What it does
Miru combines timers and manual time records with clients, projects, invoicing, expenses, reports, and a command-line interface. Its official product page describes the hosted service at $1 per member per month and presents the project as open source with a free self-hosted option. This lets teams choose between a managed service and operating the software themselves.
Miru aims between a minimal personal stopwatch and a heavy project suite: it supplies client and project tracking with billing and reporting while keeping self-hosting as an option. The hosted price is straightforward per member, whereas self-hosting shifts responsibility for deployment, backups, and updates to the organization. Confirm the current repository license and hosting terms before building a long-term workflow around the self-managed edition.
Strengths
- The product combines time tracking with client, project, invoicing, and expense workflows.
- The vendor advertises a hosted per-member price and a free self-hosted edition.
Watch out for
- Self-hosting requires the organization to manage deployment and maintenance.
Best for
- Agencies that want project time tracking with a choice of hosted or self-managed deployment
Sources
- Time Tracking Software | Miru - Open Source, $1/member (Oct 25, 2026)