# Harvest vs Kimai

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Kimai

| Attribute | Harvest | Kimai |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46.1 (32% (low)) | 61.5 (54% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 49 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 19 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 4,946 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Harvest enables teams to track billable time, automatically generate and send invoices, analyze project profitability, and manage team capacity with integrated reporting and tool connections. | 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. |
| integrations.count | 40 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"monday.com"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"PayPal"}]` | `[{"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"}]` |
| language.primary | - | PHP |
| license.spdx | - | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"AT","primaryMarkets":["AT","DE"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Free 30-day trial. Paid plans starting from approximately $19–24/user/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.getharvest.com/de/project-management/project-management-software-pricing-comparison","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:57:50.311Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"€2.99/user/month (20% discount for annual billing)","features":["Billing","Data export","Audit logs","Industry-specific translations","Email support"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":2.99,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For freelancers and small teams focused on time tracking and invoicing","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"€4.99/user/month (20% discount for annual billing)","features":["Task management","Customer portal","Kiosk mode","Daily backups","SAML SSO","Custom domain with SSL","All Standard plan features"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":4.99,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For growing teams requiring task management, customer portal, and enterprise features","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From €2.99/user/month. 30-day free trial. 20% discount for annual billing.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.kimai.org/cs/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T22:01:06.701Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":2.99,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":2.99,"currency":"EUR"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 9 |
| release.history | - | `[{"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"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.49.0","date":"2026-02-15T20:40:19Z","type":"stable","version":"2.49.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.48.0","date":"2026-01-31T18:10:59Z","type":"stable","version":"2.48.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.47.0","date":"2026-01-25T09:01:46Z","type":"stable","version":"2.47.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kimai/kimai/releases/tag/2.46.0","date":"2026-01-07T00:19:31Z","type":"stable","version":"2.46.0"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 6 |
| 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 | Harvest | Kimai |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:35:57.008Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*