Does Tickin take screenshots or track activity like Hubstaff?

Not by default. Screenshot and activity monitoring is central to Hubstaff. In Tickin it is an optional module that is off by default; an admin can enable it per workspace, and it stays off unless you turn it on. Tickin's core experience is trust-based, focused on hours, attendance, leave, and payroll.

Can my team clock in from Slack or Microsoft Teams with Tickin?

Yes. Tickin supports clocking in and out through a native /hellorimo command in Slack and through a Microsoft Teams bot, as well as the browser and an optional desktop app.

Does Tickin do any location tracking?

Tickin offers optional GPS clock-in verification, which checks a clock-in against an expected location. It is opt-in rather than continuous location tracking. Hubstaff's approach to GPS and location tracking is a central part of its product; check their site for current details.

Does Tickin handle attendance, leave, and payroll, or just time tracking?

Tickin covers all of these. It includes attendance with office hours, grace periods, and late-arrival alerts, leave requests and approvals through Slack, Teams, or web, and payroll with salary slips and tax presets.

Which is better, Tickin or Hubstaff?

It depends on your needs. Hubstaff is built around productivity and activity monitoring, so it fits teams that need that visibility. Tickin is built for trust-based time tracking with attendance, leave, and payroll inside Slack and Microsoft Teams. Pick the one that matches how you want to run your team.

Comparison

Tickin vs Hubstaff

Tickin and Hubstaff both track time, but they start from different philosophies. Hubstaff is known for productivity and activity monitoring, with screenshots, activity levels, and GPS or location tracking central to its product. Tickin is built around where teams already work: employees clock in and out from Slack, Microsoft Teams, the browser, or an optional desktop app, and the same place handles attendance, leave, and payroll. This page lays out the honest differences so you can pick the tool that matches how your team operates.

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In short

Choose Hubstaff if activity monitoring, screenshots, and location tracking are core to how you run your team. Choose Tickin if you want trust-based time tracking that lives inside Slack and Microsoft Teams, plus attendance rules, leave approvals, and built-in payroll, without screenshot surveillance in the core product.

	Tickin	Hubstaff
Best for	Teams that want trust-based time tracking, attendance, leave, and payroll inside Slack and Microsoft Teams	Teams that want productivity and activity monitoring at the center of time tracking
Clock in from Slack / Microsoft Teams	Yes, native /hellorimo plus a Teams bot	Varies, check their site
Attendance: office hours, grace period, late alerts	Yes	Varies, check their site
Leave management (requests & approvals)	Yes	Varies, check their site
Built-in payroll & salary slips	Yes	Varies, check their site
Activity / screenshot monitoring	Optional, off by default (opt-in)	Yes, a central focus
GPS / location tracking	Optional GPS clock-in verification	Yes, a central focus
Desktop app with idle detection	Optional add-on	Varies, check their site

Two philosophies: monitoring-first vs trust-based tracking

Hubstaff and Tickin represent two valid approaches to knowing where time goes. Hubstaff puts productivity and activity monitoring at the center, with screenshots, activity levels, and location tracking as core parts of the product. That level of visibility suits teams and workflows that need it. Tickin takes a trust-based approach: employees log their hours by clocking in and out from Slack, Microsoft Teams, the browser, or an optional desktop app, and managers work from those hours, attendance rules, and leave records rather than from activity surveillance. Neither approach is inherently better; they simply fit different cultures and needs. The right question is which philosophy matches how you want to run your team.

Where Tickin fits: Slack-native HR, not just a timer

Tickin is designed to live where teams already communicate. Clock in and out happens through a native /hellorimo command in Slack, a Microsoft Teams bot, the browser, or an optional desktop app, with automatic hours, break tracking, and overtime detection. Beyond the timer, Tickin covers attendance with office hours, daily working hours (automatic or manual), grace periods, late-arrival alerts in Slack or Teams, working days, and timezones. Leave requests and approvals also flow through Slack, Teams, or the web, and payroll produces salary slips with tax presets. The goal is one tool that handles the everyday HR loop, not a standalone monitoring dashboard.

On monitoring and location tracking

Activity and screenshot monitoring is a central focus of Hubstaff, and for teams that need that visibility it is a strength. Tickin keeps monitoring optional and off by default: screenshot and activity monitoring is not part of the core experience but is available as an opt-in module an admin can enable per workspace, so unless you turn it on Tickin focuses on hours, attendance, and outcomes instead. Where location matters, Tickin offers optional GPS clock-in verification so an employee's clock-in can be checked against an expected place, and an optional desktop add-on with idle detection. These are opt-in rather than always-on surveillance. If continuous activity monitoring is essential to your workflow, Hubstaff is built around it; if you prefer to keep monitoring light and trust-based, Tickin leans that way by design.

How to choose

Start with the outcome you need. If your team relies on activity levels, screenshots, or detailed location tracking to manage work, Hubstaff is positioned around exactly that. If you want employees to clock in from the tools they already use, with attendance policies, leave approvals, and payroll handled in one place and without screenshot surveillance, Tickin is a strong fit. Many teams also weigh culture: monitoring-first tools signal one thing to employees, trust-based tools another. Both can be the correct choice depending on your context, so match the tool to the working relationship you want.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Tickin take screenshots or track activity like Hubstaff?: Not by default. Screenshot and activity monitoring is central to Hubstaff. In Tickin it is an optional module that is off by default; an admin can enable it per workspace, and it stays off unless you turn it on. Tickin's core experience is trust-based, focused on hours, attendance, leave, and payroll.
Can my team clock in from Slack or Microsoft Teams with Tickin?: Yes. Tickin supports clocking in and out through a native /hellorimo command in Slack and through a Microsoft Teams bot, as well as the browser and an optional desktop app.
Does Tickin do any location tracking?: Tickin offers optional GPS clock-in verification, which checks a clock-in against an expected location. It is opt-in rather than continuous location tracking. Hubstaff's approach to GPS and location tracking is a central part of its product; check their site for current details.
Does Tickin handle attendance, leave, and payroll, or just time tracking?: Tickin covers all of these. It includes attendance with office hours, grace periods, and late-arrival alerts, leave requests and approvals through Slack, Teams, or web, and payroll with salary slips and tax presets.
Which is better, Tickin or Hubstaff?: It depends on your needs. Hubstaff is built around productivity and activity monitoring, so it fits teams that need that visibility. Tickin is built for trust-based time tracking with attendance, leave, and payroll inside Slack and Microsoft Teams. Pick the one that matches how you want to run your team.

Competitor capabilities and pricing change often. This page reflects general, publicly known positioning as of July 2026 and Tickin's shipped features; it is not an exhaustive feature audit. Please check each product's own website for the most current details.