Comparison

Kimai vs Toggl Track

No clear leader: Toggl Track (60.2) 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
Toggl Track60
Score
vioscaleAI score
Kimai55 / 100medium · 56%
Toggl Track60 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Kimai✗
Toggl Track✓
Model
Toggl Trackfreemium
Price level
Kimailow
Toggl Tracklow
Starting price
Kimai€2.99
Toggl Track–
Transparent
Kimai✓
Toggl Track✗
Integrations
Count
Kimai11
Toggl Track100
Security
Certifications
Kimai–
Disclosure policy
Kimai✓
Toggl Track✓
Gdpr
Kimai✓
Toggl Track✓
Iso27001
Kimai–
Toggl Track✓
Scorecard
Kimai5.8
Toggl Track–
Soc2
Kimai–
Toggl Track✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Kimai–
Toggl Track99.99
Adoption
Dependent repos
Kimai19
Toggl Track–
Github stars
Kimai5,073
Toggl Track–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Kimai36
Toggl Track–
Release
Cadence days
Kimai9
Toggl Track–
History
Toggl Track–
License
Spdx
Toggl Track–
Language
Primary
KimaiPHP
Toggl Track–
Content
Faq
Kimai8 items
Toggl Track6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Toggl Track

A platform combining time tracking, project planning, and capacity management to help teams track work hours, optimize resource allocation, and improve billing accuracy and 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 ↗

Toggl Track

freemiumFree tier30-day trial

Free plan with paid team tiers billed monthly or annually

  • FreeFree
    • Manual and real-time timers
    • Focus mode
    • Calendar integrations
    • Tasks and boards
    • Task estimates
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Kimai✓
Toggl Track✓
iOS
Kimai✗
Toggl Track✓
Android
Kimai✗
Toggl Track✓
macOS
Kimai✗
Toggl Track✓
Windows
Kimai✗
Toggl Track✓
Linux
Kimai✗
Toggl Track✓
CLI
Kimai✗
Toggl Track✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Kimai✓
Toggl Track✓
Self-hosted
Kimai✓
Toggl Track✗
On-premise
Kimai✓
Toggl Track✗

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

Toggl Track

18 total
  • Jira
  • Salesforce
  • Asana
  • Google Calendar
  • Outlook Calendar
  • iCal
  • Todoist
  • Google Docs
  • Zapier
  • Make
  • QuickBooks
  • Toggl Plan
  • Slack
  • Apple Calendar
  • Notion
  • GitHub
  • API
  • MCP
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Kimai or Toggl Track: 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.