{"status":"insufficient_data","category":{"id":"decc2c71-2626-4f98-a7f9-7097fbfd1510","slug":"open-source-time-tracking","label":"Open-source time tracking software"},"window":{"weeks":4,"from":"2026-10-04T19:21:22.483Z","to":"2026-11-01T19:21:22.483Z","prior_from":"2026-09-06T19:21:22.483Z"},"sample_size":0,"prior_sample_size":21,"independent_sample_size":0,"prior_independent_sample_size":21,"min_sample":20,"engine_samples":{"gemini":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-09-08T06:07:21.102771+00:00"},"openai":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-09-08T06:07:10.548549+00:00"},"perplexity":{"runs":0,"last_run_at":"2026-09-08T06:07:01.432083+00:00"}},"volatility":{"score":null},"integrity":null,"entries":[],"methodology_url":"https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology","license":"Free to use with attribution to orbator.io","editorial":[{"id":"655e0229-9da5-4cb4-bd0e-53d846d0446b","section":"how_to_choose","body_md":"Buyer prompts in this category split between self-hosting for one person and self-hosting for a team that bills clients. Kimai led every measured intent: best_in_category at 100% of 18 runs, recommendation at 83.3% of 18 runs, alternatives at 100% of 9 runs, comparison at 100% of 9 runs, and problem_solving at 100% of 9 runs. Solidtime ran second in best_in_category at 94.4% of those 18 runs and tied ActivityWatch at 88.9% in the alternatives intent of 9 runs. Docker appeared second in problem_solving at 88.9% of 9 runs, the intent covering integration with project management and invoicing.\n\nWhere a shortlist starts from a narrow question, check the over-indexed prompts. Solidtime and Docker both hit 100% on the freelancer self-hosting prompt across 9 runs. Docker lists Pro: $11 a month, $9 a year (free tier available), last verified 2026-09-05.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:54:52.691Z"},{"id":"d05e1c0a-0aeb-4ac5-9471-e0f3bdfd5639","section":"top_products","body_md":"Kimai was recommended in 95.2% of 63 sampled answers in the 4-week window to 2026-09-05, and it was mentioned in every run at a mention rate of 100. The breakdown splits into 54 recommended, 6 listed, 2 context and 1 warned against. Engine spread ran from 100% of Claude's 14 answers, ChatGPT's 14 and Perplexity's 14 down to 85.7% of Gemini's 14 answers and 85.7% of Grok's 7. It was first recommendation in 28 runs, a first_rec_rate of 46.7.\n\nSolidtime over-indexed on the prompt about the best open-source time tracking tool for a freelancer who wants to self-host their data, recommended in 100% of those 9 runs. Overall it was recommended in 82.5% of 63 answers, with 42 recommended against 10 listed and 6 context. Claude, Grok and Perplexity all sat at 85.7%, on 14, 7 and 14 runs; Gemini and ChatGPT both at 78.6% of 14 answers.\n\nDocker also topped the freelancer self-hosting prompt at 100% of 9 runs, and was recommended in 55.6% of 63 answers overall, with 19 recommended and 16 listed. Grok recommended it in 100% of its 7 answers, Perplexity in 35.7% of 14. Pricing is listed as Pro: $11 a month, $9 a year (free tier available), last verified 2026-09-05.\n\nActivityWatch over-indexed on the developers versus team leads comparison prompt, recommended in 100% of 9 runs, with 17 recommended and 9 listed across the window. Grok reached 85.7% of 7 answers; Claude and ChatGPT both 28.6% of 14. Narrow fit outside that comparison question.\n\nTraggo led on open-source alternatives to cloud-hosted employee time logging tools, at 88.9% of 9 runs, with 16 recommended and 8 listed. ChatGPT recommended it in 64.3% of 14 answers, Perplexity in 14.3% of 14. It opened an answer once, a first_rec_rate of 4.2.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:54:52.693Z"},{"id":"41bd54dc-a29a-4e9c-8e47-54687465b7c1","section":"engine_disagreement","body_md":"Four of five engines recommended Kimai most among the top five: Claude across 14 answers, Gemini across 14, ChatGPT across 14 and Perplexity across 14. Grok was the exception, recommending Docker most among the top five across its 7 answers.\n\nDocker also carries the widest gap between engines. Perplexity recommended it in 35.7% of its 14 answers, Grok in 100% of its 7, a spread of 64.3 points. That is the largest engine spread in the category this window.\n\nTraggo shows a narrower but visible split in the same direction, at 14.3% of Perplexity's 14 answers and 64.3% of ChatGPT's 14. ActivityWatch reached 85.7% of Grok's 7 answers against 28.6% of Claude's 14 and 28.6% of ChatGPT's 14. Kimai varied least, between 85.7% and 100% across all five engines.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:54:52.695Z"},{"id":"b7b4a271-913e-49f2-a128-d927a88c70f7","section":"what_moved","body_md":"This is the first measured window on record for open-source time tracking software. It covers 2026-08-08 to 2026-09-05, 28 days, with 63 sampled answers across five engines. There is no prior window to compare against, so no entries, exits or share changes are reported here.\n\nKimai leads it now, recommended in 95.2% of those 63 answers, and named first in 28 runs. Solidtime follows at 82.5% of 63, then Docker at 55.6%, ActivityWatch at 41.3% and Traggo at 38.1%, all on the same 63 answers. Confidence intervals are wide at this sample size, with Kimai between 86.9 and 98.4 and Traggo between 27.1 and 50.4. Ranked products in the window total 57. The next resample, roughly a month out, gives the first comparison point.","window_to":"2026-09-05","review_status":"generated","generated_at":"2026-09-05T16:54:52.696Z"}]}