Employee Monitoring Software Built on Time Tracking
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Why employee monitoring matters
- Gain clarity into how work hours are spent.
- Ensure accountability across distributed and remote teams.
- Provide a verifiable work log for clients.
- Maintain compliance and audit-ready records.
How to use Hubstaff for employee tracking
See why over 120,000 businesses are using Hubstaff to manage teams more effectively.
Key features of remote employee monitoring
Manage remote and hybrid teams with the same clarity as in-office with intuitive privacy controls.
Built on time tracking
Hubstaff is a versatile platform built around intuitive time tracking. As soon as users begin tracking time, the software generates accurate timesheets that can be used to make payments across an array of apps.
Real-time data for improved productivity
Employee productivity features are ideal for remote and distributed teams looking to gain real-time visibility into how their teams work. Hubstaff captures accurate time and computer activity on Windows, Mac, and Linux based on mouse and keyboard signals.
Customizable, privacy-first screenshots
Hubstaff gives users control of work monitoring best practices by providing full customization of features like screenshots. Turn on/off, blur, or set the frequency for screenshots to gain better visibility, adhere to compliance standards, and prevent micromanagement.
Computer and internet usage monitoring
Look beyond tracked time to see which apps and websites teams are using. You can use this data to identify productive vs. distracting tools, make better purchase decisions, and empower your team.
Clear policies and controls
Hubstaff puts the user in control with role-based permissions. Set permissions, add hours limits, and tweak data visibility for more accurate employee tracking. There’s no keystroke logging and tracking only occurs when the timer is on.
Audit-ready and compliant by design
Monitoring data is tied directly to time tracking records, with configurable permissions and transparency controls for audit-ready tracking. Hubstaff is compliant with SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and GDPR standards for better in-office, remote, and distributed team monitoring.
Why choose Hubstaff over traditional employee monitoring tools?
While other employee monitoring software prioritizes surveillance, Hubstaff focuses on productivity, accountability, and transparency. The goal? Helping teams improve performance without sacrificing trust.
Hubstaff’s guiding principles
Monitoring features are designed to provide visibility into employee performance for both users and their managers. Users gain transparency into what’s being tracked and the peace of mind that data will not be sold.
How Hubstaff supports secure and transparent employee monitoring
Storing screenshots
The software stores screenshots via SSL over HTTPS, but they never pass through our server. Users can access all of their tracked data whenever they need to. If your employees need to delete screenshots containing personal data, they can do so anytime.
Lets employees be in full control of their data
Employees decide when to start and stop the timer. They are also in full control of their data and have the option to delete time entries and screenshots.
Monitoring during work hours only
Monitoring during work hours only
Hubstaff tracks time and activity only while the timer is running, collecting no data outside of active work sessions (unless on corporate-owned devices).
Employee monitoring best practices
Employee monitoring laws
Stay abreast of employee monitoring laws in your state, country, or region. Check out our guide to employee monitoring laws to ensure compliance and get buy-in from your employees — but don’t forget to consult legal professionals as needed.
The ethics of employee monitoring
Not sure where you stand on employee monitoring? Check out our guide for more information, laws, and best practices on ethical employee monitoring and discover how you can customize monitoring software to your morals.
How to monitor employee internet activity
Discover how you can monitor employee internet activity ethically while remaining compliant. Our intuitive guide offers helpful tips, comparisons of the best tools available, and industry best practices to help you build a culture of trust and transparency.
Track productivity with desktop monitoring
Take the guesswork out of productivity. Use desktop monitoring for app usage and URL tracking to analyze overall engagement levels. Improve project transparency with accurate timeline updates for clients, while boosting accountability and focus across your team.
Limit social media usage
Track social media app and website usage in real-time during work hours. Set custom alerts and receive notifications when usage exceeds set thresholds. Minimize distractions and support better time management across your team with social media monitoring.
Who uses Hubstaff’s employee monitoring solution?
Hubstaff’s employee monitoring solution helps teams track work progress and productivity. Over 95,000 businesses trust Hubstaff in spaces like:
My people need to document their work so that I can have visibility into what they did during the day. Using Hubstaff reduces the meeting time I needed and gives me clarity into what was done and what wasn’t.
Affordable Staff turned to Hubstaff to manage and pay contractors and freelancers, streamlining operations as it grew. It saves $170,000 annually thanks to our platform.
Our smart audits on time per task save Yac 20 hours each month. “It’s been nice to have something that looks clean, simple, and easy-to-use, that just works,”.
Hubstaff automatically gathers all company information — hours tracked towards projects and budgets, for example — and builds custom reports.
Your questions, answered
Increase transparency and trust with Hubstaff
Try Hubstaff’s employee monitoring features now. Free for 14-days. No credit card is required.