
The application also has a Private Time switch that employees will appreciate. Hubstaff takes the middle ground here: the number of keystrokes made is recorded, but the actual keys being hit are not. While they allow for much better automated alerts and reports, there are privacy and ethics concerns. Note that the Hubstaff interface operates with a 10-minute delay, so user activities take 10 minutes to be reflected in the online management dashboard.Įmployee monitoring tools that use a keylogger to log everything that users type can be controversial. However, the desktop app is required for automatic screenshotting.

For employees, the installation of the desktop app software is optional, as they can manually record their clock-ins and clock-outs of activities on the Hubstaff website.

Hubstaff has an outstanding onboarding experience with a flashy installation wizard that takes you through the entire setup of the software for your precise needs.

Hubstaff plans start at $7/user/month (Image credit: Hubstaff) How it works
