Choosing a time tracker means balancing day-to-day fit with signs that the software is healthy and actively maintained. This July 2026 comparison uses ToolVitals data covering project health, shipping activity, openness, licensing, and GitHub popularity.
The list includes only open/source-visible tools and is ordered by ToolVitals score, with GitHub stars used as a secondary popularity signal. The supplied scores and ordering are preserved: Solidtime leads with 89, followed by Kimai at 84, Hackatime at 77, and OpenJornada at 61.
Rankings
| Rank | Tool | Openness | License | Health | Shipping | GitHub Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solidtime | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 90 | 80 | 8834 | 89 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 2 | Kimai | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 84 | 72 | 4847 | 84 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 3 | Hackatime | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 77 | 65 | 174 | 77 | 🟢 Good |
| 4 | OpenJornada | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 63 | 34 | 0 | 61 | 🟢 Good |
Top 3 Highlights
Solidtime ranks first with a ToolVitals score of 89, a health score of 90, and a shipping score of 80. Its current website positions it as a team-oriented tracker with automatic desktop activity tracking, local-only activity data until it becomes a time entry, project budgets, invoicing, and shareable or exportable reports. It has 8,834 GitHub stars and is classified as OSI-approved OSS under AGPL-3.0.
Kimai ranks second with a ToolVitals score of 84, a health score of 84, and a shipping score of 72. Its official site emphasizes project-driven team use and supports both self-hosted and managed deployments, alongside reporting, invoicing, customer and project management, and a JSON API. It has 4,847 GitHub stars and is classified as OSI-approved OSS under AGPL-3.0.
Hackatime ranks third with a ToolVitals score of 77, a health score of 77, and a shipping score of 65. Unlike the broader business trackers above it, Hackatime is specifically positioned by Hack Club as a WakaTime-compatible coding time tracker, making it the most specialized option in the top three. It has 174 GitHub stars and is classified as OSI-approved OSS under MIT.
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