Reflecting on 2019: Hubstaff's Annual Retrospective

Reflecting on 2019: Hubstaff's Annual Retrospective

Hubstaff Enhances Features and Integrations in 2019 and 2020

In 2019, Hubstaff, a leading time tracking and productivity software, made significant strides in improving its services and expanding its offerings. The company announced several new features, integrations, and updates that aimed to streamline workflows and boost efficiency for teams and individuals.

One of the key announcements was Hubstaff's plan to integrate with Zapier, allowing for seamless synchronization of all app timers, timesheets, time off, invoices, activity, and more. This integration was scheduled for implementation in 2020.

In the previous year, Hubstaff released a host of new features. These included Teams, saved report filters, new integration setup and management, scheduled reports, billable & non-billable hours, achievement badges, recurring budgets, web timer, download screenshots, duplicate projects, and duplicate project members in Hubstaff Tasks.

The members page received an upgrade with the addition of filters, enabling faster viewing of specific information. Similarly, filters were also added to the timesheets pages, allowing for viewing by idle time and activity percentage.

The Apps & URLs report could now be customized to group data by member, project, or date. The reports page was refreshed, removing any reports that weren't available to the user. To-dos could now be marked as complete right in the browser, and the schedules page received a new look with more options to view, including daily, weekly, and team views.

Hubstaff also made improvements to its desktop apps, giving them a new look and streamlined functionality in 2019. A dropdown menu was added to the upper right corner of the app, allowing for quick switching between Hubstaff, Hubstaff Tasks, and Hubstaff Talent.

The sidebar was redesigned to be wider, lighter, and easier to collapse. A notification center was added, providing specific alerts from an organization. Job sites were launched by Hubstaff in 2019, allowing for automated time tracking using a mobile device's GPS.

Hubstaff was driven to report on its growth in 2019. The company made the Inc. 5000 list for the second year in a row, climbing to the top 1000 to the 852nd spot. The Hubstaff team grew by 15 members in 2019.

In addition to these updates, Hubstaff also made significant strides in improving its user experience. The Settings menu was reorganized into groups for easier navigation. A new payments dialog was implemented, with two clear steps for marking time as paid and exporting and sending payments to the team.

Hubstaff Tasks was released to the public in 2019, offering Agile project management software to help teams work together and accomplish their goals more efficiently. The company also announced that Hubstaff Tasks would offer automated standups and time tracking in 2020.

The Hubstaff team values a culture of appreciation, as demonstrated during their retreat in Cancun, Mexico, in 2019. They are looking forward to continuing to grow and expand into various markets in 2020, with big announcements planned for the year. The team is also planning a 2020 retreat.

Notable users of Hubstaff include Jing Moore, Chief Financial Officer at WRS Health, who was able to track hours and pay team members right away using Hubstaff. Brad, Founder of Spekless Cleaning, uses Hubstaff to automate administrative tasks and ensure his virtual staff is taken care of. Christian Mairoll, founder and CEO at Emsisoft, used Hubstaff in 2019 to manage time sheets and verify hours worked. William Lipovsky, CEO of First Quarter Finance, uses the Projects and Tasks features of Hubstaff to focus their energy and start a project.

Hubstaff also made headlines in 2019 when it was listed on RemoteOnly.org. The top Slack users by messages sent at the end of 2019 were Carlo Soriano, RJ David, Sarah Craig, Jared Brown, and Michal Hantl. Kahl Orr, Founder at Rise, found the desktop application and mobile app of Hubstaff extremely easy to use for their remote team. Cody McLain, Founder of SupportNinja, switched to Hubstaff from Upwork in 2019 and saved the company thousands of dollars in freelancer payment fees.

Hubstaff offers per-user pricing, allowing organizations to add or remove members and only pay for each user added after two people. The company is planning to integrate with Zapier in 2020, synchronizing all app timers, timesheets, time off, invoices, activity, and more. With these updates and integrations, Hubstaff continues to be a leader in the time tracking and productivity software industry.

1. Hubstaff announced its intention to integrate with Zapier in 2020, aiming to synchronize all app timers, timesheets, time off, invoices, activity, and more.
2. Hubstaff Tasks, the Agile project management software, was released to the public in 2019, offering features like automated standups and time tracking.
3. In 2019, Hubstaff made improvements to its user experience, reorganizing the Settings menu into groups for easier navigation and implementing a new payments dialog.
4. The desktop apps received a new look and streamlined functionality in 2019, featuring a dropdown menu for quick switching between Hubstaff, Hubstaff Tasks, and Hubstaff Talent.
5. Hubstaff also introduced new features such as saved report filters, new integration setup and management, scheduled reports, billable & non-billable hours, achievement badges, recurring budgets, web timer, and more in 2019.

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