Top pick · highest health
solidtime
Modern time tracking application for freelancers and agencies.
Docker
Time Tracking
Open source alternatives to Toggl
We track 5 open-source Toggl alternatives, of which 3 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 2 ship a Docker image. solidtime leads on health at 96/100 with 150 commits in the last 90 days; across all 5 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, GPL-3.0, MPL-2.0.
updated Oct 2026 5 alternatives best health 96 ★ 37k combined 374 commits / 90d 2 with Docker
Top picks to replace Toggl
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Healthiest
Health 96/100: 150 commits in 90 days, latest release v0.22.1, Docker image available.
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Most starred
19,431 stars, the biggest community among Toggl alternatives.
Showing 5 of 5 tools
All 5 Toggl alternatives, ranked by health
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ActivityWatch
Automatically track how you spend time on your devices.
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Kimai
Track work time and print out a summary of your activities on demand.
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Traggo
Traggo is a tag-based time tracking tool. In Traggo there are no tasks, only tagged time spans.
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TimeTagger
An open source time-tracker based on an interactive timeline and powerful reporting.
Python
Toggl alternatives compared
solidtime edges ActivityWatch 96 to 87, and most of the difference is Docker support: a Docker image against no Docker image. ActivityWatch has the largest following at 19k stars, yet ranks #2 of 5, held back mostly by Docker support (no Docker image).
The most recent release is Kimai 2.71.0, published 5 days ago. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Python (2), Go (1) and PHP (1) are the most common. ActivityWatch is permissively licensed; solidtime, Kimai, Traggo and 1 more are copyleft.
4 of these 5 also appear among the Harvest alternatives; ActivityWatch is specific to Toggl.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| solidtime Steady at 96 since 11 Sep | 96 | 9.1k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday | Yes |
| ActivityWatch Up 24 points since 11 Sep | 87 | 19k | MPL-2.0 | 4 days ago | No |
| Kimai Steady at 85 since 11 Sep | 85 | 5.1k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday | No |
| Traggo Down 3 points since 11 Sep, no release for 7 months | 57 | 1.6k | GPL-3.0 | 1 month ago | Yes |
| TimeTagger Down 1 point since 11 Sep, no release for 8 months | 45 | 1.8k | GPL-3.0 | 1 month ago | No |
Toggl alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Toggl?
solidtime scores highest at 96/100, with 150 commits in the last 90 days, 9.1k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v0.22.1) published 9 days ago. It is also the most active by raw commit count.
Which Toggl alternatives use a permissive licence?
1 of 5 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): ActivityWatch (MPL-2.0). 4 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Toggl alternatives run in Docker?
2 of 5 publish a Docker image or Compose file: solidtime, Traggo. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is solidtime or ActivityWatch the better Toggl alternative?
On measured health solidtime leads, 96 to 87. solidtime has 150 commits in 90 days, 9.1k stars and v0.22.1 from 9 days ago; ActivityWatch has 100 commits in 90 days, 19k stars and v0.14.1 from 20 days ago. Pick ActivityWatch if licensing matters: it is MPL-2.0, while solidtime is AGPL-3.0.
Are the Toggl alternatives still maintained?
3 of the 5 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
What languages are the Toggl alternatives written in?
Python: ActivityWatch and TimeTagger. Go: Traggo. PHP: Kimai. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
