Best free Hubstaff alternatives (open source, self-hosted) 2026

How Hubstaff compares

FAQ

What is the best free open-source Hubstaff alternative?

The best open-source alternative to Hubstaff is Solidtime or Kimai, self-hosted on Railway. Time you host. Solidtime and Kimai are AGPL-3.0 timesheets — Toggl, Harvest, Everhour, Hubstaff, and Time Doctor without the seat meter. Screenshot surveillance is not the OSS timesheet.

Is it free?

The Solidtime / Kimai licenses are open source or fair-code. You still pay hosting (Railway or any VPS) and any APIs the stack calls. There is no Hubstaff seat or task bill on this path.

Can I migrate from Hubstaff?

Yes. Start with the workflows or data you actually use, then cut over. The Solidtime / Kimai stack page has the agent prompt and the cost table; most teams rebuild the slice that matters and leave old Hubstaff links until they expire.

How do I deploy it?

Open the Solidtime / Kimai stack, copy the agent prompt, and deploy on Railway (one service, PORT, and a volume when the app needs disk). Placeholder: Solidtime or Kimai + MySQL/Postgres and a volume. SMTP via Resend if you email reports.

What does this replace?

Toggl / Harvest / Hubstaff / Everhour / Time Doctor. The published small-team estimate on this stack is $1,200 a year.

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