--- title: "Hubstaff vs Timely: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Hubstaff or Timely more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Time tracking platforms 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/hubstaff-vs-timely-salon" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Hubstaff vs Timely: Which is searched more? Is Hubstaff or Timely more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Time tracking platforms 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 Timely - **Competitive set**: Time tracking platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Hubstaff Share of Search**: 21.8% - **Timely Share of Search**: 1.3% ## Is Hubstaff or Timely more popular in search? - In September 2026, Hubstaff had more branded searches than Timely among time tracking platforms worldwide. Hubstaff had about 112,000 branded searches, while Timely had 6,600. Hubstaff made up 21.8% of all time tracking platform searches we track, and Timely accounted for 1.3%. - Hubstaff was ahead of Timely in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hubstaff’s share of searches among time tracking platforms worldwide moved from 19.4% to 21.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 137K to 112K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Timely’s share of searches among time tracking platforms worldwide moved from 1.2% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6.6K. ## Top time tracking platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Timely was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Hubstaff was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Timely was listed before Hubstaff in every answer that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Toggl Track | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Clockify | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Harvest | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | QuickBooks Time | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Timely | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Hubstaff | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Everhour | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Time Doctor | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | RescueTime | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about time tracking platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which time tracking platform should I use?": 1. Clockify, 2. Toggl Track, 3. Harvest, 4. QuickBooks Time, 5. Timely - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best time tracking platforms?": 1. Clockify, 2. Toggl Track, 3. Harvest, 4. QuickBooks Time, 5. Timely, 6. Hubstaff, 7. Everhour - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best time tracking platform for projects and billing?": 1. Harvest, 2. Toggl Track, 3. Clockify - Searched Google, AI Overview "best time tracking app": 1. Toggl Track, 2. Clockify, 3. Harvest - Searched Google, AI Overview "project time tracking": 1. Toggl Track, 2. Clockify Not named in any answer: Time Doctor and RescueTime. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for time tracking platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Timely worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 6.6K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Hubstaff worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 137K to 112K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Hubstaff estimated searches | Hubstaff Share of Search | Hubstaff rank | Timely estimated searches | Timely Share of Search | Timely rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 137K | 19.4% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.2% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 137K | 22.4% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.3% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 168K | 26.1% | 2 | 6.6K | 1% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 137K | 19.5% | 2 | 6.6K | 0.94% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 137K | 22.3% | 2 | 6.6K | 1.1% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 168K | 25.8% | 2 | 6.6K | 1% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 167K | 26% | 2 | 6.6K | 1% | 9 | | May 2026 | 137K | 22.4% | 2 | 6.6K | 1.1% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 137K | 22.5% | 2 | 6.6K | 1.1% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 112K | 21.3% | 2 | 6.6K | 1.3% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | 112K | 21.4% | 2 | 6.6K | 1.3% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 112K | 21.8% | 2 | 6.6K | 1.3% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hubstaff’s and Timely’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 software”, “hubstaff time tracking” and “time tracking hubstaff”, summed into one figure. - **Timely**: Measured on the search term “gettimely”. - [Hubstaff profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hubstaff) - [Timely profile](/demand/global-en/brands/timely-salon) - [All time tracking platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/time-tracking-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Hubstaff or Timely more popular in search? In September 2026, Hubstaff had more branded searches than Timely among time tracking platforms worldwide. Hubstaff had about 112,000 branded searches, while Timely had 6,600. Hubstaff made up 21.8% of all time tracking platform searches we track, and Timely accounted for 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Hubstaff vs Timely: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/hubstaff-vs-timely-salon This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/hubstaff-vs-timely-salon. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.