Kimai vs RescueTime
On the evidence we track, RescueTime leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for time tracking. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Kimai
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.
RescueTime
LeaderA productivity tool that logs how time is spent across applications and websites, providing activity data and metrics. Users can manually log time entries and highlight accomplishments, with data accessible through APIs.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Kimai
From €2.99/user/month. 30-day free trial available.
- Standard€2.99/user/month (annual) or €3.99/user/month (monthly)
- Project time tracking
- Billable and non-billable hours
- Invoicing
- Data export
- Audit logs
- +1 more
- Professional€4.99/user/month (annual)
- All Standard features
- Working time account
- Holidays, vacation, sick leave management
- Custom fields
- Task management
- +5 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Kimai
- Google Workspace
- Azure AD
- Authentik
- LDAP
- SAML
- Bexio
- GrandTotal
- Excel
- Chrome
- Rainmeter
- KDE Plasmoid
RescueTime
Leader- Gmail
- Outlook
- Asana
- Slack
- Github
- Spotify
- Beeminder
Kimai or RescueTime: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.