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Choose Hubstaff and scale your business with an all-in-one platform
While QuickBooks Time focuses mainly on basic time tracking and payroll integration, Hubstaff excels with advanced tools like task management, invoicing, detailed productivity insights, and real-time GPS tracking with geofencing. For businesses seeking deeper project control and employee monitoring, Hubstaff provides a more robust and feature-rich solution.
112,000+ businesses trust Hubstaff for time tracking
Hubstaff vs QuickBooks Time: feature by feature
| Feature | Hubstaff (best choice) | QuickBooks Time |
|---|---|---|
Affordable pricing |
Plans start at $7/month |
Plans start at $35/month |
Time tracking |
Comprehensive time tracking |
Basic time tracking |
Integration options |
Integrates with various payroll, project management, and business tools |
Integrates with a variety of payroll, accounting, and business apps |
Productivity monitoring |
Advanced insights |
No productivity insights |
Employee monitoring |
Privacy-oriented, flexible (turn on/off, blur screens) |
No employee monitoring |
Reporting |
20+ detailed, customizable reports with real-time data |
9+ reports |
Project and task management |
Advanced and customizable |
Basic project management |
Leave management |
Comprehensive support for overtime, time off, and both paid/unpaid breaks |
Track employee time off, including vacation, sick leave, and paid or unpaid time off |
Automated payroll |
Full automation, seamless payment processing |
Additional $56+/employee for payroll |
Built-in invoicing |
Customizable, integrated invoicing |
No built-in invoicing |
GPS tracking |
Advanced GPS time tracking with geofencing |
Basic GPS tracking |
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Comprehensive time tracking
Hubstaff does more than basic time tracking with its automated, user-friendly system that enables accurate and efficient time management without the need for constant oversight. Plus, client login access for enhanced transparency and accountability.
QuickBooks Time provides basic time tracking features, but it can feel limited for businesses looking for more advanced insights and detailed productivity data.
Winner: Hubstaff
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Integration options
Hubstaff integrates effortlessly with over 35 tools, including project management, accounting, and CRM platforms, making it a versatile solution for various industries.
QuickBooks Time offers over 50 integrations with various payroll, accounting, and business apps.
Winner: QuickBooks Time
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Productivity metrics
Hubstaff’s advanced productivity metrics offer real-time insights into team performance in just a few seconds. With advanced metrics, managers can track activity levels, time spent on tasks, and project progress to help optimize efficiency and workflow.
QuickBooks Time does not offer productivity metrics.
Winner: Hubstaff
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Employee monitoring
Hubstaff's employee monitoring provides detailed insights into productivity with features like activity tracking, optional screenshots, and time tracking. This helps businesses manage teams efficiently while maintaining transparency.
QuickBooks Time does not offer employee monitoring.
Winner: Hubstaff
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Reporting
Hubstaff provides 20+ customizable, detailed reports with real-time data, giving you comprehensive insights into your team’s performance.
QuickBooks Time offers nine reports covering various functions, including payroll, project management, time tracking, and labor costs.
Winner: Hubstaff
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Project and task management
Hubstaff offers project management software with task management, detailed productivity monitoring, and project budget tracking. Hubstaff also includes screenshot monitoring, invoicing, and GPS tracking tied to specific tasks, making it a more robust solution for businesses that require deeper project management capabilities.
QuickBooks Time is more basic than Hubstaff when it comes to project management and focuses only on tracking time and labor costs related to projects.
Winner: Hubstaff
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Leave management
Hubstaff’s powerful time and attendance features enable precise tracking of overtime, PTO, and both paid and unpaid breaks, all automated to minimize the need for manual input.
QuickBooks Time enables the team to track employee time off, including vacation, sick leave, and other paid or unpaid time off.
Winner: Tie
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Automated payroll
Hubstaff offers fully automated payroll that is directly integrated with multiple payment platforms. This allows you to easily manage project budgets while minimizing errors and manual work. Plus, you can pay your team right from the Hubstaff app.
QuickBooks Time enables automated payroll; however, it comes at a steep price: an additional $56+/employee on top of their already expensive monthly plans.
Winner: Hubstaff
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Automatic invoicing
Hubstaff’s invoicing feature allows businesses to generate invoices directly from tracked time and bill clients based on hours worked. Users can also set up customizable rates and automated payments for streamlined billing.
QuickBooks Time does not directly offer invoicing features. However, it integrates with QuickBooks Online, which includes invoicing capabilities.
Winner: Hubstaff
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GPS tracking
Hubstaff’s offers GPS tracking and geofencing features and the ability to track movement patterns throughout the day with more granular location data. Activity tracking with GPS shows how much time was spent at a specific location, making it more detailed for businesses that require in-depth GPS monitoring.
QuickBooks Time offers basic GPS tracking and geofencing but lacks some of the more advanced location-tracking capabilities that Hubstaff provides.
Winner: Hubstaff
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What our customers say
“We work in a lot of different industries, so I can’t always know what’s a 45-minute task and what’s a four-hour task. With tools like Hubstaff, you can tell. You then decide if a whole project should’ve taken 16 hours or if someone is just not the right fit.”
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OneIMS President and Founder
“We believe — just like Hubstaff — that talent is everywhere and people should be able to work any time, anywhere, even in their pajamas,” says Kothari. “As a company, we believe in the same future of work as Hubstaff, which is great because our values align.”
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Co-founder at Tallyfy
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Hubstaff vs. QuickBooks Time: the final verdict
Choose Hubstaff if you’re serious about Both Hubstaff and QuickBooks Time are valuable tools for time tracking, but they serve different needs.
Hubstaff provides advanced project management, productivity measurement, and GPS features for deeper insights. QuickBooks Time focuses on basic time tracking and payroll integrations.
Overall, these tools have similar features, but Hubstaff offers more comprehensive abilities than QuickBooks Time, particularly in project management, productivity monitoring, and GPS tracking.
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