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The Hubstaff alternative with a live office.

Horapod tracks hours and takes screenshots, like Hubstaff. It also shows your team at work in a live office, from $1 per worker a month.

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The Horapod office: the team at their desks, three of them in the meeting room.

The short answer

  1. Billed monthly: Horapod Starter is $1 per worker, Hubstaff Starter is $7. 1
  2. Horapod shows your team in a live office.
  3. Hubstaff has a Linux app and a 14‑day trial of every feature. 42

Prices

USD per worker per month. Billed monthly.

Horapod

  • Free $0
  • Starter $1
  • Premium $2.99

Same price billed yearly.

Hubstaff 1

  • Starter $7 or $4.99 a month billed yearly
  • Grow $9 or $7.50 a month billed yearly
  • Team $12 or $10 a month billed yearly
  • Enterprise Custom

Side by side

Horapod and Hubstaff, feature by feature
Feature Horapod Hubstaff
Free plan Yes Unlimited users No free plan. 14‑day trial with all features, no card. 2
Live office view Yes Starter, $1 A dashboard widget shows who is online in real time. No office view is listed. 6
Screenshots Yes Starter, $1 Starter and up. Up to 500 per user a month on Starter, 1,500 on Grow, unlimited on Team. 12
Screenshot blur Yes Premium, $2.99 Yes, on paid plans. 5
Idle detection Yes Starter, $1 Idle timeout and auto-discard from Grow. Not listed on Starter. 1
Activity level Yes Starter, $1 Yes, activity levels on every plan. 1
Apps and sites Yes Starter, $1 Starter and up. Up to 500 records a month on Starter, 1,500 on Grow. 1
Meeting status Yes Starter, $1 A live meeting status is not listed on their pages. Meeting time reports come with the Insights add‑on. 1
Fake input detection Yes Premium, $2.99 Unusual activity reports, in the Insights add‑on: $2.50 per user a month on Starter and Grow, included on Team. 71
Clock-in photo Yes Premium, $2.99 Not listed on their pages. 3
Timesheet approval Yes Premium, $2.99 Team plan and up. Not listed on Starter or Grow. 1
Windows and Mac Yes Yes, Windows and Mac apps. 4
Phone apps and GPS Yes Android and iOS apps. GPS is the Locations add‑on, from $3.33 per user a month. 41

Where Horapod is different

Starter, $1

A live office, not a list.

On Starter, your team shows up in a live office, desk by desk: working, idle or in a meeting.

Desks in the Horapod office, each person at work on their own screen.

Starter, $1

Screenshots from $1.

Horapod Starter is $1 per worker a month. Hubstaff Starter is $7, billed monthly. 1

Premium, $2.99

Fake input detection on Premium.

Mouse jigglers and fake typing get flagged on Premium, $2.99. On Hubstaff Starter and Grow, unusual activity reports come with the Insights add‑on. 7

Free

Free for unlimited workers.

Hours, attendance and who is clocked in, free for any team size. Hubstaff has no free plan. 2

Where Hubstaff is better

  • Linux.

    Hubstaff has a Linux app. 4

  • A 14‑day trial of every feature.

    Hubstaff gives all features for 14 days, no card. 2

Pick Hubstaff if your team works on Linux. 4

What users say about Hubstaff

Questions

Is Horapod cheaper than Hubstaff?

Billed monthly, Horapod Starter is $1 per worker and Hubstaff Starter is $7. Billed yearly, Hubstaff Starter is $4.99 a month. Horapod costs the same either way. 1

Does Horapod work on Mac?

Yes. Windows and Mac.

Does Horapod have a phone app or GPS?

Yes.

Can I try Horapod without a card?

Yes. The Free plan is free for unlimited users, with no time limit and no card needed.

Sources

  1. 1 Hubstaff pricing guide From Hubstaff hubstaff.com/hubstaff-pricing-guide Checked October 23, 2026
  2. 2 Hubstaff pricing page From Hubstaff hubstaff.com/pricing Checked October 23, 2026
  3. 3 Hubstaff features overview From Hubstaff hubstaff.com/features Checked October 23, 2026
  4. 4 Hubstaff features page From Hubstaff hubstaff.com/features/time-tracker-with-screenshots Checked October 23, 2026
  5. 5 Hubstaff help centre From Hubstaff support.hubstaff.com/?p=7706 Checked October 23, 2026
  6. 6 Hubstaff help centre From Hubstaff support.hubstaff.com/web-application-dashboard-overview-owners Checked October 23, 2026
  7. 7 Hubstaff's own post on r/Hubstaff From Hubstaff reddit.com/r/Hubstaff/comments/1t5i8od Checked October 23, 2026
  8. 8 r/remotework Reddit thread reddit.com/r/remotework/comments/1qn5cxg Checked October 23, 2026
  9. 9 r/digitalnomad Reddit thread reddit.com/r/digitalnomad/comments/1jq0q8q Checked October 23, 2026

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