time tracking tool · Kimai

Kimai

Open-source web time tracker you can host yourself, or use as a hosted cloud service from 2.99 euros per user a month.

40/100

#12 of 12 time tracking tools
Facts checked 8 Oct 2026

In short

Kimai Cloud Standard costs 2.99 euros per user a month billed yearly, or 3.99 euros billed monthly¹.
Professional costs 3.99 euros per user a month billed yearly and adds SAML single sign-on^1,3.
The source code is public under the AGPL-3.0 licence, so you can host it yourself⁴.
Time reports export as PDF, XLSX, CSV or HTML⁵.
There is no free cloud plan, only a 30-day trial¹.

Kimai suits teams that want open-source code, a REST API and low per-user prices for hosted use^1,2,4. Rates, invoices, four export formats and optional two-factor sign-in are listed^2,4,5. The catch: the vendor lists no official native mobile or desktop apps, and approvals, budget alerts and Jira sync come from marketplace plugins whose cloud availability is not stated^8,13,10,11.

Best for: Teams that want open-source code and a REST API.

Where the points come from

Systems2 of 18

Tracking0 of 12

Billing14 of 23

Reports and links6 of 14

Security6 of 11

Price12 of 22

Systems 2 of 18 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Apps	Web appKimai is a web app; docs describe a browser shortcut. The integrations page lists apps from named developers, none marked official^8,13.	2 / 12
Browser extension	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's marketplace listing or cloud page^6,1.	0 / 3
Tracks time offline	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's home screen documentation page⁸.	0 / 3

Tracking 0 of 12 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Idle detection	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's marketplace listing⁶.	0 / 7
Automatic activity log	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's home page or marketplace listing^2,6.	0 / 5

Billing 14 of 23 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Timesheet approval	Not publishedA free approval plugin exists in the store, but its page does not state cloud availability¹¹.	0 / 6
Invoices from tracked time	YesBoth cloud plans include invoicing; home page lists PDF and DOCX invoices^3,2.	8 / 8
Billable rates	YesREADME lists user, customer and project-specific rates; the manual has a rates chapter^4,9.	6 / 6
Project budgets and alerts	Not publishedREADME lists money and time budgets; alerts come from a store plugin with no cloud note^4,10.	0 / 3

Reports and links 6 of 14 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Report export formats	CSV, Excel, PDFExport screen supports PDF, XLSX, CSV and HTML⁵.	3 / 3
Scheduled reports by email	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's manual index; the store has only a customer email report plugin^9,6.	0 / 2
Public API	YesCloud page says to use the JSON REST API to query and create data; README lists a JSON API^1,4.	3 / 3
Named integrations	Not publishedStore lists a Jira sync plugin but states no cloud availability; no integrations page was found^12,6.	0 / 6

Security 6 of 11 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Single sign-on (SAML)	YesProfessional includes single sign-on with SAML³.	3 / 3
SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's cloud page¹.	0 / 5
Two-factor sign-in	YesHome page and README list optional two-factor authentication with TOTP^2,4.	3 / 3

Price 12 of 22 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Free plan	NoCloud offers only a 30-day trial; self-hosting is free software you run yourself, not a plan^1,2.	0 / 7
Users on the free plan	Not publishedNo free cloud plan is offered¹.	0 / 3
Cheapest paid plan	$3.34/moCloud Standard, 2.99 euros per user a month billed annually¹. Converted at €1 = $1.1186¹⁴.	12 / 12

The rule behind each line: how we score time tracking tools.

Plans and prices

As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.

Plan	Price as listed	Per month	Notes
Self-hostedYou run the server	Free^2,4	$0	Open-source software, community support, plugins sold separately
Cloud StandardPer user	€2.99/user/month billed yearly (€3.99 billed monthly)¹	–	Time tracking, invoicing, data export, audit logs
Cloud ProfessionalPer user	€3.99/user/month billed yearly (€4.99 billed monthly)^1,3	–	Adds working hours account, expenses, customer portal, SAML SSO

Cloud prices are shown in euros, exclude tax, and the cloud site offers a 30-day free trial¹.

Strengths

Source code is public under AGPL-3.0⁴.
Cloud Standard is 2.99 euros per user a month billed yearly¹.
Exports to PDF, XLSX, CSV and HTML⁵.
Offers a JSON REST API, optional TOTP two-factor sign-in and SAML SSO on Professional^1,2,3,4.
Invoicing is included in both cloud plans³.

Limits

No free cloud plan; the offer is a 30-day trial¹.
The vendor lists no official native apps; its docs describe a browser shortcut for mobile and desktop^1,8,13.
Timesheet approval and budget alerts are marketplace plugins; their cloud availability is not stated^10,11.
The vendor's pages name no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification^1,7.

Other time tracking tools

1
TimeCampFreelancers and small teams that want a free plan and low per-user prices
100/100
$3.99/mocheapest paid plan
2
ClockifySmall teams that want a free plan and a low paid price
96/100
$3.99/mocheapest paid plan
3
HubstaffSmall teams that want tracked hours turned into invoices and payroll
89/100
$4.99/mocheapest paid plan
4
TMetricSmall teams that want invoicing, budgets and apps on every system for a low price
85/100
$5.83/mocheapest paid plan

All 12 time tracking tools

Sources

Kimai Cloud, Kimai. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Kimai home page, Kimai. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Kimai pricing, Kimai. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
kimai/kimai, GitHub. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Export, Kimai documentation. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Kimai plugin store, Kimai. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Online time tracking, Kimai. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Use Kimai as app, Kimai documentation. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Kimai user manual, Kimai documentation. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Budget Watcher plugin, Kimai. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Approval workflow for timesheets, Kimai. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Jira worklog sync plugin, Kimai. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Apps and integrations, Kimai. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Euro foreign exchange reference rates: US dollar, European Central Bank. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.

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