Plans and add ons
Mera Work
The whole product on a flat plan.
Hubstaff
Four plans, plus paid add ons for insights, a silent background app, more screenshots and data retention.
Looking for a Hubstaff alternative?
See how Mera Work and Hubstaff compare on features, plans and yearly cost, using Hubstaff's published prices.
$3
per user per month, billed yearly
- All core features in one plan, priced per user
- Live screen monitoring included
- Attendance, shifts and insights included
From $4.99
per user per month, billed yearly
- Starter, Grow, Team and Enterprise plans
- Insights and Silent App are paid add ons
- Also covers payroll, invoicing and GPS
Which should you choose?
Both tools track time and activity. They are built for different jobs, so start with what you need.
Choose Mera Work if
- You want the whole product on a flat plan, instead of choosing between tiers and add ons
- You want live screen monitoring as well as screenshots
- You want attendance, shift monitoring, productivity insights and alerts included in the price
- You want a flat price per user: $3 billed yearly or $4 month to month
- You want a visible tracking mode and a silent background mode in the same product, with notice and consent handled by you under local law
Choose Hubstaff if
- You want time tracking together with payroll, invoicing, expenses and client budgets
- You need GPS tracking, job sites and mobile apps
- You rely on a large catalogue of ready made integrations such as Jira, Slack and QuickBooks
- You want published compliance attestations such as SOC 2 and HIPAA on its Enterprise plan
- You want to pay only for the features you use and add the rest as add ons
Mera Work and Hubstaff, feature by feature
Hubstaff sells in tiers: Starter, Grow, Team and Enterprise, with some features as paid add ons. Where Hubstaff gates a feature, the table says which plan or add on you need. All Mera Work features sit in its plan.
Features
Mera Work
Hubstaff
Monitoring and tracking
Live dashboard and analytics
Yes
Yes
Automatic time tracking
Yes
Team plan and above
Auto filled timesheets
Yes
Yes
Screenshot capture
Yes
Capped on Starter and Grow
App and website usage tracking
Yes
Capped on Starter and Grow
Keyboard and mouse activity levels (not keystroke logging)
Yes
Yes
Live screen monitoring
Yes
No
Silent background tracking
Yes
Add on, or Enterprise plan
Productivity and insights
App and website productivity classification
Yes
Insights add on
Productivity insights and trends
Yes
Insights add on
Real time alerts and notifications
Yes
Team plan and above
Workforce and attendance
Attendance insights
Yes
Team plan and above
Shift monitoring
Yes
Team plan and above
Scheduled breaks with a stop timer
Yes
Grow plan and above
Control and administration
Role based access
Yes
Yes
Single sign on
Yes
Enterprise plan
API access
Yes
Team plan and above
Where Hubstaff does more
Mobile apps for tracking
No
Yes
GPS tracking and job sites
No
Add on, or Enterprise plan
Payroll, invoicing and expenses
No
Yes
Ready made integrations
API access
Yes
Hubstaff column checked against its public website on 4 October 2026.
Hubstaff is a trademark of its owner. This comparison uses Hubstaff's public pages as they stood on 4 October 2026. Plans and prices change, so check hubstaff.com before you decide. Mera Work is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hubstaff.
Estimate your yearly cost
Set your team size and see what both tools cost per year. Hubstaff's prices are the ones it publishes, in US dollars. Pick the Hubstaff plan that matches what you would actually need.
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Mera Work prices exclude applicable taxes. Hubstaff's Team plan with Insights and Silent App adds the two add ons at their published per user prices, so the two tools can be compared on similar features. Enterprise pricing is not published for annual billing, so it is not included. Prices checked on 4 October 2026.
How the two differ
Facts from both products' own pages, with no opinions about which is better for you.
Live view
Mera Work
Includes live screen monitoring.
Hubstaff
Captures periodic screenshots. It does not offer live screen view.
Scope
Mera Work
Work visibility, time tracking and attendance for computers.
Hubstaff
Also covers payroll, invoicing, expenses, GPS and mobile apps.
Pricing
Mera Work
$3 per user per month billed yearly, or $4 month to month.
Hubstaff
Published prices run from $4.99 to $12 per user per month, plus add ons, depending on plan and billing.
Switching to Mera Work in four steps
Set up a workspace, add your team and start tracking work through a short guided flow.
01
Set up your workspace
Create your account and configure your organisation settings from the admin dashboard.
02
Add your team
Add users individually or in bulk with name, email and role.
03
Activate users
Send activation emails so people can activate their own accounts.
04
Start tracking work
Once users install and activate the agent, Mera Work starts capturing work activity.
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What teams say about Mera Work
We find Mera Work to be of great use to us working from a remote environment.
The best employee monitoring tool out there! Mera Work has features like live streaming and screen capturing that make it unique!
Mera Work provides reports on work patterns and performance. It reduces bias in performance reviews. A great monitoring tool for any organisation.
Hubstaff alternative questions
What is a good Hubstaff alternative?
It depends on what you need from the tool. If you want the whole product on a flat plan, including live screen monitoring, attendance and productivity insights, Mera Work is worth considering. If you need payroll, invoicing, GPS or mobile apps in the same product, Hubstaff covers more of that.
Is Mera Work cheaper than Hubstaff?
Mera Work is $3 per user per month billed yearly or $4 month to month, with all features included. Hubstaff publishes prices from $4.99 to $12 per user per month depending on plan and billing, and some features need add ons. The calculator above shows the difference for your team size.
Does Mera Work offer more than time tracking?
Yes. It combines time tracking with attendance, productivity reports, application and website usage, screenshots, live screen monitoring and alerts.
Does Mera Work log keystrokes?
No. Mera Work records keyboard and mouse activity levels, not what is typed.
Can I switch from Hubstaff easily?
Setup is a short guided flow: create the workspace, add your team, send activation emails and install the agent. You can try all features free for 14 days without a card.
See Mera Work with your own team
The full product, 14 days free, no card. Add your team and compare the reports with what you use today.
