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Beaver Habit Tracker vs Timewarrior

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted time tracking options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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BE Beaver Habit Tracker Habit tracking app to save your precious moments in your fleeting life VS TI Timewarrior Command-line time tracking with powerful reporting
FeatureBeaver Habit TrackerTimewarrior
CategoryTime TrackingTime Tracking
LicenseBSD-3-ClauseMIT
LanguagePythonC++
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM512 MB64 MB
Deploymentdockerbinary, source
GitHub stars★ 1,812★ 1,637
First released20262016
Replaces—Toggl

Why pick each one

Choose Beaver Habit Tracker if…

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python
Beaver Habit Tracker details

Choose Timewarrior if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (1.6k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C++
Timewarrior details

Frequently asked questions

Is Beaver Habit Tracker or Timewarrior better?

Neither is universally better. Beaver Habit Tracker has the larger community, while Timewarrior is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Beaver Habit Tracker and Timewarrior free and open-source?

Yes. Beaver Habit Tracker is licensed under BSD-3-Clause and Timewarrior under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Beaver Habit Tracker and Timewarrior with Docker?

Beaver Habit Tracker: yes. Timewarrior: check the project docs for container support.

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