# Harvest vs Kimai

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Kimai

| Attribute | Harvest | Kimai |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 48.1 (26% (low)) | 55.3 (56% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 36 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 19 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 5,073 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Time Tracking.","source":"https://www.getharvest.com/de/project-management/project-management-software-pricing-comparison","question":"What is Harvest?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Harvest offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.getharvest.com/de/project-management/project-management-software-pricing-comparison","question":"Is Harvest free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Harvest supports the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.getharvest.com/de/project-management/project-management-software-pricing-comparison","question":"What platforms does Harvest support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Harvest, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.getharvest.com/de/project-management/project-management-software-pricing-comparison","question":"Can Harvest be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Harvest, including Asana, Trello, Jira, monday.com, Stripe and PayPal. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.getharvest.com/de/project-management/project-management-software-pricing-comparison","question":"What does Harvest integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"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 | 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. | 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":"per_user_monthly","manual_timesheet_entry":true,"project_and_task_hierarchy":true,"billable_hourly_rates_invoicing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 40 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"monday.com"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"PayPal"}]` | `[{"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":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"AT","primaryMarkets":["AT","DE"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Free 30-day trial. Paid plans starting from approximately $19–24/user/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.getharvest.com/de/project-management/project-management-software-pricing-comparison","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:57:50.311Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"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":2.99,"currency":"EUR"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | 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"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.8 |
| security.trust_center | - | 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 | Harvest | 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 | - | Per user monthly |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:00:15.653Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*