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Best free Time Doctor alternatives (open source, self-hosted) 2026
The best open-source alternative to Time Doctor 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.
Estimated save $1,200 a year.
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How Time Doctor compares
| Time Doctor | Solidtime / Kimai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Hosted subscription | Open-source or fair-code license; you pay the host |
| Hosting | Vendor cloud | Self-hosted on Railway or any VPS |
| Rough monthly cost | Public list price not verified this run | Hosting only — no SaaS seat meter in this repo |
FAQ
- What is the best free open-source Time Doctor alternative?
- The best open-source alternative to Time Doctor 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 Time Doctor seat or task bill on this path.
- Can I migrate from Time Doctor?
- 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 Time Doctor 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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