solidtime vs Traggo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, solidtime grades higher than Traggo: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
solidtime grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
solidtime
Open-source time tracker for freelancers and teams
Which one is for you
Pick solidtime if
- Fits if you freelance alone and want a free cloud tracker for one user, without invoicing
- Works for teams that want open-source software hosted in the EU, or a copy on their own server
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you track time on your phone, because there's no iOS or Android app
- Tight if you stay on free Solo and bill clients, as rates, invoicing, estimates and PDF or shared reports need Professional
- Watch out: self-hosting is free but leaves out invoicing, which needs a Business license from €49 a year for 1 user or €199 for 5
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at €9 a user against €8 billed annually, and every price is in euros before VAT
- Not for you if you want ready-made links to other apps, as none are on record beyond the API and imports
Pick Traggo if
- Fits if you can run a small server and want to own your time data
- Works for people who sort their hours by tags rather than projects
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you don't run a server, as there is no hosted version
- Skip it if you need billing, invoicing or integrations, as none are described
- Not for you if you want phone apps, as the docs describe none
- Watch out: anyone with direct database access can read every user's data, and the install guide names version 0.0.9
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAsolidtimeGood | 2.0GPATraggoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CCloud Professional is €8 a user a month billed annually, €9 monthly and excluding VAT, which is the dear end of the middle for a time tracker. Self-hosters pay less, from €49 a year for 1 user, but only if you're happy running the server. | CFree software, but only if you run it on your own server, and there is no hosted version, so it is graded in the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe Solo cloud plan is free for 1 user, with clients, projects, tags, tasks, calendar and timesheet views, desktop activity tracking and reporting, and the self-hosted edition is free as well. A freelancer could live there, as long as nobody needs billing: rates and invoicing are paid either way. | BFree with no paid plans, but you need your own server to use it. |
| Features | BA live timer, a calendar you drag entries around on and a weekly grid, with desktop apps that note the app and document in focus. Projects carry a rate and a budget, invoices handle tax, discounts and EU reverse charge, and it imports from Toggl, Clockify and Harvest. | CTagged time spans, dashboards and calendar views do that one job, a narrow one with no billing or integrations. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. The cloud version is a web app you sign in to, but it's one you have to furnish: clients, projects, tasks and rates before a report says anything. Hosting it yourself is a different job again. | DNo store rating on record, and it needs a server set up with Docker or a downloaded binary. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux and a browser extension, plus an API. But the site lists no iOS or Android app at all, and no ready-made integrations are on record. | CWeb only, with no mobile apps or integrations described. |
| Best for | open-source time tracking, free for one | a self-hosted tag-based time tracker |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: solidtime and Traggo. How we grade
Price against what you get
solidtime starts at about $8.94 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Traggo has no paid plan and scores 1.7.
solidtime scores higher, and starts $8.94 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, 13 score higher than solidtime for less, and none scores higher than Traggo for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- solidtime also covers invoicing and reports.
- Traggo also covers calendar and dashboards.
At a glance
| solidtime | Traggo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | €8 per user / month, billed annually; on-premise licenses from €49 / year | Free |
| Free plan | Solo cloud plan: 1 user with clients, projects, tags and tasks, calendar and timesheet views, breaks, desktop activity tracking and reporting. The self-hosted open-source edition is also free. | Free to run on your own server, with no paid plans. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | solidtime | Traggo |
| Price read from | solidtime.io | traggo.net |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
solidtime
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT.
- The free Solo plan is limited to 1 user and has no billable rates, invoicing, estimates, PDF reports or shareable reports.
- The free self-hosted edition leaves out invoicing; that needs a Business license from €49 a year.
- The site lists a web app, desktop apps and a browser extension, but no iOS or Android app.
Traggo
- You must host the server yourself; there is no hosted version.
- Anyone with direct database access can read all users' data, the docs warn.
- The docs describe no mobile apps, integrations or billing features.
- The install guide still names version 0.0.9 for its binary example.
Key features
solidtime
- Timer, calendar and timesheet
- Track with a live timer, drag entries on a calendar, or fill a weekly grid with one row per project and task. Breaks are tracked apart from work time.
- Desktop activity tracking
- The macOS, Windows and Linux apps record which app and document is in focus and detect idle time. That activity stays on the device until it becomes a time entry.
- Reporting and exports
- Reports filter by member, project, client, task, tag or billable state and export as CSV, Excel or ODS. PDF reports and read-only report links need Professional.
- Invoicing
- Billable entries become invoices with tax rates, discounts, EU reverse charge, PDF output and structured e-invoices. Invoicing is part of Professional and the Business license.
- Projects, roles and access
- Projects carry a rate and a budget, and five built-in roles control who sees what. Team support and access management are Professional features.
- Imports and API
- Data can be imported from Toggl, Clockify, Harvest, another solidtime instance or generic CSV files, and an API gives other tools access.
Traggo
- Tagged time spans
- Time is recorded as spans with start and end times, each carrying tags written as key and value pairs.
- Custom dashboards
- Dashboard entries chart tagged time as bar, stacked bar, pie or line charts over a chosen date range.
- List and calendar views
- Tracked time can be browsed as a list or on a calendar.
- Multiple users
- Simple user management with admin users, where each user's time spans, tags and dashboards stay private to them in the app.
- Easy self-hosting
- Runs from a Docker image or a single binary, with an SQLite database by default.
- Themes
- The web interface comes with several themes.
Plans
solidtime
Solo (cloud)Free
1 user. Time entries, clients, projects, tags and tasks, calendar and timesheet views, breaks, desktop activity tracking and reporting.
Professional (cloud)€8
per user / month, billed annually (€9 billed monthly), excl. VAT
Adds team support, access management, billable hours and rates, invoicing, estimates, rounding, PDF and shareable reports and priority support.
Open Source (on-premise)€0
Self-hosted deployment with all core features. Invoicing and the private Docker registry are not included.
Business (on-premise)From €49
per year, excl. VAT, for one organization
Self-hosted license with invoicing. €49 a year for 1 user, €199 for 5, €699 for 20 and €1,499 for 50; 100 users on request.
Enterprise (on-premise)Custom
For larger companies: everything in Business, plus priority support and custom terms.
Traggo
Self-hosted$0
Free software that you run yourself, with Docker images and downloadable binaries.
Ways to pay less
solidtime
- Annual discount
Save 11% with annual billing
The pricing page labels annual billing "save 11%": cloud Professional is €8 per user a month billed annually against €9 billed monthly.
Traggo
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, solidtime or Traggo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Traggo is cheaper to start with: it is free, against about $8.94 a month for each person for solidtime. solidtime starts at €8 per user / month, billed annually; on-premise licenses from €49 / year, and Traggo is free.
Which has a free plan, solidtime or Traggo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both solidtime and Traggo have a free plan.
Which platforms do solidtime and Traggo run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only solidtime lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.