# Kimai vs Time Doctor

| Attribute | Kimai | Time Doctor |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.3 (56% (medium)) | 56.9 (57% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 36 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 19 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,073 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"Software that tracks employee time and activities to provide insights into team performance, while offering privacy-protective features like optional screenshot blurring and manual time entry. It is indexed under Time Tracking.","source":"https://www.timedoctor.com","question":"What is Time Doctor?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Time Doctor is sold across 4 plans: Basic, Standard, Premium and Enterprise. We have not confirmed a published price for every tier. There is no free tier. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.timedoctor.com/pricing","question":"How much does Time Doctor cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Time Doctor supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.timedoctor.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Time Doctor support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Time Doctor can be deployed cloud / SaaS and on-premise, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.timedoctor.com/pricing","question":"Can Time Doctor be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Time Doctor, including ADP, Slack, Jira, Asana, Trello, Figma, Google Docs and Outlook, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.timedoctor.com","question":"What does Time Doctor integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Time Doctor. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Time Doctor not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.timedoctor.com","question":"What security certifications does Time Doctor have?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pricing_model":"per_user_monthly","manual_timesheet_entry":true,"project_and_task_hierarchy":true,"billable_hourly_rates_invoicing":true}` | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"per_user_monthly","idle_timeout_detection":true,"manual_timesheet_entry":true,"project_and_task_hierarchy":true,"browser_extension_stopwatch":true,"billable_hourly_rates_invoicing":true,"employee_screenshot_surveillance":true,"jira_asana_trello_native_extensions":true,"automated_background_activity_tracking":true}` |
| integrations.count | 11 | 60 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"name":"ADP"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"Google Docs"},{"name":"Outlook"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"HRIS systems"},{"name":"Payroll systems"},{"name":"Monday.com","native":true,"category":"project management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"ClickUp","native":true,"category":"project management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Workday","native":true,"category":"hris","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"BambooHR","native":true,"category":"hris","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Zoho People","native":true,"category":"hris","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Rippling","native":true,"category":"hris","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Deel","native":true,"category":"payroll","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Salesforce","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Zoom","native":true,"category":"video conferencing"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitLab","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure DevOps Services","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Freshdesk","native":true,"category":"customer service","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Freshservice","native":true,"category":"customer service","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Notion","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Office 365","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Help Scout","native":true,"category":"customer service","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Intercom","native":true,"category":"customer service","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Sentry","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Odoo","native":true,"category":"erp","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Basecamp","native":true,"category":"project management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Todoist","native":true,"category":"task management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft To Do","native":true,"category":"task management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Genesys","native":true,"category":"contact center"}]` |
| language.primary | PHP | - |
| license.spdx | AGPL-3.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"AT","primaryMarkets":["AT","DE"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Basic","features":["Automatic tracking","Projects & Tasks","Screenshots","Online / Offline Tracking"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","features":["Activity Summary","Leave tracking","Break tracking","Real-time notifications","60+ integrations","Upgraded support"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","features":["Unusual Activity AI Report","Mouse jiggler & Clicker Detection","Irregular Keyboard Activity","Internet Connectivity Tracking","Dedicated Success Manager","Executive Dashboard & reporting","Automatic user provisioning","Historical tracking data","Open API access","Single Sign-On (SSO)","Client Login Access"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Custom","features":["Private Cloud Deployment","Customizable BI Dashboards","Custom pricing and contract terms","Guided implementation and onboarding"],"description":"Enterprise plan with private cloud deployment and custom contract terms","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Software License Optimization Report","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":3,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Benchmarking"},{"name":"Unusual Activity Reporting"},{"name":"Meeting Insights"},{"name":"Office vs Remote Report"},{"name":"Video Screen Recording"},{"name":"HRIS Native Integration","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Payroll Native Integration"},{"name":"Single Sign-On"},{"name":"Automated User Provisioning"},{"name":"BigQuery Access"}],"currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.timedoctor.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-12T21:52:16.141Z","freeTrialDays":14,"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"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 |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.8 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| 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 | Kimai | Time Doctor |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | Per user monthly |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:19:43.982Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*