One plan, everything included·Team ₹120/user/month·Business on custom pricing
Hubstaff alternative · Time Tracking
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Hubstaff alternative for Indian teams

Indian agencies pay ~₹1,200/user for Hubstaff. Trakkar is ₹120/user (~90% lower per seat) — with tracked hours flowing into GST invoices, Indian leave, attendance, and a client portal. Screenshots are optional, never the pitch.

Updated 2026-07-06 · 10 FAQs

Hubstaff typically runs ~₹1,200/user/month for teams that need monitoring and reporting. Trakkar Team is ₹120/user/month — one platform for Indian agencies. Track billable hours on desktop with idle detection, turn those hours into GST invoices and quotations (HSN, GSTIN, Indian financial year), and manage attendance, leave, and projects without a separate HR or billing stack. Hubstaff is built for USD markets and lacks native GST client invoicing. Trakkar is priced in INR, supports Indian leave types and holidays, and includes an optional client portal. Screenshot monitoring is available and configurable — employees can see what is captured — but the story here is price, GST compliance, and hours-to-invoice, not surveillance.

Which should you choose?

Choose Trakkar over Hubstaff if you are an Indian team billing clients in INR and tired of stitching together time tracking, HR, and invoicing tools. Hubstaff remains a solid choice if us/eu companies needing deep payroll integrations (gusto, adp) or field service teams requiring gps geofencing. At ₹120/user, Trakkar typically saves 75–95% vs Hubstaff's paid tiers while adding GST compliance, attendance, leave, and a client portal that Hubstaff lacks natively.

TL;DR: Trakkar vs Hubstaff

Trakkar is an all-in-one workforce platform at ₹120/user/month with time tracking, attendance, leave, GST invoicing, screenshots, and a client portal. Hubstaff employee monitoring and time tracking. For Indian teams billing in INR, Trakkar replaces the Hubstaff + HR + invoicing stack at a fraction of the cost.

What each tool does

Trakkar logo
TrakkarBuilt for Indian teams
Unified platform

Trakkar combines a desktop time tracker, attendance and leave management, project and task workflows, GST invoicing, and a client portal — built for agencies and teams billing in INR.

₹120/user/mo · TeamFree trial, no credit card
  • Desktop tracker with screenshots, app usage, and idle detection
  • Attendance, shifts, holidays, leave, WFH, and overtime
  • Tasks, projects, Gantt, workflows, and daily standups
  • GST invoices, quotations, contacts, and receivables
  • Client portal for tasks, team, reports, and invoices
  • INR pricing — AI Agents and MCP on the Business plan
Hubstaff logoHubstaff

Hubstaff combines time tracking with screenshot capture, activity levels, GPS tracking, and payroll integrations. It is widely used by remote agencies and distributed teams for accountability.

From ~₹588–₹2,100/user/month depending on plan (USD billing)

Monthly cost by team size

Trakkar Team at ₹120/user vs Hubstaff's typical paid tier (USD at ~₹84/$). Actual costs may vary by plan.

Team sizeTrakkarHubstaffAnnual savings
5 users₹600/mo~₹2,940/mo~₹28,080/yr saved
10 users₹1,200/mo~₹5,880/mo~₹56,160/yr saved
25 users₹3,000/mo~₹14,700/mo~₹1,40,400/yr saved
50 users₹6,000/mo~₹29,400/mo~₹2,80,800/yr saved

Plan-by-plan pricing

Trakkar logoTrakkar Team
₹120/user/mo
Time tracking, screenshots, and app usage
Attendance, shifts, leave, and holidays
Tasks, projects, and daily standups
GST invoicing, quotations, and client portal
Hubstaff logoHubstaff
Starter$7/user/mo
Grow$9/user/mo
Team$12/user/mo
Enterprise$25/user/mo

Time tracking & productivity

How each platform captures billable hours and measures team output.

CapabilityTrakkarHubstaff
Desktop automatic time tracking
Manual time entry with approvals
Work summaries & daily standups
Idle detection & session integrity
Cost/earning rates & profitabilityPartial

Monitoring & accountability

Screenshot capture, app usage, and remote team visibility.

CapabilityTrakkarHubstaff
Screenshot monitoring
App & website usage tracking
Activity & productivity scores
Per-user privacy & capture policies
Client portal screenshot access (optional)Partial

Projects & tasks

Task management, workflows, and delivery visibility.

CapabilityTrakkarHubstaff
Tasks, checklists & attachmentsPartial
Kanban, Gantt & custom workflowsPartial
Recurring tasks & task pool
GitHub / Azure DevOps commit linkingBusiness planPartial
AI task delegation (Claude/Cursor)Business plan

HR, attendance & leave

Indian leave types, shifts, holidays, WFH, and overtime.

CapabilityTrakkarHubstaff
Clock-in/out with geolocationPartial
Shift templates & holiday calendarPartial
Leave requests, balances & audit logPartial
WFH & overtime workflowsPartial
HR lifecycle (onboarding/offboarding)

Billing, invoicing & client work

From tracked hours to GST invoice and client transparency.

CapabilityTrakkarHubstaff
GST-ready invoicing (India)
Quotations → invoice conversionPartial
Partial payments & TDS trackingPartial
Client portal (tasks, reports, invoices)Partial
Receivables aging & multi-currencyPartial

Platform, support & integrations

Pricing transparency, apps, API, and getting started.

CapabilityTrakkarHubstaff
Transparent INR pricing
Free trial (no credit card)Partial
Desktop apps (Win/Mac/Linux)Partial
Mobile apps (iOS/Android)Partial
Knowledge base & automationsPartial
Public API & MCP serverBusiness plan

Head-to-head comparison

CapabilityTrakkarHubstaff
Screenshot monitoring
Time tracking
GPS tracking
GST invoicing (India)
Attendance & leavePartial
Team plan (10 users)₹1,200/mo~₹12,000/mo
INR pricing

Detailed comparison by topic

Pricing & total cost of ownership

Trakkar logoTrakkar

Trakkar Team is ₹120/user/month with time tracking, screenshots, attendance, leave, GST invoicing, and client portal included. Business is custom-priced and adds AI Agents, MCP, and API access. For a 20-person team on Team, that is ₹2,400/month — no per-module upsells.

Hubstaff logoHubstaff

Hubstaff pricing: From ~₹588–₹2,100/user/month depending on plan (USD billing). Most teams also pay for separate invoicing, HR, or monitoring tools — pushing total cost well above the listed per-user price.

Built for Indian teams

Trakkar logoTrakkar

Trakkar ships with INR billing, GST invoice formats (GSTIN, HSN), Indian leave type templates, public holiday calendars, and IST-friendly support. Invoices support partial payments and TDS; quotations convert to invoices in one step.

Hubstaff logoHubstaff

Hubstaff is primarily built for US/EU markets with USD pricing. Indian GST compliance, leave policies, and INR checkout are not native — teams typically bolt on Zoho Invoice or similar tools.

Feature depth & tool consolidation

Trakkar logoTrakkar

One dashboard replaces a time tracker, attendance system, leave manager, invoicing tool, and client portal. Tasks include Kanban, Gantt, workflows, and daily standups. HR lifecycle tools cover onboarding, policies, documents, and offboarding.

Hubstaff logoHubstaff

Hubstaff combines time tracking with screenshot capture, activity levels, GPS tracking, and payroll integrations. It is widely used by remote agencies and distributed teams for accountability. Premium pricing for Indian SMB budgets — Team tier often lands around ~₹1,200/user once billed in INR Teams using Hubstaff often maintain a separate stack for billing and HR.

Onboarding & switching

Trakkar logoTrakkar

Self-serve signup at web.trakkar.in with a free trial — no credit card. Import billing contacts and SKUs from Excel; invite your team and configure leave types, shifts, and screenshot policies. Book a demo at trakkar.in/demo for guided migration from Hubstaff.

Hubstaff logoHubstaff

Hubstaff onboarding varies by plan tier. Enterprise plans may require sales calls and longer implementation — especially for PSA tools like Scoro or Kantata.

Strengths on both sides

Trakkar

Where Trakkar wins

  • ₹120/user vs ~₹1,200/user for comparable Hubstaff Team monitoring — roughly 90% lower per-seat cost
  • Tracked hours → GST invoices and quotations (HSN, GSTIN, Indian FY) without a separate billing tool
  • Indian leave types, holidays, attendance, and shifts built in — not bolt-on HR software
  • Optional screenshots with employee visibility; transparency, not surveillance
Hubstaff

Where Hubstaff wins

  • Mature screenshot and activity monitoring
  • Automatic payroll integrations (Gusto, Deel, etc.)
  • GPS and geofencing for field teams
  • Detailed productivity analytics

Common Hubstaff limitations

  • Premium pricing for Indian SMB budgets — Team tier often lands around ~₹1,200/user once billed in INR
  • No native GST invoicing or Indian leave compliance
  • USD billing with no INR checkout — GST client invoices need a separate tool
  • Project management and profitability reporting are basic compared to agency billing workflows

Choose Trakkar if…

  • Indian agencies replacing Hubstaff to cut per-seat costs
  • Teams that want monitoring plus billing in one INR-priced platform

Choose Hubstaff if…

  • US/EU companies needing deep payroll integrations (Gusto, ADP)
  • Field service teams requiring GPS geofencing

How to switch from Hubstaff to Trakkar

  1. Export your projects, team members, and timesheet history from Hubstaff (CSV or native export).
  2. Sign up for a free Trakkar trial at web.trakkar.in — no credit card required.
  3. Import projects and invite your team. Configure leave types, shift templates, attendance rules, and screenshot policies.
  4. Connect billing: set up GST details, import contacts/SKUs, and create your first invoice from tracked hours.
  5. Enable the client portal per project and run both tools in parallel for one billing cycle before switching.
  6. Book a free demo at trakkar.in/demo if you want a guided walkthrough with the founding team.
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Trakkar vs Hubstaff — FAQs

Hubstaff Team typically costs around ₹1,200/user once billed in INR. Trakkar Team is ₹120/user. For a 20-person team, that is roughly ₹21,600/month saved while keeping time tracking, optional screenshots, attendance, leave, and GST invoicing from tracked hours.

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