Comparison

Harvest vs Kimai

On the evidence we track, Kimai leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Harvest46
Kimai62
Score
Vioscale score
Harvest46 / 100low · 32%
Kimai62 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Harvest
Kimai
Model
Harvestfreemium
Price level
Harvestlow
Kimailow
Starting price
Harvest
Kimai€2.99
Transparent
Harvest
Kimai
Integrations
Count
Harvest40
Kimai11
Adoption
Dependent repos
Harvest
Kimai19
Github stars
Harvest
Kimai4,946
Activity
Commits last 30d
Harvest
Kimai49
Release
Cadence days
Harvest
Kimai9
History
Harvest
License
Spdx
Harvest
Language
Primary
Harvest
KimaiPHP

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for time tracking. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Manual timesheet entry
Harvest-
Kimai-
Browser extension stopwatch
Harvest-
Kimai-
Automated background activity tracking
Harvest-
Kimai-
Project and task hierarchy
Harvest-
Kimai-
Billable hourly rates invoicing
Harvest-
Kimai-
Employee screenshot surveillance
Harvest-
Kimai-
Idle timeout detection
Harvest-
Kimai-
Geofencing gps tracking mobile
Harvest-
Kimai-
Jira asana trello native extensions
Harvest-
Kimai-
SOC2 type ii
Harvest-
Kimai-
ISO 27001
Harvest-
Kimai-
Pricing model
Harvest-
Kimai-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Harvest

Harvest enables teams to track billable time, automatically generate and send invoices, analyze project profitability, and manage team capacity with integrated reporting and tool connections.

Independently observed

Kimai

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Harvest

SubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free 30-day trial. Paid plans starting from approximately $19–24/user/month

as of verify ↗

Kimai

Leader
from €2.99/seat/moSubscription30-day trial

From €2.99/user/month. 30-day free trial. 20% discount for annual billing.

  • Standard€2.99/user/month (20% discount for annual billing)
    • Billing
    • Data export
    • Audit logs
    • Industry-specific translations
    • Email support
  • Professional€4.99/user/month (20% discount for annual billing)
    • Task management
    • Customer portal
    • Kiosk mode
    • Daily backups
    • SAML SSO
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Harvest
Kimai
iOS
Harvest
Kimai
Android
Harvest
Kimai
macOS
Harvest
Kimai
Windows
Harvest
Kimai
Linux
Harvest
Kimai
CLI
Harvest
Kimai
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Harvest
Kimai
Self-hosted
Harvest
Kimai
Hybrid
Harvest
Kimai

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Harvest

6 total
  • Asana
  • Trello
  • Jira
  • monday.com
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
Independently observed

Kimai

Leader
11 total
  • Google Workspace
  • Azure AD
  • Authentik
  • LDAP
  • SAML
  • Bexio
  • GrandTotal
  • Excel
  • Chrome
  • Rainmeter
  • KDE Plasmoid
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.