# Clockify vs Kimai

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Clockify

| Attribute | Clockify | Kimai |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 70.9 (54% (medium)) | 55.3 (56% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 36 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 19 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 5,073 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A platform that allows teams to log work hours across projects and tasks, track time spent on activities, manage employee schedules and time off, and generate reports for payroll calculation and client invoicing. It is indexed under Time Tracking.","source":"https://clockify.me/pricing","question":"What is Clockify?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Clockify offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $3.99 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://clockify.me/pricing","question":"Is Clockify free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Clockify supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://clockify.me/pricing","question":"What platforms does Clockify support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Clockify, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://clockify.me/pricing","question":"Can Clockify be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 22 integrations for Clockify, including Asana, Azure, ClickUp, Freshdesk, GitHub, GitLab, Google Calendar and Help Scout, plus 14 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://clockify.me/pricing","question":"What does Clockify integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Clockify is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://clockify.me/pricing","question":"Where is Clockify available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A time tracking platform that enables businesses of all sizes to record working hours, manage projects, and generate invoices. Offers both managed cloud and self-hosted deployment options with support for unlimited users. It is indexed under Time Tracking.","source":"https://www.kimai.org/cs/pricing","question":"What is Kimai?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kimai offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at €2.99 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.kimai.org/cs/pricing","question":"Is Kimai free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kimai supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.kimai.org/cs/pricing","question":"What platforms does Kimai support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Kimai can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.kimai.org/cs/pricing","question":"Can Kimai be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for Kimai, including Google Workspace, Azure AD, Authentik, LDAP, SAML, Bexio, GrandTotal and Excel, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.kimai.org/cs/pricing","question":"What does Kimai integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Kimai. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Kimai not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.kimai.org/documentation/security.html","question":"What security certifications does Kimai have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Kimai is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai","question":"Is Kimai open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Kimai is available worldwide. Its primary markets are Austria and Germany. The vendor is headquartered in Austria.","source":"https://www.kimai.org/cs/pricing","question":"Where is Kimai available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Clockify is a time tracking and timesheet application used by millions to monitor work hours, manage projects, and handle billing. It offers multiple tracking methods including timers, kiosks, and manual entry, with features for team management, expense tracking, and integration with popular work tools. | Kimai is an open-source time-tracking application that helps teams and freelancers monitor work hours, manage projects and tasks, and generate invoices for billing. It can be deployed as a cloud service or self-hosted. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pricing_model":"freemium","manual_timesheet_entry":true,"project_and_task_hierarchy":true,"browser_extension_stopwatch":true,"geofencing_gps_tracking_mobile":true,"billable_hourly_rates_invoicing":true,"jira_asana_trello_native_extensions":true,"automated_background_activity_tracking":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"per_user_monthly","manual_timesheet_entry":true,"project_and_task_hierarchy":true,"billable_hourly_rates_invoicing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 88 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"ClickUp"},{"name":"Freshdesk"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Google Calendar"},{"name":"Help Scout"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Outlook"},{"name":"Plaky"},{"name":"Pumble"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Wrike"},{"name":"Xero"},{"name":"YouTrack"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"QuickBooks","category":"accounting","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Teamwork","category":"project_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Todoist","category":"task_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Peppol","category":"invoicing","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"Azure AD"},{"name":"Authentik"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"Bexio"},{"name":"GrandTotal"},{"name":"Excel"},{"name":"Chrome"},{"name":"Rainmeter"},{"name":"KDE Plasmoid"}]` |
| language.primary | - | PHP |
| license.spdx | - | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"AT","primaryMarkets":["AT","DE"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier","features":["Unlimited time tracking","Up to 4 invited users","Mobile app, desktop app, and browser extension","Calendar integration (Outlook and Google Calendar)","80+ web app integrations","Time organization by project, client, task, and tag","Access controls","Bulk operations","Timesheet submission"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$3.99/seat/mo (billed annually) or $4.99/seat/mo (monthly)","features":["All Free features","Add time for others","Hide time and pages","Required fields","Bulk edit","Decimal format","Time audit","Time estimates","Customize export","Project templates","Historical rates","Import time","Import users","Breaks","Favorite entries","Split time","Export & share data","Billable rates"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":3.99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $3.99/seat/month (billed annually). Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://clockify.me/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-28T21:09:01.764Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":3.99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"€2.99/user/month (annual) or €3.99/user/month (monthly)","features":["Project time tracking","Billable and non-billable hours","Invoicing","Data export","Audit logs","Email support"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":2.99,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For freelancers and small teams to manage time tracking and invoicing","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"€4.99/user/month (annual)","features":["All Standard features","Working time account","Holidays, vacation, sick leave management","Custom fields","Task management","Client area","Kiosk mode","Daily backups","SAML SSO","Custom domain with SSL"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":4.99,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For growing teams needing working time accounts, expenses and single sign-on","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From €2.99/user/month. 30-day free trial available.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.kimai.org/ca/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T22:34:21.190Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":2.99,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":3.99,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":2.99,"currency":"EUR"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 9 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.69.0","date":"2026-10-06T15:40:33Z","type":"stable","version":"2.69.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.68.0","date":"2026-10-05T10:57:42Z","type":"stable","version":"2.68.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.67.0","date":"2026-09-13T20:40:29Z","type":"stable","version":"2.67.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.66.0","date":"2026-09-05T19:40:02Z","type":"stable","version":"2.66.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.65.0","date":"2026-08-11T15:26:06Z","type":"stable","version":"2.65.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.64.0","date":"2026-08-09T17:14:00Z","type":"stable","version":"2.64.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.63.0","date":"2026-08-03T11:40:17Z","type":"stable","version":"2.63.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.62.0","date":"2026-07-09T20:31:45Z","type":"stable","version":"2.62.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.61.0","date":"2026-06-20T11:09:40Z","type":"stable","version":"2.61.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.60.0","date":"2026-06-10T15:50:42Z","type":"stable","version":"2.60.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.59.0","date":"2026-06-06T09:06:36Z","type":"stable","version":"2.59.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.58.0","date":"2026-05-25T17:00:59Z","type":"stable","version":"2.58.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.57.0","date":"2026-05-21T21:09:53Z","type":"stable","version":"2.57.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.56.0","date":"2026-04-27T16:07:42Z","type":"stable","version":"2.56.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.55.0","date":"2026-04-16T20:22:14Z","type":"stable","version":"2.55.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.54.0","date":"2026-04-13T20:06:45Z","type":"stable","version":"2.54.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.53.0","date":"2026-04-10T16:19:53Z","type":"stable","version":"2.53.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.52.0","date":"2026-03-16T16:45:56Z","type":"stable","version":"2.52.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.51.0","date":"2026-03-01T15:56:56Z","type":"stable","version":"2.51.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.50.0","date":"2026-02-25T20:13:51Z","type":"stable","version":"2.50.0"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.8 |
| security.trust_center | https://clockify.me/flsa-compliance | https://www.kimai.org/documentation/security.html |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":9,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=kevinpapst%2Fkimai2&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Time Tracking)

| Capability | Clockify | Kimai |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Manual timesheet entry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser extension stopwatch | ✓ | - |
| Automated background activity tracking | ✓ | - |
| Project and task hierarchy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Billable hourly rates invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Employee screenshot surveillance | - | - |
| Idle timeout detection | - | - |
| Geofencing gps tracking mobile | ✓ | - |
| Jira asana trello native extensions | ✓ | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Per user monthly |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:04:02.236Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*