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Who it’s for

Time tracking for offshore teams in the Philippines

AirStaff was built by an Australian company that runs staff across the Philippines, India and Vietnam, to replace a per-user tracker it had paid for every month, for years.

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The short answer

AirStaff covers 15 staff for $198, once. At published annual prices, the same 15 people cost $898 a year on Hubstaff Starter and $1,201 a year on Time Doctor Basic. Every AirStaff tier includes tracked time, activity, screenshots, timesheets and reports, with a 60-day money-back guarantee.

Timezones: Reports and the weekly digest bucket by your organisation’s timezone, not the server’s
Idle time: Detected and never counted as paid time; long idles clock the person out
Timesheets: Weekly grid with approvals; manual entries flagged, with a reason and the original value kept

How AirStaff fits

Offshore teams are where per-user pricing hurts most, because headcount is the whole point. A 15-person team in Manila or Cebu on Hubstaff Team at US$10 per user per month is $1,800 a year, every year. AirStaff covers the same 15 people for $198, once. The founder’s own words on the home page: “We have a lot of remote staff across the Philippines, India and Vietnam, and Hubstaff was costing us a serious amount every single month.”

Employers with staff in the Philippines should check their own obligations under the Philippines’ Data Privacy Act of 2012 before monitoring anyone. AirStaff enforces consent and notice, but the employer remains responsible for making sure monitoring is lawful for each person’s location.

Timezones: Reports and the weekly digest bucket by your organisation’s timezone, not the server’s
Idle time: Detected and never counted as paid time; long idles clock the person out
Timesheets: Weekly grid with approvals; manual entries flagged, with a reason and the original value kept
Notice: Tracking is blocked until each person accepts a monitoring notice

What it costs against a subscription

Hubstaff Starter at $4.99 per user per month against AirStaff. Published annual-billing price × staff × 12 × years, no add-ons, before tax. AirStaff: the smallest tier that covers the team, paid once.
Team size	Hubstaff · 1 year	3 years	5 years	AirStaff, once
5 staff	$299	$898	$1,497	$99 Tier 1
15 staff	$898	$2,695	$4,491	$198 Tier 2
50 staff	$2,994	$8,982	$14,970	$396 Tier 4

Time Doctor Basic at $6.67 per user per month against AirStaff. Published annual-billing price × staff × 12 × years, no add-ons, before tax. AirStaff: the smallest tier that covers the team, paid once.
Team size	Time Doctor · 1 year	3 years	5 years	AirStaff, once
5 staff	$400	$1,201	$2,001	$99 Tier 1
15 staff	$1,201	$3,602	$6,003	$198 Tier 2
50 staff	$4,002	$12,006	$20,010	$396 Tier 4

What your staff experience

Staff did not choose the tracker, so what they see matters as much as the price. On AirStaff:

Nothing is recorded until they accept a monitoring notice, and notice periods such as the 14 days required in New South Wales run first.
Keyboard and mouse activity is counted, never captured. There is no keystroke log.
They can see which screenshot mode is on, and screenshots are deleted after 60 days by default.
Their own “My data” view shows the same hours, screenshots and activity their manager sees, with a one-click download.
Nothing is recorded while they are clocked out, and idle time is never counted as paid time.

The detail is on the privacy-first monitoring page.

Sources and how we checked

Prices checked 25 Sep 2026 on each vendor’s own pricing page, in US dollars per user per month on annual billing unless stated. Plans and prices change — check the vendor’s page before you decide.

By Geoff Philcox, founder · Last updated 25 September 2026

Hubstaff, Time Doctor are trademarks of their owners. AirStaff is not affiliated with or endorsed by any company named on this page. No competitor logos or screenshots are used.

Questions people actually ask

Is AirStaff suitable for tracking offshore staff in the Philippines?

Yes. It was built by an Australian company with staff across the Philippines, India and Vietnam. The agent runs on Windows and macOS, reports use your organisation’s timezone, and idle time is never counted as paid time.

What do offshore staff in the Philippines see when AirStaff is installed?

A small tray agent they clock in and out from, a monitoring notice they must accept before anything is recorded, and a My data view showing the same hours, screenshots and activity their employer sees.

How do timezones work for a team in Manila managed from Sydney?

Reports, attendance and the Monday digest are calculated in your organisation’s timezone, and each person’s tracked hours are compared with their own contracted schedule.

Do I need consent to monitor staff working in the Philippines?

Check your obligations under the Philippines’ Data Privacy Act of 2012 and any employment contract terms; that responsibility sits with the employer. AirStaff blocks tracking until each person accepts a monitoring notice, and records which version they accepted and when.

What does AirStaff cost for an offshore team of fifteen people?

$198 once for 15 staff seats. On Hubstaff Team at its published annual price of US$10 per user per month, the same team costs $1,800 a year.

Can AirStaff handle unreliable internet connections for offshore staff?

Yes. Tracked slots are stored and sent when the connection returns, and uploads are idempotent, so a dropped connection neither loses time nor creates duplicate time.

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