vioscaleAI
Comparison

Kimai vs Time Doctor

No clear leader: Time Doctor (56.9) and Kimai (55.3) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Kimai55
Time Doctor57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Kimai55 / 100medium · 56%
Time Doctor57 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
Kimai✗
Time Doctor✗
Model
Kimaicommercial
Time Doctorcommercial
Price level
Kimailow
Time Doctorunknown
Starting price
Kimai€2.99
Time Doctor–
Transparent
Kimai✓
Time Doctor✓
Integrations
Count
Kimai11
Time Doctor60
Security
Certifications
Kimai–
Time DoctorSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001
Disclosure policy
Kimai✓
Time Doctor–
Gdpr
Kimai✓
Time Doctor✓
Hipaa
Kimai–
Time Doctor✓
Iso27001
Kimai–
Time Doctor✓
Pci
Kimai–
Time Doctor✓
Scorecard
Kimai5.8
Time Doctor–
Soc2
Kimai–
Time Doctor✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Kimai–
Time Doctor99
Adoption
Dependent repos
Kimai19
Time Doctor–
Github stars
Kimai5,073
Time Doctor–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Kimai36
Time Doctor–
Release
Cadence days
Kimai9
Time Doctor–
History
Kimai20 items
Time Doctor–
License
Spdx
KimaiAGPL-3.0
Time Doctor–
Language
Primary
KimaiPHP
Time Doctor–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Kimai8 items
Time Doctor6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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.

Independently observed

Time Doctor

A workforce monitoring solution that automatically tracks employee activity, time usage, and work patterns to provide managers with visibility into team productivity, workload distribution, and project profitability.

Independently observed

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/seat/moSubscription30-day trial

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
as of verify ↗

Time Doctor

Subscription14-day trial
  • Basic-
    • Automatic tracking
    • Projects & Tasks
    • Screenshots
    • Online / Offline Tracking
  • Standard-
    • Activity Summary
    • Leave tracking
    • Break tracking
    • Real-time notifications
    • 60+ integrations
    • +1 more
  • Premium-
    • Unusual Activity AI Report
    • Mouse jiggler & Clicker Detection
    • Irregular Keyboard Activity
    • Internet Connectivity Tracking
    • Dedicated Success Manager
    • +6 more
  • CustomContact sales
    • Private Cloud Deployment
    • Customizable BI Dashboards
    • Custom pricing and contract terms
    • Guided implementation and onboarding
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Kimai✓
Time Doctor✓
iOS
Kimai✗
Time Doctor✓
Android
Kimai✗
Time Doctor✓
macOS
Kimai✗
Time Doctor✓
Windows
Kimai✗
Time Doctor✓
Linux
Kimai✗
Time Doctor✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Kimai✓
Time Doctor✓
Self-hosted
Kimai✓
Time Doctor✗
On-premise
Kimai✓
Time Doctor✗

Integrations

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

Kimai

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

Time Doctor

36 total
  • ADP
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • Asana
  • Trello
  • Figma
  • Google Docs
  • Outlook
  • Stripe
  • Zapier
  • HRIS systems
  • Payroll systems
  • Monday.com
  • ClickUp
  • Workday
  • BambooHR
  • Zoho People
  • Rippling
  • Deel
  • Salesforce
  • Zoom
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Azure DevOps Services
  • +12 more
Independently observed
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Kimai or Time Doctor: which one depends on you

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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.