Kimai vs TimeCamp
On the evidence we track, TimeCamp leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. 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.
TimeCamp
LeaderA time tracking platform that captures work hours through automated background monitoring, manual entry, or AI assistance, integrated with billing and invoicing to support payroll and project management.
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
TimeCamp
LeaderFree forever plan with unlimited users; estimated $6/user/month for AI token usage in paid tiers
- FreeFree
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited timesheets
- All apps
- AI time tracking
- +4 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
TimeCamp
Leader- Asana
- Trello
- ClickUp
- Monday.com
- Jira
- Azure DevOps
- Podio
- Smartsheet
- Wrike
- QuickBooks
- Xero
Kimai or TimeCamp: 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.
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