TimerOS compared with Hubstaff, Time Doctor and ActivTrak
Three sourced comparisons for people buying a tracker to run a business on. Databases, application compute and uploaded files in the EU on every plan. No screenshots or keystroke logging anywhere in the product. Projects, invoicing and a branded client portal in the same subscription from €8 a month. Windows-only tracking, no free tier, card at signup.
For freelancers billing by the hour and teams of three to fifteen. Both buy with a card, no sales call.
We make TimerOS. Every fact about another company was read off that company’s own pricing, security, trust-centre or legal page on 12 August 2026 and links to it. Where something could not be verified, the page says so instead of guessing. Each comparison ends with a section on where the other product is the better buy.
Card at signup; nothing is charged for 14 days, then billing starts unless you cancel from the Subscription page in your dashboard. Billed annually: €8 a month for one seat, €96 for the year, or €15 per user for a team. Full pricing.
The three comparisons
Each one is a sourced, dated table against that vendor’s own published pages, and each ends with where that vendor is the better buy.
- TimerOS vs Hubstaff
“Hubstaff retains customer data in the United States” [src], with 34 sub-processors on its trust centre [src]. Cheaper to start, and it tracks on platforms we do not.
- TimerOS vs Time Doctor
Personal information stored in “Colombia, India, Singapore, the US, UK and EU” [src], with 21 sub-processors and no jurisdictions listed [src]. Deeper monitoring, and 60+ integrations.
- TimerOS vs ActivTrak
“Data is stored in the US by default” with an EU data centre in Belgium on request for paid accounts [src]. It holds SOC 2 Type II and has a free plan; we have neither.
- Toggl vs Harvest vs Clockify
The buying guide for the other shortlist — the tools people compare when employee monitoring is not what they are shopping for.