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Kitsu vs My Hours
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Kitsu and My Hours — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Kitsu vs My Hours: at a glance
What is Kitsu?
Kitsu ships weekly production-management updates, from per-show roles to a new Kanban board.
Kitsu, the open-source animation and VFX production tracker, has posted a feature update most weeks since late September: per-production roles, metadata per task type, episode-based schedules for TV series, team schedule filters, mention replies, a redesigned Kanban board, and player trim handles. Earlier in the year the focus was the review loop, with onion skinning, an annotation eraser, public playlist links, and OpenID Connect sign-in.
What is My Hours?
My Hours 10.3 makes invoice dates editable and lets invoices carry a Detailed report.
10.3 makes the issue date editable on draft invoices, adds account and per-client default due dates, and lets users edit the email subject, preview the email and attach a Detailed report when sending. Daily Track gets a cleaner layout and filters get a redesign. It follows 10.2's lifetime project profitability, 10.1's audit log and 10.0's timesheet periods and locking.
Kitsu vs My Hours: editorial side-by-side
Kitsu
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Kitsu ships weekly production-management updates, from per-show roles to a new Kanban board.
◆ Current state
Kitsu, the open-source animation and VFX production tracker, has posted a feature update most weeks since late September: per-production roles, metadata per task type, episode-based schedules for TV series, team schedule filters, mention replies, a redesigned Kanban board, and player trim handles. Earlier in the year the focus was the review loop, with onion skinning, an annotation eraser, public playlist links, and OpenID Connect sign-in.
◆ Where it's heading
The emphasis has moved from client-facing review toward running multi-show studios: permissions per production, department-specific data and episodic planning. The weekly cadence makes each entry small.
◆ Prediction
More weekly updates on scheduling and studio permissions are likely; a larger release is not signalled in the feed.
My Hours
5.0PM
My Hours 10.3 makes invoice dates editable and lets invoices carry a Detailed report.
◆ Current state
10.3 makes the issue date editable on draft invoices, adds account and per-client default due dates, and lets users edit the email subject, preview the email and attach a Detailed report when sending. Daily Track gets a cleaner layout and filters get a redesign. It follows 10.2's lifetime project profitability, 10.1's audit log and 10.0's timesheet periods and locking.
◆ Where it's heading
My Hours keeps shipping every one to three weeks, and the work is concentrated on the billing end: invoices, profitability and approval controls. It is moving from a time tracker toward the system agencies use to bill clients.
◆ Prediction
Expect more invoicing controls, such as recurring invoices or payment tracking, given four straight releases touching billing. The September MCP server has had no follow-up in these entries.
Alternatives to Kitsu and My Hours
Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Kitsu or My Hours.
NocoBase
NocoBase lets agents run the Gitea CLI and DeepSeek Harness in its latest betas.
Ever Teams
Ever Teams moves its web app onto a single design system.
Hive
Hive's dashboard push reaches goals: sub-goals now expand inline.
Pipefy
Pipefy ships 11 governance controls for AI agents: model choice, testing, monitoring, approvals.
Tracecat
Tracecat 1.3 goes stable: agents run for hours, take steering and reach private networks.
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Recent activity from Kitsu and My Hours
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 8h agoMy HoursInvoice dates, Daily Track & new filter design (10.3)
- 2d agoKitsuRedesigned User Calendars with Logged Time
- 7d agoMy HoursProject profitability, client contacts & task completion (10.2)
- 9d agoKitsuPlayer Upgrades
- 16d agoKitsuRedesigned Kanban Boards
- 23d agoMy HoursMy Hours 10.1.1 fixes XLS timesheet upload on the Track page
- 23d agoKitsuTeam Schedule Improvements
- 23d agoKitsuDirect Mention Replies
- 28d agoMy HoursAudit log, Invoiced grid redesign & bulk edit for locked logs (10.1)
- 1mo agoKitsuEpisode-Based Schedule for TV Series
- 1mo agoMy HoursTimesheet periods, locking & per-user working days (10.0.0)
- 1mo agoMy HoursInvoice columns, client notes & breaks improvements (9.11.0)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Kitsu and My Hours?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Kitsu and My Hours are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Kitsu better than My Hours?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Kitsu and My Hours are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Kitsu?
Top Kitsu alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Kitsu alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/kitsu for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to My Hours?
Top My Hours alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "My Hours alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/myhours for the full list with editorial commentary on each.