The open-source Hubstaff alternative

Hubstaff is a workforce management platform with time tracking, employee monitoring, and project management features aimed at larger teams. For freelancers and small agencies that just need to track hours and send invoices, Hubstaff is often overkill — and its per-seat pricing scales steeply. Logr focuses on the core workflow: start a timer, track hours against a client, and generate an invoice. It is open-source, free to self-host, and stores nothing on vendor servers. No employee monitoring, no screenshot capture, no unnecessary complexity.

Switching from Hubstaff

If you are using Hubstaff primarily for time tracking and invoicing, migrating to Logr is straightforward. Export your time entries and import them into Logr to preserve your billing history.

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   Export time entries from HubstaffIn Hubstaff, go to Reports → Time & Activity and export your data as CSV for the date range you want to migrate.
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   Import into LogrOpen the Logr dashboard, go to Import, and upload the exported CSV. Logr maps the data to clients and projects automatically.
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   Set billing rates and resume invoicingConfigure per-client hourly rates in Logr and generate invoices from unbilled sessions. Share invoice links directly with clients.

Why self-host your time tracker?

When you self-host Logr, your time entries, client names, billing rates, and invoices are stored in your own Postgres database — not on a vendor's servers. That matters for freelancers working with NDAs, agencies handling sensitive client projects, and anyone who has watched a beloved SaaS tool sunset or triple its pricing overnight.

• ✓No vendor lock-in — export or migrate anytime, it is your database.
• ✓No per-seat fees — self-hosted Logr is free for any team size.
• ✓Audit the code — AGPL-3.0 means every line is public and verifiable.
• ✓Deploy anywhere — Vercel, Railway, Fly.io, your own VPS.