ActivityWatchvsinvoice-ninja
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| ActivityWatch | invoice-ninja | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 70/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Time Tracking | #1 of 11 in Invoicing |
| GitHub stars | 19 413 | 10 342 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +445 | +236 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 13 | 36 |
| Latest release | v0.14.1 · 10 Oct 2026 | v5.13.50 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Python | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
ActivityWatch scores 80/100 against 70/100 for invoice-ninja, so it is the safer default.
invoice-ninja ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 13 for ActivityWatch.
ActivityWatch details →invoice-ninja details →