Flocci Timesheets vs Kimai
Kimai is open-source time tracking you can self-host or use as a cloud service, priced per user in euros.
Kimai Cloud costs €2.99 per user per month billed yearly (€3.99 monthly) on Standard and €3.99 (€4.99 monthly) on Professional, with a 30-day trial and hosting in Germany; it is also available self-hosted under the AGPL 3 licence. Timesheet approval is not among the plan features its pricing page lists. Flocci Timesheets includes approval free with no per-seat licence.
Kimai’s published tiers
Read from their own pricing page on 2026-10-11. Prices change — verify before you decide. Read on 2026-10-11 from kimai.org/en/pricing and kimai.org. Cloud prices are in euros, per user per month, exclusive of taxes. Kimai also offers a self-hosted, open-source edition.
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | €2.99 / user / mo billed yearly (€3.99 monthly) | Project time tracking, billable hours, invoicing, data export, audit logs, email support |
| Professional | €3.99 / user / mo billed yearly (€4.99 monthly) | Adds working hour account, holidays and leave, expenses, task management, customer portal, kiosk mode, SAML SSO |
| Self-hosted | Open source (AGPL 3) | You run and maintain it; full data ownership |
Feature by feature
| Capability | Flocci Timesheets | Kimai |
|---|---|---|
| Timesheet approval workflow | Free, core to the data model | Not among the plan features listed on its pricing page |
| Per-seat licence | None | Yes on Cloud — per user per month, excluding taxes |
| Self-hosting | Not offered | Yes — open source under AGPL 3 |
| Invoicing | Not offered — CSV export instead | Included on both Cloud plans |
| Leave and holidays | Free, manager-scoped like time | Professional plan: public holidays, vacation, sick leave |
| Payroll payslip generation | Yes, from Approved hours only | Working hour accounts; payslip generation not listed |
| Currency | Rupee credits | Euros, excluding taxes |
Where Kimai is genuinely better
- Open source with full data ownership if you self-host, plus a low per-user cloud price.
- Invoicing, customer portal and expense tracking that Flocci Timesheets does not offer.
- Hosted in Germany and GDPR compliant, which matters to some buyers.
Where Flocci Timesheets is better
- A structural approval workflow: reporting-line scoped and immutable once approved.
- No per-seat licence, with leave and payslips from approved hours included in the same product.
- Rupee-denominated credits and a single Flocci sign-in across 27+ apps.
Flocci Technologies has no commercial relationship with Kimai. Everything above is quoted from their public pages on 2026-10-11. No ratings, review counts or awards are claimed for either product on this page.
Flocci Timesheets vs Kimai — common questions
- How much does Kimai cost?
- Kimai Cloud lists Standard at €2.99 per user per month billed yearly (€3.99 monthly) and Professional at €3.99 (€4.99 monthly), excluding taxes, with a 30-day free trial. Self-hosting is free under the AGPL 3 licence. Checked 2026-10-11.
- Does Kimai have timesheet approval?
- Its pricing page does not list timesheet approval among the plan features. If approval is a requirement, verify it with Kimai directly or in its documentation.
- Can I self-host Flocci Timesheets?
- No. It is a hosted product. If self-hosting is a hard requirement, Kimai is the better fit.