European Alternatives to Hubstaff
Looking for a European alternative to Hubstaff? Hubstaff is provided by Netsoft Holdings, LLC, a US company, and its terms are governed by the law of the State of Indiana, with any suit to be brought in the state courts of Hamilton County, Indiana.
Eleven European tools cover the job, from team trackers with screenshots and app tracking to timesheet and attendance tools for German employers and simple project timers, from companies in Latvia, Poland, Estonia, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Norway.
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11 European Alternatives to Hubstaff
DeskTime
Latvian automatic tracker with screenshots, app tracking and shift scheduling, 14-day free trial
TimeCamp
Polish tracker with a free-forever plan for unlimited users, geofencing and idle-time tracking
Toggl Track
Estonian timer with a free plan and 30-day trials; outside the US you contract with Toggl OÜ
clockodo
German time and absence tracking built for working-time rules, with a 14-day trial
Crewmeister
Time clock app and terminal with GPS location tracking, from EUR 2 per user a month on annual billing
Timely
Oslo-based automatic tracker that logs your work in the background, with USD plans from $9 a user
Memtime
Munich automatic and offline time tracking with calendar sync and optional phone-call tracking
Beebole
Brussels timesheets with a free plan for up to 5 users and approvals, EUR 9 and EUR 18 a user on annual billing
Lucen Track (Timeneye)
Italian timesheets, formerly Timeneye, with a free plan for 2 users and Italian law
ZEP
German-language project and working-time tool from EUR 9 a user on annual billing, free trial
Tyme
Hamburg time tracker for individuals and teams with a 14-day free trial
Key takeaways
- Hubstaff is provided by Netsoft Holdings, LLC, with Indiana governing law and exclusive jurisdiction in the state courts of Hamilton County, Indiana.
- DeskTime (Latvia) is the closest in shape: automatic tracking on Windows, Mac and Linux, screenshots on its Premium plan, shift scheduling and a 14-day trial, at €5.50 and €8.25 per user a month on annual billing.
- TimeCamp (Poland) has a free-forever plan with unlimited users, geofencing and idle-time tracking, and adds apps and websites tracking from Premium and screenshots from Ultimate.
- Toggl Track (Estonia), clockodo and Crewmeister (Germany) and Beebole (Belgium) are for teams that need hours, not monitoring.
- For customers outside the US, Toggl contracts through Toggl OÜ in Tallinn; Toggl, Inc. in Delaware is the contracting party only for US-domiciled users.
- Six of the eleven have a free plan or a free trial without a card, so a pilot costs nothing.
Why people leave Hubstaff
Hubstaff is a time tracking and workforce management tool for remote and hybrid teams. It tracks time, can add screenshots, activity levels and app and URL usage to a timesheet, and feeds payroll and reports. Its pricing page offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
It is provided by Netsoft Holdings, LLC, doing business as Hubstaff. Its terms are governed by the law of the State of Indiana, and any suit must be brought in the state courts of Hamilton County, Indiana. The privacy policy names an EU representative in Vienna, and the DPA page says that a signed DPA incorporates the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, so the compliance route exists. The contract itself is still a US one.
This page covers tools for the same buyers: teams that need hours for billing, payroll or attendance, with or without monitoring. Eleven European tools qualify. They are not all copies of Hubstaff: some track automatically and take screenshots, some are timesheet and attendance tools for German employers, and one is a simple timer.
- The contract is under Indiana law Hubstaff's terms are governed by Indiana law and give the Hamilton County state courts exclusive jurisdiction. For a European employer that is a distant forum for a tool that holds employee activity data. The European tools below contract under the law of Latvia, Poland, Estonia, Germany, Belgium, Italy or Norway, with a court in Europe.
- Employee monitoring carries extra obligations in Europe Screenshots and activity levels are personal data about employees, and works councils and data protection authorities in several EU countries take a close interest in them. That is a reason to pick a tool whose entity and legal terms you can read in your own jurisdiction. It is also a reason to ask whether you need screenshots at all: several tools here track time without them.
- Not every team needs a monitoring tool Hubstaff is built around remote teams and productivity monitoring. If the real job is billable hours or legally required working-time records, a tool like Toggl Track, clockodo, Beebole or Crewmeister fits better and says plainly that it does not watch the screen.
- Prices are easier to compare elsewhere Hubstaff's plan prices are rendered in the browser and could not be checked for this page. Most of the European tools publish a price per user per month, from €2 to €9, and several have a free plan, so you can run a real pilot before you pay.
What you have to replace, not just match
Decide first whether you need monitoring or only hours. If you use screenshots, activity levels or app tracking today, DeskTime and TimeCamp are the closest, and you should agree with your staff or works council what is recorded before you switch it on.
Export your time entries, projects and rates before you cancel, and run both tools for one pay period. Check that your payroll or invoicing export still works, because payroll links and integrations differ more between these tools than the tracker itself.
The alternatives compared
| Position | Tool | Headquarters | Pricing | Jurisdiction |
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| #1 | DeskTime | Riga, Latvia | Pro from $5.50/user/month, Premium from $8.25/user/month, Enterprise custom pricing for 200+ users; one month free on annual billing; prices excl. VAT | EU (Latvia) |
| #2 | TimeCamp | Wrocław, Poland | Free tier + per user, per month | EU (Poland) |
| #3 | Toggl Track | Tallinn, Estonia | Free tier + per user, per month | EU (Estonia) |
| #4 | clockodo | Osnabrück, Germany | Per user, per month | EU (Germany) |
| #5 | Crewmeister | Munich, Germany | From €2/user/month excl. VAT across all plans (Go, Easy, Pro); custom pricing above 50 employees | EU (Germany) |
| #6 | Timely | Oslo, Norway | Starter from $9/user/month (annual) or $11 monthly, up to 5 users; Premium from $16/user/month (annual) or $20 monthly; Unlimited from $22/user/month (annual) or $28 monthly; Enterprise on request; Tasks add-on from $5/person | EEA, not EU (Norway) |
| #8 | Beebole | Brussels, Belgium | Free for up to 5 users; Essential from $9/user/month (annual) or $10 monthly; Advanced from $18/user/month (annual) or $20 monthly; discounts for nonprofits, education and teams above 50 users | EU (Belgium) |
| #10 | ZEP | Ditzingen, Germany | ZEP Clock from €2/user/month, ZEP Compact from €7/user/month, ZEP Professional from €18/user/month, all excl. VAT; discounts for non-profits and startups | EU (Germany) |
| #11 | Tyme | Hamburg, Germany | From €4.99/user/month on the annual plan; a separate monthly plan is also available | EU (Germany) |
How each alternative compares to Hubstaff
- Which law reaches it. EU (Latvia). Hubstaff is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Source code. Closed source, as Hubstaff is.
- Independently checked. ISO 27001 and ISO 27701.
Best for: Teams that want automatic tracking, productivity data and optional screenshots
DeskTime is owned and operated by SIA DeskTime, according to its terms. They are governed by the law of Latvia, with a court in Latvia, and personal data is processed under a Data Processing Agreement that is part of the contract.
Its pricing page lists Pro at €5.50 and Premium at €8.25 per user a month on annual billing, excluding VAT, with Enterprise for 200+ users on request. Pro includes document title tracking and productivity calculations, and Premium adds screenshots, integrations and an API, and shift scheduling. The desktop app runs on Windows, Mac and Linux, and there is a 14-day free trial.
What DeskTime does better than Hubstaff
- Latvian company under Latvian law and courts, where Hubstaff is under Indiana law
- Published per-user prices from €5.50
- Automatic tracking with screenshots on Premium, like Hubstaff
- Desktop app for Linux as well as Windows and Mac
Where DeskTime is a step down from Hubstaff
- Screenshots only from the Premium plan
- No free plan, only a trial
- Not built for payroll-driven workflows
Standout against Hubstaff. The most direct European match for automatic tracking with optional screenshots.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Poland). Hubstaff is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Source code. Closed source, as Hubstaff is.
Best for: Small and mid-sized teams that want to start free and add features later
TimeCamp is provided by TimeCamp SA, with its registered office in Wroclaw, Poland. Its terms send disputes to the common court at the supplier's registered office and apply Polish law to matters the terms do not cover.
Its free-forever plan has unlimited users and projects, timesheets, geofencing, a time clock kiosk, automatic tracking with keywords, idle time tracking and a personal activity timeline. Apps and websites tracking comes from Premium and screenshots from Ultimate. Prices on the page are in US dollars and were inconsistent in the page text, so no paid amount is quoted here.
What TimeCamp does better than Hubstaff
- Polish company under a court in Poland
- Free-forever plan with unlimited users
- Geofencing and a kiosk time clock on the free plan
- Screenshots and app tracking available as in Hubstaff
Where TimeCamp is a step down from Hubstaff
- Screenshots only on the Ultimate plan
- Paid prices could not be verified
- Plan structure has many tiers to compare
Standout against Hubstaff. A free plan with unlimited users and automatic tracking, which is hard to find at any other vendor here.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Estonia). Hubstaff is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Source code. Closed source, as Hubstaff is.
Best for: Agencies, freelancers and teams that bill by the hour
For customers outside the US, the contract is with Toggl OÜ in Tallinn (registry code 11346813), under Estonian law. For users domiciled in the US it is with Toggl, Inc., a Delaware corporation, so the European argument holds only for non-US customers.
Its pricing page lists a free plan for a limited number of users, Starter at $9 and Premium at $16 per user a month in US dollars, with 30-day trials of the paid plans. Plans cover billable rates, team reports, capacity, timesheet approvals and profitability reports. There is no screenshot feature in the plans.
What Toggl Track does better than Hubstaff
- Estonian contracting entity for non-US customers
- Free plan and 30-day trials of paid plans
- Billable rates, approvals and profitability reports
Where Toggl Track is a step down from Hubstaff
- No screenshots or activity monitoring in the listed plans
- Prices shown in US dollars
- Users in the US contract with a Delaware company
Standout against Hubstaff. The one on this page you can try without paying for a team plan, with a clear billing focus.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). Hubstaff is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Source code. Closed source, as Hubstaff is.
Best for: Employers who need legally sound working-time records plus project hours
clockodo is a product of Clockodo GmbH in Unna, registered at Amtsgericht Hamm under HRB 7711.
Its pricing page lists three tariffs at €4, €10 and €12 per user a month, excluding German VAT, with plus packages for extras such as single sign-on and priority service. A 14-day trial covers any number of employees, and a free plan exists for solo self-employed users. The feature table covers working time, absences, project time and budgets, API and webhooks. It lists no screenshots.
What clockodo does better than Hubstaff
- German GmbH with a commercial register entry
- Published prices from €4 per user
- Working time, absences and overtime in the same tool
Where clockodo is a step down from Hubstaff
- No screenshots or app tracking
- Weaker fit for fully remote productivity monitoring
- Some extras cost more per user
Standout against Hubstaff. It treats working-time records as a legal need, not an add-on to a timer.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). Hubstaff is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Source code. Closed source, as Hubstaff is.
Best for: Small businesses with mobile staff, crews or a terminal on site
Crewmeister is operated by ATOSS Aloud GmbH in Munich (Amtsgericht Munchen, HRB 211731), according to its imprint.
Its pricing page lists Go, Easy and Pro at €3 per user a month on monthly billing or €2 on annual billing. Go covers digital time tracking, a mobile app and terminal, Excel export, project time tracking and GPS location tracking. Easy adds a vacation planner, sick leave and overtime accounts, and Pro adds advanced project time tracking and custom permissions. A free trial is offered.
What Crewmeister does better than Hubstaff
- Prices from €2 per user a month on annual billing
- Mobile app, terminal and GPS location tracking in the lowest plan
- German company with a register entry
Where Crewmeister is a step down from Hubstaff
- No screenshots or app and website tracking
- Built around attendance more than productivity analytics
- Pricing page is partly in German
Standout against Hubstaff. The cheapest paid per-user price on this page, with GPS included.
- Which law reaches it. EEA, not EU (Norway). Hubstaff is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. EU-based AWS data centres.
- Source code. Closed source, as Hubstaff is.
- Independently checked. ISO 27001:2022.
Best for: Agencies and consultancies that want hours reconstructed without a timer
Timely's own privacy page gives the address Timely AS, Hausmannsgate 16, 0182 Oslo, Norway. Norway is in the EEA but not the EU. The terms and the governing law could not be read for this page.
Its pricing page lists Starter, Premium and Unlimited at $9, $16 and $22 per user a month on yearly billing, in US dollars, and $11, $20 and $28 on monthly billing. Starter is limited to 5 users and 20 projects. The product centres on a Memory tracker that logs your work automatically, plus planning, invoices and reports.
What Timely does better than Hubstaff
- Norwegian company (EEA) rather than a US one
- Automatic tracking that records time without a timer
- Planning and invoices in the same tool
Where Timely is a step down from Hubstaff
- Terms and governing law not verified here
- Prices in US dollars
- No screenshots or manager monitoring feature
Standout against Hubstaff. Automatic logging aimed at the individual, which is more private than screen capture.
Memtime
automatic and offline tracking from Munich
Best for: Consultants and small teams that forget to start a timer
Memtime GmbH is in Munich (Amtsgericht Munchen, HRB 220442), according to its imprint.
Its pricing page lists Basic, Connect and Premium plans in several currencies, with Basic from €12 per user a month (the page shows two price sets, so only the lower figure is given). Basic includes automatic and offline time tracking, calendar integrations, custom reports and built-in project management, Connect adds 100+ integrations, and Premium adds call-system integrations and SSO. A trial needs no credit card.
What Memtime does better than Hubstaff
- German GmbH with a register entry
- Automatic and offline tracking even without internet
- Trial without a credit card
Where Memtime is a step down from Hubstaff
- Higher per-user price than most tools here
- No screenshots or manager monitoring
- Price tables are ambiguous on the page
Standout against Hubstaff. Records work automatically, offline included, and adds optional phone-call tracking.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Belgium). Hubstaff is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Source code. Closed source, as Hubstaff is.
Best for: Project teams that need timesheet approvals and time off
Beebole s.r.l. is in Brussels, Belgium, according to its privacy policy (effective 9 September 2026).
Its pricing page lists a Free plan at €0 for up to 5 users, Essential at €9 and Advanced at €18 per user a month on annual billing. Free covers basic time off tracking, custom reports and integrations, Essential adds billing rates, time off allowances and multi-level approvals, and Advanced adds multiple currencies and custom single sign-on.
What Beebole does better than Hubstaff
- Belgian company; free plan up to 5 users
- Multi-level timesheet approvals and time off
- Published prices in euros
Where Beebole is a step down from Hubstaff
- No screenshots or activity tracking
- Free plan is limited to 5 users
- Terms and governing law not checked for this page
Standout against Hubstaff. A timesheet and approval workflow, with a free tier for a small team.
Lucen Track (Timeneye)
Italian timesheets, now under the Lucen name
Best for: Small teams that want timesheets and budgets and a free start for two
The terms of service are from DM Digital S.r.l. (Lucen Software), an Italian company with VAT number IT03895390361, under Italian law with the court of Modena. The product is now shown as Track (formerly Timeneye).
Its pricing page lists a Free plan for up to 2 users, Starter at $7 and Premium at $13 per user a month on annual licences, both for up to 30 users, and Enterprise on request. Premium adds approvals, budgets and profitability.
What Lucen Track (Timeneye) does better than Hubstaff
- Italian company with Italian law and a court in Modena
- Free plan, forever, for two users
- Budgets and approvals on Premium
Where Lucen Track (Timeneye) is a step down from Hubstaff
- Prices in US dollars and a 30-user cap on the paid plans listed
- No screenshots or monitoring
- Recent rebranding makes older reviews and links confusing
Standout against Hubstaff. A very small free plan, with a clear step to paid plans for up to 30 users.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). Hubstaff is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Source code. Closed source, as Hubstaff is.
Best for: German-speaking agencies and service firms that need project time and absences
ZEP GmbH is in Ditzingen, registered at Amtsgericht Stuttgart under HRB 732230, according to its imprint.
Its pricing page, in German, lists ZEP Track at €9 per user a month on an annual contract or €12 on monthly payment, with optional extras for resource planning, a ticket system and a time terminal, and a working-time-only option from €4.50. A free trial is offered.
What ZEP does better than Hubstaff
- German company with a register entry
- Project time, absences, overtime and resource planning in one vendor
- Terminal option for on-site clocking
Where ZEP is a step down from Hubstaff
- Pricing and much of the site are in German
- No screenshots or activity tracking
- Add-ons raise the price
Standout against Hubstaff. The most project-accounting-oriented tool here, aimed at German-speaking firms.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). Hubstaff is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Source code. Closed source, as Hubstaff is.
Best for: Individuals and small teams that want a lightweight timer
Tyme is a Unit Numberfive oHG app from Hamburg, according to its imprint. Its homepage cites more than 50,000 users and offers a 14-day free trial.
The pricing page was not reachable (it returned a 404), so no price, plan or platform detail is given here. Check the vendor's site for the current offer.
What Tyme does better than Hubstaff
- Small German vendor with direct developer support, by its own account
- A 14-day free trial
- A simple setup compared with a full workforce suite
Where Tyme is a step down from Hubstaff
- Prices and platforms could not be verified
- No screenshots or monitoring
- Less suited to larger teams than Hubstaff
Standout against Hubstaff. The lightest option on the page, for someone who wants a timer and little else.
What actually breaks when you switch
Monitoring does not move one to one. If your team uses Hubstaff screenshots or activity levels, only DeskTime and TimeCamp offer something close, on specific plans. The rest track hours and do not record the screen.
Check the currency and the billing period of each price. Toggl, Timely and Lucen Track show US dollars, DeskTime, Crewmeister and ZEP show euros, and several prices are for annual billing only.
Payroll and invoicing connections differ. Hubstaff feeds payroll from tracked time, so test that a pay period exports cleanly from the new tool before you cancel the old one.
Is there a European tool with screenshots like Hubstaff?
DeskTime lists screenshots on its Premium plan, and TimeCamp lists them on Ultimate. Both also track apps and websites or document titles, and both run an automatic tracker on the desktop.
Neither is a clone. Check which plan holds the monitoring features you rely on, and check how screenshots are configured and who can see them.
Which of these tools are free?
TimeCamp has a free-forever plan with unlimited users. Toggl Track has a free plan for a limited number of users. Beebole is free for up to 5 users, Lucen Track (formerly Timeneye) for up to 2, and clockodo describes a free plan for solo self-employed users.
DeskTime, Crewmeister, Memtime and Tyme offer trials instead of a free plan. DeskTime and clockodo give 14 days, Tyme 14 days, and Memtime a trial without a credit card.
What if I only need working-time records for employees?
clockodo and Crewmeister are built for that case, with app and terminal clocking, absences and overtime. ZEP covers working time and project time from a German vendor, although its pricing page is in German.
These tools are a better fit than Hubstaff when your goal is compliance with working-time rules and not productivity measurement.
Does the contract really matter for a time tracker?
A time tracker holds who worked when and, for some tools, what they did on screen. That is employee data, and the contract decides which law and which court apply if something goes wrong.
Hubstaff offers an EU representative and a DPA with Standard Contractual Clauses, which is a reasonable compliance route. The European tools here avoid the question of transfer by contracting with an EU, EEA or Norwegian entity.
Which one to pick
If you want the nearest thing to Hubstaff, with automatic tracking and screenshots on a higher plan, DeskTime is the one, and TimeCamp is the choice if you want to start on a free plan. If you want hours but no monitoring, Toggl Track, clockodo, Beebole or Crewmeister are simpler and say so.
Crewmeister, clockodo and ZEP fit German employers who need working-time records and absences. Timely and Memtime suit people who would rather have time reconstructed automatically than start a timer. Lucen Track and Tyme are the smallest options.
Be realistic about the gap. Hubstaff is a full workforce suite, and none of these eleven copies all of it. Switch if you want a European contracting party and a court close to home, and keep Hubstaff if you rely on a feature that only it has.
Frequently Asked Questions
DeskTime is the closest match on features, because it tracks automatically and takes screenshots on its Premium plan, from a Latvian company. TimeCamp is the better choice if you want a free plan, and Toggl Track, clockodo or Crewmeister if you want hours without monitoring.
No. Hubstaff's terms name Netsoft Holdings, LLC, and they are governed by Indiana law with exclusive jurisdiction in the state courts of Hamilton County, Indiana. Its privacy policy names an EU representative in Vienna.
It offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card and a 30-day money-back guarantee. The plan prices are rendered in the browser and could not be checked for this page, so no figure is given here. Check its pricing page.
DeskTime lists Pro at €5.50 and Premium at €8.25 per user a month on annual billing, excluding VAT, with Enterprise on request. Toggl Track lists a free plan, Starter at $9 and Premium at $16 per user a month in US dollars, with 30-day trials of the paid plans.
clockodo lists its three tariffs at €4, €10 and €12 per user a month, with a 14-day trial. Crewmeister lists €3 monthly or €2 on annual billing per user a month, with GPS tracking in the cheapest plan. ZEP lists ZEP Track at €9 per user a month on an annual contract or €12 monthly, and working time only from €4.50.
Beebole lists a free plan for up to 5 users, Essential at €9 and Advanced at €18 per user a month on annual billing. Lucen Track (formerly Timeneye) lists a free plan for up to 2 users, Starter at $7 and Premium at $13 per user a month on annual licences. Timely lists $9, $16 and $22 per user a month on yearly billing, in US dollars.
TimeCamp, because its free-forever plan has unlimited users. Among paid plans, Crewmeister lists €2 per user a month on annual billing and DeskTime €5.50, but the plans differ: Crewmeister is an attendance tool and DeskTime an automatic tracker.
Yes for customers outside the US: the terms name Toggl OÜ, an Estonian company with registry code 11346813 in Tallinn, under Estonian law. For users domiciled in the US the contract is with Toggl, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
None of them is a drop-in copy. Tools without screenshots will not replace that part of Hubstaff, several have prices in US dollars or a German-only interface, and Timely's terms could not be read for this page, only its Oslo address.
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