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Hubstaff vs Velocity Global

Hubstaff logo

Hubstaff

Productivity

Time tracking and team management for remote teams

From
$5.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Velocity Global logo

Velocity Global

Payroll & Benefits

Work at the speed of tomorrow

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; Velocity Global velocity Global has rebranded to Pebl and velocityglobal.com redirects to hellopebl.com
  • They diverge on capability: Hubstaff covers Time tracking with timer, Velocity Global covers Global Employment.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Hubstaff and Velocity Global actually diverge.

Attributes where Hubstaff and Velocity Global differ
AttributeHubstaffVelocity Global
Starting price$5.99/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, IOS, Android, MacOS, WindowsWeb
CategoryProductivityPayroll & Benefits
Founded20122014

Identical on both: 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 Hubstaff

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

Only in Velocity Global

  • Global Employment
  • Payroll
  • Benefits
  • Compliance
  • Immigration Services
  • Contractor Management
  • Workday
  • SAP

What people use each for

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

Hubstaff

  • Productivitynot Velocity Global
  • Collaborationnot Velocity Global
  • Task managementnot Velocity Global
  • Organizationnot Velocity Global

Velocity Global

  • Hiring employees in countries where a company has no legal entitynot Hubstaff
  • Running global payroll and benefits administration across multiple countriesnot Hubstaff
  • Immigration and visa support for international hiresnot Hubstaff

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

Velocity Global

  • Velocity Global has rebranded to Pebl and velocityglobal.com redirects to hellopebl.com
  • No pricing is published for the Employer of Record service; the site routes to a demo request with no published per-employee rate
  • The offering is an Employer of Record arrangement, so the employee is legally employed by the provider rather than the client

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

Velocity Global

On request
  • Employer of Record$undefined/month
    • Global Employment
    • Payroll
    • Benefits

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 Velocity Global if

  • You need global employment.
  • You also want payroll.
Velocity Global review

Questions people ask

Is Hubstaff or Velocity Global better?
Neither clearly leads. Hubstaff starts at $5.99/month and Velocity Global at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Hubstaff or Velocity Global?
Hubstaff starts at $5.99/month and Velocity Global at On request.
Does Hubstaff or Velocity Global run on more platforms?
Hubstaff runs on Web, IOS, Android, MacOS, Windows. Velocity Global 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 Velocity Global is typically brought in for.
What can Hubstaff do that Velocity Global cannot?
Hubstaff covers Time tracking with timer, Activity monitoring, GPS location tracking, Screenshots. Velocity Global covers Global Employment, Payroll, Benefits, Compliance.
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