Timewarrior vs Traggo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Timewarrior grades higher than Traggo: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Timewarrior grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick Timewarrior if
- Fits if you live in the terminal and want a timer you can script
- Works for developers who feed tracked time into their own tools
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a window to click in, as there is no graphical interface
- Skip it if you use Windows, as no Windows package is listed
- Not for you if you need team or sync features, as none are described
- Watch out: distribution packages are made by community maintainers, not the project
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
| 2.6GPATimewarriorGood | 2.0GPATraggoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree, open source and downloadable, with no paid plans, against a time-tracking middle of $6.67 a month. | 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 | AFree outright with no paid plans and no caps. | BFree with no paid plans, but you need your own server to use it. |
| Features | CStopwatch, tags, annotations, corrections, reports and extensions; it does that job fully, but a smaller one, with no team or syncing features. | CTagged time spans, dashboards and calendar views do that one job, a narrow one with no billing or integrations. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record, and it is a command-line tool you drive by typing commands. | DNo store rating on record, and it needs a server set up with Docker or a downloaded binary. |
| Platforms and integrations | CLinux and Mac only, with no Windows package, phone apps or integrations on record. | CWeb only, with no mobile apps or integrations described. |
| Best for | tracking time from the command line | 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: Timewarrior and Traggo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Timewarrior has no paid plan and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Traggo has no paid plan and scores 1.7.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, none scores higher than Timewarrior 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
- Traggo is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Timewarrior also covers reports.
- Traggo also covers calendar and dashboards.
At a glance
| Timewarrior | Traggo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Free and open source, with no paid plans. | Free to run on your own server, with no paid plans. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | Gothenburg Bit Factory | Traggo |
| Price read from | timewarrior.net | traggo.net |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Timewarrior
- It is a command-line tool with no graphical interface.
- The install page lists packages for Linux distributions and macOS only; no Windows package is listed.
- Distribution packages are made by community maintainers, not the project.
- There is no team or syncing feature described on the site.
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
Timewarrior
- Simple stopwatch
- Start and stop tracking with single commands, or record backdated and already-closed intervals.
- Tags and annotations
- Label each interval with tags and notes, and change them later with tag, untag and retag commands.
- Corrections
- Commands to move, lengthen, shorten, split, join, fill and delete intervals, with an undo command.
- Reports and export
- Day, week, month and summary reports, plus an export command for use in other tools.
- Extensions
- An extension API lets scripts build custom reports, and a Taskwarrior on-modify hook ties tasks to tracked time.
- Work week and holidays
- Configuration for a work week, holidays and color themes.
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
Timewarrior
Free$0
Free and open-source software, installed from distribution packages, Homebrew or built from source.
Traggo
Self-hosted$0
Free software that you run yourself, with Docker images and downloadable binaries.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Timewarrior or Traggo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Timewarrior and Traggo are free to use.
Which has a free plan, Timewarrior or Traggo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Timewarrior and Traggo have a free plan.
Which platforms do Timewarrior and Traggo run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Timewarrior lists macOS and Linux apps and only Traggo lists 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.