Inlinr vs WakaTime

WakaTime: Hosted coding-time tracker with plugins for 50+ editors.

Both track your editor and your AI assistants automatically. Inlinr is built around a second question WakaTime treats as a side feature: what do I invoice for this, and what can I show the client. WakaTime covers far more editors, and it has been doing so since 2013.

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Choose WakaTime if

· You need AI attribution in an editor other than VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf or Claude Code.
· You want to self-host: Wakapi is a real option, we have none.
· Ten years of continuous operation matters more than the newer features.

Choose Inlinr if

· You bill clients: meetings next to coding time, versioned rates, invoices.
· You want to send a client a read-only report of their project.
· You want AI time and Claude Code token cost on the same project page.

4 Inlinr ahead
2 WakaTime ahead
6 Even

What Inlinr and WakaTime each offer
Feature	Inlinr	WakaTime
Tracking
Automatic editor trackingBoth send heartbeats from the editor and compute duration at read time. Same idea, same 15-minute idle rule.	Yes	Yes
Both send heartbeats from the editor and compute duration at read time. Same idea, same 15-minute idle rule.
Editors supportedWakaTime wrote the 50+ plugins. Inlinr has its own extension for VS Code and its forks and a Claude Code plugin, and accepts the WakaTime plugins too: point one at Inlinr and Emacs or Xcode time lands here. AI attribution needs the Inlinr extension or plugin.	VS Code family, Claude Code, any WakaTime plugin	50+ editors
WakaTime wrote the 50+ plugins. Inlinr has its own extension for VS Code and its forks and a Claude Code plugin, and accepts the WakaTime plugins too: point one at Inlinr and Emacs or Xcode time lands here. AI attribution needs the Inlinr extension or plugin.
AI assistants
AI-tool attributionBoth attribute lines to an assistant per project, Claude Code included. Inlinr only counts an edit as AI-written when it saw a generated insert, never because an extension is installed.	Yes	Yes
Both attribute lines to an assistant per project, Claude Code included. Inlinr only counts an edit as AI-written when it saw a generated insert, never because an extension is installed.
Token counts and costBoth read Claude Code token usage and price cached input at its lower rate. Inlinr puts the cost next to the time spent on the same project.	Yes	Yes
Both read Claude Code token usage and price cached input at its lower rate. Inlinr puts the cost next to the time spent on the same project.
Billing and clients
Manual entriesMeetings, calls and reviews alongside coding time. A freelance day is not only the editor.	Yes	No
Meetings, calls and reviews alongside coding time. A freelance day is not only the editor.
Hourly rates and invoicingWakaTime can generate a PDF invoice from coding time. Inlinr puts meetings and calls on the same invoice and versions rates over time, so raising yours never rewrites a past invoice.	Yes	Coding time only
WakaTime can generate a PDF invoice from coding time. Inlinr puts meetings and calls on the same invoice and versions rates over time, so raising yours never rewrites a past invoice.
Client share linksA read-only report you choose the contents of, optionally PIN-gated.	Yes	No
A read-only report you choose the contents of, optionally PIN-gated.
Teams
Team rollupsBoth aggregate across a team. Inlinr bounds each member's contribution to the period they were actually on the team.	Yes	Yes
Both aggregate across a team. Inlinr bounds each member's contribution to the period they were actually on the team.
Product
Track recordWakaTime has been running since 2013. Inlinr is new. That is a real reason to choose them for something you cannot afford to lose.	New	Since 2013
WakaTime has been running since 2013. Inlinr is new. That is a real reason to choose them for something you cannot afford to lose.
Open sourceWakaTime's plugins are open, its server is not. Inlinr's plugins are open, its server is not. Same shape.	Plugins only	Plugins only
WakaTime's plugins are open, its server is not. Inlinr's plugins are open, its server is not. Same shape.
Self-hostingWakapi is a compatible open-source server you can run yourself. Inlinr has no equivalent and none planned.	No	Via Wakapi
Wakapi is a compatible open-source server you can run yourself. Inlinr has no equivalent and none planned.
Price
PriceWakaTime's free plan shows the last week and Basic ($9 a month, $99 a year) the last two; full history needs Premium at $14. Inlinr's free plan keeps 30 days and includes AI attribution and manual entries; Pro is €4 a month or €40 a year, VAT included, with unlimited history and billing.	Free, Pro €4/month	Free, paid from $9/month
WakaTime's free plan shows the last week and Basic ($9 a month, $99 a year) the last two; full history needs Premium at $14. Inlinr's free plan keeps 30 days and includes AI attribution and manual entries; Pro is €4 a month or €40 a year, VAT included, with unlimited history and billing.

Coming from WakaTime

Inlinr imports a WakaTime export, so your history comes with you rather than starting from zero. Nothing has to be switched off on their side first: running both for a couple of weeks is a reasonable way to decide.

What we say about WakaTime was checked on 14 Oct 2026 against: wakatime.com, github.com, wakapi.dev, wakatime.com. Products change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it. WakaTime is a trademark of its owner; Inlinr is not affiliated with or endorsed by WakaTime.

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