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Kimai is an open-source time tracker built for project-based work. Teams log hours against customers, projects, activities and tasks, separate billable from non-billable time, and turn tracked hours directly into custom invoices. Managers get reports, budgets and exports without needing a separate billing tool. You can run Kimai two ways. Kimai On-Premise is a self-hosted version under license with no user limits, so organizations that need full control over their data can install it on their own servers. Kimai Cloud is the fully managed option, hosted in Germany, GDPR compliant, with no setup fee and a 30-day free trial. Kimai adapts to how your team instead of forcing you into a fixed workflow. Custom fields let you capture the extra details your business needs on timesheets, projects, customers and activities, while role-based permissions control exactly what each user can see and edit. Invoice and export templates can be tailored to match your branding and billing format, and industry-specific translations let you rename core terms so the interface speaks your team's language. When you need more, the JSON API lets you connect Kimai to the rest of your tool stack.

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UL

Verified User in Legal Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/27/2025

"With Kimai, every minute counts and also simplifies time tracking."

5/5

What do you like best about Kimai?

The ease with which Kimai is configured and executed allows us to quickly integrate it into your work routine. It has an exhaustive record of all activities for a comprehensive and detailed view. I like that it has the ability to export data in multiple formats including CSV, as this speeds–up the generation of reports both online and via designated email address. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kimai?

In performance Kimai fits our needs with no errors or interruptions that could affect the continuity of our operations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Ridham S.

Business Owner

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/28/2022

"Effective and Amazing Time Tracking Tool for Projects"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Kimai?

The below things I like most in Kimai are:

1. It is free to use open-source software so anyone can use it without any subscription fees.

2. It is best for managing our time for different projects and we can easily track time and our revenue project-wise by using their pretty and informative dashboard.

3. I can make invoices also inside Kimai which is great for workers to make invoices for work done in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kimai?

What I didn't like most in Kimai are as below:

1. It has limited features like I can't able to export all analysis reports to any third-party software.

2. Their UI is a little bit chunky and I think it should be modern as per modern times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Kimai:

If you want to boost your productivity in your work then I will suggest this tool definitely for time tracking and analysis of your working pattern. It will help you to track your taken time on different projects and helps you to manage your work and activities. It helps me a lot to increase my productivity and hence I recommend Kimai. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kimai solving and how is that benefiting you?

The following problems I solve with Kimai are:

1. It helps me to track my time on projects.

2. It helps me to analyze my revenue yearly, monthly, and weekly, so that I can analyze my project cost or revenue easily by seeing my dashboard.

3. I can create my weekly working time hour schedule as well as create a schedule of meeting in the calendar option inside Kimai. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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george b.

administration assistant

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/5/2019

"A simple, inexpensive way to track moment for various projects"

5/5

What do you like best about Kimai?

It is available, simple to install and customer-friendly. Consumer or programme sensors are fast and feature packed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kimai?

Computerized tariffs will be wonderful, requiring a few page views each month to even get information out from the scheme. Nothing whatsoever. I adore this app and believe it is the simplest way to take advantage of the time people spend on initiatives Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Kimai:

To ensure commitment, do the research on organizational culture. To be successful, preparation and encouragement are required. Don't attach too many various types of expense tracking, it's too difficult and the users won't adapt Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kimai solving and how is that benefiting you?

Kimai helps to reduce the lost time due to bad moment. It also makes it easy to keep track of the particular tasks carried out and is crucial if confirming the time charged Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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woodrow v.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/10/2019

"Kimai is easy to use and one of the best software in its class"

5/5

What do you like best about Kimai?

It's free, easy to assemble and easy to customize. Product or computer sensors are quick and loaded with features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kimai?

There's nothing. I adore this and believe it is the simplest way to take care of the hours spent on initiatives Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Kimai:

Do the work on workplace culture to maintain dedication. Preparedness and support are needed to be effective. Don't include too many different types of mind mapping, it's too hard and consumers can't adapt Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kimai solving and how is that benefiting you?

Kimai manages to reduce the time lost due to sloppy work. It also makes it easy to keep track of the particular tasks completed and is useful in justifying the time paid Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AC

Verified User in Civil Engineering

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/23/2019

"An easy, cheap way to record time for multiple projects"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Kimai?

It's free, easy to install and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kimai?

Nothing. I love this application and think it is the easiest way to keep track of the time spent on projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Kimai:

Do the work on internal culture to ensure engagement. Training and promotion is required to succeed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kimai solving and how is that benefiting you?

Kimai help minimize the time lost because of sloppy time keeping. It also provides a simple way to maintain a record of the specific tasks performed and is invaluable when it comes to validating the time billed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.