Time tracking

Open-source alternatives to Harvest

1 self-hostable option you can run on your own server, compared on facts from GitHub (fetched Oct 21, 2026).

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ToolKimai
GitHub stars5,086
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Last pushOct 21, 2026 Active
Forks862
Open issues + PRs357
Main languagePHP
LinksRepo ยท Website

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Kimai

Time tracking

Kimai is the #1 open-source time-tracking application. From freelancers to companies and organisations - everyone can manage timesheets, generate reports, create invoices and so much more... Web-based multi-user application, available as On-Premise or SaaS version: https://www.kimai.org

5.1k AGPL-3.0 Active
Replaces Harvest

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