Compare Hubstaff and Smartsheet 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$4.99 2 user minumum Per Month
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Hubstaff
Star Rating
(2,210)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$4.99 2 user minumum Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSmartsheet
Star Rating
(21,447)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Smartsheet excels in collaboration features, with users appreciating its real-time updates and the ability to easily drag and drop rows for reordering tasks. This flexibility makes it a favorite for managing complex workflows and project tracking.
- Users say Hubstaff shines in straightforward time tracking and productivity monitoring. Many find its no-frills approach effective, as it provides clear insights and detailed reports that help in making informed decisions without overwhelming users with unnecessary features.
- According to verified reviews, Smartsheet is praised for its comprehensive dashboards and reporting capabilities, which help teams stay aligned and simplify progress sharing with stakeholders. This makes it particularly useful for project management in dynamic environments.
- Reviewers mention that Hubstaff's setup process is quick and user-friendly, allowing teams to get started with minimal hassle. Users appreciate the ease of tracking employee records and project time, which is beneficial for budgeting and forecasting efforts.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Smartsheet has a higher overall satisfaction score, it sometimes faces challenges in meeting specific workflow needs, with some users noting configuration difficulties. This can be a consideration for teams with unique requirements.
- Users report that Hubstaff's focus on essential features, like time tracking and productivity tools, makes it a solid choice for small businesses. However, some users feel it lacks the advanced project management capabilities that Smartsheet offers, which may be a drawback for larger teams or more complex projects.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Hubstaff
Starter
$4.99
2 user minumum Per Month
- Time tracking
- Timesheets
- Activity levels
Smartsheet
Pro
$9.00
1 user Per Month
For people and teams that want to track, share, and manage projects.
Includes:
- Up to 10 editors (paid license required to edit)
- Unlimited free viewers
- Unlimited sheets, reports, and forms
Free Trial
Hubstaff
Free Trial is available
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
1,480
8.5
18,143
Ease of Use
9.0
2,014
8.4
18,386
Ease of Setup
9.1
1,311
8.3
10,177
Ease of Admin
8.7
574
8.5
7,623
Quality of Support
8.9
1,299
8.3
14,048
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
556
8.6
7,072
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
1,467
8.6
17,636
Features by Category
Employee Self Service
9.2
272
Not enough data
8.9
265
Not enough data
8.3
269
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
274
Not enough data
9.0
268
Not enough data
8.6
267
Not enough data
8.5
258
Not enough data
8.2
259
Not enough data
8.4
259
Not enough data
9.1
255
Not enough data
8.4
251
Not enough data
8.4
249
Not enough data
Taxes
8.0
257
Not enough data
8.1
251
Not enough data
8.0
243
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
249
Not enough data
9.2
255
Not enough data
8.8
250
Not enough data
8.8
251
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
251
Not enough data
9.3
249
Not enough data
9.3
251
Not enough data
9.3
246
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
8.7
10067
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
10070
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9791
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
9471
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9275
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
9342
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8802
|
Verified
Projects
Not enough data
8.6
9291
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
8632
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8748
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8665
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8838
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7602
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8305
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8866
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
7844
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7447
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7266
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.6
7742
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7810
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8443
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
7.8
7454
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
7563
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8617
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.0
3063
Not enough data
6.1
3047
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
5.6
925
Not enough data
5.9
924
Not enough data
5.7
919
Not enough data
5.7
916
Not enough data
5.7
915
Not enough data
5.6
912
Not enough data
5.8
915
Automation
9.0
288
Not enough data
Logistics
9.1
294
Not enough data
9.0
291
Not enough data
9.0
284
Not enough data
Management
9.0
284
Not enough data
9.0
283
Not enough data
8.9
288
Not enough data
9.2
286
Not enough data
9.2
285
Not enough data
9.2
286
Not enough data
9.1
281
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.9
282
Not enough data
9.0
280
Not enough data
9.0
286
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.9
4814
Not enough data
8.5
5519
Not enough data
8.0
5000
Not enough data
7.7
4604
Project Management
Not enough data
8.2
5421
Not enough data
8.3
5497
Not enough data
7.7
4624
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.8
4755
Not enough data
7.8
4824
Not enough data
7.9
4774
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
4985
Not enough data
8.0
5163
Not enough data
8.1
5077
Not enough data
7.5
4447
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
6.7
2051
Not enough data
7.6
2082
Not enough data
7.9
2060
Not enough data
7.6
2058
Not enough data
7.8
2052
Not enough data
7.6
2052
Not enough data
7.2
2033
Not enough data
7.6
2047
Not enough data
7.5
2035
Not enough data
7.8
2040
Cost Tracking
8.8
116
Not enough data
8.6
112
Not enough data
8.5
110
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
62
Not enough data
9.3
62
Not enough data
8.7
58
Not enough data
9.2
60
Not enough data
Platform Functionality
8.8
58
Not enough data
8.9
59
Not enough data
Platform Data
9.0
62
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.7
55
Not enough data
9.0
58
Not enough data
Setup
9.2
107
8.3
5156
9.2
105
Feature Not Available
9.0
103
8.1
5020
9.0
107
8.5
5392
Management
9.0
104
Feature Not Available
8.9
101
8.1
4651
8.9
103
7.5
4366
Generative AI
8.4
101
6.3
1817
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
9.3
20
5.9
406
9.3
20
5.9
408
8.8
20
5.9
403
8.8
21
5.9
399
8.8
20
5.9
398
8.9
20
5.9
400
9.3
21
6.1
401
Platform Basics
8.6
91
Not enough data
9.2
89
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
Platform Performance
8.9
92
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
Platform Functionality
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.1
85
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
89
Not enough data
8.0
89
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
89
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.3
1037
Not enough data
8.7
1226
Not enough data
8.5
1167
Not enough data
8.0
1005
Not enough data
8.6
1166
Not enough data
8.7
1192
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.6
1185
Not enough data
8.9
1236
Not enough data
8.6
1117
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.0
882
Not enough data
8.4
1033
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
5.1
43
Not enough data
5.2
45
Not enough data
5.1
45
Not enough data
5.0
45
Other Features
Not enough data
7.9
987
Not enough data
8.3
1015
Task Creation
Not enough data
8.7
7311
Not enough data
8.8
7393
Not enough data
8.3
6926
Not enough data
7.8
6116
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
7069
Not enough data
8.5
6979
Not enough data
8.1
6638
Not enough data
8.2
6464
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
2414
Not enough data
6.2
2416
Platform Basics
9.2
112
Not enough data
9.4
115
Not enough data
9.1
114
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.9
111
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.9
112
Not enough data
8.9
109
Not enough data
8.7
106
Not enough data
9.1
110
Not enough data
8.9
107
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
8.5
4249
Not enough data
8.3
4203
Not enough data
8.1
3938
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
4103
Not enough data
8.1
3884
Not enough data
8.8
4101
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
4167
Not enough data
8.2
3895
Not enough data
8.6
4177
Not enough data
8.3
4028
Not enough data
8.4
3946
Not enough data
8.0
3623
Not enough data
8.3
4066
Workload
Not enough data
8.0
3695
Not enough data
8.3
3937
Not enough data
8.0
3739
Not enough data
7.9
3553
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.1
3723
Not enough data
8.3
3918
Not enough data
8.8
4116
Cost Management
Not enough data
7.7
3428
Not enough data
7.8
3422
Not enough data
7.5
3233
Integration
Not enough data
7.4
3275
Not enough data
7.4
3325
Not enough data
7.4
3356
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.5
1654
Not enough data
6.5
1660
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
5.8
363
Not enough data
6.0
361
Not enough data
5.8
361
Not enough data
5.8
359
Communication
Not enough data
7.2
5664
Not enough data
7.6
6046
Not enough data
7.5
5802
Not enough data
7.7
5828
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.4
7184
Not enough data
8.4
7125
Not enough data
8.0
6871
Not enough data
7.8
6096
Controls
Not enough data
8.0
6468
Not enough data
7.6
5487
Not enough data
8.2
6801
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
6084
Project Management
Not enough data
8.8
7424
Not enough data
8.7
7297
Not enough data
8.6
7162
Not enough data
7.9
6148
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.4
6558
Not enough data
8.5
6738
Not enough data
8.4
6630
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
2273
Not enough data
6.3
2277
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
5.7
427
Not enough data
5.6
428
Platform Basics
9.3
92
Not enough data
9.2
94
Not enough data
Platform Administration
9.1
93
Not enough data
9.2
90
Not enough data
9.3
90
Not enough data
Platform Payment Content
9.3
91
Not enough data
9.2
94
Not enough data
9.3
92
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
244
Not enough data
7.6
246
Not enough data
7.5
245
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.8
641
Not enough data
9.0
655
Not enough data
8.1
589
Not enough data
8.9
680
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Logging
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
559
Not enough data
8.1
536
Not enough data
8.2
552
Not enough data
Feedback
8.7
614
Not enough data
8.6
556
Not enough data
Productivity - Employee Monitoring
9.1
264
Not enough data
9.3
268
Not enough data
8.9
259
Not enough data
8.6
255
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.2
985
Not enough data
9.3
1001
Not enough data
8.9
885
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.5
735
Not enough data
8.4
730
Not enough data
8.5
726
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
9.0
909
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
790
Not enough data
8.9
793
Not enough data
8.7
772
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
819
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
871
Not enough data
8.4
728
Not enough data
8.7
725
Not enough data
9.0
857
Not enough data
8.5
738
Not enough data
8.3
724
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
132
Not enough data
8.6
128
Not enough data
8.8
127
Not enough data
9.2
131
Not enough data
9.2
131
Not enough data
9.1
129
Not enough data
9.1
133
Not enough data
9.1
129
Not enough data
Workforce Management Platform Features
8.6
118
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
9.4
127
Not enough data
8.8
119
Not enough data
8.4
118
Not enough data
8.7
115
Not enough data
9.1
119
Not enough data
9.1
116
Not enough data
8.6
115
Not enough data
8.7
115
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hubstaff and Smartsheet are categorized as Workflow Management
Unique Categories
Hubstaff is categorized as Contractor Payments, Contractor Management, Absence Management, Project Cost Management, Time & Attendance, Employee Scheduling, Time Tracking, Workforce Management, Payroll, and Employee Monitoring
Smartsheet is categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Marketing Calendar, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Project and Portfolio Management, Task Management, and Project Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hubstaff
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Smartsheet
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Computer Software
14.4%
Marketing and Advertising
8.3%
Real Estate
3.5%
Accounting
3.3%
Other
55.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.6%
Construction
7.2%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Computer Software
4.6%
Marketing and Advertising
4.6%
Other
70.7%
Discussions
Is Hubstaff legal?
5 Comments
BS
Yes, it is.Read more
What is Hubstaff used for?
4 Comments
NG
Time tracking of employees, comes in very handy when your setup is WFHRead more
How does Hubstaff measure activity?
3 Comments
KJ
Activity measures how active users are on their mouse and keyboard.
51-100% You're in the zone. Way to go!
21-50% Depending on the work, this is a...Read more
What can smartsheet be used for?
57 Comments
WA
It has a wide range of functionalities for project management or even asset management. Read more
Why is smartsheet bad?
34 Comments
NK
Complexity: Smartsheet has a fairly steep learning curve, especially for users who are not tech-savvy or unfamiliar with project management tools.
Limited...Read more
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