CRM & Sales · head to head
Affinity vs Hubstaff

Affinity
CRM & Sales
Relationship intelligence platform for professionals
- From
- $49/month
- Rated
- -

Hubstaff
Productivity
Time tracking and team management for remote teams
- From
- $5.99/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Affinity built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM; Hubstaff billed per seat; the pricing page's own proration example states the Team plan costs $10 per seat per month, with fees adjusted when seats are added or removed mid-cycle
- They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Contact management, Hubstaff covers Time tracking with timer.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Affinity and Hubstaff actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Affinity
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Intelligence engine
- Relationship mapping
- Integration aggregation
- Gmail
- Outlook
Only in Hubstaff
- Time tracking with timer
- Activity monitoring
- GPS location tracking
- Screenshots
- Reports and analytics
- Invoicing
- Team management
- Mobile apps
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Affinity
- Deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equitynot Hubstaff
- Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Hubstaff
- Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Hubstaff
- Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Hubstaff
- Portfolio company support and reportingnot Hubstaff
Hubstaff
- Productivitynot Affinity
- Collaborationnot Affinity
- Task managementnot Affinity
- Organizationnot Affinity
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Affinity
- Built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM
- Pricing is not published and requires a demo
Hubstaff
- Billed per seat; the pricing page's own proration example states the Team plan costs $10 per seat per month, with fees adjusted when seats are added or removed mid-cycle
Pricing, plan by plan
Affinity
$49/month- Pro$49/month
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Intelligence
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Pro
- Advanced customization
- Dedicated support
Hubstaff
$5.99/month- FreeFree
- Basic time tracking
- Limited to 1 user
- Basic reports
- Starter$5.99/month
- Time tracking
- Team management
- Reports
- Pro$9.99/month
- Everything in Starter
- GPS tracking
- Activity monitoring
Which should you pick?
Choose Hubstaff if
- You need time tracking with timer.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android, MacOS, Windows.
- You also want activity monitoring.
Questions people ask
- Is Affinity or Hubstaff better?
- Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $49/month and Hubstaff at $5.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Affinity or Hubstaff?
- Affinity starts at $49/month and Hubstaff at $5.99/month.
- Does Affinity or Hubstaff run on more platforms?
- Affinity runs on Web. Hubstaff runs on Web, IOS, Android, MacOS, Windows.
- What is Affinity best used for?
- Affinity is most often used for deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equity, automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship records, finding warm introductions through existing relationship networks, investor relations and fundraising tracking. Of those, deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equity and automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship records are not what Hubstaff is typically brought in for.
- What can Affinity do that Hubstaff cannot?
- Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Hubstaff covers Time tracking with timer, Activity monitoring, GPS location tracking, Screenshots.
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