# WakaTime

> Automatic coding time tracking and AI usage analytics

WakaTime tracks programming time automatically through plugins for code editors, IDEs and terminals, then shows it on dashboards by project and language. Newer reports cover AI coding tools: which models developers use, how much code is AI-generated and the estimated spend. Individuals get a free plan with a week of history, and Team and Business plans add shared dashboards and commit and pull request insights.

- **Category:** Time Tracking
- **Made by:** WakaTime (since 2013)
- **Website:** https://wakatime.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

WakaTime has a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.25 per month, billed yearly ($99); $9 billed monthly.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 1 week of dashboard history, unlimited projects, shareable project charts, weekly coding reports, 1 programming goal and the public leaderboard.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial of the Team and Business plans; no credit card required for Team.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | 1 week of dashboard history, unlimited projects, shareable project charts, weekly coding reports and 1 programming goal. |
| Basic | $8.25 per month, billed yearly ($99); $9 billed monthly | 2 weeks of dashboard history, daily and weekly coding reports, basic integrations, 3 goals and private leaderboards for 5 devs. |
| Premium | $12.83 per month, billed yearly ($153.96); $14 billed monthly | Complete coding history, AI adoption and spend insights, unlimited goals, premium integrations, stats export and invoices from code stats. |
| Team | $19.25 per dev / month, billed yearly ($231); $21 billed monthly | Up to 100 developers. Team dashboards, team-wide AI adoption and estimated spend, commit and pull request insights, and exportable reports. |
| Business | $22 per dev / month, billed yearly ($264); $24 billed monthly | For 100 to 1,000 developers. Adds SSO, OIDC and SCIM provisioning, guided onboarding, custom integrations and priority support. |

Read from https://wakatime.com/pricing on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with WakaTime before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **About 8% off with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Yearly plans are billed at 11 times the monthly price: Basic is $99 a year ($8.25 a month) against $9 monthly, and Premium is $153.96 a year against $14 monthly. Source: https://wakatime.com/pricing
- **Student discount available** (Education): The pricing FAQ says a student discount is available. The page with its terms requires signing in, so the amount is not recorded here. Source: https://wakatime.com/pricing

## Key features

- **Automatic coding time:** Editor plugins send heartbeat events while you work, so time is logged by project, language and file with no timer to start. File contents stay on your computer; file paths are sent.
- **Plugins for 100+ editors:** Open source plugins cover VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Vim, Neovim, Xcode and more, with browser extensions and a desktop app that tracks time in any other app.
- **AI coding insights:** Premium and team plans report AI adoption, per-model usage and estimated spend, and compare AI-generated with human-written code across tools such as Claude Code, Cursor and Copilot.
- **Goals and leaderboards:** Set programming goals (1 on Free, 3 on Basic, unlimited on Premium) and compare coding time on the public leaderboard or on private ones.
- **Reports and history:** Coding reports arrive weekly on Free and daily from Basic. Premium opens the complete history, export of stats and invoices generated from code stats.
- **Team dashboards:** Team and Business plans add shared dashboards, commit and pull request insights and exportable team reports. Only developers shown on dashboards need a paid seat.

## Good for

- Developers who want coding time logged automatically by project and language
- Engineering teams measuring adoption and cost of AI coding tools
- Freelance developers who bill from time spent in the editor

## Worth knowing

- The free dashboard shows only the last week of history; the complete history needs Premium.
- Tracking depends on editor plugins, browser extensions or the desktop app, so it centers on computer work.
- The Team plan covers up to 100 developers; larger organizations are pointed to Business.
- SSO, OIDC and SCIM provisioning are limited to the Business plan.

## Works with

GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Slack, Google Calendar, Office 365, Zoom, Beeminder

**Tags:** Time tracking, Reports, Goals, Invoicing, Public API

## Alternatives

- [ActivityWatch](https://toolgpa.com/tools/activitywatch): Free, open-source automatic time tracker that keeps data local. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/activitywatch-vs-wakatime)
- [RescueTime](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rescuetime): Automatic time tracking with distraction blocking and timesheets. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rescuetime-vs-wakatime)
- [Rize](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rize): Automatic time tracker with focus tools and AI reports. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rize-vs-wakatime)
- [Toggl](https://toolgpa.com/tools/toggl-track): Team time tracker with billing reports and capacity planning. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/toggl-track-vs-wakatime)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://wakatime.com/pricing
- https://wakatime.com
- https://wakatime.com/about
- https://wakatime.com/plugins
- https://wakatime.com/desktop
- https://wakatime.com/integrations
- https://wakatime.com/faq

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