# polar vs solidtime

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

| | polar | solidtime |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 ✓ | 69/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in Billing | #3 of 11 in Time Tracking |
| GitHub stars | 10 435 ✓ | 9 055 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +157 ✓ | +126 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 20 ✓ |
| Latest release | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 | v0.22.1 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

polar scores 71/100 against 69/100 for solidtime, so it is the safer default.

solidtime ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for polar.

If you want the quickest setup, solidtime is easier to run; polar needs more configuration.

## Details

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

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