Keito gives teams the time tracking discipline they need for client billing without the screenshot monitoring, activity percentages, and per-seat pricing that make Hubstaff the wrong fit for professional services work.
Invoice ready
Billing review
94h
Clients active
7
Hours approved
94h
No screenshots
Ever
Client work tracked
Design retainer, Q2
Manager approval complete
Billable entries reviewed
Invoice backup prepared
No activity data exposed
Client billing needs time records and approvals — not activity percentages and keystroke counts.
Migrate client and project structure to Keito so the tracking workflow is familiar from day one — the same fields, the same billing discipline, without the pricing model that drove the switch.
Run the same approval step you relied on before, with the added assurance that the review covers project context, expenses, and billable status in one place.
Use the same billing data to produce client summaries and invoice backup without paying per seat each time the team or contractor roster changes.
Billing without monitoring
Hubstaff was designed for workforce monitoring — screenshots, activity percentages, GPS tracking, and per-seat pricing that escalates with every new hire. Teams that bill clients for professional work don't need their employees monitored; they need time records that are accurate, reviewable, and invoice-ready. Keito is the billing-first alternative: flat-rate, approval-based, and built around the client billing workflow rather than team surveillance.
Track billable hours by client and project without capturing screenshots or activity data
Approve work with project context before it becomes invoice evidence
Invite the whole billing team without per-seat cost conversations
Workflow fit
Keito keeps hubstaff alternative connected to client, project, billable status, approval, and invoice context before the work reaches finance.
Track billable hours by client and project without capturing screenshots or activity data
Approve work with project context before it becomes invoice evidence
Invite the whole billing team without per-seat cost conversations
Keito is built around the same time capture, review, and invoice summary cycle used by the leading billing-focused time trackers — without the per-seat pricing model.
Add contractors, reviewers, and finance users to the billing workflow without checking whether each addition will increase the monthly tool spend.
Track AI agent costs by client and project alongside your team's billable hours so the full delivery effort is visible in one billing workspace.
The difference is not just recording time. It is whether the record can support billing, project decisions, and client conversations.
Employee monitoring
No screenshots, keystroke counts, or activity percentages — billing records only.
Hubstaff captures screenshots, activity rates, and GPS location by default.
Pricing model
Flat-rate team plans from $49 USD/month regardless of team size.
Hubstaff charges per seat, so billing costs grow with every contractor or reviewer added.
Billing workflow
Approval-based review connects time records to client invoices in a transparent billing loop.
Hubstaff's billing workflow is secondary to the monitoring feature set.
Teams typically leave Hubstaff when they realise the employee monitoring features — screenshots, activity percentages, and GPS tracking — are not needed for client billing work, and when per-seat pricing becomes significant as the team grows to include contractors and reviewers.
Yes. Keito is built around the billing record — client, project, task, and approval status — without capturing any employee activity data. Time entries are reviewed for billing accuracy, not evaluated for productivity.
Keito replaces the time tracking and billing workflow parts of Hubstaff for remote teams that bill clients. If you specifically need GPS tracking or employee productivity scoring, Keito is not the right tool — it is designed for billing-grade time records, not workforce monitoring.
Keito uses flat-rate team pricing from $49 USD/month regardless of how many people are in the billing workflow. Hubstaff pricing scales per seat, so larger teams or teams with contractors and reviewers pay significantly more.
The most important comparison points for Hubstaff alternative tools are billing accuracy, approval workflow, client-ready reporting, migration effort, and total team cost. Keito is strongest when the team needs a billing workflow around tracked work, not just a timer replacement.
Solo includes 1 licensed user, unlimited AI agents, Mac desktop and iOS apps, Stripe payments, and standard CSV and Excel exports. Pro adds your team. Business adds integrations, planning, advanced reporting, and stronger controls.
1 licensed user
For independent consultants, freelancers, and small studios running work with AI agents.
Team collaboration
For teams that need shared workspaces, approvals, and team-level project visibility.
Advanced operations
For organizations that need integrations, planning, advanced reporting, and stronger controls.
AI agents do not require licenses on any plan.
Solo, Pro, and Business can use API keys for agent workflows.
Solo, Pro, and Business include standard CSV and Excel data export.
Start with Solo, add people on Pro when you need reviewers or collaborators, and see how Keito turns tracked effort into clearer reports.