The Front Desk Review

Best Time Tracking · head-to-head

Hubstaff vs RescueTime

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for time tracking. Hubstaff has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

Hubstaff has the lower entry price — Hubstaff starts at $7/mo, RescueTime at $9/mo. Free tier: Hubstaff Yes, RescueTime No. HIPAA: Hubstaff Yes, RescueTime No.

As of 2026-09-05 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

Hubstaff

$7/mo entry
Entry price$7/mo (Starter)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forRemote and distributed teams needing activity monitoring

RescueTime

$9/mo entry
Entry price$9/mo (Solo Focus)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)No
SOC 2No
GDPRYes
Best forIndividuals fighting digital distraction and wanting automatic time awareness

Sources — Hubstaff: hubstaff.com (verified 2026-09-05) · RescueTime: rescuetime.com (verified 2026-09-03)

Key features

Hubstaff: Time tracking (desktop, web, mobile); Screenshots and activity-level monitoring; GPS tracking and geofencing for field/mobile teams; Online timesheets and approvals; Payroll and payments integration; Productivity insights and reporting; Employee/app & URL monitoring; Project budgeting and scheduling

RescueTime: Automatic activity tracking across apps, websites, and documents; Focus Sessions (block selected websites/apps, silence notifications, focus music); Goals & real-time distraction alerts; Insights & reports by category, app/website, and productivity level; Weekly productivity summaries with productivity score; Offline activity tracking for meetings and calls; The Assistant — daily command center consolidating schedule, focus sessions, and insights; iOS mobile app

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