Wakapi
Time TrackingSelf-hosted coding activity and time tracking server
Replaces WakaTime, RescueTime
Best Lightweight Time Tracking for self-hosting
The 9 best Lightweight time tracking you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Watson
Time TrackingCommand-line time tracker with projects, tags, and reports
Replaces Toggl, Harvest
TimeTagger
Time TrackingTag-based time tracker with an interactive timeline
Replaces Toggl, Harvest
Timewarrior
Time TrackingCommand-line time tracking with powerful reporting
Replaces Toggl
Traggo
Time TrackingTag-based time tracking without rigid project hierarchies
Replaces Toggl, Clockify
Titra
Time TrackingFast time tracking for freelancers and small teams
Replaces Toggl, Harvest
gtimelog
Time TrackingMinimalist time logging desktop application
Replaces Toggl
Anuko Time Tracker
Time TrackingSimple multi-user web time tracking system
Replaces Clockify, Harvest
timew-report
Time TrackingPython library for writing Timewarrior report extensions
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakapi | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 4,448 |
| Watson | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 2,542 |
| TimeTagger | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,796 |
| Timewarrior | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 1,668 |
| Traggo | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,640 |
| Titra | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | MIT | 497 |
| gtimelog | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | GPL-2.0 | 273 |
| Anuko Time Tracker | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 207 |
| timew-report | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 70 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Wakapi (4,448 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Watson (from 64 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 4 of 9 use GPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Lightweight within the time tracking category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.