Hubstaff vs. Payroll by Wave

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hubstaff
Score 7.6 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Time tracking software with features like screenshots, activity monitoring, automatic payroll, advanced reports, real time tracking and GPS, wtih both online and offline tracking capabilities. It is available for Apple, Windows, Linux and iOS. The software integrates with 30+ popular tools, like Trello, Asana, Podio and PayPal. Hubstaff is presented as ideal for remote teams, SMBs and consultants/freelancers. No matter how many projects or different teams exist, they can all be under the…
$7
per month per seat
Payroll by Wave
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Wave Accounting headquartered in Toronto now offers Payroll by Wave, a payroll app for small businesses.N/A
Pricing
HubstaffPayroll by Wave
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HubstaffPayroll by Wave
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
HubstaffPayroll by Wave
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Hubstaff
-
Ratings
Payroll by Wave
9.4
3 Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
HubstaffPayroll by Wave
Likelihood to Recommend
6.5
(22 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(4 ratings)
8.9
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
HubstaffPayroll by Wave
Likelihood to Recommend
Hubstaff
It enables you to monitor workers' time on every project. It monitors productivity even if an internet connection is not available. It provides a customizable interface. Every task is customizable to suit project requirements. It allows you to track time from anywhere in the world. In this way, it provides powerful insights to determine how many hours are required to do a project.
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Wave
Great for small business payroll needs. Reports and taxes are taken care of, everything is automated and once you're set up it's literally just a matter of minutes to run payroll each time. You also get email reminders which is helpful. There are premium features available for companies with larger/more robust needs, and I would definitely recommend looking into this software if you are searching for a user friendly payroll solution
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Pros
Hubstaff
  • Its interface is also quite easy to handle and is designed in a user friendly way.
  • Overall, I feel that Hubstaff is a very useful invention that has the ability to attract and fascinate users.
  • Hubstaff offers a customizable and easily tailored according to your requirements user interface where with the help of just one click you can start or even stop tracking your daily project activities.
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Wave
  • An intuitive, clear UI helps you know where everything is, what options are at your disposal. Calendars and timelines show that Wave really thought out how to provide you with useful tool.
  • Pay day can be automated and straightforward.
  • Wave onboarding provides guidance at what information to input next until you are all set up.
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Cons
Hubstaff
  • I am having a problem with its customer support. [I feel it is] one of the worst customer service I have gone through for the longest time. They did not even know about their own platform, response time is late and there is no such name of help from their side what so ever which makes it a very difficult platform to use.
  • [I believe it] needs a lot of upgrades in customer support system.
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Wave
  • Additional filings such as WorkSafe, etc.
  • More flexibility when it comes to paying a director.
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Support Rating
Hubstaff
Hubstaff has always responded to support requests in a timely manner and has kept me in the loop of changes. When contacting them about future changes/features they've always been upfront on whether that is a change they are looking to make and when that change may occur. Finally, if the person I have communicated with was unable to resolve, they always escalated to the next best person who can answer/resolve.
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Wave
Quick response times, personalized service. They offer in-depth videos and guides for helping to get set up. Any time I have a question about taxes or reporting, they answer quickly and give comprehensive answers. Members of the team with whom I've interacted have been courteous, friendly, and helpful. Overall, great support.
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Alternatives Considered
Hubstaff
Hubstaff keeps interesting and smart features and functions. The most interesting feature is the reporting feature that has brought much convenience
to me. It is no doubt a great tool for planning budgets, managing workflows,
tracking time, and best supervision capabilities.
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Wave
We moved away from Wave as most of our contractors are time-based, and Wave flat out refuses to provide time tracking features. We tried integrations, but the pricing/complexity goes up and reliability goes down when integrating systems which were not intended to communicate. We since moved to Avaza and sacrificed Payroll for more robust time tracking, project management, and a very open feature development process
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Return on Investment
Hubstaff
  • Hubstaff has enabled us to identify the most productive workers which enables us to maximize profitability.
  • Hubstaff has enabled us to quickly identify drops in engagement or output, or just poor performance due to not caring so we can move on instead of trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.
  • HubStaff lets us actively measure retainers vs delivered hours and adjust contracts to what we really need based on our time expenditures.
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Wave
  • Ensuring that I am compliant with my payroll obligations.
  • Less time spent on managing employee payroll.
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ScreenShots

Hubstaff Screenshots

Screenshot of the time tracking interface, with screenshotsScreenshot of the remote work dashboardScreenshot of Hubstaff's 30 project management integrations