shouldiselfhost?they tell you if you can — we tell you if you should
THE DECISION LAYER FOR SELF-HOSTING100 APPS UNDER COVERAGEPROTOCOL v1NO VENDOR HAS EVER PAID FOR A RATING
RECENT ACTIONS 1PASSWORDNOT REALLY·ACTIVECAMPAIGNKINDA·ACUITY SCHEDULINGYES·ADOBE ACROBATYES·ADOBE LIGHTROOMNOT REALLY·AIRTABLEYES·AMPLITUDEYES·ANYLISTNOT REALLY·ASANAKINDA
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Invoice Ninja vs Kimai

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Compared on data, not vibes. Metrics refresh nightly; verdict links carry the math.

INVOICE NINJAKIMAI
GITHUB STARS9,9854,875
LAST COMMIT0d ago0d ago
LATEST RELEASEv5.13.302.64.0
DOCKER PULLS——
LICENSEElastic-2.0AGPL-3.0
MIN RAM3,072 MB2,048 MB
CONTAINERS42
ARM (PI-FRIENDLY)yesyes
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INVOICE NINJA BACKS THESE RATINGS

Invoices, quotes, expenses and a client portal on your own domain, with no cap on how many clients you bill.

FreshBooks logoFreshBooksKINDAQuickBooks Online logoQuickBooks OnlineNOT REALLY
KIMAI BACKS THESE RATINGS

Timesheets with customers, projects, hourly rates and invoices, on a server that never asks how many seats you have.

FreshBooks logoFreshBooksKINDAToggl Track logoToggl TrackYES

Neither page tells you which is “better” — they solve the same jobs differently. Pick by the constraint that binds you: RAM, ARM, license, or how alive the project looks.