# akaunting vs Kimai

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | akaunting | Kimai |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 71/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Accounting | #2 of 11 in Time Tracking |
| GitHub stars | 10 244 ✓ | 5 111 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +111 ✓ | +73 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 23 ✓ |
| Latest release | 3.3.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | 2.71.0 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | PHP | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Kimai scores 71/100 against 67/100 for akaunting, so it is the safer default.

Kimai ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for akaunting.

## Details

- [akaunting](https://selfhost.directory/project/akaunting) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/akaunting.md)
- [Kimai](https://selfhost.directory/project/kimai2) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kimai2.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/akaunting-vs-kimai2