff's Team plan alone: $8 against $10 per seat per month billed yearly, or $4,800 against $6,000 a year for 50 seats.
- Hubstaff is cheaper if you only need basic time tracking. Starter costs 10 × $4.99 × 12 = $598.80 a year for 10 seats, less than any Intelogos plan.
- The feature sets differ. Hubstaff includes screenshots, payroll, invoicing and, with Locations, GPS tracking; Intelogos doesn't take screenshots and doesn't offer GPS, payroll or invoicing. Intelogos AI Intelligence includes Ask AI, AI Performance Summaries and AI Coaching Recommendations, which Hubstaff's pricing page doesn't list.
Is Hubstaff worth the price?
Hubstaff delivers real value for specific use cases. Here is an assessment based on its documentation.
Where Hubstaff excels
Field and mobile teams. Location tracking in the mobile apps, job sites with geofences and work orders (the Locations add-on on Team, included on Enterprise) are built for teams that work outside the office, such as construction crews, delivery services and field sales teams.
Freelancer and contractor billing. Every paid plan includes client invoices, and the Team plan adds team invoices and payments, so tracked hours can become invoices and payouts in one tool, with screenshots as proof of work if you use them.
Payroll automation. Team and Enterprise include payments, payroll and overtime rules; Starter and Grow have limited payments. Converting tracked time directly into payroll calculations removes a manual step for teams that pay hourly workers.
Where Hubstaff falls short
AI and analytics. Hubstaff's analytics sit mostly in the Insights add-on, which flags unusual activity, classifies apps and URLs and compares teams against benchmarks. For questions in plain language, Hubstaff launched an MCP server, a command-line tool and an API on September 10, 2026 that let outside AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT query your Hubstaff data; its blog said the API and CLI are on Team and Enterprise (checked September 30, 2026). Its pricing page doesn't list a built-in AI assistant or AI coaching recommendations. If you are weighing Hubstaff against an analytics tool, see Intelogos vs Hubstaff.
Privacy concerns. Hubstaff's desktop app records screenshots (1 to 3 every 10 minutes by default, unless an admin turns them off), the apps and URLs in use, and keyboard and mouse activity (Hubstaff's desktop app tracking article, checked September 30, 2026). Activity levels count the seconds with any keyboard or mouse input in each 10-minute block, and Hubstaff's own help center notes that reading or watching a training video shows up as low activity. For roles with a lot of reading, meetings or calls, that makes activity percentages a weak signal of output.
Total cost for full features. As the add-on math and cost examples above show, Hubstaff with the add-ons many teams need costs well above the published base price: $12.50 per seat per month with Insights and up to $18.33 with more screenshots and GPS, billed annually, against $10 for the Team plan alone. Finance teams comparing per-seat costs across tools can see Intelogos for finance teams.
Looking for a Hubstaff alternative?
If Hubstaff's pricing, with add-ons, exceeds your budget, or if you want productivity analytics without screenshots, Intelogos is our pick. Intelogos is a workforce analytics platform that shows how work time is spent across apps and websites, without screenshots or keystroke logging, and lets managers ask questions about it in plain language. It prices both of its published plans per license per month:
- Analytics: $8 billed yearly or $10 billed monthly. Includes the seven KPIs (Workday, Availability, Activity, Engagement, Productivity, Contribution and Overall Rating), team and daily activity views, the Chronicle activity log, advanced reports and snapshots, tool categorization, projects tracking, time off management, desktop and background agents, and Generate Insights (5 a month).
- AI Intelligence: $12 billed yearly or $15 billed monthly. Everything in Analytics plus Ask AI, AI Performance Summaries, AI Coaching Recommendations, Intelogos MCP and priority support.
Monthly billing is available, and the pricing page lists each plan's features as part of the plan price. For totals at 10, 50 and 200 seats, see the cost examples above. Intelogos doesn't take screenshots and doesn't offer GPS tracking, payroll or invoicing, so it isn't the right fit if you need those.
Compare Intelogos vs Hubstaff in detail, or see our 2026 Hubstaff alternatives guide for the wider field.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Hubstaff's pricing model work?
Hubstaff uses per-seat subscription pricing. You choose a tier (Starter, Grow, Team or Enterprise), pay its price for every seat in your organization each month, quarter or year, and add optional per-seat add-ons such as Insights or Locations. Paid plans bill at least 2 seats. Annual billing is labeled "2 months free": Team costs $10 per seat per month billed annually against $12 monthly, and Enterprise is billed annually only, at $25 per seat per month (as of October 2026).
How much does Hubstaff cost per user per month?
Starter, Grow and Team cost $4.99, $7.50 and $10 per seat per month billed annually, or $7, $9 and $12 billed monthly, and Enterprise costs $25 per seat per month billed annually (as of October 2026). Add-ons change the total: Team with Insights after its three-month trial costs $12.50 per seat per month billed annually, and adding Locations for GPS brings it to $15.83. Every member except Project Viewers counts as a seat, including owners and managers who don't track time.
What are Hubstaff's official 2026 pricing plans and tiers?
Four paid tiers, priced per seat per month: Starter ($4.99 billed annually, $7 monthly) for basic time tracking with limited screenshots and app and URL tracking; Grow ($7.50, $9), which adds reports, one integration, budgets, expenses and Tasks; Team ($10, $12), which removes the usage caps and adds payroll, scheduling and integrations without a cap; and Enterprise ($25, billed annually), which adds Insights, Locations, the Silent app, single sign-on, SCIM and HIPAA compliance. Hubstaff's help center also describes a Free plan for one person.
Is Hubstaff pricing per user or per seat?
Per seat. You pay for every member of the organization, including owners and managers who don't track time; only users with the free Project Viewer role don't count, and paid plans bill at least 2 seats. On quarterly and annual plans, seats added mid-term are prorated, and removed members don't earn refunds or credits, though their seats can be reassigned until the term ends. Add-ons are charged for every filled seat (Hubstaff's per-seat pricing guide, checked September 30, 2026).
Is Hubstaff free, or is there a free plan?
Hubstaff isn't free for teams. Its help center describes a Free plan with a single seat for the organization owner, including time tracking, timesheets, activity levels, up to 100 screenshots a month and limited reports (checked September 30, 2026). The pricing page doesn't list it; for teams, Hubstaff offers a 14-day free trial, after which you need a paid plan for at least 2 seats. First-time customers can also ask for a refund within 30 days under Hubstaff's money-back guarantee.
Is there a Hubstaff discount or coupon?
Hubstaff's pricing page lists no coupon codes. The published discount is annual billing, which Hubstaff labels "2 months free": Starter drops from $7 to $4.99 per seat per month (29% off), Grow from $9 to $7.50 (17%) and Team from $12 to $10 (17%), as of October 2026. Its help center has also described a Small Business Essentials offer for new small teams, a flat $144 a year for 3 paid seats plus a free owner seat (checked September 30, 2026). Ask Hubstaff whether it still applies.
Is Hubstaff cheaper than Intelogos?
For basic time tracking, yes: Hubstaff Starter costs $4.99 per seat per month billed annually, less than any Intelogos plan. For productivity analytics, no: Hubstaff Team plus Insights costs $12.50 per seat per month billed annually, against $12 for Intelogos AI Intelligence and $8 for Intelogos Analytics, which already includes the seven KPIs, the Chronicle timeline and reports (all as of October 2026). Intelogos prices each plan as one published figure per license and takes no screenshots; see how Hubstaff compares with Intelogos on cost.
Does Hubstaff include payroll and invoicing?
Partly, depending on the plan. Client invoices come with every paid plan, Starter and Grow have limited payments, and Team and Enterprise include payments, payroll and overtime rules, so tracked hours can become invoices and payouts in one tool (Hubstaff's pricing page as of October 2026 and its plans guide, checked September 30, 2026). Project budgets start on Grow and client budgets on Team. Agencies and contractors that need these features should price the Team plan, not Starter.
Can I use Hubstaff without screenshots?
Yes. Owners and managers can set screenshot frequency to None for the whole organization or for individual members (Hubstaff's help center, checked September 30, 2026). Hubstaff still records apps, URLs and activity levels, and because its monitoring model is built around screenshots, a later admin can turn them back on. Whatever you choose, write it down: our employee monitoring policy template covers what to tell employees. For a tool that never captures screens, see employee monitoring without screenshots.
How do I cancel Hubstaff?
Hubstaff's pricing FAQ says you can cancel by emailing support or by archiving the organization, which cancels the subscription (checked September 30, 2026). Refunds are limited to a first paid plan within 30 days under the money-back guarantee, and removing users mid-term doesn't earn refunds or credits; the paid seat stays available until the term ends. If you are leaving for an analytics tool, our Hubstaff alternatives guide compares eight options.
Want a simpler pricing model with analytics included? Intelogos starts at $8 per license per month billed yearly, or $10 billed monthly. Book a demo or start a free trial.
Sources
Hubstaff prices come from Hubstaff's own pricing page, checked October 7, 2026, and Hubstaff policies and plan details from its help center, checked September 30, 2026. This guide is based on vendor documentation, not hands-on testing.
- Hubstaff pricing page: plan prices billed annually and monthly, seat minimums, add-on prices and availability by plan, free trial and money-back guarantee (checked October 7, 2026); screenshot and app and URL caps, monthly add-on prices, VIP support fees and cancellation (checked September 30, 2026).
- How Hubstaff tracking works: activity levels without keystroke logging. Checked October 7, 2026.
- Hubstaff press release, September 10, 2026: the MCP server, CLI and API launch. Checked October 7, 2026.
- Hubstaff's plans and pricing guide: plan features, the Free plan, the higher VIP support fee in the help center and Hubstaff's organization count. Checked September 30, 2026.
- About Hubstaff's per-seat pricing: who counts as a paid seat, the 2-seat billing minimum, add-on charges for filled seats, mid-term seat changes and Small Business Essentials. Checked September 30, 2026.
- Hubstaff refund policy: the 30-day refund conditions. Checked September 30, 2026.
- Hubstaff add-ons: add-ons apply to everyone in the organization. Checked September 30, 2026.
- Hubstaff Insights add-on: the Team plan's 3-month Insights trial, Enterprise inclusion and Starter limits. Checked September 30, 2026.
- How to change screenshot frequency: 1, 2 or 3 screenshots every 10 minutes by default. Checked September 30, 2026.
- More Screenshots add-on: up to 10 screenshots every 10 minutes and no monthly cap. Checked September 30, 2026.
- Hubstaff Tasks add-on: Tasks is paid on Starter and included from Grow up. Checked September 30, 2026.
- Hubstaff Locations add-on: Locations is a paid add-on on Team and included on Enterprise. Checked September 30, 2026.
- Hubstaff data retention comparison: retention periods with and without the Data retention add-on. Checked September 30, 2026.
- What the Hubstaff desktop app tracks: screenshots, apps, URLs and activity recorded without keystroke logging. Checked September 30, 2026.
- How Hubstaff calculates activity levels: activity as active seconds per 10-minute block. Checked September 30, 2026.
- Disable screenshot capture in Hubstaff: turning screenshots off for everyone or per member. Checked September 30, 2026.
- Hubstaff blog on AI workflows: API and CLI availability on Team and Enterprise. Checked September 30, 2026.
- Hubstaff unusual activity tracking: AI-flagged unusual activity in Insights. Checked September 30, 2026.
Intelogos prices and plan features come from the Intelogos pricing page.