About Grammar Electrical

Grammar Electrical has been wiring Auckland since 1948. The Dempsey family founded the firm, and they still own it nearly eight decades later. Their Registered Master Electricians handle everything from home lighting installs to factory relocations and industrial control systems. Existing customers get 24/7 emergency callout, and every job carries a $20,000 workmanship guarantee.

An operation like that runs on more than electricians. They need to manage bookings, dispatch, compliance certificates, quoting, and invoicing across residential, commercial, and industrial work. To keep all of it moving, the company has to track working hours accurately, review timesheets, and see how each job is progressing.

For several years, Grammar Electrical used Hubstaff to do exactly that.

Five Years with Hubstaff

Hubstaff covered the basics the company needed: time tracking with screenshots. But the team kept growing. As more people joined, the bill climbed. During a review of operating expenses, that cost became hard to justify.

With 44 team members on the platform, Grammar Electrical paid roughly $396 per month.

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$1,350 /yr

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“It came down to cost efficiency. The features were fine, but the price became more than what we wanted to be spending.”

— Ever Leigh Chua, General Manager for Administration

So, the business started looking for a cost-effective Hubstaff alternative solution that still tracked employee time and showed screenshots. It also had to fit the team's existing workflow.

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Looking for Better Value

The hard part was finding a platform that monitors employee screens, measures productivity, and tracks time for less.

Apploye stood out. It offered the same essential features the team already used in Hubstaff, but the price was far lower. That mix of functionality and affordability made Apploye the better fit.

“Apploye offered the same features we needed, but at half the cost.”

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A Smooth Transition to Apploye

Changing a tool after five years can raise concerns about setup, training, and employee adoption.

Grammar Electrical ran into none of them. The move from Hubstaff to Apploye caused no real problems, and the administration team welcomed the change.

“The team liked Apploye because it was simpler and easier to understand.”

What's Better Now

By moving from Hubstaff to Apploye, Grammar Electrical was able to:

Cut the Monthly Bill by 50%

The clearest result is the drop in software costs.

The monthly bill fell from about $396 with Hubstaff to about $198 with Apploye.

That saves roughly:

$198 per month
$2,376 per year
50% of the previous monthly cost

Most importantly, Grammar Electrical achieved these savings without giving up the core time-tracking, screenshot, and team-visibility capabilities it needed.

An Affordable Alternative to Hubstaff

Grammar Electrical's experience makes a simple point. A business can reduce its time-tracking costs without sacrificing the features its team depends on.

After five years with Hubstaff, the company found everything it needed in Apploye at about half the price.

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Grammar Electrical Switched from Hubstaff to Apploye and Cut 50% Cost