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Hubstaff vs Anvil

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Hubstaff

Productivity

Time tracking and team management for remote teams

From
$5.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
A

Anvil

Productivity

PDF workflow tools for developers

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Anvil billed per action rather than a flat seat fee, at $0.10 per PDF fill or generation and $1.00 per workflow submission on top of the plan

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Hubstaff and Anvil actually diverge.

Attributes where Hubstaff and Anvil differ
AttributeHubstaffAnvil
Starting price$5.99/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWeb, IOS, Android, MacOS, WindowsWeb
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Productivity).

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 Hubstaff

  • Time tracking with timer
  • Activity monitoring
  • GPS location tracking
  • Screenshots
  • Reports and analytics
  • Invoicing
  • Team management
  • Mobile apps

Only in Anvil

Nothing recorded that Hubstaff does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Hubstaff

  • Productivitynot Anvil
  • Collaborationnot Anvil
  • Task managementnot Anvil
  • Organizationnot Anvil

Anvil

No use cases recorded yet. See the Anvil review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

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

Anvil

  • Billed per action rather than a flat seat fee, at $0.10 per PDF fill or generation and $1.00 per workflow submission on top of the plan

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Anvil

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Anvil review.

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.
Hubstaff review

Choose Anvil if

Nothing in the data separates Anvil from Hubstaff on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Anvil review

Questions people ask

Is Hubstaff or Anvil better?
Neither clearly leads. Hubstaff starts at $5.99/month and Anvil at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Hubstaff or Anvil?
Hubstaff starts at $5.99/month and Anvil at On request.
Does Hubstaff or Anvil run on more platforms?
Hubstaff runs on Web, IOS, Android, MacOS, Windows. Anvil runs on Web.
What is Hubstaff best used for?
Hubstaff is most often used for productivity, collaboration, task management, organization. Of those, productivity and collaboration are not what Anvil is typically brought in for.
What can Hubstaff do that Anvil cannot?
Hubstaff covers Time tracking with timer, Activity monitoring, GPS location tracking, Screenshots.
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