Kimai
Track team time, budgets, expenses, and billable work for clients and projects.
What it helps with
Kimai is a mature time-tracking system for customers, projects, activities, rates, budgets, expenses, reports, and invoice preparation. An agency can give each client and project consistent codes, let staff record hours, and export or invoice reviewed work. It supports plugins and an API, and a hosted option is available. Self-hosting remains an application operation with database, mail, scheduled work, backups, and upgrades. Country-specific labor rules and payroll treatment must be evaluated outside the product.
Best fit
Best for agencies, consultancies, and internal service departments; not for teams needing certified payroll compliance out of the box.
Setup reality
Docker/simple self-host; official Docker documentation exists, though production configuration and upgrades need a technical owner.
License context
Copyleft licenseBusiness use is allowed. Sharing duties depend on the specific license and how modified software is distributed or offered.AGPL-3.0; commercial use is allowed; modified network deployments can require making corresponding source available.
Resource facts
- Use case
- Time Tracking
- Industries
- Agencies, All businesses
- Setup
- Docker/simple
- Audience
- Non-technical
- Capabilities
- Non-developer friendly, Cloud option, API
Last verified . Source: github.com