Payroll and invoicing
Hubstaff includes payroll on Team and above, and client invoicing from Starter. Capterra reviewers praise the QuickBooks sync, and Hubstaff lists Deel, Wise, PayPal and Gusto integrations.
TrustHours runs payroll in 40 currencies with salary history on Team, built from tracked hours. It has no built-in client invoicing, so agencies keep their accounting tool for invoices.
TrustHoursPayroll in 40 currencies from Team. No invoicing.
HubstaffPayroll from Team, invoicing from Starter, QuickBooks, Deel, Wise, PayPal and Gusto links.
Team chat and video calls
TrustHours includes channels, files and video calls from Team, so a distributed team can talk in the same place it tracks time. Hubstaff has no chat or calls; it notifies Slack.
If your team already lives in Slack or Teams, this may not matter. If you pay for a separate chat tool only for a small team, it can.
TrustHoursChat, files and video built in from Team.
HubstaffSlack notifications only; no chat product.
AI connector
Both products offer an MCP connector. Hubstaff's is documented as read-only for Claude, ChatGPT and Codex CLI. It cannot create, modify or delete data.
TrustHours can read and act, for example approve a leave request or post to a channel, and you decide per permission what it may change. It asks before every action. Read the AI connector page for a worked example.
TrustHoursRead and act with approval, per permission.
HubstaffRead only.
Field work and mobile
This is Hubstaff's clearest advantage. The Locations add-on adds GPS, geofenced job sites and automatic clock-in on the mobile apps, which suits cleaners, installers and drivers.
TrustHours has no mobile app and no GPS. It is built for people at computers.
TrustHoursNo mobile app, no GPS.
HubstaffGPS, job sites and mobile clock-in (Locations add-on).
Platforms
Hubstaff runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS and Android, plus a Chrome extension. TrustHours ships a Windows app today. The macOS app is coming, and the first 20 founding teams get early access.
If even one key person is on a Mac, check this before you commit.
TrustHoursWindows now, macOS coming.
HubstaffWindows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS, Android.
Integrations and API
Hubstaff claims 35+ integrations (G2 lists 23), including Jira, Asana, GitHub, ClickUp, Trello, QuickBooks and Salesforce, plus an API and CLI.
TrustHours connects to Discord and Claude or ChatGPT through MCP. There is no public API or SSO today. If you route tasks from Jira or sync to QuickBooks, Hubstaff is ahead.
TrustHoursDiscord and MCP. No public API today.
Hubstaff35+ claimed, API, CLI and MCP.
Security and compliance
Hubstaff states SOC 2 Type II compliance (since December 2021), a HIPAA BAA, GDPR and CCPA statements, and SSO and SCIM on Enterprise.
TrustHours lets you select a data region and publishes what it captures, but does not claim SOC 2 or SSO yet. If a customer or auditor asks for those documents, that matters.
TrustHoursSelectable data region. No SOC 2 claim yet.
HubstaffSOC 2 Type II, HIPAA BAA, SSO and SCIM (Enterprise).
Reports and analytics
Hubstaff claims 20+ reports and an Insights suite (utilisation, focus time, unusual activity) that is free on Team and Enterprise.
TrustHours has reports, a daily digest and flags on Team, and activity and app usage on Business. Its built-in AI assistant on Business answers questions about your data.
TrustHoursReports and daily digest on Team; AI assistant on Business.
Hubstaff20+ reports, Insights, unusual activity.