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SolidTime vs Kanri
SolidTime has 8,923 GitHub stars, 507 forks, 32 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Kanri has 2,029 stars, 171 forks, 140 open issues and last shipped yesterday. SolidTime leads on adoption by 340% (8,923 vs 2,029 stars). SolidTime is written in PHP under AGPL-3.0; Kanri is written in Vue under GPL-3.0. SolidTime has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Kanri 8%. Kanri was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| SolidTime | Kanri | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 8.9K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | PHP | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 507 | ⑂ 171 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick SolidTime if
- You weight community size — 8.9K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Kanri if
- You want the Kanri feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and Kanri fits your workflow better
About SolidTime
SolidTime is a modern open source time tracking application built for freelancers and agencies. It is written in PHP on the Laravel framework, with a Vue front end, and it lives in the Laravel and Vue ecosystems that its topic list names. The project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 and is developed in the solidtime io/solidtime repository. It ships with 8,923 stars, 508 forks, and 32 open issues at the time of writing, and it presents itself as a self hosted alternative with an optional hosted service.
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About Kanri
Kanri is a desktop Kanban board application for Windows, macOS, and Linux, built with Tauri, Nuxt 3, Vue, and TypeScript. It is positioned as an offline first productivity tool for task management, and it does not require an internet connection or a user account. The project lives in the open source desktop application ecosystem, where it is distributed as a native application rather than as a hosted web service.
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Frequently asked questions
Is SolidTime or Kanri more popular?
SolidTime has 8,923 GitHub stars and Kanri has 2,029. SolidTime has the larger community by that measure.
Are SolidTime and Kanri free?
Both are open source. SolidTime is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Kanri under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between SolidTime and Kanri?
SolidTime is written in PHP and Kanri in Vue. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, SolidTime or Kanri?
Choose SolidTime if you want the larger community (8,923 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Kanri if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.