Stop Guessing How Many Hours Your Team Worked
HiveDesk logs work hours automatically across desktop, mobile, and browser. Your team clicks one button — the software records hours by task and project, generates timesheets, and tracks attendance. All for $5/user/month.
No credit card required · Set up in under 10 minutes · Works on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Chrome
Manual Hours Tracking Is Costing You Money
Spreadsheets, paper timesheets, and honor-system tracking lead to inaccurate records, payroll errors, and zero visibility into how your team spends their day.
Without a work hours tracker
- Employees forget to log hours or round up their time
- Managers spend hours chasing people for timesheets
- Payroll errors lead to overpayments and disputes
- No way to verify billable hours with clients
- Zero visibility into remote employee productivity
- Compliance risk from inaccurate hour records
With HiveDesk work hours tracker
- Hours are captured automatically — no manual entries
- Timesheets are generated and ready for manager approval
- Payroll data is accurate and exportable in one click
- Screenshot reports give clients verifiable proof of work
- Real-time dashboards show who is working on what
- Attendance, overtime, and leave records are always current
Start Tracking Hours in Under 10 Minutes
No complex onboarding. No training sessions. No IT department required.
Create your account
Sign up for a free trial. Add your projects, tasks, and team members.
Employees install the app
Desktop, mobile, or browser — employees choose their preferred device and start the timer.
Hours are tracked automatically
Work hours are recorded by task and project. Screenshots capture activity. Attendance is logged.
Review and export
Approve timesheets, review dashboards, and export data for payroll or client billing.
Labor Law Compliance
Stay compliant without the paperwork
The FLSA requires employers to keep accurate records of hours worked. State laws add overtime rules, break requirements, and record retention mandates. HiveDesk captures it all automatically — so your hour records are always audit-ready.
- Accurate daily and weekly hour records for every employee
- Overtime hours tracked and flagged automatically
- Break time monitoring for shift workers
- Attendance and time-off records maintained continuously
- Data exports for any audit or compliance review
Accurate Client Billing
Bill clients with proof, not promises
When you bill by the hour, trust is everything. HiveDesk gives you verified hour records backed by screenshot reports that clients can review. No more billing disputes. No more revenue leakage from untracked hours.
- Track billable and non-billable hours by client and project
- Share screenshot reports as proof of work completed
- Eliminate revenue leakage from forgotten or unlogged hours
- Generate client-ready reports in PDF or Excel
Payroll Processing
From tracked hours to payroll in minutes
Stop manually calculating hours, overtime, and time-off balances. HiveDesk combines tracked work hours with attendance and leave records, generates timesheets, runs them through a manager approval workflow, and exports clean data for your payroll software.
- Auto-generated timesheets with built-in approval workflow
- Overtime, attendance, and time-off data in one place
- Export approved timesheets as Excel for any payroll software
- Eliminate manual calculations and payroll errors
More Than Just a Work Hours Tracker
One plan. $5/user/month. Every feature included.
Automatic Time Tracking
One-click timer on desktop, mobile, and browser. No manual entries. Time is recorded by task, project, and client.
Employee Scheduling
Create and assign shifts. Employees see their schedules. Track adherence in real time.
Activity Monitoring
Periodic screenshots and activity levels give you visibility without micromanaging. Employees always know when tracking is active.
Timesheets & Approval
Auto-generated timesheets with a manager approval workflow. Export to PDF or Excel for payroll.
Attendance & Leave
Track attendance automatically from clock-in data. Manage time-off requests, approvals, and balances.
Real-Time Dashboards
See who is working, on what, and for how long — right now. Drill into projects, tasks, and individual contributors.
Trusted by Teams Worldwide Since 2011
We have used every time tracking software under the sun, and they all fall short in some area that we need, but overall HiveDesk has met our needs. Their PDF screenshot reports are clean, easy to use and understand. Our clients prefer them over the complicated reports of other systems.
We tried a lot of the competitors and for many reasons HiveDesk won. Plus, the team loves their support. Fast and attentive. We love HiveDesk. It allows us to track people's use and find areas of weakness. Their price level is perfect for us, and we love their reporting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about work hours tracking.
A work hours tracker is software that automatically records when employees start and stop working, how long they spend on each task or project, and generates timesheets from that data. HiveDesk runs in the background on desktop, mobile, and browser — employees click one button and the software handles the rest.
Employees start the HiveDesk timer using the desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux), iOS mobile app, or Chrome browser extension. The software records hours by task and project, takes periodic screenshots for activity verification, and generates timesheets that managers can review and approve.
Yes. Employee time tracking is legal in the US and most countries when employees are informed. The FLSA actually requires employers to keep accurate records of hours worked. HiveDesk operates transparently — employees always know when tracking is active.
HiveDesk costs $5 per user per month — one plan with every feature included. No tiers, no hidden fees. You get time tracking, screenshots, scheduling, attendance, leave management, timesheets, and reporting. There is a free 14-day trial with no credit card required.
Yes. HiveDesk has an iOS mobile app that tracks hours and records employee location via GPS. Employees can also track time using the desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux) or Chrome browser extension.
HiveDesk automatically generates timesheets from tracked time. Managers review and approve timesheets through a built-in workflow. Approved timesheets export as PDF or Excel for use with any payroll software. Overtime, attendance, and leave data are all included.
HiveDesk includes workforce management — employee scheduling, attendance tracking, leave management, and screenshot monitoring — alongside time tracking. Toggl and Clockify focus on individual timers without workforce management. HiveDesk includes everything for $5/user/month.
Yes. HiveDesk tracks hours by project and client so you can separate billable and non-billable time. Screenshot reports provide proof of work for clients. Export client-ready reports in PDF or Excel.
HiveDesk integrates with Asana for project and task management — you can track time directly inside Asana tasks. Timesheet data exports to Excel and PDF for use with any payroll or accounting software.
Most teams are up and running in under 10 minutes. Sign up, add projects and team members, and have employees install the app. No IT department or training sessions required.
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