When comparing xpert timer vs Hubstaff, the Slant community recommends Hubstaff for most people. In the question“What are the best time tracking apps for freelancers?” Hubstaff is ranked 3rd while xpert timer is ranked 27th. The most important reason people chose Hubstaff is:
Set up your team to automatically get paid for the hours they log using the Hubstaff app. Just input their hourly rate, the schedule you want them to be paid on (weekly, monthly, bi-weekly?), and integrate with your favorite payment service (PayPal, Payoneer, etc.)
Specs
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Pros
Pro No subscription needed
Pay once and use as long as you want, no monthly fees or payment plans.
Pro Team tracking
Multiple users can track time at the same time.
Pro Built in user reporting
Allows one to easily see what things are wasting time in ones workflow.
Pro Works on and offline
All one needs to do is sync up to an internet connection at some point for all data to syn between devices. The app can be used offline to only connect to the internet at a later time to sync.
Pro Android version available
There is an Android version of the app available for use, though it does cost separate from the PC app.
Pro Automatic payments and payroll
Set up your team to automatically get paid for the hours they log using the Hubstaff app. Just input their hourly rate, the schedule you want them to be paid on (weekly, monthly, bi-weekly?), and integrate with your favorite payment service (PayPal, Payoneer, etc.)
Pro Integrations
Hubstaff integrates with multiple project management tools and will automatically sync to update your task list.
Pro Screenshots
Hubstaff takes randomized screenshots while users are logging time. Frequency can be adjusted and screenshots can be blurred.
Pro Idle time indicator
Hubstaff detects when someone has been idle and will notify the user.
Pro URL tracking
View the URLs you've visited while tracking time on Hubstaff, and how long you spent on each one.
Pro Works offline
Users can track time offline. The software will upload screenshots, activity levels and time logs once the user reconnects to the Internet.
Pro Automatic time reports and timesheets
Hubstaff will generate reports based on time tracked by users. These can be filtered by user, project and date and exported as a PDF, CSV or in Quickbooks
Pro Activity levels and productivity measures
Activity levels are measured based on keystrokes and mouse movements (which keys were used are not recorded) and give an indication of how productive a user has been while their Hubstaff timer was running.
Pro Application monitoring
See which apps you've used while tracking time to Hubstaff and for how long.
Pro Work notes
Hubstaff users can attach work notes to their time entries to describe what has been done.
Pro Budgets
You can limit how many hours an individual in your organization is allowed to work per week to stay within budget.
Pro Has a free tier and trials for paid plans
Free for one user.
Cons
Con Free versions have limited uses
The free Android version has only 50 uses allowed and the free PC version has a limited 30 day trial. While nice to be able to try the app for free many other timers allow single user unlimited use of their apps.
Con No iOS version available
The software is only available for Windows and Android operating systems.
Con Task Mangement
Built-in task manager is not too great, it's best to use a third party app for that. It could be much simpler to create and assign tasks, (5/18/2018).
Con Free options are fairly limited
Hubstaff has a free tier and two paid tier options with free trials. The free tier allows 1 user with time-tracking and activity levels functionality. If you want the rest of the functionality, you'll have to pay $7 or $10 per month for the basic or premium plan respectively. You can see the full comparison between the tiers on their website.