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Beaver Habit Tracker vs Clockify Selfhost Cattr

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 CL Clockify Selfhost Cattr Open-source time tracking and team productivity
FeatureBeaver Habit TrackerClockify Selfhost Cattr
CategoryTime TrackingTime Tracking
LicenseBSD-3-ClauseApache-2.0
LanguagePythonPHP
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 1,812★ 97
First released20262019
Replaces—Hubstaff, Time Doctor

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 Clockify Selfhost Cattr if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in PHP
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Clockify Selfhost Cattr details

Frequently asked questions

Is Beaver Habit Tracker or Clockify Selfhost Cattr better?

Neither is universally better. Beaver Habit Tracker has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Beaver Habit Tracker and Clockify Selfhost Cattr free and open-source?

Yes. Beaver Habit Tracker is licensed under BSD-3-Clause and Clockify Selfhost Cattr under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Beaver Habit Tracker and Clockify Selfhost Cattr with Docker?

Beaver Habit Tracker: yes. Clockify Selfhost Cattr: yes.

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