The solidtime Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about solidtime in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
solidtime
The Insider’s Guide
Open-source time tracker for freelancers and teams
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among time tracking apps, read from solidtime’s own pages.
Made by solidtime · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from solidtime’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on solidtime’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 19 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade
solidtime is an open-source time tracker with a live timer, a drag-and-drop calendar and a weekly timesheet. Time is organized by client, project, task and tag, then reported, exported or billed through built-in invoicing. It runs as an EU-hosted cloud service with a free plan for one user, or self-hosted under the AGPL-3.0 license, and has desktop apps that record app activity locally.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about solidtime, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Hosting it yourself is a different job again.
- 1
Best for open-source time tracking, free for one
There's no phone app and no ready-made integrations, so skip it if you track on the go.
- 2
Paid plans start at about $8.96 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: €8 per user / month, billed annually; on-premise licenses from €49 / year.
- 3
There is a 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.
- 4
It runs on 4 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows and Linux, with a browser extension too.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 19 of 42
That is against the other time tracking apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of solidtime you could make: time tracking, invoicing and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
solidtime at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from €8 per user / month, billed annually; on-premise licenses from €49 / year
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, Browser extension
- Made by
- solidtime
- Category
- Time Tracking
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for open-source time tracking, free for one
solidtime is an open-source time tracker with a live timer, a drag-and-drop calendar and a weekly timesheet, free for one person on its EU-hosted cloud or on your own server. Billable rates and invoicing cost money either way: €8 a user a month on the cloud, or a license from €49 a year if you self-host. There's no phone app and no ready-made integrations, so skip it if you track on the go.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Cloud 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The 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. |
| Features | B | A 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who solidtime is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Freelancers who want a free tracker for one user
- Teams that prefer open-source software hosted in the EU
- Companies that want to self-host under an annual license
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$8.96
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
solidtime has a free plan. Paid plans start at €8 per user / month, billed annually; on-premise licenses from €49 / year.
A freelancer could live there, as long as nobody needs billing: rates and invoicing are paid either way.
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.
The 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.
Read from solidtime.io on Oct 6, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on solidtime.io
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
5
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux and Browser extension
Open-source time tracker for freelancers and teams. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, public API, time tracking, invoicing, reports.
A live timer, a calendar you drag entries around on and a weekly grid, with desktop apps that note the app and document in focus.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- Browser extension
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
solidtime is made by solidtime.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
19/42
Other time tracking apps it is graded above
solidtime's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 19 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 29 of 42) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $8.96 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.55 for the category: 26 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 11 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 43 time tracking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. solidtime’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 8 of 42
- BFree plan and trialAbove 29 of 42
- BFeaturesAbove 22 of 42
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 42
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 11 of 42
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 39 time tracking apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. solidtime is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of solidtime you could make: time tracking, invoicing and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $107.58 a year. solidtime is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- Time tracking, invoicing and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- An API that other software can build on.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. solidtime’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Kimai, TimeTagger, Clockify, Toggl and Harvest
The 5 tools solidtime is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Kimai
Free plan · from €2.99/mo
Open-source time tracking with invoicing, self-hosted or cloud.
- Only solidtime lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only solidtime lists a browser extension.
- 2.6GPA
TimeTagger
Free plan · from €3/mo
Open-source time tracker built on tags and a timeline.
- Only solidtime lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only solidtime lists a browser extension.
- solidtime also covers invoicing.
- 3.2GPA
Clockify
Free plan · from $3.99/mo
Team time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users.
- Only Clockify lists iOS and Android apps.
- solidtime is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Clockify also covers Pomodoro timer.
- 3.0GPA
Toggl
Free plan · from $9/mo
Team time tracker with billing reports and capacity planning.
- Only solidtime lists a Linux app.
- Only Toggl lists iOS and Android apps.
- solidtime is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.6GPA
Harvest
Free plan · from $9/mo
Time tracking that turns logged hours into client invoices.
- Only solidtime lists a Linux app.
- Only Harvest lists iOS and Android apps.
- solidtime is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is solidtime free?
solidtime has a free plan. Solo cloud plan: 1 user with clients, projects, tags and tasks, calendar and timesheet views, breaks, desktop activity tracking and reporting.
How much does solidtime cost?
solidtime lists 5 plans. Solo (cloud): Free.
What platforms does solidtime work on?
solidtime is available on Web, macOS, Windows and Linux. It also has a browser extension.
Does solidtime offer any discounts?
solidtime publicly lists the following: Save 11% with annual billing.
Does solidtime have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. solidtime is listed for Web, macOS, Windows and Linux.
Does solidtime have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. solidtime is listed for Web, macOS, Windows and Linux.
Is solidtime open source?
Yes. solidtime is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Does solidtime have an API?
Yes. solidtime offers a public API, according to its own site.
Who makes solidtime?
solidtime is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to solidtime?
The closest alternatives to solidtime in our directory are Kimai, TimeTagger, Clockify, Toggl and Harvest.
How does solidtime compare with other time tracking apps?
solidtime's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 19 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 8.
Is solidtime good value for money?
ToolGPA grades solidtime C for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $8.96 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.55 for the category: 26 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of solidtime?
The plain part of solidtime you could make: time tracking, invoicing and reports.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from solidtime’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from solidtime's own pages on 6 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-03-17.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by solidtime. Prices change, so check solidtime.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- solidtime, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/solidtime
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what solidtime’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. solidtime is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by solidtime. Prices and plans change: check solidtime.io before you buy.