# Kimai vs Tandoor Recipes

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

| | Kimai | Tandoor Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 ✓ | 63/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 11 in Time Tracking | #2 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | 5 113 | 8 703 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +70 | +76 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 23 ✓ | 18 |
| Latest release | 2.71.0 · 25 Oct 2026 | 2.7.2 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | PHP | HTML |

## Which one should you pick?

Kimai scores 72/100 against 63/100 for Tandoor Recipes, so it is the safer default.

Kimai ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 18 for Tandoor Recipes.

## Details

- [Kimai](https://selfhost.directory/project/kimai2) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kimai2.md)
- [Tandoor Recipes](https://selfhost.directory/project/tandoor-recipes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tandoor-recipes.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/kimai2-vs-tandoor-recipes