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European alternatives to Harvest

Harvest is US-based cloud-only with no GDPR-native infrastructure. EU SMEs and agencies face mandatory data residency requirements and compliance overhead.

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Compare use cases, pricing and important limits in our source-based buying guides.

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Compare Hourtick, Kimai and Timely by workflow, costs and limits. Includes original correction/export checks in self-hosted Kimai and Solidtime.

Harvest buyers in Europe cite three pain points: (1) US data centers triggering GDPR data-transfer audits and Standard Contractual Clauses friction; (2) no transparent EU hosting option; (3) integrated invoicing + analytics + team tools without specialization mean you pay for features you don't use. The EU market fragmented into specialists (open-source self-hostable vs. managed privacy-first) and full-stack agency platforms.

Toggl Track (Estonia, EU data, 100+ integrations) and awork (Germany, ISO 27001, purpose-built for agencies) compete directly on the feature set. Solidtime (Austria, open-source AGPL, 8.7k GitHub stars) and Kimai (Austria, self-hostable, dual-deployment) appeal to teams wanting full data control. Clockodo (Germany, offline-capable, accounting integrations) targets freelancers and agencies tracking billable hours without leaving EU infrastructure.

Where each alternative is built, owned and hosted

Read the billing unit, deployment scope and supporting evidence. Missing documentation is not a negative finding. On small screens, scroll the table sideways.

Where each alternative is built, owned and hosted
ProductPricing and billing unitData and deployment scopeSelf-hosting / Source code
ClockodoView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
DeskTimeView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
EARLYView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
KimaiView evidence →

Open source for self-hosting. Cloud Standard: EUR 3.99/user/month billed monthly; EUR 2.99 billed annually.

View evidence · 2026-10-18

Self-hosting: choose and operate your environment. Kimai Cloud documents hosting in Germany.

View evidence · 2026-10-18

Self-hosting

Self-hosted Kimai core 2.69.0 was run in our disposable local test. This establishes the tested installation and correction/export workflow, not the managed cloud service.

View evidence · 2026-10-18

Source code

Kimai publishes its core source code and a self-hosted installation route. Check separate terms for extensions and cloud services.

View evidence · 2026-10-19
MemtimeView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
PaymoView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
SolidtimeView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

We ran the public Solidtime 0.22.0 Docker image locally with PostgreSQL 15. A correction from 60 to 45 minutes survived in detailed CSV. Cloud and paid invoicing were outside scope.

View evidence · 2026-10-19

Source code

The public v0.22.0 repository includes the GNU AGPL version 3 licence. Paid on-premise features have separate terms; the open-source licence does not establish availability of every paid feature.

View evidence · 2026-10-19
Tidby the founderView evidence →Catalog information: PaidNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
timeBuzzerView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
TimelyView evidence →

Starter: USD 11/user/month, up to five people and 20 projects. Premium: USD 20/user/month with monthly billing.

View evidence · 2026-10-18

Timely describes EU AWS storage for customer data and a private activity timeline, alongside possible international transfers and support access. Check connected integrations separately.

View evidence · 2026-10-18

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
TimeStatementView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
TimeTacView evidence →Catalog information: PaidNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
TimingView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
timrView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
Toggl TrackView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
TymeView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
ZEPView evidence →Catalog information: FreemiumNot documented hereNot documented here

Self-hosting

Not documented here

Source code

Not documented here
Clockodo screenshot

Clockodo

de

German-built time tracking and project management for teams and freelancers

  • Catalog information
FreemiumVisit →
DeskTime screenshot

DeskTime

lv

European time tracking platform combining automatic activity monitoring with GDPR-native privacy.

  • Catalog information
FreemiumVisit →
EARLY screenshot

EARLY

at

Time tracking that doesn't make you want to cry.

  • Catalog information
FreemiumVisit →
Kimai screenshot

Kimai

at

Open-source time tracking you can run yourself or use as a paid cloud service.

  • View evidence
  • Self-hostable
  • Open source
FreemiumVisit →
Memtime screenshot

Memtime

de

Privacy-first automatic time tracking where all data stays on your device.

  • Catalog information
FreemiumVisit →
Paymo screenshot

Paymo

ro

Cloud-based project management and time tracking platform for creative professionals and small teams

  • Catalog information
FreemiumVisit →
Solidtime screenshot

Solidtime

at

Time tracking for client projects, with cloud and self-hosted options.

  • View evidence
  • Self-hostable
  • Open source
FreemiumVisit →
Tid screenshot

Tid

se

Time tracking and reporting for Swedish small business.

  • Catalog information
Paid· By the LaunchRadar founderVisit →
timeBuzzer screenshot

timeBuzzer

de

Track time. Bill everything.

  • Catalog information
FreemiumVisit →
Timely screenshot

Timely

no

Automatic time tracking with a private activity timeline and reviewed timesheets.

  • View evidence
PaidVisit →
TimeStatement screenshot

TimeStatement

ch

Cloud-based time tracking and project invoicing for teams and freelancers

  • Catalog information
FreemiumVisit →
TimeTac screenshot

TimeTac

at

Cloud-based time tracking and workforce management for distributed teams

  • Catalog information
PaidVisit →
Timing screenshot

Timing

de

Automatic time tracking for Mac users who need accurate billable hours and actionable productivity insights

  • Catalog information
FreemiumVisit →
timr screenshot

timr

at

Straightforward cloud time tracking for teams and freelancers across web, mobile, and kiosks.

  • Catalog information
FreemiumVisit →
Toggl Track screenshot

Toggl Track

ee

Privacy-respecting time tracking for teams that values trust over surveillance.

  • Catalog information
FreemiumVisit →
Tyme screenshot

Tyme

de

Apple-native time tracking built for German compliance and team collaboration

  • Catalog information
FreemiumVisit →
ZEP screenshot

ZEP

de

German-engineered time tracking platform built for compliance-conscious teams.

  • Catalog information
FreemiumVisit →

Our honest take

Choose Toggl Track for Harvest's feature parity (profitability analytics, integrations, 100+ tools) with Estonia-based GDPR compliance and explicit privacy-first design prohibiting screenshots. Choose awork if you manage agency teams, clients and freelancers across projects — unified collaboration (clients join at no cost), ISO 27001, German hosting. Choose Solidtime or Kimai if you need full data ownership and self-hosting (open-source, no vendor lock-in, unpaid installations). Tid wins on SME/freelancer simplicity and EU hosting; it loses on integrations (Harvest has 100+, Tid has none listed), invoicing depth, and team analytics at scale. Tid is a focused tracker, not a workflow platform.

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