Dayflow
Focus: work journal, daily standup and local ai. Shares time tracking and open source with Wakapi. A Mac app, not a web app. Adds macOS. Same 4.5 rating.
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.5Visit
Web App
Wakapi
See where your coding time goes with private, self-hosted stats.
Rating
4.5 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Intermediate
Works on
Web, Cross-Platform
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What is Wakapi?
Wakapi is a free, open-source and self-hosted backend for tracking how you spend time coding. It works with the existing WakaTime editor plugins and shows dashboards of your time by project, language, editor and machine, with weekly email reports and badges you can share.
Third-party open-source projects. We are not affiliated with their authors; repositories are provided as-is by their maintainers. Review each project's license, code and security before installing. See our Disclaimer.
Pros: what Wakapi does well
- Automatic tracking from your editor
- Keeps coding data private
- Free and open source
Cons: where it falls short
- Only tracks time spent coding
- Self-hosting needs some setup
Who Wakapi is for
Developers who want to understand and improve how they spend their coding hours.
Who can skip it
Anyone who does not write code.
Wakapi alternatives
Not sold on Wakapi? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
Timewarrior
Focus: timesheets and command line. Shares time tracking and open source with Wakapi. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS, Linux and Offline. Same 4.5 rating.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.5Visit
Beaver Habit Tracker
Focus: habit tracker, routines and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Wakapi. Freemium (Wakapi: Free). Same 4.5 rating.
Web AppFree planWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit
WakaTime
Focus: developer metrics and editor plugin. Shares time tracking and coding stats with Wakapi. Freemium (Wakapi: Free). Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Same 4.5 rating.
Web AppFree planWeb, Windows
4.5Visit
solidtime
Focus: billable hours, toggl alternative and self-hosted. Shares time tracking and open source with Wakapi. Rated 4.6 (Wakapi: 4.5).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
Taskwarrior
Focus: to-do list, task manager and command line. Shares open source and github with Wakapi. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Wakapi: 4.5).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit
Free alternatives to Wakapi
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
ActivityWatch
Focus: screen time and privacy. Shares time tracking and open source with Wakapi. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Same 4.5 rating.
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit
Kimai
Focus: timesheets, invoicing and self-hosted. Shares time tracking and open source with Wakapi. Same 4.5 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit
Workrave
Focus: break reminder, rsi prevention and healthy work. Shares open source and github with Wakapi. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds Windows, Linux and Offline. Rated 4.4 (Wakapi: 4.5).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, Linux
4.4Visit
Audiobookshelf
Focus: audiobooks, podcasts and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Wakapi. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.7 (Wakapi: 4.5).
Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit
BentoPDF
Focus: pdf tools, merge pdf and privacy. Shares open source and github with Wakapi. Rated 4.7 (Wakapi: 4.5).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit
Coolify
Focus: self-hosting, deployment and hosting. Shares open source and github with Wakapi. Rated 4.7 (Wakapi: 4.5).
Web AppFreeWeb
4.7Visit
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