# ActivityWatch vs solidtime

> Two self-hosted [Time Tracking projects](https://selfhost.directory/time-tracking), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | ActivityWatch | solidtime |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 69/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Time Tracking | #3 of 11 in Time Tracking |
| GitHub stars | 19 410 ✓ | 9 055 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +442 ✓ | +126 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 13 | 20 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.14.1 · 10 Oct 2026 | v0.22.1 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

ActivityWatch scores 80/100 against 69/100 for solidtime, so it is the safer default.

solidtime ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 13 for ActivityWatch.

ActivityWatch is growing faster right now (+442 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/activitywatch-vs-solidtime