# ActivityWatch vs invoice-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.

## Details

- [ActivityWatch](https://selfhost.directory/project/activitywatch) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/activitywatch.md)
- [invoice-ninja](https://selfhost.directory/project/invoice-ninja) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/invoice-ninja.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/activitywatch-vs-invoice-ninja