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Best open source HR software

The best open source HR software is Frappe HR, with 8,879 GitHub stars, the GPL-3.0 license and a Docker image; Ever Gauzy and Horilla are strong alternatives. The overall ranking weighs GitHub stars, commits in the last year, Docker images, open-source licenses and recent commits across the 5 HR software apps in the HR & time tracking category of the appsgit catalog.

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Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    Frappe HR

    frappe/hrms

    Complete HRMS solution with over 13 different modules right from employee management, onboarding, leaves, to payroll, taxation, and more.

    HR & Time TrackingPythonDocker

    Frappe HR has 8,879 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,742 commits in the last year; it replaces BambooHR and Workday.

  2. Rank 2:

    Ever Gauzy

    ever-co/ever-gauzy

    Open business management platform for collaborative, on-demand and sharing economies (ERP/CRM/HRM/ATS/PM).

    HR & Time TrackingTypeScriptDocker

    Ever Gauzy has 8,194 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,967 commits in the last year; it replaces BambooHR and Workday.

  3. Rank 3:

    Horilla

    horilla/horilla-hr

    Django HRMS with employee management, recruitment, onboarding, attendance, leave, payroll and performance reviews.

    HR & Time TrackingHTMLDocker

    Horilla has 1,451 GitHub stars, uses the LGPL-2.1 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,014 commits in the last year; it replaces BambooHR and Workday.

Full ranking

All 5 picks, ranked

5 of the 5 HR software apps in the HR & time tracking category, ranked on GitHub stars, commits in the last year, Docker images, open-source licenses and recent commits.

  1. 1

    Frappe HR

    Complete HRMS solution with over 13 different modules right from employee management, onboarding, leaves, to payroll, taxation, and more.

    Frappe HR has 8,879 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,742 commits in the last year; it replaces BambooHR and Workday.

  2. 2

    Ever Gauzy

    Open business management platform for collaborative, on-demand and sharing economies (ERP/CRM/HRM/ATS/PM).

    Ever Gauzy has 8,194 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,967 commits in the last year; it replaces BambooHR and Workday.

  3. 3

    Horilla

    Django HRMS with employee management, recruitment, onboarding, attendance, leave, payroll and performance reviews.

    Horilla has 1,451 GitHub stars, uses the LGPL-2.1 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,014 commits in the last year; it replaces BambooHR and Workday.

  4. 4

    OrangeHRM

    Long-running open-source HR management system covering employee records, leave, time and recruitment.

    OrangeHRM has 1,148 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 38 commits in the last year; it replaces BambooHR and Workday.

  5. 5

    MintHCM

    Tool for Human Capital Management based on two popular, well-known business applications SugarCRM Community Edition and SuiteCRM.

    MintHCM has 438 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license and had 43 commits in the last year; it replaces BambooHR and Workday.

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What is the best open source HR software?

The best open source HR software is Frappe HR, with 8,879 GitHub stars, the GPL-3.0 license and a Docker image; Ever Gauzy and Horilla are strong alternatives. The overall ranking weighs GitHub stars, commits in the last year, Docker images, open-source licenses and recent commits across the 5 HR software apps in the HR & time tracking category of the appsgit catalog.

Is Frappe HR free?

Yes. Frappe HR is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I self-host these HR software options with Docker?

Yes, 4 of the 5 picks. Frappe HR, Ever Gauzy and Horilla publish Docker images, so you can run them on a VPS or home server with Docker Compose. The others install from their own packages or source; follow each project's install guide.

Are all of these HR software options open source?

All 5 apps on this list are open source. You can self-host and modify each one under its license.

Which of these HR software options is the most actively developed?

Frappe HR, with 2,742 commits in the last 12 months and a latest release, v16.20.1, from October 2026. Activity is a good sign that bugs and security issues get fixed.

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