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title: "Hubstaff vs Time Doctor: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hubstaff or Time Doctor? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Time tracking software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Hubstaff vs Time Doctor: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Hubstaff or Time Doctor? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Time tracking software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Hubstaff and Time Doctor
- **Competitive set**: Time tracking software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hubstaff Share of Search**: 23.1%
- **Time Doctor Share of Search**: 6.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Hubstaff or Time Doctor?

- In August 2026, Hubstaff had more branded searches than Time Doctor among time tracking software worldwide. Hubstaff was estimated to have 112K branded searches compared to Time Doctor’s 33.1K, and held a 23.1% Share of Search versus Time Doctor’s 6.8%.
- Hubstaff was ahead of Time Doctor in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hubstaff’s estimated Share of Search among time tracking software worldwide moved from 21% to 23.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 137K to 112K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Time Doctor’s estimated Share of Search among time tracking software worldwide moved from 6.2% to 6.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 33.1K.

## How did search popularity change for time tracking software worldwide in August 2026?

- Time Doctor’s estimated Share of Search among time tracking software worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 5.8% to 6.8% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hubstaff worldwide fell 18.4% over 11 measured months, from 137K to 112K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hubstaff estimated searches | Hubstaff Share of Search | Hubstaff rank | Time Doctor estimated searches | Time Doctor Share of Search | Time Doctor rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 137K | 21% | 2 | 40.5K | 6.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 138K | 24.2% | 2 | 33.1K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 169K | 28.1% | 2 | 33.1K | 5.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 138K | 21% | 2 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 138K | 24% | 2 | 33.1K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 168K | 27.6% | 2 | 33.1K | 5.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 168K | 27.8% | 2 | 33.1K | 5.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 138K | 24% | 2 | 33.1K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 137K | 24% | 2 | 33.1K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 112K | 22.9% | 2 | 33.1K | 6.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 112K | 23.1% | 2 | 33.1K | 6.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hubstaff’s and Time Doctor’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Hubstaff**: Measured on the search terms “hubstaff”, “hubstaff app”, “hubstaff com”, “hubstaff online”, “hubstaff software”, “hubstaff time tracking” and “time tracking hubstaff”, summed into one figure.
- **Time Doctor**: Measured on the search term “time doctor”.

- [Hubstaff profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hubstaff)
- [Time Doctor profile](/demand/global-en/brands/time-doctor)
- [All time tracking software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/time-tracking-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Hubstaff or Time Doctor?

In August 2026, Hubstaff had more branded searches than Time Doctor among time tracking software worldwide. Hubstaff was estimated to have 112K branded searches compared to Time Doctor’s 33.1K, and held a 23.1% Share of Search versus Time Doctor’s 6.8%.

## Cite this page

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