Compare Slack and Hubstaff - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 09, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Slack or Hubstaff?

Hubstaff is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Slack, and Slack is rated higher (100/100) than Hubstaff (94/100). Hubstaff offers users more features (10) than Slack (5).

Looking for the right Team Collaboration solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Slack Vs. Hubstaff

Slack: Slack is a messaging app for teams. It brings all your communication in one place, integrating with the tools and services you use every day. Slack is free to use for as long as you want, with teams big and small. Slack is on a mission to make your working life simpler, more pleasant and more productive.

Hubstaff: We provide a SAAS solution for Employee Productivity and time tracking. We specialize in servicing companies that have many virtual employees or a service related business where you must communicate hours worked to your clients. Hubstaff helps make this process automatic and accurate providing screenshots and exact detail of the work completed.

Who is more expensive? Slack or Hubstaff?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Team Collaboration software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Slack and Hubstaff.

Slack price starts at $6.67 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Slack is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Team Collaboration software. Hubstaff price starts at $7 per user/month , When comparing Hubstaff to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Team Collaboration software cost.

Bottom line: Slack cost is around the same cost of Hubstaff.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Slack Vs. Hubstaff based on some of the most important and required Team Collaboration features.

Slack: Document Management, Project Management, Task Management, Document Publishing, Document Versioning.

Hubstaff: Mobile Access, Billing & Invoicing, Automatic Time Capture, Hourly Employee Tracking, Multiple Pay Rates.

Target customer size

Slack's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, The software is a useful solution for businesses of all sizes and a variety of types.



Slack

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $6.67 per month

Slack is a cloud-based Team Collaboration software that enables its users to participate in extended communications involving File sharing, App collaborations, and call making. It also allows them to manage org...

Categories: Communications, VoIP, Document Management, Team Collaboration.

Hubstaff

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $7 per user/month

Hubstaff is a web based time and attendance tracking solution for businesses of all sizes. It offers such services as payroll management, weekly budget management, custom reporting, and others. The software was...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Communications, Employee Management, Employee Onboarding, Time and Attendance.

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Slack: 5 Features

Document Management
Project Management
Task Management
Document Publishing
Document Versioning

Hubstaff: 10 Features

Mobile Access
Billing & Invoicing
Automatic Time Capture
Hourly Employee Tracking
Multiple Pay Rates
Project Time Tracking
Salaried Time Tracking
Sick Leave Tracking
Workstation Tracking
Time Tracking
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Slack
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
100/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6.67 per month
Functionality
15
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Hubstaff
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$7 per user/month
Functionality
21
Dropbox
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$9.99 per month
Functionality
23
Deltek P...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6
Textura
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$250 per license
Functionality
5

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.