Open-source alternative
Replace Toggl with Solidtime / Kimai
The best open-source alternative to Toggl is Solidtime or Kimai, self-hosted on Railway. Time you host. Solidtime and Kimai are AGPL-3.0 timesheets — Toggl without the Starter meter.
Estimated save $1,200 a year.
Open the stackStart on Railway
How Toggl compares
| Toggl | Solidtime / Kimai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Plan subscription | Open-source or fair-code license; you pay the host |
| Hosting | Vendor cloud | Self-hosted on Railway or any VPS |
| Rough monthly cost | Starter $9/mo billed yearly ($12 monthly); Premium $16/mo billed yearly ($24 monthly) source | Hosting only — no SaaS seat meter in this repo |
FAQ
- 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 Toggl seat or task bill on this path.
- Can I migrate from Toggl?
- 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 Toggl 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. The published small-team estimate on this stack is $1,200 a year.
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